Fatehpur State

Fatehpur State, or the Principality of Fatehpur, was a state ruled by Sogarwar or Sogharia Jats from 1684 to 1726 AD.^[1]

State of Fatehpur
1684–1726
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Capital	Fatehpur
Common languages	Braj bhasha, Hindi (official)
Religion	Hindu
Government	Absolute monarchy
Thakur, Jat, Rai
• 16th century	Thakur Ram Baksh Singh (founder)
• 1685-1696	Thakur Achal Singh (renowned ruler)
• 1726	Rai Raja Tej Singh (last ruler)
History
• Established	1684
• Disestablished	1726
Preceded by Succeeded by Mughal Empire Bharatpur State
Today part of	Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Origin

The Sogharia Jats were migrants from Punjab. They trace their name from a place in Sirsa district of Haryana. Dispossessed from Sirsa, Ram Baksh Singh Sogharia, a zamindar warrior of this clan, immigrated to Pahari pargana, which later became the centre of this clan.^[2] Thakur Ram Baksh Singh established Sogar and 4 other villages. He had three sons named Dau Singh, Gumra Singh and Dana Singh. Thakur Ram Baksh was succeeded by Thakur Dau Singh and his second son founded the towns of Papra and Kaithwara. Dau Singh was followed by Hira Singh, Mangal Singh, Naranjan Singh, Chitan Singh, Jaiman Singh, and Arjan Singh.^[3]

These people, all Sogharia Jats, were zamidar chiefs of a few villages, and one of Arjan Singh's son named Baru Singh rose to prominence. He rose from the rank of a village chief to a thakur of a patti of 30 villages. He also laid the foundation of the Sogar Fort.^[4]

Rule

In the second half of 17th century the state of Sogar came under Thakur Achal Singh aka Achala Jat.^[5] He was the brother-in-law of father of Raja Badan Singh of Deeg-Bharatpur and joined other Jat states against Mughals.^[6] Achal Singh made Sogar his stronghold and was involved in anti-mughal activities and always showcased his rebellious attitude towards imperial mughal govt. He established several fortresses (garhis) around Sogar including Ajan, Mahari, Sebhora, Sehrora, Stara and Mahgawa. He soon became the supreme ruler in lower Kated tract (i.e. between Bharatpur and Pahari) ousting the mughal mansabdars and thanedars from the region. He annexed a large area of Khalisa (mughal crownland) and blocked the traffic between Agra and Ajmer via Hindon and Bayana parganas.^[7]

Thakur Achal Singh Sogaria successfully carved out an independent state or principality out of the Mughal Empire. He also established stations (thanas) in Bhusawar pargana and started extracting revenue from the Bayana pargana's villages. He with other three Dung leaders carried on depredations to the gates of Agra and besieged Shaista Khan (mughal subedar of Agra) in 1686 AD.^[8]

See also

• Jat people
• List of Jat dynasties