Narsinghgarh City History
The town is nearly 300 years old having been founded in 1681 by Dewan Parasram. After partition Rawat Paras Ramji named his state after Bhagwan Shri Narsingh (incarnation of God Vishnu), who was his deity and aradhya Dev. Thereafter, he founded the town of Narsinghgarh and transferred his capital there and constructed the temple of his aradhya Dev Shri Narsingh Bhagwan. He built a tank known as Paras Ram Sagar The Beautiful LACK in the town in which is reflected the old FORT and palace still bears the name of the founder.
The site of the town is the place of temple of Shiva - then known as Topila Mahadeo, for the persons who lived there manufactured topples or basket. Hence the name stick. It is however in the autumnal months that the place becomes exceedingly picturesque and beautiful. From the top of the Baijnath Mahadeo temple the pleasant panorama is very appealing, with the lakes of full limpid water, with the land carpeted in lush green grass, with the small streams racing down the slopes of the hills and hills themselves covered with good vegetation and as rustling wind sweeps the murmuring countryside adorned with mellowing crops, radiant in the evening sun, the brilliance of blue skies seems to evenly matched with the grandeur of the green.
History of Maharaj Kunwar Chain Singh ji “Amar Shaheed of Malwa”
The 1st and youngest ruler in india who Fight aginst East INDIA COMPANY -1824 on His (Military station) called Chavni at SEHORE.Kuwar Chain Singh ji married with Kuwrani RAJAWATI ji from Muvaliya a Royal Thikana (Jageer) of Narsinghgarh State and and his forefather Belong to Royal Rajawat family of Jaipur. Kuwar Chain singh ji’s Mother Belong to Royal MAHARANA family Udaypur MEWAR.Due to illness of his Father Rawat Sobhag Singhji,Prince Chain Singhji was in charge of the administration of the State.Prince Chain Singh ji was courageous, brave and intelligent.He was a highly self-respecting person.He rulled the State with a firm hand giving justice to one and all evenly.The People of Narsinghgarh State admired him and held him in high respect.Historical evidence says Prince Chain Singhji was reluctant to acknowledge the supremacy of the East India Company. This irritated the Company and they were waiting to get to his jugular vein. In a planned murder one palace official named Vora who was returning from the palace was assassinated. The Company held Prince Chain Singhji responsible behind the murder and asked him to leave the State and proceed to Banaras. The Prince refused to accept the murder charge and defied the Company. This was considered as rebellion by the East India Company. As a result a battle took place between Prince Chain singhji's forces and military of East India Company in 1824 at Sehore a town about 37 kilometer West of Bhopal. He fought valiantly and died in the battle at the age of 24 years.
Kunwar Chain Singh ji SAMADHI
His Samadhi is situated near the battlefield.He is considered as “Amar Shaheed of Malwa” and as such recognized officially by the government of Madhya Pradesh. All communities go to his Samadhi and offer prayers and seek his blessings. Himmat Khan and Bahadur Khan, Jagirdars of Dhanora of Narsinghgarh State were killed along with him. Their tombs are built near the Samadhi of Prince Chain Singh ji at Sehor.
Kunwar Chain Singh ji Jayanti
Every Year Government of Madhya Pradesh healed a Program on 24-july called Shaheed Kunwar Chain Singh ji jayanti Samaroh,where a Julus Starts from his SAMADHI at Char-Bag Narsinghgarh.
Kunwar Chain Singh Sagar DAM
A Beautiful DAM also named to Kunwar Chain Singh SAGAR DAM by Government of M.P.The DAM is 30km from City and Reached By a Road.
History of Rulers of Narsinghgarh State (1681-1957)
The Royal family of Narsinghgarh is well connected directly and indirectly in relationship with all the important Rajput Royal families of India. The State of Narsinghgarh was carved out of the State of Rajgarh by Paras Ramji, the younger brother of the then Ruler of Rajgarh, Rawat Mohan Singhji in 1681 A.D
Raja Pratap Singhji (1873-90)
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His Highness Raja Pratap Singhji succeeded his grandfather Raja Hanwant Singhji in 1873. He was strong, brave, hardworking and painstaking. He was the first Rajput Ruler to visit England and had the audience with her Majesty Queen Empress Victoria in 1887. The degree of D. C. L. was conferred upon him by the University of Edinburgh.
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Raja Pratap Singhji married the niece of His Highness Maharaja Jaswant Singhji of Jodhpur. Raja Pratap Singhji died at the age of 38 without any issue.
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| Raja Mehtab Singhji (1890-95) |
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Raja Pratap Singhji was succeeded by his uncle His Highness Raja Mehtab Singhji in 1890, the only surviving son of Raja Hanwant Singhji. His ways were like his father Raja Hanwant Singhji. He toured his state every year and dispensed justice to his subjects on the spot with even-hands.
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| Raja Arjun Singhji (1895-1924) |
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Raja Mehtab Singhji died without any issue. The government of India selected His Highness Raja Arjun Singhji aged 9 years from Bhatkhera and installed him as the Ruler of Narsinghgarh. He was educated at Mayo College Ajmer and Daly College Indore and got training at the Imperial Cadet corps at Dehradun. Raja Arjun Singhji had two wives, first one was Princess Shiv Kunwarji of Sailana.
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He had a son Prince Vikram Singhji born in 1909 and two daughters, Princess Damyanti Kumaribai Sahiba married to His Highness Mahrawal Girdhar Singhji of Jaisalmer, Princess Hemant Kumaribai Sahiba married to Raja Digvijaichandji of Jubbal (Himachal Pradesh). From the second wife, who was the Rajkumari of Talsana in Gujarat, he had one daughter Princess Basant Kumaribai Sahiba married to Raja Sumer Singhji of Indargarh (Rajasthan).
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| Maharaja Vikram Singhji (1924-57) |
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His Highness Maharaja Vikram Singhji succeeded to the throne in 1924 and was installed with full powers in 1929. His first marriage was to be solemnized with the Princess Jeet Kunwarba Sahiba daughter of His Highness Maharao Swaroop Ram Singhji of Sirohi in Rajasthan. But the princess fell ill the very morning of the marriage and just before the marriage ceremony she died.
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Thereafter, Maharaja Vikram Singhji married Princess Dev Kumariji daughter of His Highness Mirza Maharao Vijayrajji of Kachchh (Gujarat). He was educated at the Daly College Indore and Mayo College Ajmer. He was a kind hearted and highly respected Ruler and enjoyed a good standing among his brother Princes and Rulers of India. He was dearly loved and respected by his subjects. He was made K. C. I. E. in 1941 by King Emperor George VI of Britain. Maharaja Sir Vikram Singhji K. C. I. E. acceded his state to India before 15th August, 1947 and signed on the merger agreement in April 1948. Thus the State of Narsinghgarh merged into the new State of Madhya Bharat.
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| Maharaja Bhanu Prakash Singhji (1957) |
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Son of Maharaja Prabhunath Singhji, uncle of Maharaja Sir Vikram Singhji, was born in June 1929 and adopted by his late Highness Maharaja Sir Vikram Singhji on 19th July 1942. He succeeded to the throne on 17th July 1957. He was educated at the Mayo College Ajmer, Daly College Indore and St. John's College Agra.
He married Princess Lakshmi Kumari of Bikaner on 1st June 1950. Maharani Lakshmi Kumari is the daughter of Maharaj Kumar Bijai Singhji and the grand daughter of General His Highness Maharaja Sir Ganga Singhji of Bikaner, one of the most outstanding Rulers of his time in the country. He has five sons and an adopted daughter.
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Present Royal Family of Narsinghgarh State
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| Yuvraj Shiladitya Singh |
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Yuvraj Shiladitya Singh born in October 1951. He married Rajkumari Madhulika Kumari of Bhadawar in Agra district. He has two daughters Bhanwarbai Sahiba Yogeshwari Kumari who is married to His Highness Maharaja Sawai Ajayraj Singhji of Ajaigarh. The second daughter Bhanwarbai Sahiba Purnamrita Kumari is unmarried.
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| Maharaj Kumar Rajyavardhan Singh |
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Maharaj Kumar Rajyavardhan Singh born in October 1953. He married Rajkumari Kalpneshwari Devi of Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) and has two sons. Bhanwar Saheb Veer Vikram Singh and Bhanwar Saheb Vishwa Pratap Singh.
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Bhanwar Veer Vikram Singh married Neha Kumari from Delhi and has one daughter Ujjaiti Kumari.
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Bhanwar Vishwa Pratap Singh married Kumari Surendra Kumari of Gudamalani (Rajasthan). Has one Daughter Vanshika Kumari.
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| Maharaj Kumar Giri Ratna Singh |
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Maharaj Kumar Giri Ratna Singh born in October 1955. He married Rajkumari Gayatri Kumari of Gabhana (U. P.) daughter of Raj Kumar Raghuraj Singhji and grand daughter of Captain Raja Devraj Singhji. He has one son Bhanwar Sahib Divya Ratna Singh born in 1989.
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| Maharaj Kumar Bhagyaditya Singh |
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Maharaj Kumar Bhagyaditya Singh born in August 1957. He married Kumari Yashodhara Kumari from Ujjain. He has one daughter Bhanwarbai Sahiba Shraddha Kumari.
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| Maharaj Kumar Yashovardhan Singh |
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Maharaj Kumar Yashovardhan Singh born in March 1959. He renounced the World and became a Sanyasi at the age of 22 years and succeeded to the gadi of his guruAvadhoot Bhagwan Ram in 1992 at Aghorpeeth Shri Sarveshwari Samooh Sansthan Devsthanam Awadoot Bhagwan Ram Kushta Seva Ashram, Padav, Varanasi - 221102 (U. P. ).
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| His name is now Gurupad Sambhav Ramji. The gaddi at Padav is in the tradition of the famousAghoracharya Baba Kina Ramji who lived for 170 years in the 17th and 18th Century A. D. |
Rawat Paras Ramji (1681-95)
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