Benvanshi or Benbansi is a caste native to Central India.[1]
Maharaja Krishna Pratap Singh of Singrauli (r. 1905-1938)
Benbansis originated as a Kharwar clan that elevated itself to the Rajput rank. Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, in his An Account Of The District Of Shahabad in 1812-13, mentions that the chief of Singrauli (in present-day Madhya Pradesh) originally bore the title Lal, and was not ashamed of calling himself a Kharwar. Later, he married his daughter to another Kharwar chief who claimed to be a Suryavanshi Rajput and who was offended at being called a Kharwar. After this event, the chief of Singrauli assumed the royal title of Raja. Buchanan wrote that chief's son would probably call himself a Rajput. This prediction was correct, as by 1896, the Raja of Singrauli claimed to be a "Benbansi Rajput", as recorded by William Crooke. Crooke wrote the name "Ben-bansi" ("of Ben family") is variously thought to be derived from the word ben meaning "bamboo" or from the name of the legendary king Vena. Crooke mentions that the Benbansis had "made rapid stride to acquire the rank of Rajputs".[1]
^ abSachchidanand Sinha (1982). Caste System: Myths, Reality, Challenge. Intellectual Publishing House. pp. 109–110.
Benvanshi or Benbansi is a caste native to Central India. Benbansis originated as a Kharwar clan that elevated itself to the Rajput rank. Francis Buchanan-Hamilton...
from the district headquarters of Waidhan. It was also the ruled by the Benvanshi kings of the erstwhile princely state of Singrauli. [needs update] As...
Solar dynasty Mahabharata History of Hinduism Puru and Yadu Dynasties Benvanshi Paliwal, B. B. (2005). Message of the Purans. Diamond Pocket Books Ltd...
During the 18th century, the district came under the control of the Benvanshi rulers of Singrauli, who built or occupied several fortresses in the district...
Benvanshi kings and the Kharwars on the banks of the Vetravati (present-day Vetva) river. The Kharwars were defeated in this battle by the Benvanshi kings...
group that was taught music to orphaned children. The state was ruled by Benvanshi clan of Rajputs. 1778 – 1788 Beni Singh (b. 1719 – d. 1788) 1788 – 1790...
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