The Principauté of Bénarès is an old Indian principality. For the town of Bénarès, See Vârânasî .
History of the principality
The kingdom of Kâshî or Bânaras is founded by Khsetravridha of the dynasty Somavansa de Pratishthana. The city is devastated by the Shvetahûna, then the kingdom is conquered by the Musulman S in 1194. The territory is integrated then into Oudh, a territory tributary of the emperors moghols. Nâwab of the Oudh will yield it in 1775 to the British who will recognize it like family territory, before making it reach the statute of principality in 1911. The reigning family claimed to go down from the god Shiva and drew a great benefit from the pilgrimages in their city.
Leaders: Râja then Maharajah Bahâdur
- Râja
- 1740 - 1770: Balwant Singh (Balwant Singh will join, against its liking, with its direct suzerain Shuja-ud-daula of the Awadh, with the emperor moghol Shâh Âlam II and in Nawâb Mir Kasim of the Bengal in the Bataille of Buxar that the British will gain in 1764.)
- 1770 - 1781: Chait Singh (deposited by the British)
- 1781 - 1794: Mahip Narayan Singh
- 1794 - 1835: Udit Narayan Singh
- 1835 - 1889: Ishvari Prasad Narayan Singh
- 1889 - 1918: Prabhu Narayan Singh
- Maharajah Bahâdur
The town of Bénarès
See also: Vârânasî
Bénarès is also the name given to Vârânasî, one of the 7 crowned cities of the Hindouisme.
See too
- princely States of the Indies alphabetically
- princely States of the Indies by religion
- princely States of the Indies per many blows of gun
External bonds
- List of the leaders
| Random links: | Alpha Oumar Konaré | Passaic (New Jersey) | 1918 in science | Fantastic universe of " The Monk fou" | Denis Gascoigne Lillie |