AMETHI (Taluq) 

 
VILLAGES: 314  Privy Purse: ??  ACCESSION: ?? 
STATE:  Uttar Pradesh  DYNASTY:  Bandalghoti RELIGION:  Hindu
     
PRESENT RULER:  Raja Dr. SANJAY SINGH, Raja of Amethi and Chief of the Bandalghoti Rajput clan. (Bhupati-Bhawan, Vill. & P.O. Ram Nagar, Amethi Distt, Sultanpur- 227405 (U.P.) and 19, Vikramaditya Marg, Lucknow--226001) 
M.A., Ph.D.; J.D.S. (Uttar Pradesh), born 12th November 1953 (#1) in Amethi, Sultanpur District, educated at Ranvir Rananjay Post-Graduate College, Amethi and Awadh University, Faizabad. Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1982/87, Minister of State, Forests, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Uttar Pradesh 1982/85, Minister of Transport, Uttar Pradesh 1985/87, Member of the Rajya Sabha 1990/96- , Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications, 1990/91- , Member of the 12th Lok Sabha, Member of the Committee on Human Resource Development and its Sub-Committee on Value Based Education 1998/99, Member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence 1998/99, belongs to the following clubs: M.B. Club, Lucknow, President's Polo Club and DDA Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, interests include flying, swimming, games, sports, riding and shooting, President of the Uttar Pradesh Hockey Association and the Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh. Private Pilot's Licence holder and Grade-I Amateur Wireless Licence holder; Major Officer, Territorial Army; Member of the Court of the Aligarh Muslim University 1998/1999, married 1stly, 14th December 1973 (div. 1995), Rani Garima Singh; married 2ndly, 21st May 1995, Rani Ameeta Kulkarni (married 1stly, Syed Modi, born 1962, died 1988), born 1962 and has issue, one son and two daughters, by the first wife.
  • Yuvaraj Anant Vikram Singh, married Yuvarani Shambhavi Kumari, born 31st August 1980, daughter of Thakur Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh of Akaltara, and his wife Thakurain Shubha Singh, daughter of Raja Adwait Pratap Singh of Pratapgarh (U.P.).
  • Rajkumari Mahima Singh, married Rajkumar Bhriguraj Singh, son of Maharaj Devendra Pal Singh of Jhabua, and his wife, Rani Bhagyawanti Devi.
  • Rajkumari Shaivya Singh

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:  Said to be descended from Raja Sodh Dev of Dausa 966/1006. Founded in the 18th century. Rulers were....
  • Babu GURDUTT SINGH , married and had issue, fl.1743.
    • Raja DRIGPAL SINGH (qv)
  • Raja DRIGPAL SINGH, either he or his father was the first to assume the title of Raja, and is most likely the first Taluqdar of Amethi, married and had issue.
    • Raja HARCHAND SINGH (qv)
    • Babu JAICHAND SINGH of Kasranwa.
  • Raja HARCHAND SINGH -/1810 (abdicated), married and had issue.
    • Raja DALPAT SHAH (qv)
    • Kunwar (name unknown) Singh, married and had issue.
      • Raja MADHO SINGH (qv)
  • Raja DALPAT SHAH 1810/1815, married and had issue. He died 1815.
    • Raja BISHESHAR SINGH (qv)
  • Raja BISHESHAR SINGH 1815/1842, died sp 1842. 
  • Raja MADHO SINGH 1842/1891, born 29th November 1823 (#2) , married and had issue. He died August 1891. 
    • Lal Lachhman Singh, died vpsp about 1890/1891.
  • Raja BHAGWAN BAKSH SINGH 1891/- , son of Babu Sheo Darshan Singh, a relative of the previous Raja, awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal in 1902, married and had issue.
    • Raja RANANJAY SINGH (qv)
  • Raja RANANJAY SINGH, married Rani Sushma Devi and has adoptive issue. He died after 1976.
    • Raja Dr. SANJAY SINGH (qv)
  • Raja Dr. SANJAY SINGH (see above)
 
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1.Another source gives his birthdate as 25th September 1951.
2. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 , p.294