Maharaja Dham Dev Singh

Maharana Dham Dev Singh (Misir) (b.1460-1550s) was a Sakarwar Rajput king and the ruler of Vijaypur Sikri estate which was established by Sakarwar Rajputs in year 823AD (known as Fathehpur Sikri)
Migration from Vijaypur Sikri
After the defeat in the battle of Khanwa many Rajput rulers left their main towns and cities. Half of Kam dev's family lived at Pahadgarh and half came with Kam Dev, Dham Dev and Vikram Parata Dev came to Kanpur district which was a part of their kingdom before The Battle of Khanwa.<ref name":0" /><ref name":4" /><ref name=":2" />
The Battle of Madarpur
After all three brothers shifted to Kanpur district with a large amount of gold coins and the statue of Sakarwar deity Mata Khamakhya. In Kanpur, they became a wealthy zamindars in the region and started again to live like kings. But when they became king of Kanpur district, they started diffusing the orders given by the Mughal emperor Babur; they actually wanted to defeat Babur. Then, Babur said to attack their kingdom and their fort in Madarpur. Then they fought the Battle of Madarpur with Babur's general Mir Baqi. Unfortunately, they were also very old kings till the Battle of Madarpur, and not capable. Kam Dev, the elder brother, was 88 years old, and Dham Dev was 68 years. They lacked a strong army. Dham Dev had 40,000 troops before the battle of Khanwa, but because he was no longer a king of a great and large empire, his troops were only around 10,000 there was also shortage of weapons; and because of this, they were defeated in year 1528.<ref name":0" /><ref name":1" /><ref name":2" /><ref name":4" /><ref name":5" /><ref name":6" /><ref name=":3" />
Migration to Ghazipur
Later, because of defeat in the battle of Madarpur and flood hazards on them they went to Ghazipur district and bought land (or captured estate) from Cheru tribal chief men of Birpur and became a large Zamindars. When they came to Ghazipur kam Dev established village name as Reotipur and Dham dev established Maa Khamakya Dham and established Gahmar village. Later, some of Dham dev's family migrated to Bhabua, Kudra, and Chainpur and became the ruler of the region and Jagirdar Dham dev and Kam dev totally were made the zamindar and Jagirdar of 4200 km² of land in kaimur and Ghazipur district. Kam Dev gave much fertile land to Dham Dev in a fatherly gesture. Dham Dev had two sons the elder son was Roop Ram Rao. Roop Ram Rao's descendants established 84 villages near Gahmar and Kudra in Bihar. While his younger son name as Diwan Rai Ram's descendants established Bhabua and Chainpur and many settlements near it.<ref name":0" /><ref name":1" /><ref name":2" /><ref name":4" /><ref name":5" /><ref name":6" />
The Battle of Chausa
Kam Dev opposed Babur but after one year some of his grandsons were very notoriously handsome. When Babur met them, he thought to marry some of his daughters to Kam dev's grand sons so Kam dev's grandsons married Babur daughters and Babur also given Pahadgarh estate to them. Later his grandsons adopted Islam. But Dham Dev was angry with Babur, he wanted to recapture his kingdom. But years after the Battle of Madarpur, Kam Dev and Babur died and the sons of Kam Dev were not in support of Dham Dev. After Babur, Humayun was made the king. Dham Dev wanted to defeat Humayun. For this he also encouraged Sher Shah Suri against Humayun and given full administrative and logistical support to Sher Shah Suri, he also sent troops to Sher Shah Suri, a short way and place to hide his army for the Battle of Chausa. Finally, Sher Shah Suri won in the Battle of Chausa and befriended Dham Dev.<ref name":4" /><ref name":6" /><ref name":0" /><ref name":2" />
Ancestry
23 generations from Maharja Hem Chand Dev to Maharaja Salik Dev Singh ruled Vijaypur Sikri. After Salik Dev Singh his son Ganga Dev Singh, then Ganga dev's son Ratan Dev Singh Sikarwar ruled. Then, Ratan's son Suamber Dev Singh Sikarwar ruled. Then, Suamber's son Rao Anup Dev Singh Sikarwar ruled renovation of the kingdom was completed (AD 1423). Anup Dev had two sons, Kishun Dev Singh Sikarwar and pratap Dev Singh Sikarwar. Kishun Dev Sikarwar succeeded his father as he was the eldest. Kishun Dev had two sons, Jay Raj Dev Singh and Vijay Raj Dev Singh Sikarwar. Jay Raj Dev was made king after his father Kishun Dev. Jay Raj Dev Singh had three sons, his second son, named Dham Dev, was crowned ruler of Vijaypur Sikri in 1504.<ref name":0" /><ref name":1" /><ref name":2" /><ref name":5" /><ref name":6" /><ref name":3" />

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