Raja Gursahai Singh Of Unchagaon

Raja Gursahai Singh Pilania
Founder of the Pilania House of Unchagaon
Raja of Unchagaon
Reign	c. 1857–1898
Successor	Raja Karan Singh Pilania
Born	1857
Died	1898
House	Pilania
Dynasty	Pilania Dynasty
Clan	Pilania (Jat)
Estate	Unchagaon Estate
Residence	Unchagaon Fort
Region	Present-day Uttar Pradesh, India
Religion	Hinduism
Known for	Founder of the Pilania House of Unchagaon

Raja Gursahai Singh Pilania (1857–1898) was a Jat zamindar and ruler of the Unchagaon estate in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India. He founded the Pilania house of Unchagaon and established the family's position among the landed aristocracy of northern India during the late nineteenth century.

Early life

Raja Gursahai Singh Pilania was born in 1857 into the Pilania clan of the Jat community. He belonged to a prominent landholding family and rose to prominence during the period following the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Unchagaon estate

Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Raja Gursahai Singh Pilania was granted the Fort of Unchagaon and its associated zamindari. The grant established the Pilania family's authority over the estate and marked the beginning of their hereditary association with Unchagaon.

As zamindar, he administered the estate and oversaw its agricultural and revenue affairs. Under his leadership, the estate became an established landed domain within the Moradabad region.

Death and succession

Raja Gursahai Singh Pilania died in 1898 and was succeeded by his grandson, Raja Karan Singh Pilania. Following Karan Singh's death in 1927, the estate passed to Raja Surendra Singh Pilania, who married a daughter of Maharaja Kishan Singh of Bharatpur State. During his tenure, Unchagaon Fort underwent extensive renovation in 1933.

See also

• Unchagaon Fort
• Pilania
• Jat rulers
• Zamindari system

References

• Imperial Gazetteer of India.
• Moradabad District Gazetteer.
• Qanungo, K.R. History of the Jats.
• Deshraj. Jat Itihas.