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Maharaja Dham Dev Singh (SIKARWAR) (b.1460-1550s) was a Brahmin king

Maharaja Dham Dev Singh Misir Rao, Sikarwar Reign 1504 AD- 17, March, 1527AD Coronation 1504AD

Born Rao Dham Dev Singh 1460 AD Vijaypur Sikri, India Died 1550s Gahmar, Ghazipur, India Issue Roop Ram Rao Diwan Ram Rao Full name Maharana Rao Dham Dev Misir Sikarwar Dynasty Sakarwar Father Maharana Jay Raj Dev Singh Sikarwar Religion Hinduism Rao Dham dev misir was the son of Maharana Jay Raj Dev Singh who was the ruler of Vijaypur Sikri estate. He had two brothers. His elder brother was Maharaja Kam Dev Misir who was the ruler of Pahadgarh estate and one younger brother named Vikram Partap dev Singh a.k.a. Biram dev Singh. Kam dev's father was given the parts of Pahadgarh estate, his coronation was in year 1462 AD. His brother Kam Dev also served as the Army Chief of his father's army. After the death of his father in 1504 AD, Rao Dham Dev Singh was crowned as the king of Vijaypur Sikri. Dham was made the ruler of Vijaypur sikri (known as Fatehpur Sikri) in 1504 AD, but later he shifted his capital from Vijaypur Sikri to a place know known as Fatehabad near Fatehpur sikri which is now in Agra district. While the youngest brother Vikram Partap Dev Singh was the one who used to handle the affairs of both the brothers' empires.

References

    • Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Rachnawali, Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi.
    • Bibha Jha's Ph.D. thesis Bhumihar Brahmins: A Sociological Study submitted to the Patna University.
    • People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 718 to 724 Manohar Publications.
    • Page 179 & 180 , census of india volume I ethnographic appendices(1903) by h.h. risley
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