LOCATION: Dist. Kannauj AREA: xx
sq.km. VILLAGES: 165 plus 16 pattis POPULATION:
xx RELIGION: Hindu
REVENUE: Rs DYNASTY/LINEAGE:
Baghela CAPITAL: xx ACCESSION:
xx
PRESENT RULER: Raja DIGVIJAY NARAIN SINGH, present Raja Saheb of Tirwa
born 20th October 1954, President of the Vintage and Classic Club of India (V.C.C.I.) in Lucknow, married in May 1978, Rani Bhavana Rajya Lakshmi Devi, born 19th October 1955, daughter of Lt.-Col. Shri Ina Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (see Nepal), and his wife, Rani Manorama Rajya Lakshmi Devi, and has issue, two sons.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The founder of the family was Bhan Pratap, whose descendants occupied a large portion of the pargana of Kanauj, one of whom, Harhar Das, settled at Tusabari near Tirwa around 1700. Estate holders were ....
- Rao Harhar Das, married and had issue.
- Rao Dharam Das, he moved to Tera Khati and founded Dharampur, married and had issue.
- Rao Bihar Singh of Dharampur
- Rao Maha Singh of Dharampur, married and had issue.
- Rao Pratap Singh of Dharampur, he was granted 35 villages by Nand Ram, Governor of Kanauj; he gained the favour of the Governor of Oudh, Almas Ali Khan, and was granted the title of Rao; married and had issue, six sons.
- Raja Sumer Singh, Raja of Tirwa (qv)
- Raja Damar Singh, Raja of Tirwa (qv)
- Rao Ratan Singh
- Raja Laik Singh, he received the taluqa of Thathia as his share, as well as the title of Raja and 71 villages; married and had issue.
- Raja Chhatar Shah of Thathia, he resisted the British Government in 1805 and the fort was destroyed and the estate was confiscated, with only 2 villages left for his maintenance; married and had adoptive issue.
- (A) Raja
Shivraj Singh,
- generation
- Raja Pokhar Singh, he rebelled during the
Mutiny in 1857, and the estate was confiscated
again.
- Rao Umed Singh
- Rao Achal Singh
- Rao Tula Ram
- Raja SUMER SINGH,
Raja of Tirwa, he fought in the army of Nawab Shujauddaula at
Buxar, afterwards he was granted the title of Raja by Padshah
Shah Alam of Delhi, with a mansab
of 3,000, the title was afterwards confirmed by the British
government, his property was called Tirwa taluqa and comprised
87 villages. He died sp.
- Raja DAMAR SINGH, Raja of Tirwa, married and had issue.
- Raja Anirudh Singh (qv)
- Rao Dhaukal Singh, married and had issue.
- Rao Risal Singh, married and had issue.
- Rao Khumani Singh, married and had issue.
- Rao Dal Singh
- Rao Baji Singh, married and had issue.
- Rao Ishri Singh
- Raja Udit Narain Singh (qv)
- Raja ANIRUDH SINGH,
Raja of Tirwa -/1803, married and had issue. He died 1803.
- Raja Jaswant Singh (qv)
- Raja Pitam Singh (qv)
- Raja JASWANT SINGH,
Raja of Tirwa 1803/1815, he died
sp in 1815.
- Raja PITAM SINGH,
Raja of Tirwa 1815/1835, married and had issue. He died 1835.
- Raja Jagat Singh (qv)
- Raja JAGAT SINGH, Raja of Tirwa 1835/1857, married a daughter of Zalim Singh Parihar, and had adoptive issue. He died sp in 1857.
- (A) Raja Udit Narain
Singh (qv)
- Raja UDIT NARAIN SINGH,
Raja of Tirwa 1857/1907, born 1855, he succeeded to the gadi by adoption in 1857
(#1),
married and had issue. He died 17th July 1907.
- Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his second wife), Hon. Lt. Maharaja Mahendra Maan Singh of Bhadawar, and had issue.
- Raja Durga Narayan Singh (qv)
- Raja DURGA NARAYAN SINGH, Raja of Tirwa 1907/-, born 1896, he succeeded to the gadi on 17th July 1907; married and had issue.
- Raja Sharda Narain Singh (qv)
- [?Kanwar Devendra Narain Singh of Tirwa, married and has issue.
- Rajkumarani Ritu Kumari, married Rajkumar Vijayendra Singh of Jaswan, and has issue.
- Kunwar Raghuvendra Singh, born 30th July 1988.]
- Raja SHARDA NARAIN SINGH, Raja of Tirwa, married and had issue.
- Raja Digvijay Narain Singh (qv)
- Rajkumari Chandra Prabha
- Rajkumari Kiran Prabha
- [?Kunwar Deveshwar Narain Singh of Tirwa, married Kunwar Rani Sunita Kumari, daughter of Justice Raja Chandra Shekhar Prasad Singh (+), Raja of Daiya, and his wife, Rani Padma Devi, and has issue, two sons.?]
- Raja DIGVIJAY NARAIN SINGH,
Raja of Tirwa (see above)
- Rani Durgesh Kumari, married Raja Sankari Prasad Singh Deo of Panchkote, and had issue.