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Raja Pratap Singh
Raja Pratap Singh was the founder Raja of Barauli, in the Aligarh district. He was chief of Bargujar Rajput clan and close associate of Prithiviraj Chauhan, who founded his kingdom with capital at Barauli near Bulandshahar after defeating the Meos from Pahasu, Dibai and Anupshahr. He belonged to the Bargujar rulers of Macheri near Alwar and was invited by Prithviraj Chauhan to this area. He settled in Pahasu Pahasu is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Pahasu is located at . It has an average elevation of 187 metres (613 feet). History Pahasu was a jagir during British India owned ... in the centre of his newly acquired estate, where he rapidly acquired great power. Raja Pratap Singh married the daughter of Raja Door and populated the town of Barauli in Samvat 1122 (1065 AD) when there were 1656 villages attached to it. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Barauli, Rao Pratap Singh 11th-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested from the Rigveda, where a ' is a ruler, see for example the ', the "Battle of Ten Kings". Raja-ruled Indian states While most of the Indian salute states (those granted a gun salute by the British Crown) were ruled by a Maharaja (or variation; some promoted from an earlier Raja- or equivalent style), even exclusively from 13 guns up, a number had Rajas: ; Hereditary salutes of 11-guns : * the Raja of Pindrawal * the Raja of Morni * the Raja of Rajouri * the Raja of Ali Rajpur * the Raja of Bilaspur * the Raja of Chamba * the Raja of Faridkot * the Raja of Jhabua * the Raja of Mandi * the Raja of Manipur * the Raja of Narsinghgarh * the Raja of Pudukkottai * the Raja of Rajgarh * the Raja of Sangli * the Raja of Sailana * the Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barauli Rao
Barauli Rao is a town, panchayat block and Vidhansabha constituency in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography It is situated 25 km from Aligarh city, 15 km from Qasimpur Power House Colony and 20 km distance from Harduaganj Thermal Power Station. Barauli Rao is located on the west side of Aligarh. History Barauli was a '' jagir'' during British India. The title of Rao was first used by Raja Pratap Singh, the founder king of Barauli state. Bargujar Rajput's Bajgarhi state at the time of Raja Pirthi Raj and was prefixed to the name of the eldest son Rao Raja Raghuraj Singh. In 1931 title of Rao of Barauli was made hereditary by British. * Rao Karan Singh had adopted his grandson (Raj Kunwar), who was his daughter's and Rao Raghuraj Singh's son, the ruler of Bajgarhi estate, Aligarh. * Rao Raj Kunwar Singh, M.L.A., the last Zamindar of Barauli Estate Demographics India census, Barauli Rao had a population of 5,000. Males constitute 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aligarh District
Aligarh district is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. This district is a part of Aligarh Division. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are (clockwise from north) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Badaun, Kasganj, Hathras and Mathura. Demographics According to the 2011 census Aligarh district has a population of 36,73,889, roughly equal to the nation of Mauritania or the US state of Oklahoma. This gives it a ranking of 76th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.78%. Aligarh has a sex ratio of 876 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.61%. Scheduled Castes make up 20.56% of the population. The local language is Brajbhasha. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.54% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 5.34% Urdu and 1.90% Brajbhasha as their first language. Tehsils In 1941 to 1991 Census Aligarh District Includes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bargujar
The Badgujar / Bargujar / Badgurjar is a clan of Rajputs. History The Bargujars ruled over Rajorgarh, Dausa, Deoti and Ghasira, Macheri. They were expelled from Dausa, Rajorgarh and Deoti by Kachhwaha Rajputs when they migrated to Dhundhar, in 11th century Rao Dula Rai, won the areas of Dausa and Deoti from the Badgujar Rajputs, were reduced to feudetory or jagirdars and also subdued Meenas to establish Amer. In 18th century Surajmal with the help of Mughal wazir took the Bargujar stronghold of Ghasera from its ruler Bahadur Singh Badgurjar which was again recovered by Bahadur Singh's son with the help of Imad ul MulK. Princely State & Jagirs controlled by Bargujars Other places once controlled by Badgujars were Baraundha, Kamalpur, and Barauli Rao. Heritage The Ghasera Fort and Khandar F ort are among the two major forts built by Bargujar Rajput rulers. Distribution They are mainly distributed parts of present-day Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Notabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prithiviraj Chauhan
Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; reign. – 1192 CE), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan. Ascending the throne as a minor in 1177 CE, Prithviraj inherited a kingdom which stretched from Thanesar in the north to Jahazpur (Mewar) in the south, which he aimed to expand by military actions against neighbouring kingdoms, most notably defeating the Chandelas. Prithviraj led a coalition of several Rajput kings and defeated the Ghurid army led by Muhammad Ghori near Taraori in 1191 AD. However, in 1192 CE, Ghori returned with an army of Turkish mounted archers and defeated the Rajput army on the same battlefield. Prithviraj fled the battlefield, but was captured near Sirsa and executed. His defeat at Tarain is seen as a landmark event in the Islamic conquest of India, and has been described in several semi-legendary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulandshahar
Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Government of India, the district Bulandshahr is one of the Minority Concentrated Districts of India on the basis of the 2011 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators. The distance between Bulandshahr and New Delhi is 88.1 km. Etymology An early history of Bulandshahr and its origin of name is given by British District magistrate and collector for the Indian Civil Service, Frederic Salmon Growse, in a paper titled "Bulandshahr Antiquities" published in the ''Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal'' in 1879. Bulandshahr was founded as 'Baran' by the king Ahibaran. Since it was perched on a highland it came to be known as "high city", ( fa, بلند شهر), which translates as Bulandshahr in Persian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meo (ethnic Group)
Meo (pronounced as ''may-o'' or ''mev''), also called Mewati, is an ethnic group from the Mewat Muslim Rajput community of north-western India which includes the Nuh district (previously Mewat) in Haryana and parts of adjacent Alwar district and Bharatpur district in Rajasthan. Meos are Muslim Rajputs and speak the Indo-Aryan Mewati language.Mewati make up majority of muslims in nawabo ka nimbaheda History and origin Meos are inhabitants of Mewat, a region that consists of Mewat district in Haryana and some parts of adjoining Alwar district and Bharatpur district of Rajasthan and Western Uttar Pradesh, where the Meos have lived for a millennium. According to one theory, they were Hindu Meena and Rajput clans converted to Islam between the 12th and 17th centuries so A Meo with Islam, until as late as Aurangzeb's rule but they have maintained their age-old distinctive cultural identity until today. According to S. L. Sharma and R. N. Srivastava, the Mughals had little effect of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pahasu
Pahasu is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Pahasu is located at . It has an average elevation of 187 metres (613 feet). History Pahasu was a jagir during British India owned by Nawabs belonging to Lalkhani Muslim"Pahasu" is a large Muslim feudals of Aligarh (UP)."Pahasu" in British India was represented by Old and young party in UP legislative council from years 1909 to 1919. Nawabs of Pahasu * Nawab Sir Mohammed Faiz Ali Khan (1821–1894) of Pahasu * Nawab Sir Mohammed Faiyaz Ali Khan (1851–1922) * Nawab Mohammed Mukarram Ali Khan (1895–1969) Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ..., Pahasu had a population of 17,116. Males constitute 53% of the population and fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibai
Dibai (also spelt as Debai) is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district. It is a tehsil City and also a constituency of legislative assembly in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Dibai had a population of 39902 according to census 2011. Geography Dibai is located at . It has an average elevation of 184 metres (603 feet). Demographics India census, Dibai had a population of 34,853. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dibai has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 58% and, female literacy is 41%. In Dibai, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Notables Intizar Hussain, eminent Urdu poet and fiction writer of Lahore, Pakistan was born in Dibai. Hitesh Kumari Hitesh Kumari ( hi, हितेश कुमारी; born 18 March 1942) is a Backward Leader of Uttar Pradesh. She belongs to the Lodhi caste. In 1985, representing the Indian National Congress, she was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anupshahr
Anupshahr is a city and a municipal board, nearby Bulandshahr city in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the bank of the holy river Ganga. It is on Bangar alluvial. Geography Anupshahr is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is located near holy river Ganga. It is located on Bangar Alluvial. Demographics As of the 2001 India census, males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Anupshahr has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. History According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 5, Page 388. the founder of Anupshahr was the bargujar clan of Rajput Raja named Anup Singh Badgujar, and thus the date of foundation of present-day Anupshahr was between 1605 and 1628 (during the reign of the Moghul emperor Jahangir). Raja Anup Singh Badguja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alwar
Alwar (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, [əlʋəɾ]) is a city located in India's National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region and the administrative headquarters of Alwar district, Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 150 km north of Jaipur. At present the district is famous for production of Mustard Crop in the region, manufacturing of Ray-Ban, Ray Ban eyeglasses, Beer production plants and frozen food industry. Etymology There are many theories about the derivation of the name Alwar. Alexander Cunningham, Cunningham holds that the city derived its name from the Salva tribe and was originally Salwapur, then Salwar, Halawar and eventually Alwar, According to another school it was known as Aravalpur or the city of Aravalli Range, Aravali. Some others hold that city is named after Khanzada Alawal Khan, Alaval Khan Mewati (Khanzadas of Mewat, Khanzada prince who wrested Alwar from Nikumbh Rajputs). A rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
