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Bandhalgoti
Bandhalgoti is a clan of Rajputs found mainly in Amethi-Sultanpur region of Uttar Pradesh.[1] Bandhalgoti is the most prominent clan among Kachhwaha.[2][3] Bandhalgoti Rajputs ruled a number of estates including Kohra, Amethi and Shahgarh etc. which lie in present-day Uttar Pradesh.[4]
History
Bandhalgoti sept of Rajputs, claiming descent from Raja Sodh Dev, a scion of the Kachhwaha(Suryavansi) dynasty of Jaipur, who is said to have migrated from Narwargarh, conquered the Bhars of Amethi, and built a fort at Raipur.[2][5][4] The sixth in descent from him was Raja Mandhata Singh, who was childless; but with the aid of a saint's prayers a son was born to him, who was called Bandhu, in memory of the circumstances of his birth-whence the clan name of Bandhalgoti.[2][3][4]
Notable people
- Babu Himmat Sah (Ruler of Kohra)[6]
- Babu Bhoop Singh (Leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the British)[7]
- Ravindra Pratap Singh (Former MP and Former MLA)
- Sanjaya Sinh (Former MP and Former Cabinet Minister)
- Rakesh Pratap Singh (MLA)
- Deepak Singh (Former MLC)
See also
References
- ↑ Govt. Press United Provinces, Allahabad (1903). Sultanpur: A Gazetteer, Being Volume Xlvi Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. pp. 112–166.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lethbridge, Sir Roper (2005). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. p. 294. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1985). Prominent Indians of Victorian Age: A Biographical Dictionary. Archives Rare Prints. p. 294.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh. Oudh Government Press. 1877. pp. 44–45, 46.
- ↑ Lorimer, John Gordon (1970). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, ʻOmān, and Central Arabia: Historical. 4 v. Gregg. p. 26.
- ↑ Govt. Press United Provinces, Allahabad (1903). Sultanpur: A Gazetteer, Being Volume Xlvi Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. pp. 101–102.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Rudrangshu (2002). Awadh in Revolt, 1857-1858: A Study of Popular Resistance. Orient Blackswan. pp. 179–195. ISBN 978-81-7824-027-5.
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