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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Raja Devi Bakhsh Singh<br />
| title = [[Maharaja]]<br />
| image = Raja devi Bakhsh Singh.jpg<br />
| caption = Raja Devi Bakhsh Singh statue at Kranti Park (Gonda)<br />
| predecessor = Raja Guman Singh<br />
| birth_date = c. 1800s<br />
| birth_place = Jigna village, [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1866|1800|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Nepal]]<br />
| era name = [[Modern age|Modern]]<br />
| era dates = 19th century<br />
| father = Daljeet Singh (adoptive father)<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| dynasty = Bisen<br />
}}<br />
'''Raja Devi Bakhsh Singh'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=उपेक्षा से जूझ रही राजा देवी बख्श सिंह की निशानी |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/gonda-just-remember-the-sacrifice-sign-of-raja-devi-baksh-singh-who-is-suffering-from-neglect-22965710.html |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=Swadesh |date=2022-06-10 |title=सर कटने के बाद भी अंग्रेजों से लड़ता रहा चहलारी का वीर |url=https://www.swadeshnews.in/swadesh-vishesh/chahlari-ka-veer-821584 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=www.swadeshnews.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Anil kumar |date=2021-05-18 |title=राजा देवी बक्श सिंह ने अपने जनपद की सीमाओं परकई बार अंग्रेजों की सेनाओं को सरयू नदी में अपनी तोपों से मारा |url=https://avadhkiaawaz.com/east-uttar-pradesh/gonda/raja-devi-baks/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Avadh Ki Aawaz |language=en-US |archive-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203183416/https://avadhkiaawaz.com/east-uttar-pradesh/gonda/raja-devi-baks/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ([[Hindi]]: राजा देवी बख्श सिंह, [[Urdu]]: راجا دیوی بخش سنگھ) was a British-era King from [[Gonda district|Gonda]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He was born in 19th century [[Anno Domini|AD]]. He featured in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] and is represented as symbol of [[religious harmony in India]].<br />
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Born in ''Jigna'' village<ref>{{Cite web |title=जिगना की धरती पर जन्मे थे राजा देवीबक्श ¨सह |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/gonda-born-on-the-land-of-jigna-king-devi-baksh-18463921.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> of [[Gonda district]]. He was 12th king of [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]] succeeded by 11th king ''Raja Guman Singh.'' His father name was Daljeet Singh.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}<br />
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== In Revolt ==<br />
On 5 July 1857<ref>{{Cite web |title=बेगम की मदद करने लखनऊ पहुंचे थे गोंडा के राजा देवी बख्श सिंह |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/gonda/raja-devi-baksh-singh-of-gonda-had-reached-lucknow-to-help-the-begum-gonda-news-lko5912503197 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-27 |title=जरा याद करो वो कहानी : वीरों की शौर्य गाथा को सलाम करता है गोंडा का क्रांति स्तम्भ, 1857 में महाराजा देवीबख्स सिंह ने लगाई थी क्रांति की आग |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/uttar-pradesh/kranti-stambh-of-gonda-in-uttar-pradesh-became-the-center-of-attraction-of-the-people-au137-1365610.html |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=TV9 Bharatvarsh |language=hi}}</ref> [[Begum Hazrat Mahal]] sent a letter to king Bakhsh singh during Avadh Revolution for help.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shreya |date=2020-12-11 |title=400 साल पहले इस राजा ने बसाया था गोंडा नगर, ऐसे खत्म हुआ 80 कोस का राज्य {{!}} News Track in Hindi |url=https://newstrack.com/uttar-pradesh/400-years-ago-gonda-city-was-established-by-raja-man-singh-728243.html |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=newstrack.com |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He moved to Devkhur, [[Nepal]] and later died in 1866 from [[Malaria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gonda History of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh |url=https://www.brandbharat.com/english/up/districts/Gonda/history.html |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=www.brandbharat.com}}</ref><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Raja Devi Bakhsh Singh Library ([[Hindi]]: राजा देवी बख्श सिंह स्मारक बाल पुस्तकालय) was founded on 25 May 1974 by [[Nagar Palika]] Gonda. This library is situated in front of Sagar Talab ([[pond]]) in Gonda.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}<br />
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State Medical College is under construction in [[Gonda district]], it is named in Devi Bakhsh Singh's honour.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian independence activists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Rebellion of 1857]]<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 1857]]<br />
[[Category:Military history of the British East India Company]]<br />
[[Category:People from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:1866 deaths]]</div>TheronShifflett