The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh, Raja of Amethi
Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh, Raja of Amethi; born, 1869. succeeded, 1891; Is the head of the Bhandhalgoti clan of Rajputs who claim to belong to Surajbansi stock and to have descended from Sudha Bai of Narwargarh, the old home of the Jaipur family, though other accounts assign to them a purely local origin. The senior branch of this family have retained position of the Raj over the whole pargana of Amethi. In 1810, Saadat Ali Khan resumed the grant, leaving the Raja only 48 villages rent-free; at the annexation, i.e., after the Province came into British possession, Madho Singh, the then chief, having turned a rebel, his fort was taken by Lord Clyde. Madho Singh afterwards submitted and was allowed to have his whole ancestral estate. He had a son who pre-deceased him and he was succeeded by his adopted heir, Raja Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh. The title of Raja has been recognised as hereditary by the British Government. Granted K. I. H. medal in 1902. Address: Amethi, Sultanpur.