Maharaja Kam Dev Mishra

Maharaja Kamdév Misir Urf Rao Dalpat Mishra (b.1438–1532) was a King, he ruled over the region of Fatehpur Sikri and then Fatuhabad near Fatehpur.^[1][2][3][4]

Maharaja Kamdev Misir
Raja|Rao
Reign	1462-1527 (the Rao of Pahargarh Estate) 1527-1530 (Raja of Fatehabad) 1530-1532 (ruler of Birpur estate)
Predecessor	Maharaja Jayrajdev Misir
Successor	Maharaja Dhamdeo Misir
Born	1438 CE Vijaypur Sikri, India
Died	1532 (aged 94 ) Reotipur, Ghazipur, India
Spouse	two wives
Issue	Achal Misir (b.1456) Vichal Misir (b.1458) Sarang Misir(b.1461) Rohit Misir (b.1465) (Children from second wife is not known)
Names Maharaja Kam Dev Misir Urf Rao Dalpat Mishra
House	Sakarwar dynasty
Father	Maharaja Jayrajdev Misir
Religion	Hinduism

He was a ruler of Pahargarh Estate, which mainly comprised what are now the cities of Morena, Gwalior, Jhansi, and Shivpuri. Kanpur. Maharaja Kam Dev was the son of Maharaja Jayraj Dev Misir who was the ruler of the Vijaypur Sikri kingdom. (Fatehpur Sikri). Rao Dham Dev Misir and Rao Kamdev Misir was an ally of Rana Sanga into the Battle of Khanwa.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} Kam Dev's descendants went on to populate the areas around ghazipur while his brother Dham Dev Rao’s descendants stayed in morena.^[1]

He was a ruler of Pahargarh Estate, which mainly comprised what are now the cities of Morena, Gwalior, Jhansi, and Shivpuri. Maharaja Kam Dev was the son of Maharaja Jayraj Dev Misir who was the ruler of the Vijaypur Sikri kingdom. (Fatehpur Sikri).^{[5][6][7][8][9]} Kam Dev's descendants went on to populate the areas around Ghazipur while his brother Dham Dev Rao’s descendants stayed in Morena.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Maharaja Kamdev Misir was born in 1438 CE at Vijaypur Sikri.^{[citation needed]} His father, Maharaja Jayraj Dev Misir was the ruler of the Vijaypur Sikri kingdom^{[citation needed]}. Kam Dev had two younger brothers: Dhamdeo Misir (also known as Rao Dham Dev) and Vikram Pratapdev Misir. His father allocated parts of the Pahadgarh estate to him^{[citation needed]}.

A view of Pahargarh Fort built by Rao Anupdev Misir, Great grand father of Maharaja Kamdev Misir Anno 1446.

After the death of, Maharaja Jayaraj dev Misir(1420–1504), in 1504. Kam Dev's brother Rao Dham Dev (1458–1540) was crowned as the king of Vijaypur Sikri. Vijaypur Sikri was a large kingdom consisting of Fatehpur Sikri (parts of Agra), Karauli, Dholpur, Etawah, Auraiya, parts of Kanpur,Unnao and Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Morena, Bhind and Sheopur.^[5] While Rao Dhamdev ruled Vijaypur Sikri, Kam Dev governed the Pahadgarh estate. The youngest brother, Vikram Pratap Dev, was responsible for handling the affairs of both brothers' territories. After their father's death, Kam Dev became the army chief of Dham Dev's army, during the times of Kam Dev and Dham Dev Rao they commissioned rebuilding of Shergarh Fort located at Dholpur. The Sabalgarh fort once served as the centre of administration during the rule of Sikarwar.^[10]

A view of Sabalgarh Fort which was under the administration of sikarwar, it was built by a Pratihar Rajput ruler named 'Sabal', although most of its present structure was built by a Raja Gopal Singh of Karauli State, when it was taken over by Marathas from Sikarwar's.^[10]

Kam Dev and his brother Dham Dev established their new capital at Madarpur. However, after their defeat in the Battle of Madarpur, they moved to Ghazipur. In Ghazipur, they established their control on Birpur, 

After a battle in 1530, Kam Dev overthrew the ruler of Birpur and became the ruler of the Birpur estate.^[1]

Migration Kam Dev's family was divided, with part of his family staying in Pahadgarh, while the other part relocated. Kam Dev had four sons. His eldest son's family moved to Kanpur district with him, while his second son, Vishal Misir, had part of his family remain in Pahadgarh, while the other part moved to Kanpur. The remaining two sons' families also joined Kam Dev in Kanpur by 1527. Dham Dev Rao and his brother Vikram Partap Dev also relocated their families to Kanpur district.

The Battle of Madarpur

After the three brothers settled in Kanpur with a large amount of gold coins and the statue of their clan deity, Mata Khamakhya, they became wealthy zamindars of the region. As they established their rule in Kanpur, Babur planned to attack their fort in Madarpur. This led to the Battle of Madarpur against Babur's general, Mir Baqi. Unfortunately, Kam Dev and his brothers, with their relatively small army, were defeated in 1528.^[11][8]

Migration to Ghazipur

On 26 October 1530, Kam Dev and Dham Dev migrated to Ghazipur, first settling at Sakardih, because of floods Kam Dev's family, migrated and settled in a place and kept its name Dalpatpur, now known as Reotipur.

In the family of Anchal Misir, Kam Dev's eldest son, had two sons name as Harish Chandra and Reosar. Reosar's descendants founded Nagsar. While Harishchandra had four sons, the eldest Rajmal Rao founded Tilwa, the second Sansar Rao founded Suhawal and Gaura, the third Gosai Rao founded Ramwal and adopted Islam, while the descendants of Puranmal Rao, the youngest (although some sources say he was the eldest and main heir after him) became the main owners of the estate, and established the large villages of Reotipur, Sherpur, and Basuka. The eldest son of Puranmal named as Raja Narhar Khan adopted Islam in 1542 and from him comes the most prominent branch known as "Kamsari Pathans" who founded Dildarnagar Kamsar.^[1][8][7]