Pratapgarh was an estate (taluqdari) of Oudh, British India.[1] The Taluqdari was controlled by the Somvanshi clan of Rajputs. Now it is part of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Pratapgarh Estate | |||||||
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| 1628–1947 | |||||||
| Status | Taluqdari estate | ||||||
| Capital | Pratapgarh | ||||||
| Common languages | Awadhi, Hindi | ||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Raja | |||||||
• 1628–1682 | Babu Pratap Singh (first) | ||||||
• 1921–1947 | Raja Ajit Pratap Singh (last) | ||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||
• Established | 1628 | ||||||
• Acceded to India | 1947 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Uttar Pradesh, Republic of India | ||||||
History
editThe rulers of the estate were originally ruling from a place known as Taroul or Tiroul near Allahabad. The ancestor of the family was Babu Sujan Shah, son of Raja Sangram Shah of Tiroul.[2] Later a descendant, Babu Pratap Singh (1628–1682) came to the region known as Rampur and built a fort, and gave the city its current name, Pratapgarh.[3]
List of rulers
editSource:[4]
- Babu Pratap Singh (1628–1682)
- Babu Jai Singh (1682–1728)
- Babu Chhataradari Singh
- Babu Prithvipat Singh
- Babu Duniapat Singh
- Raja Bahadur Singh
- Raja Abhiman Singh
- Raja Gulab Singh
- Raja Ajit Singh (1857–1889)
- Raja Pratap Bahadur Singh (1889–1921)
- Raja Ajit Pratap Singh (1921–2000), crowned at the age of four, Member of Parliament of 3rd & 4th Lok Sabha.
- Raja Abhay Pratap Singh (2000–2013), Member of Parliament of 10th Lok Sabha.
- Raja Anil Pratap Singh (2013–Present)
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Pradesh (India), Uttar (1980). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Pratapgarh. Government of Uttar Pradesh. pp. 37–42.
- ↑ Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1900). 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. With an Appendix for Ceylon. S. Low, Marston & Company.
- ↑ "Culture & Heritage | District Pratapgarh, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Genealogy of Pratapgarh". Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2024.