Raja Balram Singh

Raja Balram Singh was the Tewatia Jat ruler of the Ballabhgarh state.[1][2] He founded the town of Ballabhgarh (or Balramgarh),[3] which was named after him.[1][4][5]

Family

Raja Balram Singh Tewatia / Teotia was born to Rao Charandas Tewatia, the brother-in-law of Maharaja Surajmal of Bharatpur.[6] 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Sheoran, C. B. Singh (17 June 2019). Gallant Haryana: The First and Crucial Battlefield of AD 1857. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-43913-7.
  2. ↑ Khattar, Sohan Singh; Kar, Reena (26 July 2021). Know Your State Haryana. Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-93-257-9038-4.
  3. ↑ Kumar, Ashok (24 April 2017). "Haryana's Ballabgarh is now Balramgarh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series. Superintendent of Government Printing. 1908.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "How Raja Nahar Singh Metro Station got its name?". Life And More. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2024.


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