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REWA

The Baghel Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1234 Raja Vyaghra Dev, Raja of Marpha, son of Raja Viradhavala, Raja of Gujarat. Arrived in Baghelkhan from Gujarat in 1234 AD, where he obtained control of the Marpha fort, near Kalinjar. m. Rani Sindur Mati Sahiba, daughter of Raja Mukung Dev Chandrawat, Raja of Pirhawan. He had issue, five sons:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Karan Deo [Karna Deva] 1^st Raja of Bandhogarh - see below.
2) Rajkumar Sri Kirat Dev. He migrated to the Deccan, where he left descendants.
3) Rajkumar Surat Dev.
4) Rajkumar Shyam Dev.
5) Rajkumar Kandhar Dev. Ancestor of the Kasauti family.

… Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Karan Deo [Karna Deva], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Raja Vyaghra Dev, Raja of Marpha, educ. privately. Succeeded his father. Conquered the Rewa territory and established his capital at Bandhogarh, after receivinf that fort in dowry from his father-in-law. m. (first) a daughter of the Gond-Rajput Raja of Garha-Mandla. m. (second) Rani Bandhveshwari Sri Rani Padma Kumari Sahiba, who brought Bandhogarh as her dowry, daughter of Raja Somdatta Haihaya, Raja of Ratanpur. He had issue, a son:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sohag Deo [Sohaga Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see below.

… Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sohag Deo [Sohaga Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Karan Deo [Karna Deva], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded his father. m. a daughter of the Raja of Bijaipur. He had issue:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sarang Deo [Saranga Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see below.

… Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sarang Deo [Saranga Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sohag Deo [Sohaga Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded his father. m. a daughter of the Parihar chief of Barmai (Nagod). He had issue:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bishal Deo [Bilas Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see below.

… Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bishal Deo [Bilas Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sarang Deo [Saranga Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded his father. m. a daughter of Hira Singh Kachhawa, of Gopalpur (Urai). He had issue:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bhima Deo [Bhim Mal Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see blow.

… Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bhim Deo [Bhima Mal Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bishal Deo [Bilas Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded his father. m. a daughter of Bhagat Rai, of Ratanpur. He had issue:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Raninga Deo [Anik Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see below.

… Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Raninga Deo [Anik Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bhima Deo [Bhim Mal Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father. Conquered Gahora towards the end of the 13th century. m. a daughter of Jayaraj Singh Gaharwara, of Bijaipur (UP). He had issue:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Valana Deo [Balan Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see below.

… Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Valana Deo [Balan Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Raninga Deo [Anik Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father. m. a daughter of Raja Ranjit Rai, Raja of Ratanpur. He had issue:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Mal Kishore Deo [Malkeshwar Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see below.

… Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Mal Kishore Deo [Malkeshwar Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Valana Deo [Balan Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded his father. m. a daughter of Raja Rup Ram, Raja of Baiswara. He had issue:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bariar Deo [Bariar Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see below.

… Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bariar Deo [Bariar Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Mal Kishore Deo [Malkeshwar Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded his father. m. Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Rajamalla Devi, daughter of Par Mal Dev Chandela (or of Yasaraja Dev, Chandela King of Yaskari).

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Ballar Deo [Vallara Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see below.

… Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Ballar Deo [Vallara Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Valana Dev, Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father. m. a daughter of Hanuman Singh, of Nagod. He had issue:

1) Sri Yuvraj Maharajkumar Sri Singh Deo [Singha Dev]. m. a daughter of the Raja of Nagod. He d.v.p. (committed suicide) at Prayaga, having had issue, a son:
- a) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bhairam Deo [Virama Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see below.

Fl 1451 Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bhairam Deo [Virama Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Sri Yuvraj Maharajkumar Sri Singh Deo, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his paternal grandfather as a minor. Seized the town of Hunda, which he made his capital for a time. Flourished during the reign of Bahlol Lodhi (r. 1451-1489). m. Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Apurva Devi Sahiba, daughter of Raja Kirat Dev Tonwar, Raja of Gwalior and Narwar. He had issue:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Narhar Deo [Narhara Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh (s/o Apurva Devi) - see below.

… - 1470 Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Narhar Deo [Narhara Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Virama Dev, Maharaja of Bandhogarh, by his wife, Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Apurva Devi Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father. m. (first) a daughter of Bhagwant Singh, of Nagod. m. (second) Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Rajala Devi Sahiba, daughter of Arjuna, commander of a fortress on the banks of the Ganges. He d. ca. 1470, having had issue, two sons:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bhaidya Chandra Deo, Maharaja of Bandhogarh (s/o Rajala Devi) - see below.
2) Maharajkumar Sri Janak Dev. Ancestor of the Jiraunha family.

1470 - 1495 Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bhaidya Chandra Deo [Bhira Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, elder son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Narhara Dev, Maharaja of Bandhogarh, by his wife, Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Rajala Devi Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, ca. 1470. Conquered several important cities, including Gaya, Benares and Prayaaga. Assisted Husain Shah Sharqi of Jaunpur to flee before the emperor and gave him asylum in 1487-9. Submitted to Sultan Sikander Lodi, after he invaded his territories as far as Kantit in 1494. Attacked by the emperor again in 1494, and forced to flee. m. (first) Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Uddharana Devi, daughter of Raja Basatan Chandra Dev, Raja of Buxor. m. (second) Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Gandharva Devi (committed sati after the death of her husband, 1495), daughter of "the Rana of Chitor", probably Rana Shri Rai Malji Sahib, Rana of Mewar. He d. while fleeing from the Imperial forces towards Surguja, 1495, having had issue, at least three sons:

1) Maharajkumar Sri Vahara Raya (s/o Uddharana). He d.v.p.
2) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Salivan Deo [Salivahana Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh - see below.
3) Maharajkumar Sri Lakshmi Chandra Dev.

1495 - 1499 Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Salivan Deo [Salivahana Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, younger son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bhaidya Chandra Deo [Bhira Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother. The Emperor Sikander Lodi requested one of his daughters in marriage, but he refused. For this insult, his territories were invaded and laid waste in 1499, all crops were destroyed, but the fort at Bandhogarh could not be taken. Abdicated in favour of his son and went into retirement, 1499. m. (first) Bandhveshwari Sri Chahanin Maharani Sri Kalyana Devi Sahiba, daughter of Puran Mal Chauhan. m. (second) Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Artha Devi Sahiba, daughter of Sumer Rajput Raja Singh Bais, of Dhauniakhera. He d. 1500, having had issue, four sons:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bir Singh Deo [Virasinha Dev], Raja of Bandhogarh (s/o Kalyana Devi) - see below.
2) Maharajkumar Sri Udaya Karana (s/o Artha Devi). Emigrated to Utkala, where he m. the daughter of the local ruler.
3) Maharajkumar Sri Janak Deo. Ancestor of the Ghuman family.
4) Maharajkumar Sri Naga Mal Deo. Ancestor of the Kevati family.

1499 - 1540 Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bir Singh Deo [Virasinha Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, elder son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Salivahana Deo, Maharaja of Bandhogarh, by his wife, Bandhveshwari Sri Chahanin Maharani Sri Kalyana Devi Sahiba, educ. privately. Commanded his grandfathers armies which confronted Sikander Lodi, but defeated by that emperor at Khan Ghati in 1495. Fled to Panna, where he founded the town of Birsinghpur. Succeeded on the abdication of his father. Reconciled to Sikander Lodi and attended him at his court. He granted asylum to Amari Das [Sangram Shah] of Garha-Mandla. Assisted Maharana Sangramji with 4,000 horse, at the Battle of Kanwartha in 1527. Later submitted to Emperor Babur and received Bhata in jagir. m. Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Sukumara Devi Sahiba, daughter of Mohan Singh Kachhawa. He d. on the banks of the Jamuna river, at an advanced age, having had issue, three sons:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Virabhan Deo [Virabhanu Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh (s/o Sukumara Devi) - see below.
2) Maharajkumar Sri Jamuni Bhanu. Ancestor of the Sohagpur family.
3) Maharajkumar Sri Nadhbhandu [Horil Dev]. Ancestor of the thakurs of Bida, Taraunha, Kund, Korigama, Tendun, Baikanthpur, Velka, Sirmaur, Hatia, Gurha, Gadwar, Madhopur, Rampur-Baghelan, Itma, Bhadaura, Krishangarh, etc.

1540 - 1555 Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Virabhan Deo [Virabhanu Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, eldest son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Bir Singh Deo [Virasinha Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1540. Annexed Ujjata to his domains. m. (first) Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Gosaini Devi Sahiba, a Haihaya princess. m. (second) Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Rayamati Devi Sahiba, daughter of Dadu Raya. m. (third) a daughter of Sultan Singh Kachhawa. He d. 1540, having had issue, a son:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Ramchandra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur [Ramachandra Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh (s/o Rayamati) - see below.

1555 - 1592 Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Ramchandra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur [Ramachandra Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Virabhan Deo [Virabhanu Dev], Maharajaa of Bandhogarh, by his wife, Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Rayamati Devi Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1555. He defeated Ibrahim Suri and made him his prisoner in 1555, but treated with due courtesy, refusing to sit in his presence and waiting on him as a servant. Purchased the fort of Kalanjar from Ali Khan, but surrendered it to Emperor Akbar in July 1569. Thereafter, becoming a faithful courtier, once presenting him with rubies valued at Rs 50,000, receiving 101 horses from the emperor in return. Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 2,000 zat. m. at Gaura, Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Yasoda Devi Sahiba, daughter of Raja Madhav Singh, Raja of Gaura. He d. 1592, having had issue:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Virbhadra Rao Bahadur, Maharaja of Bandhogarh (s/o Yasoda) - see below.

1592 - 1593 Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Virbhadra Rao Bahadur, Maharaja of Bandhogarh. b. at Bandhogarh, ca. 1540, son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Ramchandra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur [Ramachandra Dev], Maharaja of Bandhogarh, by his wife, Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Yasoda Devi Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, before 25^th July 1593. Sheltered the family of Emperor Humayun, after they had been driven from Delhi by Sher Shah Suri. m. (first) Bandhveshwari Sri Bada Rathorin Maharani Sahiba, a daughter of Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Rai Singhji Bahadur, Raja of Bikaner. m. (second) Bandhveshwari Sri Rathorin Maharani Sri Manavati Baiji Lall Sahiba, seventh daughter of Rao Shri Mal Deo [Maldevji] Sahib, Rao of Jodhpur, by his third wife, Shri Jhaliji Rani Navrang Deviji Sahiba, née Ardhan Bai, daughter of Mero Sujavat Jhala. He d. from wounds received in a fall from his palki, while returning from Delhi to Bandhoragh for his installation, before 25^th July 1593, having had issue, a son:

1) Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Vikramaditya Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa - see below.

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