Dargahi Singh Bhati
Dargahi Singh Bhati (d. 1828) was a Hindu Gurjar king from the Dadri princely state.[1][2][3][4] He established the Dadri state during the regime of Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur. He ruled over Dadri, Noida, greater Noida and Ghaziabad districts of present-day Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.[5]
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Raja Dargahi Singh Bhati established his headquarters in the Dadri district and seized control of approximately 133 neighbouring parganali villages during turbulent times. He then paid Ahmad Shah Bahadur, also known as King Shah Alam the amount of Rs.29,000. He bought the rights to the farmlands in these villages. Additionally, he took on the name Rao as a title. The Maratha government approved of this tactic, and the British authorities did not interfere. Rao Ajit Singh Bhati, Shambhujit Singh Bhati's grandson, eventually acquired ownership of the farm after receiving approval from his grandfather. During a period of political unrest and transition, the complicated power dynamics of land ownership are brought to light in this episode. By exploiting the disarray and utilising his riches and associations, Raja Dargahi Singh Bhati had the option to lay out a traction in the district and secure domain for his loved ones.[6]
He owned a fort at Parikshitgarh in Meerut District, also known as Qila Parikishatgarh. At one point he possessed 277 villages purchased with his own funds. During this era he ruled over the Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.[7]
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- ↑ Tyagi, Vidya Prakash (2009). Martial races of undivided India. Gyan Publishing House. p. 234. ISBN 978-81-7835-775-1.
In the eighteenth century, several Gujjar chieftains and small kings were in power. During the reign of Rohilla Nawab Najib- ul-Daula, Dargahi Singh, the Gujjar chieftain of Dadri possessed 133 villages at a fixed revenue of Rs. 29,000. A fort at Parlchhatgarh in Meerut District, also known as Qila Parikishatgarh, is ascribed to a Gujjar Raja Nain Singh. As per a legend, the fort was built by Parikshita and restored by Nain Singh in the eighteenth century.
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- ↑ Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Bulandshahr. Government of Uttar Pradesh. 1980. p. 278.
About 150 years ago Dadri was a little village tenanted by Bhatti Gujars , but during the dismemberment of the Mughal empire one Dargahi Singh , a Gujar of Katehra , took up his abode here and built a fort now in ruins , and a market .
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- ↑ William Wilson, Hunter (1885). the imperial gazetteer of india. Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers. p. 93. ISBN 9788170191179. Search this book on
- ↑ * Government (1933). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Tehri Garhwal. Government of Uttar Pradesh, Department of District Gazetteers. p. 152. Search this book on
- Javaid, Rahi (2012). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 589.
The emperor of Delhi Ahmad Shah accepted the lordship of Rao Dargahi Singh Bhati over the territory with its capital at Katahra, Rohillah. Najibuddolah, Wazir of Delhi, surrendered 113 villages more in favour of Raja Shambhujit Singh, the son of Dargahi Singh. His successor Raja Ajit Singh was also friendly with the Rohillals.
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- Javaid, Rahi (2012). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 589.
- ↑ Kolff, Dirk H.A. (13 August 2010). Grass in their Mouths: The Upper Doab of India under the Company's Magna Charta, 1793-1830. Brill. p. 462. ISBN 978-90-04-18502-9. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
He was of the Nagri exogamous clan, whereas Nahar Singh of Landhaura was a Khubar, and Dargahi Singh of Dadri, the third muqarraridār whom we met earlier, was of the Bhatti clan.
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- ↑ Singh, Kuar Lachman (1874). Historical and Statistical Memoir Of Zila Bulandshahar (Page_13). India: The North Western Provinces Government Press, Allahabad. p. 13. Search this book on
- ↑ Kolff, Dirk H.A. (13 August 2010). Grass in their Mouths: The Upper Doab of India under the Company's Magna Charta, 1793-1830. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-18502-9. Retrieved 5 July 2021. Search this book on
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