PRESENT RULER: Raja (name unknown) Singh, present Raja Saheb of Ruru (Ruru, Beduna Pargana, Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh, India)

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The Raja Sahebs of Ruru claim descent from Lord Brahma, and the present (1887) Raja is 124th in descent. Control of Etawah district was hotly contested between the Marathas, Mughals, Rohelas and various other parties, resulting in a serious destruction of this estate, during the reign of Raja Kushal Singh. In 1774 the region came under the control of the King of Oudh and a semblance of peace returned to this region. Rulers and estate holders were.....

• Raja Man Singh, Raja Saheb of Ruru, married and had issue.

  • Raja Udhyot Singh (qv)

  • Maharani Sardar Kunwar, married (as his 4th wife), Umara-i-Uzzam Maharaja Mahendra Gopal Singh of Bhadawar, and had issue.

    • Maharani Ratan Kunwar, married Maharana Raj Singhji II, 22nd Maharana of Udaipur, born 25th April 1743, died 3rd April 1761.

• Raja Udhyot Singh, Raja Saheb of Ruru,

• Raja Shubhkaran Singh, Raja Saheb of Ruru, married and had issue.

  • Raja Kushal Singh (qv)

  • Shri Lal Samar Singh, married and had issue.

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      • Raja Himanchal Singh [Hemunchal Singh] (qv)

  • Raja Aman Singh

• Raja Kushal Singh, Raja Saheb of Ruru -/1775, during his reign, he was wounded at the Battle of Dauri in Bidaun in 1748 when fighting on the side of Nawab Qaim Khan of Farrukhabad against the Rohillas; Ruru was attacked by the Marathas who destroyed Ruru Fort, forcing the Raja to move to Rueyah; married several wives, including, 1stly, Rani Shrichandershivan Devi, who is said to have adopted the successor, married 2ndly, Rani Shribhadaurin Devi, died 1815, and had illegitimate issue. He died spl in 1775.

  • Kumari (name unknown) (by Rani Shrichandershivan Devi), she married and had issue.

    • Kunwar Ratan singh

  • Kumari (name unknown), she married and had issue.

    • Kunwar Adhar Singh

  • Raja Ghanshyam Singh (illegitimate) (qv)

DIRECT MANAGEMENT after cession, settlement was made first with Raja Himanchal Singh, then with one of the Ranis and finally with Raja Ghanshyam Singh; Raja Himanchal Singh appealed to the Privy Council, and the settlement with Ghanshyam Singh was cancelled, however he failed to establish his own claim and in the absence of an acknowledged owner, the estate was taken under Direct Management. Raja Himanchal Singh was eventually recognized as the successor but shortly afterwards, he died.

• Raja Himanchal Singh, Raja Saheb of Ruru 1775/- (first time), born about 1773, his claim of adoption was rejected by the court and he was deposed in favour of the late Raja's second wife.

• Rani Shri Bhadaurin Devi, Rani Saheb of Ruru -/1815, she died in 1815.

• Raja Himanchal Singh, Raja Saheb of Ruru 1815/1817 (second time), he was confirmed by the British in the succession to the estate on 26th September 1816; the late Raja's natural son made a claim for the estate and the Regional Court ruled in the Kunwar's favour on 14th July 1817, and the ownership of the estate was eventually transferred to the Kunwar in 1837, and the Raja's subsequent claims all failed; married and had issue. He died after December 1840.

  • Raja Fateh Singh (qv)

• Raja Ghanshyam Singh, Raja Saheb of Ruru 1817/-, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Pohap Singh

• Raja Fateh Singh, Raja Saheb of Ruru -/1858, he joined the rebels in the Mutiny of 1857, but died before he was brought to trial, his property was confiscated and a small portion was granted to his son, for his maintenance ^{(#1, p.371)}; married and had issue. He died 1858.

  • Raja Raghunath Singh (qv)

• Raja Raghunath Singh, Raja Saheb of Ruru 1858/1887, he was appointed a tahsildar in 1874; married and had issue. He died 1887.

  • Raja Raghubir Singh Bahadur (qv)

• Raja Raghubir Singh Bahadur, Raja Saheb of Ruru 1887/-, born 5th October 1878 ^(#2), he succeeded to the gadi on 14th March 1887; he was appointed Honorary Magistrate in Etawah District in 1919 and at the same time he was granted a rebate of Rs 1,000 on yearly land revenue for his life time; married and had issue.

OTHER MEMBERS:

• Rao Rudra Singh, Zamindar of Bhikra, which comprises two pattis in Etawah Dist., United Provinces, married and had issue.

  • Rao Chet Singh, Zamindar of Bhikra 1884/-, born 1851 ^{(#1, p.88)}.