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Landhora Riyasat owns glorious history of 250 years. Around year 1700, Gurjar descendents of Raja Sabhachandra Ji fought Mogul rulers to acquire it. These gurjars were related to Pratihar dynasty. Landhora Riyasat experienced its golden era in 18th century under Raja Ramdayal Singh Ji, when it boasted of owning 1100 villages. Under his ruling, Landhora estate always fought with British rulers for its glory.
LANDHORA Estate
Landhora Riyasat owns glorious history of 250 years. Around year 1700, Gurjar descendents of Raja Sabhachandra Ji fought Mogul rulers to acquire it. These gurjars were related to Pratihar dynasty. Landhora Riyasat experienced its golden era in 18th century under Raja Ramdayal Singh Ji, when it boasted of owning 1100 villages. Under his ruling, Landhora estate always fought with British rulers for its glory.
Gurjars Dominates in Western UP
Before 1857 this area was called Mini Gujarat due to domination of Gujjars in this region as this region was ruled by them. So only a fool shall assume that the social status of the ruling class can be lower than the public. The places ruled by Gurjars are Pariknuts Garh and Behsuma in Meerut District and Landhora in Saharanpur district. If you have any doubt you may visit the places to see the fort built by Gurjars or alternatively connects to following links and look for respective places.
In Saharan Pur Gurjars kingdom was at Landhora (Near Roorkee) and the rulers of this state were descendents of Jograj Singh Gurjar who was the Supreme Commander of the army of Sarvakhap Panchayat who fought against Taimur. Jograj Singh and his heroic warriors fiercely attacked the army of Taimur and forced him to flee towards Ambala. In this battle the hero Jograj Singh suffered 45 wounds but he kept his senses. The heroic warriors of the Panchayat army did not let Timur's army reach the Banks of the holy Ganga (Har Ki Pauri).
HISTORY Landhora estate
Ladhora is a town 25 miles east of sharanpur city here Parmar (Khubad) Gurjars raised to power during Aurangzeb’s rule. The Parmar (Pawar-Khubad) Gurjar were entitled Bud Gurjars due to their high character and chivalry. As regards Ladhora house, their ancestor Rao Bahmal was a Zamindar in the village Jaberhera in shahjahan’s time. In Aurangzeb’s time the Rohilla robbers spread havoc in this area but Rao Sabha chand, son of Bahmal chased them and maintained peace. The robbers did not dare again to cross the Ganges. When the news reached Aurangzeb, he gave 596 villages and the whole jungle area along the river bank of Ganges to Rao Sabha Chand. On the other hand in the west Bhattarik (Batar), Rathi and Chauhan Gurjars took the whole area into their possession and thus the whole region of upper daob became famous by the name of Gurjarat in Aurangzeb’s time.
At Timili in Deharadun the Gurjar of Chokar sub caste established there own principalities. In 1739 Nadir Shah looted Delhi and the Mughal Empire openly lost its dignity. Mh. Shah gave 600 villages to Raja Sabha Chand to set right the unruly Muslim Jagirdars of the Empire in this area. In 1759 Shah Alam the nominal emperor of Delhi came under protection of Maratha. The Rohillas in fact wanted to occupy Delhi. They had freed themselves from the Nawab of Lakhnow but in their west the rising power of Gurjars was hindrance in their way to Delhi, so Najibuddulah Rohilla surrendered a track of land in Rohilkhand it self along the eastern bank of the river Ganges in favor of Raja Nahar Singh (son of Raja Sabha Chand) who had a long claim on the track.
When Najibuddulah was appointed governor by emperor he again accepted the full right of Nahar Singh over another 505 villages and 31 hamlets in. Raja Nahar Singh extended his sway up to Ambala in the west and Sardhana (Meerut) in the south. He was the unchallengeable of the upper doab of the river Ganges and Yamuna. He built Temples, Ghats and Inns for the pilgrims at Haridwar.
Nahar Singh was led by Haridvari Raja of Ladhora Raja Ram Dayal the elder son of Raja Nahar Singh was brave and also a saintly man. He is famous for his kind and benevolent deeds. He was a great almsgiver to the poor. He built Temples, Inns and Ghats. He constructed palace courts and stables at Landhora. His last issue was boy Kumar Khushal Singh. Khushal Singh was married with Lad Kumari of Parikishatgarh while he was 8 year of age. Khushal Singh ascended the throne of Landhora after his father’s death on 28-3-1813. His wife was the only heir of Parikishatgarh, so both the estates become amalgamated. At that time when an Indian solider in the British army was getting Re. 2/month; the revenue of Landhora Estate amounted to Re. 15 Lakhs/annum. And when Raja Ram Dayal died there was a cash of rupees 96 Lakhs in the treasury.
British entered the doab in 1803 at the time of Raja Ram Dayal and established a cantonment at Rurkee with the vivid intentions of suppressing the Gurjars. The British officer did not recommend the state for a treaty pact to governor general. A major portion of the state was shown as Khanakhali (the land owned by none) in the revenue records. Again in 1810 another land settlement was carried out, Raja wrote to the Mughal Emperor of Delhi about what was going on like that. The Emperor advice the Raja to cooperate with the settlement officers but Raja or his representative never talked to the settlement officer so more land was recorded as Khanakhali. Neither the less Raja collected land revenue from his subjects as usual for 10 years and British did not raised any objection. When Raja Ram Rayal died leaving a minor son Khushal Singh then British collected the revenue of that year direct from the cultivators just after his death.
Rani Dhankuwar raised an objection, then a new settlement was undertaken by Mr. Chambelain, who declared that the documents of Aurangzeb and Mh. Shah were, Sanads given in disturbed state of the country. Only the treaty of Najibuddulah was declared valid. In 1817-1818 CE settlement again was carried out by Mr. Ross and more land were taken away from the state. The state was declared as taluka, so Bhudha Singh and his mother SadaKunwar of Jaber Hera came forward demanding their shares. Their dispute was settled by the Gurjar chief of Parikishatgarh.
Thus original area round about Landhora and Deoband and a strip of land in Rohilkhand remained under Raja Khushal Singh. He died sonless in 1829. At once a notice was served on his mother and his widow to surrender the remaining state to the British as per British law passed by lord Dalhosie.
The widow of Raja Khushal was pregnant so the confiscation of the estate was postponed for the time being. 3 months after the death of Raja Khushal Singh his wife give birth to baby prince named Harbans Singh. Harbans Singh grand mother Rani Dhankunwar died in 1836. Her malikana was not granted by the British to Rani Lad Kunwar (mother of Harbans Singh), then ruler of the state.
Rani Lad Kunwar died in 1849. Her estate in parikishatgarh was not given to her son Harbans Singh but its settlement was made directly with the villages Jamindars by the British. Harbans Singh died in 1850 leaving a minor son Raja Rghubir Singh. Harbans’s wife took the management of the estate in her hand. The vast land of the estate had been limited by the British thus there were 19 villages and share in 42 others in Landhora area, there were also properties in all parganas of the district Sharanpur.
In addition the estate held lands paying Re. 42122 as revenue in Meerut, Re. 10823 in Bijnor, Re. 7945 in Muzaffar Nagar and Re 2060 in Bulandsahar districts. Raja Raghubir Singh was was only 14 years of age, so he was unable to take any part in the revolt-1857. So 11 villages were granted to him and 2 villages he purchased.
In April of 1868 Raja Raghubir Singh died leaving a minor son Jagat Prakash who also died shortly afterwards in the same year. On 13-Jan-1899 Rani Dharamkunwar, widow of Raja Raghubir Singh adopted a son Balwant Singh who was the son of Ch. Ramnivas Singh Parmar of the village Jandhera-Shamspur. Raja Balwant Singh was an educated man. He made efforts to reinstate the prestige of Gurjars as whole in the eyes of the British who were deadly against his community since 1803. He served the district Saharanpur for years as a chairman of the district board. He also became a member of legislative assembly of the UP state. He was one of the founders of Gurjar Degree College at Rampur.
After independence Landhora Estate was merged into Indian Union. He died at the age of 74 years on 16-Nov-1952. Just before his death he lastly donated Re. 10000 for that Gurjar Degree College. He had only one daughter Krishna Kumari. She was married to his Highness Maharaja Radha Charan Singh of Samther. He had two sons Krishna Kumar Singh and Narendra Kumar Singh. Both of them are big landlords.
Kunwar Pranav Singh "Champion" (son of Raja Narendra Singh (Ex-MLA)) is second time MLA from Laksar.
indiaculture.net/talk/messages/128/12965.html?1132170477 1. At that very time, the Supreme Commander Jograj Singh Gujar, with
22,000 Mulls (warriors) attacked the enemy and killed 5000 horsemen.
Jograj Singh himself with his own hands lifted the unconscious Harbir
Singh and brought him to the camp. But a few hours later, the hero
warrior Harbir Singh achieved martyrdom. Jograj Singh suffered a big
blow from the martyrdom of the warrior.
3 In the third battle the Supreme Commander Jograj Singh and his
heroic warriors fiercely attacked the army of Timur and forced him to
flee towards Ambala. In this battle the hero Jograj Singh suffered 45
wounds but he kept his senses. The heroic warriors of the Panchayat
army did not let Timur's army reach the Banks of the holy Ganga (Har
Ki Pauri).
Landhora Palace
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