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C. A. SilbeiTad —History of Western Bundelkhand. [No. 2, 
on the 8th Katik 1914 (October 1857 A.D.) Bhagwan Singh the son 
of Diwan Mahewaran Singh was adopted and succeeded on the 3rd 
Aghan (December). He is still in possession of the Raj, and has 
received the title of Lokendra Maharaja from the British Govern¬ 
ment. 
Chauderi State. 
Madhkur Sah’s eldest son Ram Sah was the Raja of Orchha, but 
his brother Birsingh Deva dethroned him by order of the Emperor 
Jahangir in 1604. 1 Ram Sah continued to resist for some time but 
was finally captured and brought before the Emperor by Abdullah 
Khan in 1605. 1 He was received and treated with respect, but to avoid 
chance of future disturbances the Emperor detained him in Delhi as 
a State prisoner. Meantime Birsingh Deva made himself the master 
of all Bundelkhand. During the absence of Ram Sah, his grandson 
Bharat Sah and other numerous relations continued in arms and 
succeeded in seizing Patheri. After several days’ fighting Birsingh 
Deva regained it, but Bbarat Sah was far from being finally subdued, 
and captured Dhamoni shortly after. In 1608 the Emperor released 
Ram Sail and gave him in jagir Bar 8 and the surrounding country 
valued at three lakhs. He made Bar his capital and collected all his 
relations there. He had eleven sons and seven grandsons; his eleven 
sons were (1) Sangram Sah (2) Hari Das ; (3) Bithul Das; (4) Mohan 
Rao ; (5) Tirbhuan Rao; (6) Sujan Rao ; (7) Bhawat Rao ; (8) Mukat- 
man; (9) Balbhadr ; (10) Makund, and (11) Kunwarju. Of these the 
eldest Sangram Sah had been killed long before in the battle of 
Orchha, The remaining ten sons, and seven sons of Sangram Sah 
came to Bar and settled there. Sangram Sah’s sons were(1) Bharat 
Sah, (2) Krishn Rao, (3) Rup, (4) Kirat, (5) Dharu; (6) Chandar 
Hans ; (7) Man, So large a family was maintained by a territory yield¬ 
ing but three lakhs per annum. In 1612 Ram Sah died and his 
grandson Bharat Sah succeeded him. In 1616 Bbarat Sah defeated 
Godaram, who was governor of Chanderi on behalf of the king of the 
Deccan and seized the town. In the same year he met Mirza Shah 
Jahan on his way to the Deccan under the orders of the Emperor, and 
told him the story of the storming of Chanderi, at which Shah Jahan 
was pleased and granted him a sanad. 
Bharat Sah built the present fort of Talbehat in 1618, and divided 
l See note 74, the dates are obviously a year or two too early. 
8 See note 76. 
