LANDHAURA (Jagir)
| VILLAGES: 12 |
REVENUE: xx |
ACCESSION: xx |
| LOCATION: Uttar Pradesh
(Saharanpur Dist.) |
DYNASTY: Bargujar |
RELIGION: Hindu |
PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE:
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT
HISTORY: Estate holders were.....
- Rao Bahmal, originally around 1660, he was the
Zamindar of Jaberhera, married and had issue.
- Raja SABHA CHAND,
1st Raja of Landhaura, he was granted 596 villages by
Padshah Aurabzeb of Delhi, in order to bring under
control the rebellious Jagirdars in this area, married
and had issue.
- Raja NAHAR SINGH,
Raja of Landhaura, during his reign he extended his
authority up to Ambala in the west and Sardhana
(Meerut) in the south; he built temples, ghats and
inns for the pilgrims at Haridwar; married and had
issue.
- Raja RAM DAYAL,
Raja of Landhaura -/1813, he held the greater portion
of the present pargana of Pur Chhapar and some
estates beyond its limits; he also built temples, inns
and ghats, as well as palace courts and stables in
Landhaura, married Rani Dhan Kunwar, died 1836, and
had issue. He died 28th March 1813.
- Raja KHUSHAL SINGH,
Raja of Landhaura 1813/1829, married Rani Lad Kunwar
of Parichhhatgarh, died 1849, and had issue. He died 1829.
- Raja HARBANS SINGH,
Raja of Landhaura 1829/1850 and 5th Zamindar of
Parichhhatgarh 1849/1850, born 1829, married Rani
Kamal Kunwar, and had issue. He died in January 1850
COURT OF WARDS
[xx.1.1850] - [xx.12.1867]
- Raja RAGHUBIR SINGH,
Rais of Landhaura 1850/1868 and 6th Zamindar of
Parichhatgarh [xx.1.1850] - [xx.4.1868], born about
1843 (or 1848), married Rani Dharam Kunwar, born 1854,
died 1912, and had issue, as well as adoptive issue.
He died 23rd April 1868.
- Raja Jagat Prakash Singh (qv)
- (A) Tohfa Singh
aka Raja Narendra Singh (qv)
- (A) Ram Sarup
Singh aka Raja Ram Padab Singh (qv)
- (A) son of Lada
Singh, the Rani tried to adopt in 1893, but he
died in 1896.
- (A) Raja
Balwant Singh (qv)
- (A) Tungal
Singh, born 1886, younger son of Chaudhri Ram
Niwaz of Jandhera-Shamspur, chosen for adoption
but was not selected
Estate Manager,
Rani Dharam Kunwar [23.4.1868] - [16.12.1868],
[31.8.1870] - [4.3.1877], [xx.12.1879] - [20.1.1883],
[xx.6.1885] - [13.1.1899], she was the mother of Rao
Jagat Parkash.
- Raja JAGAT PRAKASH
SINGH, Rais of Landhaura [16.12.1868] -
[31.8.1870], born 16th December 1868, he died, still a
minor, on 31st August 1870 (#2).
- Rani Dharam Kunwar,
Rani of Landhaura 1870/1912 and 8th Zamindarani of
Parichhatgarh, born 1854, in her time, she was the
largest Gujar landholder, holding an estate of twelve
villages, and paying a revenue of Rs. 7084 annually,
which is tho sole remaining portion of the great
muqarrari of Raja Ram Dayal, five of the villages lie
in Gordhanpur, three each in the parganas of Pur
Chhapar and Bhuma Sambalhera, and one in Bhukarheri.
She died 12th November 1912.
- Raja NARENDRA SINGH,
Rais of Landhaura [4.3.1877] - [xx.12.1879], he
succeeded by adoption, he was born as Kumar Tofa Singh
and was adopted by Rani Dharam Kunwar on 4th March
1877, died still a minor in December 1879.
- Raja RAM PADAB
SINGH, Rais of Landhaura [20.1.1883] -
[xx.6.1885], he succeeded by adoption, he was born as
Kumar Ram Sarup Singh and was adopted by Rani Dharam
Kunwar on 20th January 1883, died still a minor in
June 1885.
- Raja BALWANT SINGH,
Rais of Landhaura and Zamindar of Parichhatgarh
[13.1.1899] - [16.11.1952], born 1884 (or 1878 or
1872), he succeeded by adoption, elder son of
Chaudhury Ramnivas Singh Parmar of Jandhera-Shamspur
village, he was adopted by the widow of Raja Raghubir
Singh on 13th January 1899; he served for years as a
chairman of the district board of Saharanpur; Member
of Legislative Assembly (U.P.); he was one of the
founders of the Gurjar Degree College at Rampur;
married and had issue, two sons and one daughter. He
died 16th November 1952 aged 74 years.
- Kumar Krishna Kumar Singh
- Kumar Narendra Kumar Singh
- Rajkumari Krishna Kumari, married 1933, HH Raja
Radha Charan Singh of Samthar,
and had issue.
- Raja NARENDRA SINGH,
Rais of Landhaura and Zamindar of Parichhatgarh,
former M.L.A., married and had issue.
- Kunwar Pranav Singh, two time M.L.A. from Laksar,
National Heavy Weight Champion of Arm Wrestling
1989/1995
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Chaudhri Risal Singh (agnatic relative of Raja
Raghubir Singh) fl.1918
PARICHHATGARH (Zamindari)
| VILLAGES: 35 |
REVENUE: xx |
ACCESSION: xx |
| LOCATION: |
DYNASTY: Bargujar |
RELIGION: Hindu |
PREDECESSORS
AND
SHORT HISTORY: Sometime
in the past there was this bandit, who robbed everyone,
nothing was done about it until he robbed the daughter
of the Mughal Emperor of Delhi. An Imperial force was
sent, but it was defeated by the bandit, so another
larger force was sent, it was also defeated. So the
Emperor gave this bandit some land (which became the
Parichhatgarh Zamindari Estate, also known as
Parikishatgarh) and asked the bandit to only commit
robbery within his lands, and not outside them - this
was agreed. The bandit was Rao Jit Singh, his son and
heir became the 1st Zamindar. Formerly had 300 villages
in Jagir, 183 villages "in Zamindari right"
1833 Allowed to only keep 35 and a half villages
by the British. Estate holders were.....
- Rao DARGAHI SINGH,
1st Zamindar of Parichhatgarh, son of Rao Jit Singh,
married and had issue.
- Rao NAIN SINGH,
2nd Zamindar of Parichhatgarh -/1818, he was granted
300 villages in Jagir, married and had issue. He died
1818.
- Rao NATHA SINGH,
3rd Zamindar of Parichhatgarh 1818/1833, he was
granted 183 villages "in Zamindari right"; married and
had issue. He died 15th August 1833.
- Rani Lad Kunwar,
4th Zamindarani of Parichhatgarh 1833/1849, married
Raja Khushal Singh, Zamindar of Landhaura Estate, and
had issue. She died in July 1849.
Estate Manager,
Rani Dhan Kunwar, married Raja Ram Dayal Singh of
Landhaura, and had issue, Raja Khushal Singh (qv).
- Rao HARBANS SINGH,
5th Zamindar of Parichhatgarh [xx.7.1849] -
[xx.1.1850], married and had issue (see above).
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