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	'''[[Raja]] [[Rao (title)\|Rao]] Ram Baksh Singh ''' was a [[Bais Rajput\|Bais]] [[Rajput]] Raja Rao<ref>Rajput</ref> of [[Daundia Khera]] in [[Unnao]] district of Uttar Pradesh in the then [[Oudh State\|Oudh province]] that was a vassal state of the [[East India Company\|British East India Company]].<ref>Civil rebellion in the Indian mutinies, 1857-1859 by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, World Press, 1957, pp:102,104,107,127,143.</ref><ref>Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8 By John Kaye, George Bruce Malleson - 2010,pp:386</ref><ref>Theories of the Indian Mutiny (1857-59): A Study of the Views of an Eminent Historian on the Subject by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, 1965:pp 94.</ref> He was one of the leaders of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|Sepoy Mutiny]], and a close associate of [[Nana Sahib]]. He was hanged by the British on 28 December 1857 for taking part in the revolt and being found guilty of the killing of British soldiers. In 1992, the Government of India built a memorial at the place where he was hanged to honor his death.		'''[[Raja]] [[Rao (title)\|Rao]] Ram Baksh Singh ''' was a [[Bais Rajput\|Bais]] [[Rajput]] Raja Rao<ref>Rajput</ref> of [[Daundia Khera]] in [[Unnao]] district of Uttar Pradesh in the then [[Oudh State\|Oudh province]] that was a vassal state of the [[East India Company\|British East India Company]].<ref>Civil rebellion in the Indian mutinies, 1857-1859 by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, World Press, 1957, pp:102,104,107,127,143.</ref><ref>Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8 By John Kaye, George Bruce Malleson - 2010,pp:386</ref><ref>Theories of the Indian Mutiny (1857-59): A Study of the Views of an Eminent Historian on the Subject by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, 1965:pp 94.</ref> He was one of the leaders of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|Sepoy Mutiny]], and a close associate of [[Nana Sahib]]. He was hanged by the British on 28 December 1857 for taking part in the revolt and being found guilty of the killing of British soldiers. In 1992, the Government of India built a memorial at the place where he was hanged to honor his death.

	The dilapidated remains of his fort - consisting of the ruins of his royal mansion, a huge campus spread over hundreds of acres, a temple to [[Shiva]] which has been in use for more than 180 years, and various other structures - have been in the news recently due to an urban legend of gold treasure buried there.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The mystery of ~~India’s~~ other golden temple: Archaeologists begin hunt for fabled hoard of treasure\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-mystery-of-indias-other-golden-temple-archaeologists-begin-hunt-for-fabled-hoard-of-treasure-8887403.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=The Independent, United Kingdom\|date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Unnao gold hunt: ASI starts digging for prophesied 1,000 tonnes \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/unnao-gold-hunt-public-curiosity-on-fire-as-spade-hits-earth/1/316865.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India Today\|date=18 October 2013}}</ref>		The dilapidated remains of his fort - consisting of the ruins of his royal mansion, a huge campus spread over hundreds of acres, a temple to [[Shiva]] which has been in use for more than 180 years, and various other structures - have been in the news recently due to an urban legend of gold treasure buried there.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The mystery of India's other golden temple: Archaeologists begin hunt for fabled hoard of treasure\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-mystery-of-indias-other-golden-temple-archaeologists-begin-hunt-for-fabled-hoard-of-treasure-8887403.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=The Independent, United Kingdom\|date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Unnao gold hunt: ASI starts digging for prophesied 1,000 tonnes \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/unnao-gold-hunt-public-curiosity-on-fire-as-spade-hits-earth/1/316865.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India Today\|date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
	<ref>{{cite news\|title=Treasure hunt futile: Unnao king's relative\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026014551/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=26 October 2013\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Gold treasure hunt: Know who Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh was\|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/gold-treasure-hunt-know-who-raja-rao-ram-baksh-singh-was--29373.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India TV\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Archaeological Survey of India springs into action after sant dreams of treasure\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-archaeological-survey-of-india-springs-into-action-after-sant-dreams-of-treasure-1904193\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=DNA India\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The [[Archaeological Survey of India]], upon excavation his fort in October 2013, discovered a brick wall, [[sherd]]s, pieces of bangles, [[hopscotch]] toys, and a mud floor which could date back to the 17-19th centuries, but no gold treasure or any other valuable materials.<ref name=HT >{{cite web \|title=Unnao treasure hunt yield so far: shards, bangles, brick wall \|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131021191413/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 21 October 2013 \|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=21 October 2013 \|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite news\|title=Treasure hunt futile: Unnao king's relative\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026014551/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=26 October 2013\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Gold treasure hunt: Know who Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh was\|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/gold-treasure-hunt-know-who-raja-rao-ram-baksh-singh-was--29373.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India TV\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Archaeological Survey of India springs into action after sant dreams of treasure\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-archaeological-survey-of-india-springs-into-action-after-sant-dreams-of-treasure-1904193\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=DNA India\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The [[Archaeological Survey of India]], upon excavation his fort in October 2013, discovered a brick wall, [[sherd]]s, pieces of bangles, [[hopscotch]] toys, and a mud floor which could date back to the 17-19th centuries, but no gold treasure or any other valuable materials.<ref name=HT >{{cite web \|title=Unnao treasure hunt yield so far: shards, bangles, brick wall \|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131021191413/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 21 October 2013 \|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=21 October 2013 \|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>

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	'''[[Raja]] [[Rao (title)\|Rao]] Ram Baksh Singh ''' was a [[Bais Rajput\|Bais]] [[Rajput]] ~~who was the~~ Raja Rao<ref>Rajput</ref> of [[Daundia Khera]] of [[Unnao]] district of Uttar Pradesh in the then [[Oudh State\|Oudh province]] that was a vassal state of the [[East India Company\|British East India Company]].<ref>Civil rebellion in the Indian mutinies, 1857-1859 by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, World Press, 1957, pp:102,104,107,127,143.</ref><ref>Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8 By John Kaye, George Bruce Malleson - 2010,pp:386</ref><ref>Theories of the Indian Mutiny (1857-59): A Study of the Views of an Eminent Historian on the Subject by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, 1965:pp 94.</ref> He was one of the leaders of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|Sepoy Mutiny]], and a close associate of [[Nana Sahib]]. He was hanged by the British on 28 December 1857 for taking part in the revolt and being found guilty of the killing of British soldiers. In 1992, the Government of India built a memorial at the place where he was hanged to honor his death.		'''[[Raja]] [[Rao (title)\|Rao]] Ram Baksh Singh ''' was a [[Bais Rajput\|Bais]] [[Rajput]] Raja Rao<ref>Rajput</ref> of [[Daundia Khera]] in [[Unnao]] district of Uttar Pradesh in the then [[Oudh State\|Oudh province]] that was a vassal state of the [[East India Company\|British East India Company]].<ref>Civil rebellion in the Indian mutinies, 1857-1859 by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, World Press, 1957, pp:102,104,107,127,143.</ref><ref>Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8 By John Kaye, George Bruce Malleson - 2010,pp:386</ref><ref>Theories of the Indian Mutiny (1857-59): A Study of the Views of an Eminent Historian on the Subject by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, 1965:pp 94.</ref> He was one of the leaders of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|Sepoy Mutiny]], and a close associate of [[Nana Sahib]]. He was hanged by the British on 28 December 1857 for taking part in the revolt and being found guilty of the killing of British soldiers. In 1992, the Government of India built a memorial at the place where he was hanged to honor his death.

	The dilapidated remains of his fort - consisting of the ruins of his royal mansion, a huge campus spread over hundreds of acres, a temple to [[Shiva]] which has been in use for more than 180 years, and various other structures - have been in the news recently due to an urban legend of gold treasure buried there.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The mystery of India’s other golden temple: Archaeologists begin hunt for fabled hoard of treasure\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-mystery-of-indias-other-golden-temple-archaeologists-begin-hunt-for-fabled-hoard-of-treasure-8887403.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=The Independent, United Kingdom\|date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Unnao gold hunt: ASI starts digging for prophesied 1,000 tonnes \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/unnao-gold-hunt-public-curiosity-on-fire-as-spade-hits-earth/1/316865.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India Today\|date=18 October 2013}}</ref>		The dilapidated remains of his fort - consisting of the ruins of his royal mansion, a huge campus spread over hundreds of acres, a temple to [[Shiva]] which has been in use for more than 180 years, and various other structures - have been in the news recently due to an urban legend of gold treasure buried there.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The mystery of India’s other golden temple: Archaeologists begin hunt for fabled hoard of treasure\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-mystery-of-indias-other-golden-temple-archaeologists-begin-hunt-for-fabled-hoard-of-treasure-8887403.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=The Independent, United Kingdom\|date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Unnao gold hunt: ASI starts digging for prophesied 1,000 tonnes \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/unnao-gold-hunt-public-curiosity-on-fire-as-spade-hits-earth/1/316865.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India Today\|date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
	<ref>{{cite news\|title=Treasure hunt futile: Unnao king's relative\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026014551/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=26 October 2013\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Gold treasure hunt: Know who Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh was\|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/gold-treasure-hunt-know-who-raja-rao-ram-baksh-singh-was--29373.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India TV\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Archaeological Survey of India springs into action after sant dreams of treasure\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-archaeological-survey-of-india-springs-into-action-after-sant-dreams-of-treasure-1904193\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=DNA India\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The [[Archaeological Survey of India]], upon excavation his fort in October 2013, discovered a brick wall, [[sherd]]s, pieces of bangles, [[hopscotch]] toys, and a mud floor which could date back to the 17-19th centuries, but no gold treasure or any other valuable materials.<ref name=HT >{{cite web \|title=Unnao treasure hunt yield so far: shards, bangles, brick wall \|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=21 October 2013 \|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite news\|title=Treasure hunt futile: Unnao king's relative\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026014551/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=26 October 2013\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Gold treasure hunt: Know who Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh was\|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/gold-treasure-hunt-know-who-raja-rao-ram-baksh-singh-was--29373.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India TV\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Archaeological Survey of India springs into action after sant dreams of treasure\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-archaeological-survey-of-india-springs-into-action-after-sant-dreams-of-treasure-1904193\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=DNA India\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The [[Archaeological Survey of India]], upon excavation his fort in October 2013, discovered a brick wall, [[sherd]]s, pieces of bangles, [[hopscotch]] toys, and a mud floor which could date back to the 17-19th centuries, but no gold treasure or any other valuable materials.<ref name=HT >{{cite web \|title=Unnao treasure hunt yield so far: shards, bangles, brick wall \|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131021191413/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 21 October 2013 \|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=21 October 2013 \|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>

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'''[[Raja]] [[Rao (title)|Rao]] Ram Baksh Singh ''' was a [[Bais Rajput|Bais]] [[Rajput]] who was the Raja Rao<ref>Rajput</ref> of [[Daundia Khera]] of [[Unnao]] district of Uttar Pradesh in the then [[Oudh State|Oudh province]] that was a vassal state of the [[East India Company|British East India Company]].<ref>Civil rebellion in the Indian mutinies, 1857-1859 by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, World Press, 1957, pp:102,104,107,127,143.</ref><ref>Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8 By John Kaye, George Bruce Malleson - 2010,pp:386</ref><ref>Theories of the Indian Mutiny (1857-59): A Study of the Views of an Eminent Historian on the Subject by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, 1965:pp 94.</ref> He was one of the leaders of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Sepoy Mutiny]], and a close associate of [[Nana Sahib]]. He was hanged by the British on 28 December 1857 for taking part in the revolt and being found guilty of the killing of British soldiers. In 1992, the Government of India built a memorial at the place where he was hanged to honor his death.

The dilapidated remains of his fort - consisting of the ruins of his royal mansion, a huge campus spread over hundreds of acres, a temple to [[Shiva]] which has been in use for more than 180 years, and various other structures - have been in the news recently due to an urban legend of gold treasure buried there.<ref>{{cite news|title=The mystery of India’s other golden temple: Archaeologists begin hunt for fabled hoard of treasure|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-mystery-of-indias-other-golden-temple-archaeologists-begin-hunt-for-fabled-hoard-of-treasure-8887403.html|accessdate=26 October 2013|newspaper=The Independent, United Kingdom|date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Unnao gold hunt: ASI starts digging for prophesied 1,000 tonnes |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/unnao-gold-hunt-public-curiosity-on-fire-as-spade-hits-earth/1/316865.html|accessdate=26 October 2013|newspaper=India Today|date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|title=Treasure hunt futile: Unnao king's relative|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026014551/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2013|accessdate=26 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gold treasure hunt: Know who Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh was|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/gold-treasure-hunt-know-who-raja-rao-ram-baksh-singh-was--29373.html|accessdate=26 October 2013|newspaper=India TV|date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Archaeological Survey of India springs into action after sant dreams of treasure|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-archaeological-survey-of-india-springs-into-action-after-sant-dreams-of-treasure-1904193|accessdate=26 October 2013|newspaper=DNA India|date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The [[Archaeological Survey of India]], upon excavation his fort in October 2013, discovered a brick wall, [[sherd]]s, pieces of bangles, [[hopscotch]] toys, and a mud floor which could date back to the 17-19th centuries, but no gold treasure or any other valuable materials.<ref name=HT >{{cite web |title=Unnao treasure hunt yield so far: shards, bangles, brick wall |url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=21 October 2013 |accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>

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	'''[[Raja]] [[Rao (title)\|Rao]] Ram Baksh Singh ''' was a [[Bais Rajput\|Bais]] [[Rajput]] Raja Rao<ref>Rajput</ref> of [[Daundia Khera]] in [[Unnao]] district of Uttar Pradesh in the then [[Oudh State\|Oudh province]] that was a vassal state of the [[East India Company\|British East India Company]].<ref>Civil rebellion in the Indian mutinies, 1857-1859 by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, World Press, 1957, pp:102,104,107,127,143.</ref><ref>Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8 By John Kaye, George Bruce Malleson - 2010,pp:386</ref><ref>Theories of the Indian Mutiny (1857-59): A Study of the Views of an Eminent Historian on the Subject by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, 1965:pp 94.</ref> He was one of the leaders of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|Sepoy Mutiny]], and a close associate of [[Nana Sahib]]. He was hanged by the British on 28 December 1857 for taking part in the revolt and being found guilty of the killing of British soldiers. In 1992, the Government of India built a memorial at the place where he was hanged to honor his death.		'''[[Raja]] [[Rao (title)\|Rao]] Ram Baksh Singh ''' was a [[Bais Rajput\|Bais]] [[Rajput]] Raja Rao<ref>Rajput</ref> of [[Daundia Khera]] in [[Unnao]] district of Uttar Pradesh in the then [[Oudh State\|Oudh province]] that was a vassal state of the [[East India Company\|British East India Company]].<ref>Civil rebellion in the Indian mutinies, 1857-1859 by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, World Press, 1957, pp:102,104,107,127,143.</ref><ref>Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8 By John Kaye, George Bruce Malleson - 2010,pp:386</ref><ref>Theories of the Indian Mutiny (1857-59): A Study of the Views of an Eminent Historian on the Subject by Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri, 1965:pp 94.</ref> He was one of the leaders of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|Sepoy Mutiny]], and a close associate of [[Nana Sahib]]. He was hanged by the British on 28 December 1857 for taking part in the revolt and being found guilty of the killing of British soldiers. In 1992, the Government of India built a memorial at the place where he was hanged to honor his death.

	The dilapidated remains of his fort - consisting of the ruins of his royal mansion, a huge campus spread over hundreds of acres, a temple to [[Shiva]] which has been in use for more than 180 years, and various other structures - have been in the news recently due to an urban legend of gold treasure buried there.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The mystery of ~~India’s~~ other golden temple: Archaeologists begin hunt for fabled hoard of treasure\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-mystery-of-indias-other-golden-temple-archaeologists-begin-hunt-for-fabled-hoard-of-treasure-8887403.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=The Independent, United Kingdom\|date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Unnao gold hunt: ASI starts digging for prophesied 1,000 tonnes \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/unnao-gold-hunt-public-curiosity-on-fire-as-spade-hits-earth/1/316865.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India Today\|date=18 October 2013}}</ref>		The dilapidated remains of his fort - consisting of the ruins of his royal mansion, a huge campus spread over hundreds of acres, a temple to [[Shiva]] which has been in use for more than 180 years, and various other structures - have been in the news recently due to an urban legend of gold treasure buried there.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The mystery of India's other golden temple: Archaeologists begin hunt for fabled hoard of treasure\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-mystery-of-indias-other-golden-temple-archaeologists-begin-hunt-for-fabled-hoard-of-treasure-8887403.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=The Independent, United Kingdom\|date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Unnao gold hunt: ASI starts digging for prophesied 1,000 tonnes \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/unnao-gold-hunt-public-curiosity-on-fire-as-spade-hits-earth/1/316865.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India Today\|date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
	<ref>{{cite news\|title=Treasure hunt futile: Unnao king's relative\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026014551/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=26 October 2013\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Gold treasure hunt: Know who Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh was\|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/gold-treasure-hunt-know-who-raja-rao-ram-baksh-singh-was--29373.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India TV\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Archaeological Survey of India springs into action after sant dreams of treasure\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-archaeological-survey-of-india-springs-into-action-after-sant-dreams-of-treasure-1904193\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=DNA India\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The [[Archaeological Survey of India]], upon excavation his fort in October 2013, discovered a brick wall, [[sherd]]s, pieces of bangles, [[hopscotch]] toys, and a mud floor which could date back to the 17-19th centuries, but no gold treasure or any other valuable materials.<ref name=HT >{{cite web \|title=Unnao treasure hunt yield so far: shards, bangles, brick wall \|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131021191413/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 21 October 2013 \|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=21 October 2013 \|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite news\|title=Treasure hunt futile: Unnao king's relative\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026014551/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/india/43324248_1_treasure-unnao-gold-hunt\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=26 October 2013\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Gold treasure hunt: Know who Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh was\|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/gold-treasure-hunt-know-who-raja-rao-ram-baksh-singh-was--29373.html\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=India TV\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Archaeological Survey of India springs into action after sant dreams of treasure\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-archaeological-survey-of-india-springs-into-action-after-sant-dreams-of-treasure-1904193\|accessdate=26 October 2013\|newspaper=DNA India\|date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The [[Archaeological Survey of India]], upon excavation his fort in October 2013, discovered a brick wall, [[sherd]]s, pieces of bangles, [[hopscotch]] toys, and a mud floor which could date back to the 17-19th centuries, but no gold treasure or any other valuable materials.<ref name=HT >{{cite web \|title=Unnao treasure hunt yield so far: shards, bangles, brick wall \|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131021191413/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unnao-treasure-hunt-yield-so-far-shards-bangles-brick-wall/article1-1138061.aspx \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 21 October 2013 \|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=21 October 2013 \|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>