Raja Balram Singh
Raja Balram Singh Tewatia, popularly known as Ballu Jat, was a Hindu Jat ruler of Ballabhgarh state of Tewatia Jats.[1][2] He founded the town of Ballabgarh in Faridabad, which was named after him.[1][3][4]
Family[edit]
Raja Balram Singh Tewatia was born to Rao Charandas Tewatia, the brother-in-law of Maharaja Surajmal of Bharatpur.[5] His grandfather, Chaudhary Gopal Singh, was the chief of Sihi, who set up his state by defeating Rajput chief of that area.[1] Chaudhary Gopal Singh became the head of Faridabad pargana in 1710 by concluding a treaty with Mughals.[1] He was succeeded by Chaudhary Charan Das, who stopped paying taxes to Mughals and became renowned in whole Faridabad pargana due to his resistance against Mughals.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Sheoran, C. B. Singh (2019-06-17). Gallant Haryana: The First and Crucial Battlefield of AD 1857. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-43913-7.
- ^ Khattar, Sohan Singh; Kar, Reena (2021-07-26). Know Your State Haryana. Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-93-257-9038-4.
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series. Superintendent of Government Printing. 1908.
- ^ Wood, Oswald (1882). Final Report on the Settlement of Land Revenue in the Delhi District, Carried on 1872-77, by Oswald Wood, and Completed 1878-80, by R. Maconachie. Printed at the Victoria Press.
- ^ "How Raja Nahar Singh Metro Station got its name?". Life And More. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
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