Information
Dynasty | Jadon |
Revenue | ₹ 400,000 (1877) |
Villages | 57 (1800) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Hindi Name | आवागढ़ |
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Last Updated | 7th Jul, 2024 |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awagarh |
Present Head/Ruler
The Raja Saheb of Awagarh, 23rd Raja Saheb of Awagarh and Head of the Jadon rajputs in Uttar Pradesh (The Palace Belvedere, Awagarh Estate, Mallital, Nainital City, 263001, India)
Short History
Predecessor state was founded in the fourteenth century by Raja Sohan Pal of Biana and of Nasi. His descendant, Thakur Chhatarbhuj Singh was founder of the present jagir of Awargarh in 1701.
Predecessors
- Thakur CHHATARBHUJ SINGH, Thakur Saheb of Awagarh 1701/about 1750, originally the Zamindar of Nari in the Chhata pargana; he settled in Jalesar during the reign of Padshah Muhammed Shah of Delhi (1719/1748), married and had issue.
- Thakur Bijay Singh (qv)
- Thakur BIJAY SINGH, Thakur Saheb of Awagarh 1750/1775, he was granted the large village of Misa by the Governor of Jalesar; married and had issue.
- Thakur Bakht Singh (qv)
- Thakur (name unknown) Singh, married and had issue.
- generations
- Kunwar Prithviraj Singh, adopted by Raja Prithviraj Singh, and succeded him as Raja Prithviraj Singh of Awagarh (see below).
- generations
- Thakur BAKHT SINGH, Thakur Saheb of Awagarh 1775/1800, rendered military service to the Maharaja of Bharatpur and the Thakur of Amargarh, and gradually made himself an independent chief; he obtained a sanad from the Maratha rulers authorising him to build a Fort at Awa; married and had issue.
- Thakur Hira Singh (qv)
- Thakur HIRA SINGH, Thakur Saheb of Awagarh 1800/1831, he constructed the fort at Awa, originally started by his father; he rendered military assistance to the British in their war with the Holkar, and Lord Lake confirmed him in his possessions by a sanad of 15th October 1803. Once, on his way to Jagannath, he stayed briefly at Varanasi for Pind Daan. Dressed as a sadhu, he was sitting on the banks of the Ganges when an elephant dealer passed by with several elephants for sale. He asked his followers to inquire about the price of four elephants. The servants complied, but the dealer, considering the Raja to be a mere sadhu, ignored them. Receiving no reply, the Raja took some Ganges water in his hand, made a sankalp of all the elephants (101 in number) to the Brahmins, and paid the full price for the animals on the spot. He lived a very pious life and spoke very seldom. Some time before his death, he realised that his final moments were approaching. He went down to Soron to spend his last days on the banks of the Ganges. Even there, he continued his charity, giving elephants with ivory covered in gold to the Brahmins. He also donated hundreds of cows with their horns similarly covered in gold and plots of land to the Purohits. He married and had issue.
- Raja Pitambar Singh (qv)
- Raja PITAMBAR SINGH, Raja Saheb of Awagarh 1831/1850, the title of Raja (traditionally stated to have been conferred by the Maharana of Udaipur), was formally recognized in 1838 as a hereditary distinction by Lord Auckland; married to five wives, 1stly, Rathorji, 2ndly, the daughter of the Raja of Surguja, 3rdly, Chauhanji (daughter of the Raja of Nimrana), 4thly, Solankinji, 5thly, Sikarwaranji. He had issue.
- (A) Raja Prithviraj Singh (qv)
- Rajkumari Anand Kumari, married Raja Jaimandal Singh of Raghogarh. Her father celebrated her marriage with great pomp and show. He gave 12 elephants and many precious articles and ornaments as dowry. Bags of sugar were poured into a well to sweeten the water so that the marriage party and others could drink sherbet instead of water. The marriage party consisted of about 1,000 men and 150 sowars and stayed at Awa for a full month. The bridegroom received a horse daily, complete with silver saddlery for his use that day. The marriage expenses amounted to about 20 lakhs of rupees. When she first conceived, she was brought to Awa and kept there until the time of her delivery. The Raja desired her issue to succeed to the Gaddi if a male child was born, but by the will of God, she gave birth to a female child, and the Raja’s desires could not be fulfilled. On the occasion of this girl’s marriage to the Raja of Sheopur-Baroda, the Raja gave Bhat on a very high scale.
- Raja PRITHVIRAJ SINGH, Raja Saheb of Awagarh 1850/1876, he was adopted by Raja Pitambar Singh as his successor, born as Kunwar Prithviraj Singh, a descendant of a brother of Thakur Bakht Singh; he rendered valuable assistance to the British during the Mutiny of 1857, by raising troops, attacking the insurgent villages, restoring order to the area, collecting revenue and remitting it to authorities in Agra; married and had issue. He died 1876.
- Raja Chhatarpal Singh (qv)
- Raja CHHATARPAL SINGH, Raja Saheb of Awagarh 1876/1884, born 1874, succeeded as a minor; married and had adoptive issue. He died sp 1884.
- (A) Raja Baldeo Singh (qv)
- Raja BALDEO SINGH, Raja Saheb of Awagarh 1884/1892, born 10th July 1850, he was adopted by his cousin and predecessor, and succeeded on his death; married and had adoptive issue.
- (A) Raja Balwant Singh (qv)
- Raja BALWANT SINGH, Raja Saheb of Awagarh 1892/1909, O.B.E., C.I.E., he donated hundreds of acres of land in order to build a college which was named after him as the Raja Balwant Singh College at Agra. He was a member of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces for two years. He was invited to represent the local government, along with other chiefs, at the coronation of His late Majesty King Edward VII in London. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, he could not proceed to England. Nonetheless, he was honoured with an invitation to the Delhi Durbar in 1903, which was connected with the coronation. While at the Delhi Durbar, he called a sabha of the chiefs at an expense of over Rs. 40,000. During his interview with the Maharaja of Karauli in Delhi, he presented a beautiful carriage with four horses. In return, the Maharaja of Karauli presented a ‘Morchal’ (peacock feather whisk) and a ‘Chawar’ (flywhisk). He married and had issue. He died 21st June 1909.
- Raja Suraj Pal Singh (qv)
- Capt. Rao Krishna Pal Singh, married Rani Darshan Kumari, died 1964, daughter of Rana Raghunath Chand of Mahilog, and his first wife, Rani Rudar Devi, and had issue. He died 1968.
- Rajkumari Indira Kumari, married 27th November 1941, Maharajkumar Pradyumna Singh of Dungarpur.
- Raja SURAJ PAL SINGH, Raja Saheb of Awagarh 1909/-, married and had issue.
- Raja Yogendrapal Singh (qv)
- Rani Saheb Rukmani Kumari, married 13th December 1946 at Agra, Maharaj Sahib Rameshwar Pratap Singh of Kachhi-Baroda, and had issue, two sons and one daughter.
- Raja YOGENDRAPAL SINGH, Raja Saheb of Awagarh, married Rani Satyawati Kumari, daughter of Rawat Jai Singhji of Meja, and had issue.
- Raja Jitendrapal Singh, born 1951, married 1974, Rani Prabha Kanwar, born 1951, daughter of Raj Rana Hari Singhji of Tana, and his wife, Rani Marudhar Kanwar, and has issue.
- Kanwar Rishiraj Singh
- Rajkumari Bhoomija Kumari
- Raja Devendrapal Singh, married to Rani Ela Singh of Jagat (Rajasthan) and had issue.
- Kumari Moheneshwari, married to Bhawani singh of Losna.
- Kumari Jagriti, married to Devendra Singhji of Inderpura.
- Kuwar Jaidev singh
- Raja Yugendrapal Singh, married to Kumari Anuradha Singh of Dahi (M.P) and had issue.
- Kuwar Kuldeep Singh, married to Rajkumari Sudarshini Rathore of Jodhpur.
- Raja Khadgendrapal Singh
- Raja Siddhendrapal Singh, born 1964, married Rani Sunita Kumari of Dhamli in 1988, and has issue.
- Rajkumari Shruti Yaduvanshi, born 1990, studied at Sophia High School (Mount Abu, Rajasthan)
- Rajkumari Siddhi Yaduvanshi, born 1994, studied at India International School (Jaipur, Rajasthan)
- Kanwar Raghavendra Pal Singh
- Raja Jitendrapal Singh, born 1951, married 1974, Rani Prabha Kanwar, born 1951, daughter of Raj Rana Hari Singhji of Tana, and his wife, Rani Marudhar Kanwar, and has issue.
- Raja ANIRUDH PAL SINGH, married Rani Anjali Devi, daughter of Rai Sahib Ranvir Singh of Reh (see Nurpur), and had issue.
- Raja YADVENDRAPAL SINGH, married 5th February 1976, Rani Shermishta Kumari, born 6th September 1953, daughter of Maharaj Bheemsinha of Arnod, and his wife, Rani Pushpa Kumari, and has issue.
- Kanwar Chander Pal Singh, born 26th January 1977 at Agra, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married 26th January 2008, Kunwari Vijeta Kumari of Sirsi near Guna, Madhya Pradesh.
- Kanwar Bhumendrapal Singh, born 5th February 1978 at Agra, educated at Daly College, Indore and St. John’s College, Agra.
- Kunwari Padmini Kumari, born 25th January 1981, educated at Mayo Girls College, Ajmer; married 25th April 2008, Kunwar Kamakshya Raj Singh of Chhota Udaipur, Gujarat.
Other Members
- Thakurani Kamleshwari, married Thakur Shri Raj Singhji of Chickalana, Madhya Pradesh, and had issue, three daughters.
- Kanwarani Aarti Kumari, married Kanwar Hammer Singh of Thikana Mehru in Jaipur.
- Kumari Shardha
- Kumari Yashwini
- Thakur Tursan Pal Singh
- Thakur Mahendra Pal Singh