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    Chait Singh and fighting against the Company. Chet Singh was granted a jagir for a while until it was later confiscated. Chait Singh's nephew, Maharaja Sri...
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    Maharaja Balwnt Singh's elder son, Rafa'at wa Awal-i-Martabat Maharaja Sri Chait Singh Sahib Bahadur, succeeded to the throne as the next Maharaja of Benares...
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    Balwant Singh Sahib Bahadur, also known as Maharaja Balwant Singh (1711–1770), was the ruler of Benares State in northern India. Balwant Singh came from...
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    Bodyguard was later augmented by another 50 horsemen, provided by Maharaja Chait Singh, thus bringing the overall strength of the regiment up to 100 horses...
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    the "Jagat Singh stupa", later identified as the Dharmarajika Stupa) by employees of Zamindar Jagat Singh (the dewan of Maharaja Chait Singh, the Raja...
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    Charat Singh and Sardarni Desan Kaur Warraich. He was the father of Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Upon the death of his father, Charat Singh, he succeeded...
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    Horse, itself raised in 1760 by local sirdars. In the same year, Maharaja Chait Singh of Benares provided another 50 troopers, raising the strength of...
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    Mahadaji Shinde (category Maharajas of Gwalior)
    during the revolt of 1781 and played an important role in capturing Maharaja Chait Singh of Benares and crushing the revolt Another achievement of Mahadji...
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    the "Jagat Singh stupa", later identified as the Dharmarajika Stupa) by employees of Zamindar Jagat Singh (the dewan of Maharaja Chait Singh, the Raja...
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    Maharaja Mahip Narayan Singh Saheb Bahadur succeeded the throne of Benares on 14 September 1781 . He became the ruler but under the terms of the company...
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  • 1738. Maharaja Chait Singh, commonly known as Chait Singh, a Bhumihar king was a ruler of Kingdom of Benaras in northern India. Prabhu Narayan Singh, GCSI...
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    main artillery and ammunition depot of the Northwestern Provinces. Maharaja Chait Singh of Benares had taken possession of the fort temporarily but was evicted...
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    Mirzapur district. She was taken prisoner at the age of fourteen by Maharaja Chait Singh of Benares State, and later came under the care of his father, then...
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    prior to the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Bhangi hailed from a village near Khemkaran, India. His father Natha Singh Sandhu was a Jatt Sikh farmer...
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  • gained by Hastings in his expedition against Maharaja Chait Singh in which Nandi accompanied him. Maharaja Nandakumar had bought allegations of corruption...
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    territories. Balwant Singh died in 1770, and the British intervened to get the Nawab to recognize his son and heir, Chait Singh, as raja. The Nawab of...
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    title "Maharaja Bahadur" 1737–1740 Mansa Ram Singh (d.1740) 1740 – 19 Aug 1770 Balwant Singh (b. 1711 – d. 1770) 19 Aug 1770 – 14 Sep 1781 Chait Singh (b...
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  • Zorawar Singh, Maharaja (1735–1746) Gaj Singh, Maharaja (1746–1787) Raj Singh II, Maharaja (1787–1787) Pratap Singh, Maharaja (1787–1787) Surat Singh, Regent...
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  • of Chait Singh of Benares state in 1781 he renewed his campaign against the Britishers or in other words the East India Company. Raja Chait Singh of Banaras...
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    Artillery and ammunition. Later it was taken by Maharaja Chait Singh of Benaras temporarily and after Chait Singh outbreak in 1781 AD. Warren Hastings retired...
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    his way to Lucknow, he arranged through Maharaja Chait Singh's nephew and successor Maharaja Mahipnarayan Singh of Benares a grant of the jagir (land grant)...
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    fort-like palace, is named after Chait Singh. The original name of the ghat is Shivala Ghat however it is called as chet singh ghat to honour his memory of...
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    on Raja Chait Singh which was reluctantly paid by the king. In 1778 the East India company demanded 2000 mounted troop from raja Chait Singh which was...
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    Rai 5 times MLA from Pindra Raja Chait Singh Zamindar of Benaras Kashi Naresh Maharaja Banaras Vibhuti Narayan Singh Maharani Kiran Rao, Queen of Bhopal...
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    1785. The maharajas built a fine palace in Cossimbazar, portions of which were made of carved stone taken from the palace of Chait Singh, Maharaja of Benares...
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    Banaras State, thus Balwant Singh of the Narayan dynasty regained control of the territories and declared himself Maharaja of Benares in 1740. The strong...
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    short story by the Hindi author Shivprasad Singh 'Rudra' Kashikeya called Bahti Ganga features Chait Singh, then Raja of Banaras, in conflict with Hastings...
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  • Pujan Pandey, Constable, Calcutta Police. Chait Ram Singh, Sub-Inspector, United Provinces Police. Ram Sarup Singh, Head Constable, United Provinces Police...
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