Bandhalgoti

Bandhalgoti
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Parent house	Kachhwaha
Country	Amethi Kohra Shahgarh
Founded	1358
Founder	Raja Sut Sah
Current head	Sanjay Singh of Amethi Raghvendra Pratap Singh of Kohra
Final ruler	Raja Bhagwan Baksh Singh of Amethi Babu Beni Bahadur Singh of Kohra Babu Shiv Pratap Singh of Shahgarh
Titles	Raja of Amethi Babu of Kohra Babu of Shahgarh
Style(s)	Raja Babu

Bandhalgoti is a prominent sub-clan of the Kachhwaha dynasty of Rajputs, primarily found in the Uttar Pradesh, India. ^{[1] [2] [3]} They claim descent from the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty). ^{[4] [5] [2]} Bandhalgoti Rajputs ruled a number of estates including Amethi, Kohra and Shahgarh etc. which lie in present-day Uttar Pradesh.

History

A Palace of Bandhalgoti's seat

Babu Bhoop Singh, Bandhalgoti Ruler of Kohra estate.

Notable people

• Babu Himmat Sah, Founder ruler of Kohra (estate)
• Babu Bhoop Singh, Ruler of Kohra (estate) and Leader of Indian Rebellion of 1857 ^[6]
• Ravindra Pratap Singh, Former MP and Former MLA
• Sanjaya Sinh, Former MP and Former Cabinet Minister
• Rakesh Pratap Singh, MLA
• Deepak Singh, Former MLC

See also

• Rajput clans
• Kachhwaha

References

1. Bingley, A. H. (1978). Caste, Tribes & Culture of Rajputs. Ess Ess Publications.
2. Crooke, William (1999). The Tribes and Castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh. Asian Educational Services. ISBN   978-81-206-1210-5.
3. Bingley, A. H. (December 1996). Handbook on Rajputs. Asian Educational Services. ISBN   978-81-206-0204-5.
4. Lethbridge, Sir Roper (2005). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. p. 294. ISBN   978-81-87879-54-1.
5. Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1985). Prominent Indians of Victorian Age: A Biographical Dictionary. Archives Rare Prints. p. 294.
6. Mukherjee, Rudrangshu (2002). Awadh in Revolt, 1857-1858: A Study of Popular Resistance. Orient Blackswan. pp. 179–195. ISBN   978-81-7824-027-5.