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

Reference

  1. ↑ "The Fort of Unchagaon, Bulandshahar". Studio Dharma. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). Religions and Communities of India. New Delhi: Vision Books. p. 110. ISBN 9780391027480.
  3. ↑ "Unchagaon Fort". Vushii. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Etienne, Gilbert (1968). Studies in Indian Agriculture: The Art of the Possible. University of California Press. p. 110. ISBN 0520003934.
  5. ↑ "The Fort of Unchagaon, Bulandshahr". Studio Dharma. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Chopra, Pran Nath, ed. (1982). Religions and Communities of India. Vision Books. p. 110. ISBN 9780391027480.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Sustaining Dharohar: A Study of the Jat Heritage in Bulandshahr District" (PDF). Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Pilania". Jatland Wiki. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
Preceded by
British Raj
Unchagaon Ruler
1857 – 1898
Succeeded by
Karan Singh of Unchagaon