Lakhahi Raj

Lakhahi Raj
c.1461 - 1952
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Map of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1907–1909)
Capital	Lakhahi
Succeeded by Republic of India
Today part of	Uttar Pradesh, India

Lakhahi Raj was a prominent Zamindari estate in the former United Provinces of British India. It was established in about 1461 as Usiya, an independent kingdom. Its first king was Raja Kalyan Mal, and its last ruler was Raja Viswanath Bux Singh. Lakhahi Raj was ruled by the Rathore dynasty. ^[1]

History

In 1461, Raja Kalyan Mal Rathore migrated from Jodhpur. ^[2] He, with some of his Sonagara Chauhan relatives from Marwar, conquered the local Tarai region, including 989 of its villages.^{[ citation needed ]} The region was formerly under nomadic Banjara rule. The ruling family is descended from the Rathore dynasty, Rajputs of Jodhpur. The Raj was made a Zamindari in the 19th century.^{[ citation needed ]} Jodhpur (Marwar) is now in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and Lakhahi became a part of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh after Indian Independence in 1947, and is now a part of the Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

Shri Janglinath Mahadev Mandir

The Hindu temple of Lord Shiva, named Shri Janglinath Mahadev, was built on the outskirts of Raj by Raja Ram bux Singh Rathore of Lakhahi in the early 18th century. ^[3]

Rulers

From about 1461 the rulers were:^{[ citation needed ]}

• Rao Akhai Raj
• Raja Kalyan Mal
• Raja Bheetal Das
• Raja Beni Singh
• Raja fateh Singh
• Raja Shiv Singh
• Raja Ram Baksh Singh
• Raja Bakhat Singh – according to the beliefs at the time, Lakhahi was merged into British India and made Zamindari
• Raja Harharatmak Singh
• Raja Viswanath Baksh Singh

See also

• Rathores
• Lakhimpur kheri district

References

1. Rathore, Abhinay (2 March 1945). "Lakhahi (Zamindari)". Indian Rajputs. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
2. Volume XII, Kheri : a Gazetter (1905). District Gazetter of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. H.R hevil.
3. Jagran, Dainik. "News". Dainik jagran.^{[ permanent dead link ]}