Birsinghpur

Taluk

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Dynasty

Amethia

Hindi Name

बीरसिंहपुर

Wikipedia

Present Head

Raja RAKESH PRATAP SINGH, present Raja of Birsinghpur (Mahesh Vilas Palace, Vill.- P.O. Shivgarh, Dist. Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India) born in Lucknow, educated at Lucknow University (Graduate), a Businessman, Educationist and Politician: M.L.C. 1998/2004 and 2004/2010; married 18th February 1980 in Lucknow, Rani Mandakini Prabha of Bijwa, a social worker and politician, and has issue.
  • Kunwar Hanumant Singh, married 18th February 2006, Kunwarani Shraddha Singh of Kothi, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Rajkumari Shivika Singh, married 13th February 2006, Raja Jayendra Bikram Singh of Payagpur.

Genealogy

Also known as Shivgarh or Sheogarh. Estate holders were….
  • Raja RAIPAL SINGH, Raja of Amethia; grandson of Raja Prithvi Chand of Kalinjar, settled at Amethi in Lucknow district, receiving the title of Raja of Amethia and the family cognomen of Amethia.
  • …..
  • Raja JAMDHAR SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue.
    • Raja Dingar Singh (qv)
    • Raja Ram Singh, ancestor of the rulers of Amethia and Pokhra Ansari (qqv).
  • Raja DINGAR SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, ancestor of the rulers of Kumrawan and Birsinghpur.
  • 14 generations
  • Raja DALJIT SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue, at least four sons. He died after 1856 and before December 1868.
    • Raja Jagmohan Singh (qv)
    • Babu Arjun Singh
    • Babu Shankar Bakhsh Singh, married and had issue. He died .
      • Babu Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh
      • Babu Suraj Bakhsh Singh
    • Babu Sheo Narain Singh, married and had issue. He died spm in 1884.
  • Raja JAGMOHAN SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur -/1879, married and had issue. He died .
    • Raja Bisheshwar Bakhsh Singh (qv)
  • Raja BISHESHWAR SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur 1879/1887, married and had issue. He died .
    • Raja Rameshwar Bakhsh Singh (qv)
  • Raja RAMESHWAR BAKHSH SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur 1887/-, born , Head of the elder branch of the Amethia family, married and had issue. He died after 1910 and before 1930.
    • Rajkumari (name unknown), married Raja Jagendra Bahadur Singh of Sohawal.
  • Raja Barkhandi MAHESH PARTAB NARAIN SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue. He died after 1933.
    • Raja Udai Raj Singh (qv)
  • Raja UDAI RAJ SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married Rani Lakshmi Kuwar, daughter of HH Raja Sir Dileep Singhji Bahadur of Sailana, M.P. (now the Rajmata Saheba of Birsinghpur), and had issue.
    • Raja Rakesh Pratap Singh (qv)
  • Raja RAKESH PRATAP SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur (see above)

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