PRESENT RULER: Raja RAKESH PRATAP SINGH, present Raja of Birsinghpur and Head of the elder branch of the Amethia family (Mahesh Vilas Palace, Vill.- P.O. Shivgarh, Dist. Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India)

born 1st August 1956 in Lucknow, educated at Lucknow University (Graduate), a Businessman, Educationist and Politician: M.L.C. 1998/2004 and 2004/2010; married 18th February 1980 in Lucknow, Rani Mandakini Prabha of Bijwa, a social worker and politician, and has issue.

• Kunwar Hanumant Singh, married 18th February 2006, Kunwarani Shraddha Singh of Kothi, Madhya Pradesh.

• Rajkumari Shivika Singh, married 13th February 2006, Raja Jayendra Bikram Singh of Payagpur.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The Amethia clan were driven out of Amethi by the Shaikhs and moved eastwards into Haidargarh and Kumhrawan. Also known as Kumhrawan or Shivgarh or Sheogarh (from the later residence of the Raja). The Taluq comprised in 1929, 27 mahals and 6 pattis in Kumhrawan, 9 villages in Rae Bareli, 4 pattis in Inhauna, 3 villages and 11 mahals in pargana Mohanlalganj of Lucknow and 2 mahals of Manjhupur in Bara Banki, in addition, the Raja held the taluqa of Simarpaha which he inherited from Thakurain Dariao Kanwar (litigation pending in 1929). Estate holders were....

• Raja BIR SINGH, Raja of Sheogarh, founder of Birsinghpur, married and had issue.

  • Raja Kasturi Singh (qv)

• Raja KASTURI SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue.

  • Raja Jagat Singh (qv)

• Raja JAGAT SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue.

  • Raja Kharag Singh (qv)

• Raja KHARAG SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue, two sons.

  • Raja Tribhuwan Singh (qv)

  • Rao Indarjit Singh, he received Usah as his share; married and had issue.

    • Babu Chandra Singh, married and had issue.

      • Babu Pahar Singh, married and had issue.

        • Babu Bhan Singh, married and had issue.

          • Babu Chhatardhari Singh, married and had issue.

            • Babu Araru Singh, he was adopted by Raja Rajan Singh and succeeded him as Raja of Birsinghpur (see below).

    • Rao Man Singh, Taluqdar of Usah, married and had issue.

      • six or eight generations

        • Babu Shivambhar Singh, Taluqdar of Usah, he obtained the sanad for the estate, married Babuain Anand Kunwar, and had adoptive issue. He died sp.

          • (A) Babu Sheo Sahai Singh, Taluqdar of Usah (comprising 6 villages in Kumhrawan pargana)

• Raja TRIBHUWAN SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue.

  • Raja Bahadur Singh (qv)

• Raja BAHADUR SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue.

  • Raja Gaj Singh (qv)

• Raja GAJ SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue.

  • Raja Sheo Singh (qv)

• Raja SHEO SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue, two sons.

  • Raja Rajan Singh (qv)

  • Babu Bijai Singh, married and had issue, he was founder and ancestor of the Taluqdari family of Dehli Taluqa.

    • Babu Bakhtawar Singh, Taluqdar of Dehli, he obtained the sanad for the estate, married and had issue.

      • Babu Sheoraj Singh, Taluqdar of Dehli, married and had issue.

        • Babu Jagannath Singh, Taluqdar of Dehli (which comprises three villages in Kumhrawan pargana)

• Raja RAJAN SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had adoptive issue. He died sp.

  • (A) Raja Araru Singh (qv)

• Raja ARARU SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue.

  • Raja Daljit Singh (qv)

• Raja DALJIT SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married and had issue, at least four sons. He died after 1856 and before December 1868.

  • Raja Jagmohan Singh (qv)

  • Babu Arjun Singh

  • Babu Shankar Bakhsh Singh, married and had issue. He died 30th March 1889.

    • Babu Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh

    • Babu Suraj Bakhsh Singh

  • Babu Sheo Narain Singh, married and had issue. He died spm in 1884.

• Raja JAGMOHAN SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur -/1879, the title of Raja was confirmed as hereditary on 9th December 1864; married and had issue. He died 1879.

  • Raja Bisheshwar Bakhsh Singh (qv)

• Raja BISHESHWAR BAKHSH SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur 1879/1887, married and had issue. He died 1887.

  • Raja Rameshwar Bakhsh Singh (qv)

• Raja RAMESHWAR BAKHSH SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur 1887/1924, born 16th June 1875, he obtained possession of the estate of Simarpaha by inheriance (from Thakurain Dariao Kunwar, widow of the Bais Taluqdar), the succession was disputed by the Bais clan, but was confirmed by decree of the Judicial Commissioner on 11th April 1902; married and had issue. He died 4th July 1924.

  • Rajkumari (name unknown), married Raja Jagendra Bahadur Singh of Sohawal.

• Raja Barkhandi MAHESH PARTAB NARAIN SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur 1924/-, born 19th December 1896, he succeeded to the gadi on 4th July 1924; married and had issue. He died after 1933.

  • Raja Udai Raj Singh (qv)

  • Babu Jairaj Singh

• Raja UDAI RAJ SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur, married Rani Lakshmi Kuwar, daughter of HH Raja Sir Dileep Singhji Bahadur of Sailana, M.P. (now the Rajmata Saheba of Birsinghpur), and had issue.

  • Raja Rakesh Pratap Singh (qv)

• Raja RAKESH PRATAP SINGH, Raja of Birsinghpur (see above)