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Benaras Princely State, 15 Gun Salute Gautam Dynasty, Bhumihar Brahmin Clan Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh PRESENT RULER: HH Maharaja Shri ANANT NARAYAN SINGH Bahadur, 10th Maharaja of Benares (2000/-) (The Ramnagar Palace, Varanasi - 221001, Uttar Pradesh, India) born 1963, married HH Maharani Anamika Devi, and has issue, two sons. Kunwar Aniruddh Narayan Singh Kunwar Pradyumna Narayan Singh PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The Kingdom of Kashi or Benares was founded by Khsetravridha, son of Ayus, of the Somavansa dynasty of Pratishthana. It lost independance in 1194 and was eventually ceded by the Nawab of Oudh to the British in 1775 who recognized Benares as a family dominion. Benares acceded to the status of State in 1911. The ruling family claims descent from the god Shiva and benefited greatly from pilgrimage to Benares. The modern name of Benares is Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Mansa Ram, a Gautam Bhumiyar Zamindar of Utaria 1737-1740, received most of the Benares territory from the Governor of Benares 1737, Balwant Singh 1740-1770, Ruler of Utaria (which name was changed to Gangapur), received the territories of Jaunpur, Benares and Chunar from the Sultan of Delhi. Other places that were under the protection of the Maharajas of Benares included, Chandauli, Gyanpur, (site of a large hospital and a school), Chakia, Latifshah (site of the Maharaja's forests and hunting grounds), Mirzapur, Nandeshwar, Mint House and Vindhyachal. Rulers were.... Raja MANSA RAM, Zamindar of Utaria 1737/1740, he entered the service of Rustam Ali Khan, the Nazim of Benares, and grew wealthy and rose to become Zamindar of Kaswar in the Nazim's service; in 1739 he arranged a grant from Mohammed Shah for the revenues of the sarkars of Benares, Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Chunar to be held by his eldest son along with the title of Raja Bahadur of Kaswar; married and had issue. Raja Balwant Singh Singh (qv) Raja BALWANT SINGH, Raja of Kaswar 1740/1770, born 1711, the best administrator that the people of the region had known although his administration was constantly hampered by the strained relations existing between him and Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh; he built a fort and established a capital at Gangapur, but later moved to Ramnagar; in 1751, he expelled the representative of the Nawab of Awadh in an attempt to carve out a principality at Benares, but was forced to flee when the Nawab invaded his domain in March 1752; he was granted a jagir at Bihar in 1754, by the Emperor of Delhi; in 1764, he was compelled to join Shuja-ud-daula, the Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam, and Mir Kasim in the battle of Buxar which was fought against the British, and which ended in defeat for the allies, after which the zamindari reverted once again to the Nawab of Awadh in 1765; married (a), Rani Panna Kunwar, married (b), Rani Gulab Kunwar (#2) (sister of Ajaib Singh, died 3rd April 1787), and had issue. He died 19th August 1770 (#3 p.34). Raja Chait Singh (qv) Rajkumar Sujan Singh Kumari (name unknown), married Shri Durg Vijay Singh, and had issue. Raja Mahip Narayan Singh (qv) generation Raja Udit Narayan Singh (cf. below) generation Maharaja Shri Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Bahadur (qv) generation Lt.Col. HH Maharaja Shri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Bahadur (qv) Raja CHAIT SINGH, Raja of Benares 1770/1781, (#1) his Raj was declared independent of Awadh in 1775 and made tributary to the British, under the treaty, he was empowered to contribute cavalry and maintenance grants for the H.E.I.C. sepoy battalions, which he refused to do, and began to secretly correspond with enemies of the Company in hopes of forcibly breaking the arrangement, he was discovered and deposed by the Company on 16th August 1781, he was placed under house arrest the following month but escaped and tried to raise a rebellion, which was crushed and the zamindari was confiscated and transferred to his nephew on 14th September 1781, he fled to Awadh and then Gwalior where he died; married and had issue, three sons. He died 29th March 1810 at Gwalior (#3 p.34). Thakur Balwant Singh, married and had issue. He died 1871. Thakur Chakarbati Singh, died sp in 1871. Raja MAHIP NARAYAN SINGH, Raja of Benares 1781/1794, born 1756, he succeeded to the Raj on 14th September 1781 under the terms of the Company, however, he was incapble of governing and the four revenue districts (sarkars) were transferred to the direct rule of the Company administration on 27th October 1794, in return he received 1 lakh per year in compensation and any surplus revenue of the sarkars; married and had issue. He died 12th September 1795. Raja Udit Narayan Singh (qv) Thakur Babuhar Narayan Singh, married and had issue. He died 1846. Raja Sir Deo Narayan Singh, born 1820, died in August 1870 (#3 p.389). Raja UDIT NARAYAN SINGH, Raja of Benares 1795/1835, born 1778, he attained majority in 1799, he also proved to be a poor administrator like his father had been; he petitioned the H.E.I.C. for the return of his confiscated lands but instead his remaining lands were placed under control of the Company due to the gross mismanagement of the Raja; married 1791, a daughter of Raja Fateh Shahi, Raja of Tamkuhi, a zamindari in Bettiah, and his wife, a daughter of Babu Pahalwan Singh, Zamindar of Manjhwa; and had adoptive issue. He died in March 1835 or 4th April 1835. (A) Maharaja Shri Sir Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Bahadur (qv) HH H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Benares, GCSI (1.1.1877, CSI 15.11.1872). b. at Benares, 1822, elder son of Raj Kumar Sri Prasidh Narayan Singh, educ. privately. Adopted by his childless uncle Raja Sri Udit Narayan Singh as his son and heir, and formally invested with the title of Raj Kumar Sri Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh. Succeeded on his death, 4th April 1835. Granted a sanad confirming him in his possessions and formally invested with the title of Maharaja, at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 29th July 1835. Reigned under the guardianship of the Court of Wards, until he came of age and was formally invested with limited administrative powers, 1841. He remained staunchly loyal to the British during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858, assisted the government in many useful ways, and was rewarded for his services with a grant of the personal title of Maharaja Bahadur 11th August 1859. Received a sanad of adoption, 11th March 1862. Granted a personal salute of 13-guns 26th June 1867, and the personal style of His Highness 8th February 1889. Councillor of the Empire 1877-1889, Mbr Governor-General's Legislative Cncl. He secured an amendment to the administrative regulations in 1881, restoring many of the powers lost by his predecessor in 1828. Rcvd: Prince of Wales' (1876) and KIH (1877) gold medals. He d.s.p. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 13th June 1889 (succ. by his nephew and adopted son): 1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Benares Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, GCSI (1.1.1921), GCIE (1.1.1898, KCIE 1.1.1891).b. at Benares, 26th November 1855, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his uncle and adopted father, 13th June 1889. Ascended the gadi, at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 14th June 1889. Granted a personal salute of 13-guns, the personal title of Maharaja Bahadur and the style of His Highness, 23rd September 1889 (confirmed as hereditary 1st January 1918). Attended the Coronation Durbar at Delhi 1903. Recognised as a ruling Prince of the new State of Benares, comprising the parganasof Bhadohi and Keramnagar, Chakia and Ramnagar, 9th November 1910. Installed with full ruling powers, at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 1st April 1911. Granted a personal salute of 15-guns, 1st January 1918. Hon. Lieut-Col. IA 1/11/1919. Hon. Col. 1st Benares (Prabhu Narain's Own) Battalion, Benares State Forces. Presdt. Benares Hindu Univ. Cttee. 1904. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 and 1911), and GC of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium (12.2.1926). Hon. LL.D. (Benares Hindu Univ.). m. (first) at Benares, 1873, Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Kancha Maharani Vishnu Dibyashwori Rajya Lakshmi [Kancha Maiya Maharani Sahiba], fifth daughter of Commanding-General H.H. Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Sir Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, T'ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCB, GCSI, sometime Prime Minister and C-in-C of Nepal. m. (second) a sister of Babu Jagdep Narayan Singh. He d. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 4th August 1931, having had issue, one son: 1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Aditya Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares Captain H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Aditya Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, KCSI (3.6.1933). b. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 17th November 1874, only son of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, GCSI, GCIE, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 4th August 1931. MLC Agra and Oudh. Hon. Capt. IA, 27/8/1932. Hon. Col. 1st Benares (Prabhu Narain's Own) Battalion, Benares State Forces. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), and Coron. (1937) medals. m. the sister of Sri Raja Sadeshri Prasad Narayan Singh, Rai Bahadur, Raja , of Salemgarh, CBE, in the Gorakhpur district of UP, the younger daughter of Babu Ambika Prasad Narayan Singh. He d.s.p. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 5th April 1939, having adopted a son of Babu Jharkhandi Prasad Narayan Singh (son or grandson of Babu Jagdep Narayan Singh, brother of a wife of Maharaja Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh) as his son and successor: 1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Vibhuti Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Benares H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Vibhuti Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares. b. 5th November 1927, as Kumar Chandra Bhal Singh, son of Babu Jharkhandi Prasad Narayan Singh, educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer, and Benares Hindu Univ. (MA 1947, Hon D Lit). Adopted by Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Aditya Narayan Singh, and invested with the style and title of Maharaj Kumar Sri Vibhuti Narayan Singh, 24th June 1934. Succeeded on the death of his adopted father, 5th April 1939. Reigned under a Council of Administration until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 11th July 1947. Signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India, 15th August 1947. Merged his state into the United Provinces, 15th October 1949 (when he ceased to enjoy sovereign powers). Entertained H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at during her State Visit to India, 1961. The GOI amended the Indian Constitution to remove his position as a "ruler" and his right to receive privy-purse payments, 28th December 1971. Hon. Col. 1st Benares (Prabhu Narain's Own) Battalion, Benares State Forces. A distinguished scholar of Sanskrit, Purana and Veda and a patron of the arts. Chancellor Benares Hindu Univ. 1992-2000, Pro-Chancellor Sampoornanand Sanskrit Univ. Chair. All-India Kashi Raj Trust 1957-2000, Benares Hotels Ltd. (BHL) 1971-2000, Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust Exec. Cttee. 1983-2000, etc. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron. (1937), and Indian Independence (1948) medals. m. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 1947, H.H. Maharani … Devi Sahiba. He d. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 25th December 2000 (cremated at Manikarnika ghat), having had issue, one son and three daughters: 1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Ananant Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares - see below. 1) Maharaj Kumari Vishnupriya Devi. 2) Maharaj Kumari Haripriya Devi. H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Ananant [Anant] Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares. b. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 1963, youngest child and only son of H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Vibhuti Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer, and Benares Hindu Univ. Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Royal House of Benares, and installed on the gadi, at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 25th December 2000. Pro-Chancellor Sampoornanand Sanskrit Univ. since 2000,Patron Project Mala, Mbr. Sri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir Varanasi (Nyas Parishad). Chair. Taj Ganges Hotel, and Benares Hotels Ltd. (BHL), Dir Indian Resort Hotels Ltd, etc. m. H.H. Maharani Anamika Devi Sahiba. He has issue, one son. OTHER MEMBERS: Babu Maniyar Singh, grandson of Babu Daya Ram (brother of Shri Mansa Ram). Col. Babu Vindeshwari Prasad Singh, born 1865, C.I.E
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Benaras Princely State, 15 Gun Salute
Gautam Dynasty, Bhumihar Brahmin Clan
Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
PRESENT RULER:
HH Maharaja Shri ANANT NARAYAN SINGH Bahadur, 10th Maharaja of Benares (2000/-) (The Ramnagar Palace, Varanasi - 221001, Uttar Pradesh, India)
born 1963, married HH Maharani Anamika Devi, and has issue, two sons.
Kunwar Aniruddh Narayan Singh
Kunwar Pradyumna Narayan Singh
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The Kingdom of Kashi or Benares was founded by Khsetravridha, son of Ayus, of the Somavansa dynasty of Pratishthana. It lost independance in 1194 and was eventually ceded by the Nawab of Oudh to the British in 1775 who recognized Benares as a family dominion. Benares acceded to the status of State in 1911. The ruling family claims descent from the god Shiva and benefited greatly from pilgrimage to Benares. The modern name of Benares is Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Mansa Ram, a Gautam Bhumiyar Zamindar of Utaria 1737-1740, received most of the Benares territory from the Governor of Benares 1737, Balwant Singh 1740-1770, Ruler of Utaria (which name was changed to Gangapur), received the territories of Jaunpur, Benares and Chunar from the Sultan of Delhi. Other places that were under the protection of the Maharajas of Benares included, Chandauli, Gyanpur, (site of a large hospital and a school), Chakia, Latifshah (site of the Maharaja's forests and hunting grounds), Mirzapur, Nandeshwar, Mint House and Vindhyachal. Rulers were....
Raja MANSA RAM, Zamindar of Utaria 1737/1740, he entered the service of Rustam Ali Khan, the Nazim of Benares, and grew wealthy and rose to become Zamindar of Kaswar in the Nazim's service; in 1739 he arranged a grant from Mohammed Shah for the revenues of the sarkars of Benares, Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Chunar to be held by his eldest son along with the title of Raja Bahadur of Kaswar; married and had issue.
Raja Balwant Singh Singh (qv)
Raja BALWANT SINGH, Raja of Kaswar 1740/1770, born 1711, the best administrator that the people of the region had known although his administration was constantly hampered by the strained relations existing between him and Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh; he built a fort and established a capital at Gangapur, but later moved to Ramnagar; in 1751, he expelled the representative of the Nawab of Awadh in an attempt to carve out a principality at Benares, but was forced to flee when the Nawab invaded his domain in March 1752; he was granted a jagir at Bihar in 1754, by the Emperor of Delhi; in 1764, he was compelled to join Shuja-ud-daula, the Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam, and Mir Kasim in the battle of Buxar which was fought against the British, and which ended in defeat for the allies, after which the zamindari reverted once again to the Nawab of Awadh in 1765; married (a), Rani Panna Kunwar, married (b), Rani Gulab Kunwar (#2) (sister of Ajaib Singh, died 3rd April 1787), and had issue. He died 19th August 1770 (#3 p.34).
Raja Chait Singh (qv)
Rajkumar Sujan Singh
Kumari (name unknown), married Shri Durg Vijay Singh, and had issue.
Raja Mahip Narayan Singh (qv)
generation
Raja Udit Narayan Singh (cf. below)
generation
Maharaja Shri Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Bahadur (qv)
generation
Lt.Col. HH Maharaja Shri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Bahadur (qv)
Raja CHAIT SINGH, Raja of Benares 1770/1781, (#1) his Raj was declared independent of Awadh in 1775 and made tributary to the British, under the treaty, he was empowered to contribute cavalry and maintenance grants for the H.E.I.C. sepoy battalions, which he refused to do, and began to secretly correspond with enemies of the Company in hopes of forcibly breaking the arrangement, he was discovered and deposed by the Company on 16th August 1781, he was placed under house arrest the following month but escaped and tried to raise a rebellion, which was crushed and the zamindari was confiscated and transferred to his nephew on 14th September 1781, he fled to Awadh and then Gwalior where he died; married and had issue, three sons. He died 29th March 1810 at Gwalior (#3 p.34).
Thakur Balwant Singh, married and had issue. He died 1871.
Thakur Chakarbati Singh, died sp in 1871.
Raja MAHIP NARAYAN SINGH, Raja of Benares 1781/1794, born 1756, he succeeded to the Raj on 14th September 1781 under the terms of the Company, however, he was incapble of governing and the four revenue districts (sarkars) were transferred to the direct rule of the Company administration on 27th October 1794, in return he received 1 lakh per year in compensation and any surplus revenue of the sarkars; married and had issue. He died 12th September 1795.
Raja Udit Narayan Singh (qv)
Thakur Babuhar Narayan Singh, married and had issue. He died 1846.
Raja Sir Deo Narayan Singh, born 1820, died in August 1870 (#3 p.389).
Raja UDIT NARAYAN SINGH, Raja of Benares 1795/1835, born 1778, he attained majority in 1799, he also proved to be a poor administrator like his father had been; he petitioned the H.E.I.C. for the return of his confiscated lands but instead his remaining lands were placed under control of the Company due to the gross mismanagement of the Raja; married 1791, a daughter of Raja Fateh Shahi, Raja of Tamkuhi, a zamindari in Bettiah, and his wife, a daughter of Babu Pahalwan Singh, Zamindar of Manjhwa; and had adoptive issue. He died in March 1835 or 4th April 1835.
(A) Maharaja Shri Sir Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Bahadur (qv)
HH H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Benares, GCSI (1.1.1877, CSI 15.11.1872). b. at Benares, 1822, elder son of Raj Kumar Sri Prasidh Narayan Singh, educ. privately. Adopted by his childless uncle Raja Sri Udit Narayan Singh as his son and heir, and formally invested with the title of Raj Kumar Sri Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh. Succeeded on his death, 4th April 1835. Granted a sanad confirming him in his possessions and formally invested with the title of Maharaja, at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 29th July 1835. Reigned under the guardianship of the Court of Wards, until he came of age and was formally invested with limited administrative powers, 1841. He remained staunchly loyal to the British during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858, assisted the government in many useful ways, and was rewarded for his services with a grant of the personal title of Maharaja Bahadur 11th August 1859. Received a sanad of adoption, 11th March 1862. Granted a personal salute of 13-guns 26th June 1867, and the personal style of His Highness 8th February 1889. Councillor of the Empire 1877-1889, Mbr Governor-General's Legislative Cncl. He secured an amendment to the administrative regulations in 1881, restoring many of the powers lost by his predecessor in 1828. Rcvd: Prince of Wales' (1876) and KIH (1877) gold medals. He d.s.p. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 13th June 1889 (succ. by his nephew and adopted son):
1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Benares
Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, GCSI (1.1.1921), GCIE (1.1.1898, KCIE 1.1.1891).b. at Benares, 26th November 1855, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his uncle and adopted father, 13th June 1889. Ascended the gadi, at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 14th June 1889. Granted a personal salute of 13-guns, the personal title of Maharaja Bahadur and the style of His Highness, 23rd September 1889 (confirmed as hereditary 1st January 1918). Attended the Coronation Durbar at Delhi 1903. Recognised as a ruling Prince of the new State of Benares, comprising the parganasof Bhadohi and Keramnagar, Chakia and Ramnagar, 9th November 1910. Installed with full ruling powers, at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 1st April 1911. Granted a personal salute of 15-guns, 1st January 1918. Hon. Lieut-Col. IA 1/11/1919. Hon. Col. 1st Benares (Prabhu Narain's Own) Battalion, Benares State Forces. Presdt. Benares Hindu Univ. Cttee. 1904. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 and 1911), and GC of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium (12.2.1926). Hon. LL.D. (Benares Hindu Univ.). m. (first) at Benares, 1873, Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Kancha Maharani Vishnu Dibyashwori Rajya Lakshmi [Kancha Maiya Maharani Sahiba], fifth daughter of Commanding-General H.H. Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Sir Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, T'ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCB, GCSI, sometime Prime Minister and C-in-C of Nepal. m. (second) a sister of Babu Jagdep Narayan Singh. He d. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 4th August 1931, having had issue, one son:
1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Aditya Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares
Captain H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Aditya Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, KCSI (3.6.1933). b. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 17th November 1874, only son of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, GCSI, GCIE, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 4th August 1931. MLC Agra and Oudh. Hon. Capt. IA, 27/8/1932. Hon. Col. 1st Benares (Prabhu Narain's Own) Battalion, Benares State Forces. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), and Coron. (1937) medals. m. the sister of Sri Raja Sadeshri Prasad Narayan Singh, Rai Bahadur, Raja , of Salemgarh, CBE, in the Gorakhpur district of UP, the younger daughter of Babu Ambika Prasad Narayan Singh. He d.s.p. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 5th April 1939, having adopted a son of Babu Jharkhandi Prasad Narayan Singh (son or grandson of Babu Jagdep Narayan Singh, brother of a wife of Maharaja Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh) as his son and successor:
1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Vibhuti Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Benares
H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Vibhuti Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares. b. 5th November 1927, as Kumar Chandra Bhal Singh, son of Babu Jharkhandi Prasad Narayan Singh, educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer, and Benares Hindu Univ. (MA 1947, Hon D Lit). Adopted by Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Aditya Narayan Singh, and invested with the style and title of Maharaj Kumar Sri Vibhuti Narayan Singh, 24th June 1934. Succeeded on the death of his adopted father, 5th April 1939. Reigned under a Council of Administration until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 11th July 1947. Signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India, 15th August 1947. Merged his state into the United Provinces, 15th October 1949 (when he ceased to enjoy sovereign powers). Entertained H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at during her State Visit to India, 1961. The GOI amended the Indian Constitution to remove his position as a "ruler" and his right to receive privy-purse payments, 28th December 1971. Hon. Col. 1st Benares (Prabhu Narain's Own) Battalion, Benares State Forces. A distinguished scholar of Sanskrit, Purana and Veda and a patron of the arts. Chancellor Benares Hindu Univ. 1992-2000, Pro-Chancellor Sampoornanand Sanskrit Univ. Chair. All-India Kashi Raj Trust 1957-2000, Benares Hotels Ltd. (BHL) 1971-2000, Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust Exec. Cttee. 1983-2000, etc. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron. (1937), and Indian Independence (1948) medals. m. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 1947, H.H. Maharani … Devi Sahiba. He d. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 25th December 2000 (cremated at Manikarnika ghat), having had issue, one son and three daughters:
1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Ananant Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares - see below.
1) Maharaj Kumari Vishnupriya Devi.
2) Maharaj Kumari Haripriya Devi.
H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Ananant [Anant] Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares. b. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 1963, youngest child and only son of H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sri Vibhuti Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer, and Benares Hindu Univ. Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Royal House of Benares, and installed on the gadi, at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 25th December 2000. Pro-Chancellor Sampoornanand Sanskrit Univ. since 2000,Patron Project Mala, Mbr. Sri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir Varanasi (Nyas Parishad). Chair. Taj Ganges Hotel, and Benares Hotels Ltd. (BHL), Dir Indian Resort Hotels Ltd, etc. m. H.H. Maharani Anamika Devi Sahiba. He has issue, one son.
OTHER MEMBERS:
Babu Maniyar Singh, grandson of Babu Daya Ram (brother of Shri Mansa Ram).
Col. Babu Vindeshwari Prasad Singh, born 1865, C.I.E
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