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Badan Singh

d. 1756 · 18th century

Badan Singh was a Jat chief who founded the ruling house of Bharatpur in northern India. Recognised as leader of the Jats around 1722 with the backing of Sawai Jai Singh II of Amber, he united the Jat clans of the Mathura and Agra region and built forts at Deeg and other strongholds. His son Suraj Mal turned the chiefship into a major regional power.

Badan Singh — Image: Ramji [Ramji Das Chatera] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Bharatpur State

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