Pratapgarh Estate Explained

Pratapgarh was an estate (taluqdari) of Oudh, British India.^[1] The rulers of the estate were originally ruling from a place known as Taroul or Tiroul near Allahabad. The ancestor of the family was Babu Sujan Shah, son of Raja Sangram Shah of Tiroul.^[2] Later a descendant, Babu Pratap Singh (1628–1683) came to the region known as Rampur and built a fort, and gave the city its current name, Pratapgarh.

List of Rulers

Source:^[3]

• Babu Pratap Singh (1628–1682)
• Babu Jai Singh (1682–1728)
• Babu Chhataradari Singh
• Babu Prithvipat Singh
• Babu Duniapat Singh
• Raja Bahadur Singh
• Raja Abhiman Singh
• Raja Gulab Singh
• Raja Ajit Singh (1877–1889)
• Raja Pratap Bahadur Singh (1889–1921)
• Raja Ajit Pratap Singh (1921–2000), crowned at the age of four, Member of Parliament of 3rd & 4th Lok Sabha.
• Raja Abhay Pratap Singh (2000–2013), Member of Parliament of 10th Lok Sabha.
• Raja Anil Pratap Singh (2013–present)

See also

• Kalakankar
• Bhadri (estate)

Notes and References

1. Book: Pradesh (India), Uttar . Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Pratapgarh . 1980 . Government of Uttar Pradesh . 37–42 . en.
2. Book: Lethbridge, Sir Roper . The Golden Book of India. A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire. With an Appendix for Ceylon . 1900 . S. Low, Marston & Company . en.
3. Web site: Genealogy of Pratapgarh . 20 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141031014806/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/pratapgarh_up.html . 31 October 2014 . dead .