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18! " 188# H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Sir Ish&ari 'rasa% Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, Maharaja o) Benares,
*CSI +1$1$18,,, CSI 1!$11$18,2-$ ($ at Benares, 1822, e.%er son o) Raj /umar Sri 'rasi%h Narayan Singh,
e%u0$ 1ri2ate.y$ A%o1te% (y his 0hi.%.ess un0.e Raja Sri U%it Narayan Singh as his son an% heir, an% )orma..y
in2este% &ith the tit.e o) Raj /umar Sri Ish&ari 'rasa% Narayan Singh$ Su00ee%e% on his %eath, 3th A1ri.
18!$ *rante% a sana% 0on4rming him in his 1ossessions an% )orma..y in2este% &ith the tit.e o) Maharaja, at
Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, 2#th 6u.y 18!$ Reigne% un%er the guar%ianshi1 o) the Court o) 7ar%s, unti. he
0ame o) age an% &as )orma..y in2este% &ith .imite% a%ministrati2e 1o&ers, 1831$ He remaine% staun0h.y
.oya. to the British %uring the In%ian Mutiny o) 18!,-18!8, assiste% the go2ernment in many use)u. &ays, an%
&as re&ar%e% )or his ser2i0es &ith a grant o) the 1ersona. tit.e o) Maharaja Baha%ur 11th August 18!#$
Re0ei2e% a sana% o) a%o1tion, 11th Mar0h 1882$ *rante% a 1ersona. sa.ute o) 1-guns 28th 6une 188,, an%
the 1ersona. sty.e o) His Highness 8th 5e(ruary 188#$ Coun0i..or o) the 9m1ire 18,,-188#, M(r *o2ernor-
*enera.:s ;egis.ati2e Cn0.$ He se0ure% an amen%ment to the a%ministrati2e regu.ations in 1881, restoring
many o) the 1o&ers .ost (y his 1re%e0essor in 1828$ R02%< 'rin0e o) 7a.es: +18,8- an% /IH +18,,- go.%
me%a.s$ He %$s$1$ at Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, 1th 6une 188# +su00$ (y his ne1he& an% a%o1te% son-<
1- H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Sir 'ra(hu Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, Maharaja o) Benares " see (e.o&$
188# " 1#1 ;ieutenant-Co.one. H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Sir 'ra(hu Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, /ashi
Naresh, Maharaja o) Benares, *CSI +1$1$1#21-, *CI9 +1$1$18#8, /CI9 1$1$18#1-$ ($ at Benares, 28th No2em(er
18!!, e%u0$ 1ri2ate.y$ Su00ee%e% on the %eath o) his un0.e an% a%o1te% )ather, 1th 6une 188#$ As0en%e%
the ga%i, at Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, 13th 6une 188#$ *rante% a 1ersona. sa.ute o) 1-guns, the 1ersona. tit.e
o) Maharaja Baha%ur an% the sty.e o) His Highness, 2r% Se1tem(er 188# +0on4rme% as here%itary 1st
6anuary 1#18-$ Atten%e% the Coronation =ur(ar at =e.hi 1#0$ Re0ognise% as a ru.ing 'rin0e o) the ne& State
o) Benares, 0om1rising the 1arganas o) Bha%ohi an% /eramnagar, Cha>ia an% Ramnagar, #th No2em(er
1#10$ Insta..e% &ith )u.. ru.ing 1o&ers, at Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, 1st A1ri. 1#11$ *rante% a 1ersona. sa.ute
o) 1!-guns, 1st 6anuary 1#18$ Hon$ ;ieut-Co.$ IA 1?11?1#1#$ Hon$ Co.$ 1st Benares +'ra(hu Narain:s @&n-
Batta.ion, Benares State 5or0es$ 'res%t$ Benares Hin%u Uni2$ Cttee$ 1#03$ R02%< =e.hi =ur(ar go.% me%a.s
+1#0 an% 1#11-, an% *C o) the @r%er o) ;eo1o.% II o) Be.gium +12$2$1#28-$ Hon$ ;;$=$ +Benares Hin%u Uni2$-$
m$ +4rst- at Benares, 18,, H$H$ /an0ha Maya Maharani Sahi(a, 4)th %aughter o) Comman%ing-*enera. H$H$
S2asti Sri Ma%ati 'ra0han%ra Bhuja%an%yetya%i Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Sir 6ang Baha%ur /un&ar Ranaji, A:ung-
.ing-1ing-ma-/uo-/ang-&ang, Maharaja o) ;am(jang an% /as>i, *CB, *CSI, sometime 'rime Minister an% C-
in-C o) Ne1a.$ m$ +se0on%- a sister o) Ba(u 6ag%e1 Narayan Singh$ He %$ at Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, 3th
August 1#1, ha2ing ha% issue, one son<
1- H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Sir A%itya Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, /ashi Naresh, Maharaja o) Benares " see
(e.o&$
1#1 " 1## Ca1tain H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Sir A%itya Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, /ashi Naresh,
Maharaja o) Benares, /CSI +$8$1#-$ ($ at Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, 1,th No2em(er 18,3, on.y son o)
;ieutenant-Co.one. H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Sir 'ra(hu Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, /ashi Naresh,
Maharaja o) Benares, *CSI, *CI9, e%u0$ 1ri2ate.y$ Su00ee%e% on the %eath o) his )ather, 3th August 1#1$
M;C Agra an% @u%h$ Hon$ Ca1t$ IA, 2,?8?1#2$ Hon$ Co.$ 1st Benares +'ra(hu Narain:s @&n- Batta.ion,
Benares State 5or0es$ R02%< Si.2er 6u(i.ee +1#!-, an% Coron$ +1#,- me%a.s$ m$ the sister o) Sri Raja
Sa%eshri 'rasa% Narayan Singh, Rai Baha%ur, Raja , o) Sa.emgarh, CB9, in the *ora>h1ur %istri0t o) U', the
younger %aughter o) Ba(u Am(i>a 'rasa% Narayan Singh$ He %$s$1$ at Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, !th A1ri.
1##, ha2ing a%o1te% a son o) Ba(u 6har>han%i 'rasa% Narayan Singh +son or gran%son o) Ba(u 6ag%e1
Narayan Singh, (rother o) a &i)e o) Maharaja Sir 'ra(hu Narayan Singh- as his son an% su00essor<
1- H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Bi(huti Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, Maharaja o) Benares " see (e.o&$
1## " C2000D H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Bi(huti Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, /ashi Naresh, Maharaja o)
Benares$ ($ !th No2em(er 1#2,, as /umar Chan%ra Bha. Singh, son o) Ba(u 6har>han%i 'rasa% Narayan
Singh, e%u0$ Mayo Co..$, Ajmer, an% Benares Hin%u Uni2$ +MA 1#3,, Hon = ;it-$ A%o1te% (y Maharaja%hiraja
Sri Sir A%itya Narayan Singh, an% in2este% &ith the sty.e an% tit.e o) Maharaj /umar Sri Bi(huti Narayan
Singh, 23th 6une 1#3$ Su00ee%e% on the %eath o) his a%o1te% )ather, !th A1ri. 1##$ Reigne% un%er a
Coun0i. o) A%ministration unti. he 0ame o) age an% &as in2este% &ith )u.. ru.ing 1o&ers, at Ramnagar 5ort,
Benares, 11th 6u.y 1#3,$ Signe% the instrument o) a00ession to the =ominion o) In%ia, 1!th August 1#3,$
Merge% his state into the Unite% 'ro2in0es, 1!th @0to(er 1#3# +&hen he 0ease% to enjoy so2ereign 1o&ers-$
9ntertaine% H$M$ Eueen 9.iFa(eth II at %uring her State Bisit to In%ia, 1#81$ Ahe *@I amen%e% the In%ian
Constitution to remo2e his 1osition as a Gru.erH an% his right to re0ei2e 1ri2y-1urse 1ayments, 28th
=e0em(er 1#,1$ Hon$ Co.$ 1st Benares +'ra(hu Narain:s @&n- Batta.ion, Benares State 5or0es$ A
%istinguishe% s0ho.ar o) Sans>rit, 'urana an% Be%a an% a 1atron o) the arts$ Chan0e..or Benares Hin%u Uni2$
1##2-2000, 'ro-Chan0e..or Sam1oornanan% Sans>rit Uni2$ Chair$ A..-In%ia /ashi Raj Arust 1#!,-2000, Benares
Hote.s ;t%$ +BH;- 1#,1-2000, /ashi Bish&anath Aem1.e Arust 9Ie0$ Cttee$ 1#8-2000, et0$ R02%< Si.2er 6u(i.ee
+1#!-, Coron$ +1#,-, an% In%ian In%e1en%en0e +1#38- me%a.s$ m$ at Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, 1#3,, H$H$
Maharani J =e2i Sahi(a$ He %$ at Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, 2!th =e0em(er 2000 +0remate% at Mani>arni>a
ghat-, ha2ing ha% issue, one son an% three %aughters<
1- H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Ananant Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, /ashi Naresh, Maharaja o) Benares " see
(e.o&$
1- Maharaj /umari Bishnu1riya =e2i$
2- Maharaj /umari Hari1riya =e2i$
- Maharaj /umari /rishna1riya =e2i$
C2000D H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Ananant CAnantD Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, /ashi Naresh, Maharaja o)
Benares$ ($ at Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, 1#8, youngest 0hi.% an% on.y son o) H$H$ Maharaja%hiraja Sri Bi(huti
Narayan Singh Sahi( Baha%ur, /ashi Naresh, Maharaja o) Benares, e%u0$ Mayo Co..$, Ajmer, an% Benares
Hin%u Uni2$ Su00ee%e% on the %eath o) his )ather as Hea% o) the Roya. House o) Benares, an% insta..e% on the
ga%i, at Ramnagar 5ort, Benares, 2!th =e0em(er 2000$ 'ro-Chan0e..or Sam1oornanan% Sans>rit Uni2$ sin0e
2000,'atron 'roje0t Ma.a, M(r$ Sri /ashi Bish&anath Man%ir Baranasi +Nyas 'arisha%-$ Chair$ Aaj *anges Hote.,
an% Benares Hote.s ;t%$ +BH;-, =ir In%ian Resort Hote.s ;t%, et0$ m$ H$H$ Maharani Anami>a =e2i Sahi(a$ He
has issue, one son$