Pratapgarh was a Rajput estate or

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of Oudh, India. The rulers of the estate were originally ruling from a place known as Taroul or Tiroul near

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. The ancestor of the family was Babu Sujan Shah, son of Raja Sangram Shah of Tiroul. Later a descendant, Babu Pratap Singh (1628–1683) came to the region known as Rampur and built a fort, and gave the city its current name, Pratapgarh.

Raja's of Pratapgarh

*Babu Pratap Singh (1628–1682) *Babu Jai Singh (1682–1728) *Babu Chhataradari Singh *Babu Prithvipat Singh *Babu Duniapat Singh *Raja Bahadur Singh *Raja Abhiman Singh *Raja Gulab Singh *Raja Ajit Singh (1877–1889) *Raja Pratap Bahadur Singh (1889–1921) *Raja Ajit Pratap Singh (1921–2000), crowned at the age of four, Member of Parliament of 3rd & 4th Lok Sabha. *Raja Abhay Pratap Singh (2000–2013), Member of Parliament of 10th Lok Sabha. *Raja Anil Pratap Singh (2013–present)

Other estates in Pratapgarh district

* Kalakankar * Bhadri was an estate near Kunda of Pratapgarh.

References

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