Jagdishpur estate

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Jagdishpur estate was a prominent zamindari estate in Bihar, India, historically ruled by the Ujjainiya Rajput family and notably associated with the 1857 rebellion leader Kunwar Singh.

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Jagdishpur estate canonical 1
Jagdishpur estate of Kunwar Singh 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf zamindari estate
administrativeHierarchy under British district administration of Shahabad
associatedEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857
Siege and battles around Jagdishpur in 1857–1858
associatedWith Bhojpur region
linked to: Bhojpur district

Kunwar Singh
clanOfRulers Ujjainiya
country India
currentStatus abolished as zamindari after land reforms in Bihar
ethnicGroupOfRulers Rajput
linked to: Rajputs
governanceForm hereditary zamindari
hasTitleHolder Babu Amar Singh
Kunwar Singh
historicalEra British Raj
Mughal period
historicalSignificance important Rajput stronghold in Bihar
symbol of anti-colonial resistance in Bihar
knownFor center of resistance led by Kunwar Singh in 1857
participation in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
landTenureSystem zamindari system
languageOfCourt Hindi
Persian
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
legacy remembered in Bihar for Kunwar Singh’s resistance
locatedIn Bihar
Shahabad region
eastern India
present-day Bhojpur district
militaryRole supplied troops and leadership in 1857 rebellion
notableLeader Kunwar Singh
partOf Bengal Presidency
politicalStatus zamindari under British East India Company
presentIn state of Bihar after Indian independence
regionType feudal estate
religionOfRulingFamily Hinduism
ruledBy Ujjainiya Rajput family
rulingFamilyCaste Rajput
linked to: Rajputs
rulingFamilyTitle Babu

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Kunwar Singh region Jagdishpur estate
Siege and recapture of Jagdishpur in 1858 stronghold Jagdishpur estate of Kunwar Singh
linked to: Jagdishpur estate