Raja Nain Singh Nagar () also known as Nain Singh Nagar of Parichhatgarh was a Gurjar king of Bahsuma, Hastinapur and Parikshitgarh in the

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during the 18th century.

History

The Fort Parikshitgarh was restored by Raja Nain Singh in the 18th century. The fort was dismantled in 1857, to be used as Police Station. His relative from

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Kadma Bhati also joined him in 1857. Hastinapur was controlled by Raja Nain Singh Nagar during the

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. In and around Hastinapur, he constructed several temples.

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also use it as a destination of pilgrimage. Here are found renowned locations like as the Digamber Jain Mandir (Jambudweep), Pandeshwar Temple, and Hastinapur Sanctuary, etc. An account about Raja Nain Singh Nagar in (1857) noted by Edwin Thomas Atkinson as;

References

{{reflist History of Uttar Pradesh 18th-century Indian monarchs Hindu monarchs