Pratapgarh Estate

This article is about the estate. For its eponymous state in Rajasthan, see Pratapgarh State.

Pratapgarh was an estate or jagir of Oudh, India.

History

The Pratapgarh jagir originally from Taroul or Tiraul. The ancestor of the royal family was Babu Sujan Shah, son of Raja Sangram Shah of Taroul. the member of Pratapgarh state were Talukdars.

Babu Pratap Singh, ruled as first Babu of Pratapgarh between 1628 to 1682. He fixed his headquarters at Rampur near old town Aror. There Babu Pratap Singh built a fort (garh), which later city named after himself as Pratapgarh.[1]

Other estates that were abolished in 1950

Presently, Pratapgarh district consist some other estate are as follow,

Bhadri

Bhadri was an estate near Kunda of Pratapgarh. the member of this Bhadri family were estate holders.[2]

Kalakankar

The Kalakankar state located near Rampur and Dharupur village on the bank of river Ganges. The founder of Kalakankar jagir was Raja Hom Mull of Majhauli, Gorakhpur.[3]

Manikpur

Manikpur was an old estate of Pratapgarh district on the shore of Ganges. It was founded in 1080 by Raja Manik Chand, sibling of Maharaja Jaichand of Kannauj,

Descendants

References

  1. Roper Lethbridge (2005). The golden book of India (illustrated ed.). Aakar. p. 405. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
  2. Roper Lethbridge (2005). The golden book of India (illustrated ed.). Aakar. p. 479. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
  3. Roper Lethbridge (2005). The golden book of India (illustrated ed.). Aakar. pp. 452–453. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.


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