PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE: Rana Shivendra Nath Bux Singh, present Head of the Saibasi branch of Bais Rajputs.

ESTATES: Bahraunia, Bajaura, Basaidih, Behta, Bharawan, Deogaon Girdharpur, Gaura, Gaura Kasehti, Hamirmau Kola, Hasnapur, Kaithulia, Kanhmau, Kasarua, Kasmanda, Katghar, Khajurgaon, Kiratpur Charha, Korihar Sataon, Kurri Sudhauli, Majhgawan, Mandoli, Murarmau, Nandhauli, Narindpur Chahar, Pahu, Panhauna, Pali, Patan Bihar, Pawayan, Rajpur, Samarpha, Simri, Surajpur, Thanagaon, Udraira, Udrehra etc.

BRANCHES: The bais clan is divided into 360 sub-divisions including the following:- Tilokchandi ( including the following branches, Chotbhaiya, Gaumaha, Gudaraha, Madhour, Naihasta, Saibasi), Bach, Bhanwag, Bhetkariya, Bijhoniya, Chak Bais, Gargbansi, Nanwag, Parsariya, Tilsari, etc.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:^(#1) The name of this clan is derived from the Sanskrit Vaisiya ("an occupier of the soil"). They claim descent from Raja Salivahana, who defeated Raja Vikramajit of Ujjain in around 55A.D. Their original home was at Mangi Patan in the Deccan and from there in the middle of the 13th century, they migrated to Oudh. Tradition states that around 1250, two members of the Bais clan, Nirbhai Chand and Abhai Chand, came from Mangi Patan to bathe in the Ganges river at Baksar in Unao, and there rescued the wife and daughter of the Gautam Raja of Argal, from Muslim attackers, with Nirbhai Chand losing his life, and Abhai Chand, being rewarded with the hand in marriage of the daughter and a large tract of land beyond the river belonging to the Bhars, who were eventually overthrown at Sangrampur by Siddhu Rai, the grantees grandson, who then founded Murarmau and Daundia Khera. The title of Raja dates from a remote period in time and was recognized by the Mughal rulers. The title was confirmed as hereditary on 4th December 1877. Rulers were....

• Raja Abhai Chand, Head of the Bais Clan, he built a fort at Baskar but was beaten back by the Bhars, to his village of Abhaipur in the Antarbed where he died; married a daughter of the Gautam Raja of Argal, and had issue. He lived around 1250AD.

  • Raja Karan Rai, he tried to occupy Baskar, with limited success; married and had issue.

    • Raja Siddhu Rai, he utterly routed the Bhars in a great battle and founded Sangrampur at the scene of his victory; he also took possession of Murarmau and Daundia Khera; married and had issue.

      • four generations

        • Raja Rai Tas, at some point he assumed the title of Raja and is said to have possessed seven parganas of Unao, but was ultimately driven out by the Muslims and had to flee with his family to the court of the Raja Sumer Shah of Mainpuri, he married a daughter of Raja Sumer Shah of Mainpuri, and had issue.

          • Raja Sathna, he recovered his fathers lost land and extended his rule eastwards to Salon and northwards to Lucknow; he was attacked by Nawab Husain Shah of Jaunpur and was killed at Kakori; married and had issue.

            • Raja Tilok Chand (qv)

• Raja Tilok Chand, born posthumously at Kotbhar in Unao district; he held sway over 22 parganas, his headquarters were at Daundia-Khera in Unao District; married two Ranis, and had issue, two sons, as well as numerous sons by 300 concubines, ancestors of the the Bais Clan. He lived around 1460.

  • • Raja Pirthi Chand, he made his capital at Sangrampur in the western portion of Baiswara after his fathers death; married and had issue, ancestor of the families of Murarmau, Hasanpur, Daundia Khera and Purwa Ranbhirpur. He lived around 1490.

      • Raja Ajai Chand, Raja of Baiswara, married and had issue, two sons.

        • Raja Bhikam Deo, Raja of Murarmau, married and had issue.

          • Raja Bhoj Raj, married and had issue.

            • Raja Narsingh Deo, married and had issue.

              • Raja Bhupat Singh, married and had issue.

                • Raja Chhatarpati, married and had issue. > Raja Bhopal Shah, married and had issue. > Raja Chandarman, married and had issue, two sons. > Raja Amar Singh, married and had issue, the Rajas of Murarmau (qv) and Raja Gopal Singh, married and had issue, the Rajkumar Clan which retained most of the villages of Murarmau till the middle of the 19th century.

        • Raja Deo Rai, married and had issue, the Rajas of Daundia Khera and Purwa (qv).

• Rana Harhar Deo, he ruled over the East from Sathanpur, which his grandfather had built when he conquered the Bhars of the Elhiron pargana; married and had issue, the Saibasi and Naihasti branches of the Bais clan, including Khajurgaon and Kuri Sudhauli.

  • • Babu Ram Chandra, married and had issue.

      • Babu Khem Karan, married and had issue, the Saibasi branch of the Bais clan.

        • Rao Sakat Singh [Babu Shakti Singh], he successfully invaded the Dalmau pargana and defeated the Muslim zamindars; married and had issue, two sons.

          • Rana Doman Deo, he had his capital at Chiloli or Chilauli, married and had issue, eight sons.

            • Rana Ajit Mal, he succeeded to the estate of Khajurgaon; married and had issue, two sons.

              • Rana Kharag Singh, he succeeded to the estate of Khajurgaon, married and had issue, the Ranas of Khajurgaon (qv)

              • Rao Gulal Shah, married and had issue, the Taluqdars of Narindpur Charhar, Gaura, Kasehti and Deogaon.

            • Babu Pahar Singh, Taluqdar of Kurihar Satawan in the west of Rae Bareli pargana, he accompanied Padshah Aurangzeb on his expedition to Kandahar and was killed in an avalanche, married and had issue, the Taluqdars of Kurihar Satawan (qv). He died 1647.

            • Babu Mitrajit Singh, Taluqdar of Pahu, he accompanied Padshah Aurangzeb on his expedition to Kandahar and was killed in an avalanche, married and had issue, the Taluqdars of Pahu (qv). He died 1647.

            • Babu Tribhubhan Shah of Pilkha, he obtained in maintenance the village of Jagatpur Kotah, married and had issue.

              • 8 generations

                • Babu Mohan singh, he founded the village of Pilkha, married and had issue.

                • > generation/s

                • >> Thakur Maharaj Bakhsh Singh, he obtained the sanad for Pilka and three other villages, in which, however, shares were held by other members of the family, married Thakurain Jagraj Kanwar of Pilkha (4 mahals in Dalmau and 2 mahals and 2 pattis in pargana Salon),

          • Rao Rudra Shah, he founded Sahpur and dispossessed his first cousins, the sons of the brothers of Shakta Singh, of the villages which had been assigned for their support; he was a great man renowned for his military conquests; married and had issue, the Taluqdars of Simarpaha and Chandania (or Hamirmau Kola).

• Babu Karan Rai, younger brother, he settled in the village of Naihasta, married and had issue, the Naihasti branch of the Bais clan.

  • • Babu Harsingh Rai, together with his brother, he founded the present house of Naihestha by establishing themselves in the Bihar pargana of Unao district; married and had issue.

      • Babu Ram Singh, he succeeded as Raja Ram Singh, 1st Raja of Kurri-Sudauli, he moved in to the Bachhrawan pargana, and there founded the estate of Kurri-Sudauli; married and had issue, the Rajas of Kurri Sudhauli.

    • Babu Birsingh Rai, together with his brother, he founded the present house of Naihestha by establishing themselves in the Bihar pargana; married and had issue, the Taluqdars of Patan Bihar and Gaura; he was killed in a conflict with the Raja of Murarmau, though his brother, with the help of the Raha of Daundia Khera, wrested Patan Bihar in Unao away from the Raja of Murarmau, married and had issue. (see Patan Bihar)

FAMILY TREES:

1. The Tilokchandi branch of the Bais Clan (Tree 01)

2. The Naihasti branch of the Bais Clan (Tree 02)

3. The Saibasi branch of the Bais Clan (Tree 03)