PRESENT HEAD: Rana Sahib Sri RANJIT SINGHJI, 8th and present Rana Sahib of Chaugain since 1971.

born 1947, educated at Allahabad University, then undertook further studies, in Agriculture, in the U.S.A.; he started the green revolution for the development of agriculture in India; married Rani Sahib Sandhya Singh, granddaughter of Thakur Saheb Baijnath Singh of Taluq Bansdih in Uttar Pradesh, and has issue.

• Kunwarsa Samarth Singh, born 1972, married 19th February 2007, Baisa Raj Mahendraa Bala Chundawat, daughter of Raja Bahadur Chander Deo Pratap Singhji of Thikana Rajaji ka karera, Udaipur, and his wife, Rani Sahib Chandermani Devi of Thikana Danta, Jaipur, and has issue.

  • Baba Sarkar Vikramaditya Singh, born March 2009.

• Baisa Mandavi Singh, born 1973, married Sri Rajesh Singh of Gajjiapur, Bihar.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: In the early fourteen century, the Parmar Rajput rulers of Dhar, Malwa (Ujjain) were defeated and overrun by Allaudin Khillji and forced to migrate to the east. They settled along the fertile banks of the river Ganges in the western part of Bihar (Shahabad district). They were locally known as Ujjainya Rajputs because of the place of their origin, Ujjain. Estate holders were....

CHAUGAIN (Pana I)

• Raja PRATAP SINGHJI, 1st Raja of Chaugain -/1655, third son of Raja Omkar Dev, Raja of Bhojpur (see Jagdishpur), married and had issue. He died 1655.

  • Kanwarsa Shardi Singh (qv)

• Raja SHARDI SINGHJI, 2nd Raja of Chaugain 1655/1702, after his death the estate was divided between his two sons; married and had issue. He died 1702.

  • Kanwarsa Yadunath Singh, he succeeded as the Raja Saheb of Chaugain Pana I (qv)

  • Kanwarsa Dilraj Singh, he succeeded as the Rao Saheb of Chaugain Pana II (see below)

• Raja YADUNATH SINGHJI, 3rd Raja of Chaugain (Pana I) 1702/-, married and had issue.

  • Kanwarsa Basawan Singh (qv)

  • Kanwarsa Ramdaurya Singh

  • Kanwarsa Maniraj Singh

• Raja BASAWAN SINGHJI, 4th Raja of Chaugain (Pana I), married and had issue.

  • Baisa Lal Ram Kanwar, married the Raja Sahib of Taluqa Khapradih in Uttar Pradesh.

  • Baisa Lal Chanderbhan Kanwar, married the Raja Sahib of Makarahi riyasat in Uttar Pradesh.

  • Kunwarsa Kamata Siromani Pratap Singh (qv)

  • Kunwarsa Kesariya Yuvraj Pratap Singh (qv)

• Raja Sahib Shri KAMATA SIROMANI PRATAP SINGH, 5th Raja of Chaugain (Pana I); married twice and had issue, three daughters.

  • Baisa Lal Harbansh Kanwar, married the Raja Sahib of Maranmau in Uttar Pradesh.

  • Baisa Lal Raj Bansh Kanwar, married the Raja Sahib of Tala, Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh.

  • Baisa Lal Vindhyavashni Kanwar, married the Thakur sa of Bargaon in Bihar.

• Right Hon. Rana Sahib Sri KESARIYA YUVRAJ PRATAP SINGH, 6th Rana of Chaugain (Pana I), educated at the Inner Temple University, London, England, studying Law along with a fellow student named Mahatma Gandhi; first Rajput ruler to be appointed Bar-at-Law; he took part in Gandhis freedom movement of India and initiated the first freedom struggle in the state of Bihar; married three times and had issue, two sons.

  • Kanwar Sahib Madhav Pratap Singh, adopted by the Raja of Khapradih in Uttar Pradesh and succeeded there as Raja Sahib Sri Madhav Pratap Singhji of Khapradih Taluq.

  • Kanwar Sahib Jagdishwar Prasad Singhji (qv)

• Rana Sahib Sri JAGDISHWAR PRASAD SINGHJI, 7th Rana Sahib of Chaugain (Pana I), born 1924; married Rani Sushila Devi, born 1927, daughter of Raja Shiv Bahadur Singh of Churhat, and his first wife, and had issue, three sons and one daughter. He died 1971.

  • Rajkumari Sahib Asha Kumari [Rani Sahib Asha Sinhji of Sitamau], born 1945, married Maharaj Sahib Jay Sinhji of Sitamau, and has issue.

  • Rana Sahib Sri Ranjit Singhji (qv)

  • Kunwar sa Basant Singhji, born 1949, he represented Dumraon as member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A) from 1985 to 2000; he served as Minister for Building and Construction in the Government of Bihar; married Kunwarani sa Vibha Kumari, daughter of the Rao Saheb of Narwar in Madhya Pradesh, and has issue, two sons.

    • Bhanwar Kushagra Singh, born 1973, married 27th November 2009, Baiji Lal Divya Prabha, daughter of Maharaj Kishan Singh of Nachana in Jaisalmer, and his wife, Rani Surya Prabha.

    • Bhanwar Kirtiman Singh, born 1979, married Kumari Aishwarya, daughter of Rai Bahadur sa of Sonepur estate in Bihar.

  • Kunwar sa Karan Singhji, born 1953, married to Kunwaranisa Pragya Singh, daughter of the Raja Sahib of Kursela estate in Bihar, and has issue, two sons

    • Bhanwar Chaitanya Singh, born 1974.

    • Bhanwar Divyaman Singh, born 1980, married Ms. Christelle.

• Rana Sahib Sri RANJIT SINGHJI, 8th Rana Sahib of Chaugain (see above)

CHAUGAIN (Pana II)

PRESENT HEAD: Rao Saheb KUMAR UDAI PRATAP BAHADUR SINGH, present Rao Saheb of Chaugain (Pana II)

married to the Rani Sahiba Chandra Prabha Singh, granddaughter of Rai Saheb Kunwar Ramyadh Singh, and daughter of Kunwar Murli Prasad Singh of Jalondh Estate, and has issue.

• Shree Rao Kumar Martand Singh, married to Kaurani Sahiba Pramila Singh, daughter of Lal Ram Singh of Sukha Garhi of Rewah State, and had issue, two sons.

  • Bhanwar Kumar Harsh Pratap Singh

  • Bhanwar Kumar Utkarsh Pratap Singh

• Baisa Rajeshree Singh, married to Kunwar Lal Pushpendra Singh of Gajas of Rewah State, and had issue .

  • Baisa Shruti Singh

  • Baisa Tripati Singh

• Baisa Jayshree Singh, married to Kunwar Devendra Narayan Singh of Durjanpur Haldi State, and had issue.

  • Baisa Divya Singh

  • Baisa Priya Singh

• Kunwar Prashant Singh, married and had issue.

  • Bhanwar Kumar Akhand Pratap Singh, married to Geeta Singh and had issue.

    • Baisa Yashaswini Singh

    • Baisa Shaurya Singh

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: In the early fourteen century, the Parmar Rajput rulers of Dhar, Malwa (Ujjain) were defeated and overrun by Allaudin Khillji and forced to migrate to the east. They settled along the fertile banks of the river Ganges in the western part of Bihar (Shahabad district). They were locally known as Ujjainya Rajputs because of the place of their origin, Ujjain. This estate was founded in 1702 after the death of Raja Shardi Singh, who divided the estate between his two sons. Estate holders were....

• Raja Saheb DILRAJ SINGH, 1st Rao Saheb of Chaugain (Pana II) 1702/-, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Srikrishna Singh (qv)

  • Kunwar Prithvi Singh

  • Kunwar Laxmi Narayan Singh

• Raja Saheb SRIKRISHNA SINGH, 2nd Rao Saheb of Chaugain (Pana II), married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Santbilas Singh (qv)

• Raja Saheb SANTBILAS SINGH, 3rd Rao Saheb of Chaugain (Pana II), married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Ambika Prasad Singh (qv)

  • Kunwar Gauri Prasad Singh (qv)

• Raja Saheb AMBIKA PRASAD SINGH, 4th Rao Saheb of Chaugain (Pana II), married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Udaibhan Prasad Singh (qv)

  • Kunwar Janga Prasad Singh, married and had no issue.

  • Kunwar Radha Raman singh, married and had no issue.

• Raja Saheb UDAIBHAN PRASAD SINGH, 5th Rao Saheb of Chaugain (Pana II), married to the daughter of Raja Saheb Rankha Estate in bihar and had issue, one son.

  • Kunwar Gupteshwari Prasad Singh, married to the daughter of Raja Saheb Ram Ayodhya Singh and elder sister of Rai Bhadur Raghuvansh Narayan Singh of Kursela Estate and had issue, one daughter. He died early.

• Honorable Rao Saheb GAURI PRASAD SINGH, 6th Rao Saheb of Chaugain (Pana II), a honorary magistrate, was attending the Delhi Durbar of HM King George V, and Patna Durbar of Prince of Wales, married to daughter of Raja Saheb Takarsen, and had issue.

  • Kunwar Radha Mohan Prasad Singh (qv)

• Honarable Rao Saheb RADHA MOHAN PRASAD SINGH, 7th Rao Saheb of Chaugain (Pana II), married to the daughter of Raja Saheb Kharauni, the biggest Zamindar of Balia District, and had issue.

  • Kunwar Rajeshwari Prasad Singh, became Rana Saheb Rajeswari Prasad Singh of Siwan, was honorary magistrate and the Chairman of District Board Arraha, married and had issue, one son.

    • Kunwar Yogeshwari Prasad Singh, died young.

  • Kunwar Sripati Prasad Singh (qv)

• Rao Kumar Saheb Shri SRIPATI PRASAD SINGH, 8th Rao Saheb of Chaugain (Pana II); he was granted the title "Kumar Saheb" and Kumar for his sons during British rule, married 1stly, a daughter of Zamindar Rai Bhadur Nirsun Narayan Singh of Arraha, married 2ndly, a daughter of Thakur Saheb of Shakaldiha court of Benaras State, married 3rdly, a daughter of Zamindar of Jahanabad, married 4thly, a daughter of Raja Saheb of Rahatua Garh, and had issue.

  • Bhanwar Kumar Digvijay Prasad Singh, became Rana Saheb Kumar Digvijay Prasad Singh of Usraon, married and had issue.

  • Bhanwar Kumar Krishna Pratap Bahadur Singh, became Rana Saheb Kumar Krishna Pratap Bahadur Singh of Mansapur, married and had issue.

  • Bhanwar Kumar Narendra Pratap Bahadur Singh, became Rana Saheb Kumar Narendra Pratap Bahadur Singh of Saroth ,married and had issue.

  • Baisa Urmila Singh, married Kunwar Lal Gauri Shankar Singh of Jamgoan, Agori Barhar State and had issue.

  • Bhanwar Kumar Rudra Pratap Bahadur Singh, became Rana Saheb Kumar Rudra Pratap Bhadur Singh of Dheluan, married and had issue.

  • Rao Saheb Kumar Udai Pratap Bahadur Singh (qv)

  • Baisa Sheela Singh, married to Kunwar Virendra Pratap Singh of Shahipur Naulakha State and had issue.

  • Baisa Pratibha Singh, married to Kunwar Lal Gyanendra Singh of Rampurwa Rewah State and had issue.

• Rao Saheb KUMAR UDAI PRATAP BAHADUR SINGH, 9th Rao Saheb of Chaugain (Pana II) (see above).