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'''Raja Gursahai Singh''' was the ruler and zamindar of [[Unchagaon]] in present-day [[Bulandshahr district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. He was from the [[Pilania]] clan of [[Jats]]. He supported the British during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] and was granted the Unchagaon estate in recognition of his service. He established the Unchagaon branch of the Pilania family. He was succeeded by his grandson [[Raja Karan Singh Pilania]].
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'''Raja Gursahai Singh'''<ref>{{cite web
|title=International Journal of History publication on Raja Gursahai Singh
|url=https://google/UDgXpOlkWNpZ8qQvg
|website=International Journal of History
|access-date=16 September 2026
|language=en
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=The Fort of Unchagaon, Bulandshahar
|url=https://www.studiodharma.in/the-fort-of-unchagaon-bulandshahar
|website=Studio Dharma
|date=28 December 2020
|access-date=16 September 2026
}}</ref>
was the ruler and zamindar of [[Unchagaon]]<ref>{{cite book
|last=Chopra
|first=Pran Nath
|title=Religions and Communities of India
|publisher=Vision Books
|location=New Delhi
|year=1982
|page=110
|isbn=9780391027480
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Unchagaon Fort |url=https://vushii.com/place.php?name=Unchagaon+fort |website=Vushii |access-date=16 September 2026 }}</ref> in present-day [[Bulandshahr district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref name="Etienne1968">{{cite book
|last=Etienne
|first=Gilbert
|title=Studies in Indian Agriculture: The Art of the Possible
|publisher=University of California Press
|year=1968
|page=110
|isbn=0520003934
}}</ref> He was from the [[Pilania]] clan of [[Jats]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Fort of Unchagaon, Bulandshahr |url=https://www.studiodharma.in/the-fort-of-unchagaon-bulandshahar |website=Studio Dharma |access-date=16 September 2026 }}</ref> He supported the British during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]<ref name="Chopra1982">{{cite book
|editor-last=Chopra
|editor-first=Pran Nath
|title=Religions and Communities of India
|publisher=Vision Books
|year=1982
|page=110
|isbn=9780391027480
}}</ref> and was granted the Unchagaon estate<ref>{{cite book
|last=Bates
|first=Crispin
|title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857, Volume I: Anticipations and Experiences in the Locality
|publisher=SAGE Publishing India
|year=2013
|isbn=9788132115892
|page=130
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=Sustaining Dharohar: A Study of the Jat Heritage in Bulandshahr District
|url=https://aud.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/dharohar_e-magazine_iii.pdf
|website=Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
|access-date=16 September 2026
}}</ref> in recognition of his service.<ref>{{cite report
|last=Choudhary
|first=Harsh
|title=Sustaining Dharohar: A Study of the Jat Heritage in Bulandshahr District
|publisher=School of Heritage Research and Management, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
|url=https://aud.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/dharohar_e-magazine_iii.pdf
|access-date=16 September 2026
}}</ref> He established the Unchagaon branch of the Pilania family<ref name="Etienne1968">{{cite book
|last=Etienne
|first=Gilbert
|title=Studies in Indian Agriculture: The Art of the Possible
|publisher=University of California Press
|year=1968
|page=110
|isbn=0520003934
}}</ref>. He was succeeded<ref>{{cite web
|title=Pilania
|url=https://www.jatland.com/home/Palania
|website=Jatland Wiki
|access-date=16 September 2026
|language=en
}}</ref> by his grandson<ref>{{cite web
|title=ResearchGate publication on Raja Gursahai Singh
|url=https://google/55GGDiLVktS3Jty2p
|website=ResearchGate
|access-date=16 September 2026
|language=en
}}</ref> [[Raja Karan Singh Pilania]].


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Latest revision as of 11:32, 16 September 2026

Raja Gursahai Singh[1][2] was the ruler and zamindar of Unchagaon[3][4] in present-day Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[5] He was from the Pilania clan of Jats.[6] He supported the British during the Indian Rebellion of 1857[7] and was granted the Unchagaon estate[8][9] in recognition of his service.[10] He established the Unchagaon branch of the Pilania family[5]. He was succeeded[11] by his grandson[12] Raja Karan Singh Pilania.

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  1. ↑ "International Journal of History publication on Raja Gursahai Singh". International Journal of History. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Fort of Unchagaon, Bulandshahar". Studio Dharma. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). Religions and Communities of India. New Delhi: Vision Books. p. 110. ISBN 9780391027480.
  4. ↑ "Unchagaon Fort". Vushii. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Etienne, Gilbert (1968). Studies in Indian Agriculture: The Art of the Possible. University of California Press. p. 110. ISBN 0520003934.
  6. ↑ "The Fort of Unchagaon, Bulandshahr". Studio Dharma. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  7. ↑ Chopra, Pran Nath, ed. (1982). Religions and Communities of India. Vision Books. p. 110. ISBN 9780391027480.
  8. ↑ Bates, Crispin (2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857, Volume I: Anticipations and Experiences in the Locality. SAGE Publishing India. p. 130. ISBN 9788132115892.
  9. ↑ "Sustaining Dharohar: A Study of the Jat Heritage in Bulandshahr District" (PDF). Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  10. ↑ Choudhary, Harsh. Sustaining Dharohar: A Study of the Jat Heritage in Bulandshahr District (PDF) (Report). School of Heritage Research and Management, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Pilania". Jatland Wiki. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "ResearchGate publication on Raja Gursahai Singh". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
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British Raj 		Unchagaon Ruler
1857 – 1898 		Succeeded by
Karan Singh of Unchagaon
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