PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded in 1807 by Kunwar Aparbal Singh, son of Kunwar
Khuman Singh and
descendant of Kunwar Indrajit, a younger son of Raja Sohan Pal of
Orchha (1251/1259). The Rao was allowed to maintain a military force of
5 cavalry, 75 infantry, and 1 gun (1893). Rulers were...
- Rao
APARBAL SINGH, 1st Rao of Bihat 1807/-, he was granted seven
villages by Raja Hirde Sah of Panna, and obtained a sanad from
the British Government in 1807.
- Diwan CHHATRI SINGH, held the village
of Lohargaon,
which was confirmed by a sanad in 1862.
- Rao
MAHUM SINGH, Rao of Bihat 1872/-, born 16th
November 1858,
succeeded 9th April 1872 (#1),
Jagirdar of Bihat, married and had issue.
- Diwan Bijai Bahadur Singh
- Diwan Raghuraj Singh
- Rao (name unknown) SINGH, Rao of Bihat -/1908, married and had issue. He
died 25th
January 1908.
- Rao Bir Singh Ju Deo (qv)
- Rao BIR SINGH Ju Deo,
Rao of Bihat 1908/- , born 16th
May 1902, educated
at Daly
College, Indore and at Mayo College, Ajmer and at Agricultural College,
Cawnpore. Invested with full ruling powers January 1925, married 1stly,
Rani Nawal Kunwar, daughter of Diwan Shriman Kunwar Shoba
Singh
of Panna, a maternal uncle of Maharaja Yadvendra Singh of Panna;
married 2ndly, Rani Pratap Kunwar, daughter of Thakur Shri
Sursinhji Balsinhji of Khirasra, and
had issue.
- Rao Sahib Virendra Singh Ju Deo (by Rani Pratap Kunwar)
(qv)
- Rani Laxmi Kumari (by Rani Nawal Kunwar), married the
late Rao
Sahib Yadvendra
Singh
Ju Deo of Beri, and had issue.
- Rao Sahib VIRENDRA SINGH
Ju Deo, Rao of Bihat (see above)
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