PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founder of the family was Rao Deoridh Rai or Deo Rudh Rai, the eighth son of Raja Rudra Shah of Deogarh or Dharanagar in Gwalior. He is said to have come to this pargana in about the 14th century. A Large square stone is held in great reverence and is said to be the title deed of the family, brought from Delhi by their ancestors, who entered the services of the kings of Delhi and held important posts under them. Estate holders were....

• Raja RUDRA SHAH, Raja of Dharanagar (see Parmar Dynasty), married and had issue.

  • Rao Deo Rudh Rai (qv)

  • Kunwar Ram Singh

• Rao DEORIDH RAI, a native of Dharanagar in Gwalior, he came to Delhi in the services of the Emperor of Delhi. Taking advantage of his brother's (Ram Singh) employment under the Kurmi proprietor of Mahona, he, in concert with the former, expelled the latter out of his possessions. He also reduced the fort of Ding. He assumed the title of Raja which became hereditary within the family; married and had issue, three sons.

  • Raja Dankar Deo (qv)

  • Kunwar Balhan Deo, ancestor of Babu Jadunath Singh, Taluqdar of Mahgaon (Mahgawan), (Makona) and Udaipur.

  • Kunwar Karan Deo, ancestor of the Taluqdar of Rewan and Thakur Hari Har Baksh, Taluqdar of Sarura and Thakur Durga Baksh, Taluqdar of Nil Ganw.

• Raja DANKAR DEO, Raja of Itaunja, also called Dinger Deo, perhaps from his father's exploits in the capture of Ding, married and had issue.

  • Raja Chander Sen (qv)

• Raja CHANDER SEN, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Raja Nand Sen (qv)

• Raja NAND SEN, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Raja Suraj Sen (qv)

• Raja SURAJ SEN, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Madho Singh, while at Delhi, his brother assumed the title and took over the estate. Madho Singh was content with this arrangement, and only reserved for himself six villages which his descendants still hold.

  • Raja Ashokh Mal (qv)

• Raja ASHOKH MAL, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Rup Narain

  • Kunwar Mokham Singh

  • Raja Tara Chand (qv)

  • Kunwar Ishwari Singh

  • Kunwar Gurdut Singh

• Raja TARA CHAND, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Raja Lohang Singh (qv)

• Raja LOHANG SINGH, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Raja Nirhey Singh [aka Nirahai Singh] (qv)

  • Kunwar Bahadur Singh

• Raja NIRHEY SINGH, a great hunter and athlete he let his affairs fall into disorder. His brother Bahadur Singh professed to look after the estate, but the revenue fell into arrears and the Subedar Diler Khan came against him, and in the fight that ensued, both the Raja and his brother were killed. He married and had issue.

  • Raja Madari Singh (qv)

• Raja MADARI SINGH, Raja of Itaunja, he attended the emperor's court and was granted a khillat and recovered his fathers estate. But he is said to have been a man of lawless habits and most inordinate pride, as a result Rai Surat of the second or the Haveli branch was elected as Raja; married and had issue.

  • Raja Udit Singh [aka Udwat Singh] (qv)

• Raja UDIT SINGH, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Raja Sobha Singh [?aka Raja Pirthi Singh] (qv)

• Raja PIRTHI SINGH, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Raja Sumer Singh (qv)

• Raja SUMER SINGH, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Raja Sheo Singh (qv)

  • Kunwar Balwant Singh, married and had issue.

    • Raja Bhagwant Singh [?aka Raja Duniyapath Singh] (qv)

• Raja SHEO SINGH, Raja of Itaunja fl. 1818, during his tenure, the whole taluqa was held by direct management and he was left with only ten mahals, which he held rent free (nankar); in the course of time, most of the villages were recovered.

• Raja DUNIYAPATH SINGH, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Raja Jot Singh (qv)

• Raja DHARAM SINGH, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

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    • Raja Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh (qv)

    • Raja Rampal Singh (qv)

• Raja JOT SINGH, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Raja Ratan Singh (qv)

  • Kunwar Gaman Singh, married and had issue.

    • Raja Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh (qv)

    • Raja Rampal Singh (qv)

• Raja RATAN SINGH, Raja of Itaunja, married and had issue.

  • Raja Jagmohan Singh (qv)

  • Raja Indra Bikram Singh (qv)

• Raja JAGMOHAN SINGH, Raja of Itaunja -/1881, born 1860, he was confirmed with the title of Raja as a hereditary distinction on 4th December 1877, died sp in 1881.

• Raja INDRA BIKRAM SINGH, Raja of Itaunja 1881/1921, born 24th November 1864 ^(#1), educated at Canning College, Lucknow; installed on 2nd January 1886 upon attaining his majority, appointed an Honorary Magistrate, 3rd Class in October 1905, within the limits of Itaunja thana; he founded a dispensary and endowed it with Rs400 p.a. for its maintenance; married the daughter of the Raja of Surajpur ^(#2), and had adoptive issue, one son. He died sp on 22nd January 1921 (see Note #3).

  • (A) Raja Surendra Bikram Singh of Riwan Kalan (qv)

• Raja BHAGWAN BAKHSH SINGH, Raja of Itaunja 1921/1926, died in August 1926.

• Raja RAMPAL SINGH, Raja of Itaunja 1926/1939, born 10th July 1879, he succeeded to the gadi on 25th Augsut 1926; died 12th/13th November 1939.

• Raja SURENDRA BIKRAM SINGH, Raja of Itaunja 1939/1949, he succeeded by adoption, married 1stly, Rani Mahendra Kumari of Orchha - Tikamgarh Estate, married 2ndly, Rani Brijendra Kunwar of Thikana Semlia in Sailana, and had adoptive issue. After his death, there were many claimants and after litigation the Judiciary transferred the estate to his widow, Rani Brijendra Kunwar, as the outright owner and the estate was released to her by the Court of Wards.

  • (A) Raja Bhanu Partap Singh (qv)

• Rani Brijendra Kunwar, Rani of Itaunja 1949/1978, born 1918, she adopted Kunwar Bhanu Pratap Singh as her successor. She died sp 24th April 1978.

• Raja BHANU PRATAP SINGH, Raja of Itaunja (see above)