Present Head
- Rajkumar Anirudh Singh, born , studied at Hindu College D.U. and IIM Kolkata, married to Kunwarani Amrita Singh and has issues.
- Kunwar Reavant Singh, born , presently studying at USC, Los Angeles.
- Kumari Riya Singh, born , studying at Mumbai.
- Rajkumar Akshay Singh, born , educated at Delhi University, St. Xavier's Mumbai and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He married Kunwarani Bhumika Kumari Singh, daughter of Thakur Narendra Singh and Rani Saheba Narendra Singh of Bidwal (Dhar- MP) and has an issue.
- Kumari Saatwiki Raje Singh, born .
History
The Gaur Rajputs had dispersed to various parts of Northern and Central India around 1205, from earstwhile 'Gaur Desh' in present day West Bendgal. Sometime around 1250 AD, one branch of Gaurs established kingdoms at Chandra, Maholi and Katesar in Sitapur in present Uttar Pradesh. A daughter of Chandra House of Gaurs was married to Rao Gopal Singh, the Katehria chieftan of Nahil. Rao Gopal Singh was killed in a battle by Rohilla Pathans and his widow sought the aid of her Gaur kinsmen on behalf her two infant sons. Thereupon Bhupat Singh and Himmat Singh of Chandra led a force into the district to re-establish the Katehrias at Nahil. Repeated attacks and disputes with the pathans compelled Bhupat Singh to send his son, Raja Udai Singh to Nahil’s aid. Raja Udai Singh defeated the pathans at Deokali and established his estate at Pawayan. He established a Fortress at Pawayan around 1705 AD and there after his descendants established Pawayan as the largest Rajput Estate in Rohilkhand area. Legend goes that Pawayan was established originally from east of Nahil or formed the Poorvaiyan chowk. Poorvaiyan over passage of time got distorted to Pawayan or Powayan. With time the estate of Nahil lost luster and Pawayan flourished under the Gaur rulers. The title of ‘Raja’ is hereditary and was recognized by the British in subsequent years. The estate of the Tilakdhari Rajas of Pawayan had 537 villages in Parganas of Pawayan, Baragaon and Khutar.
Genealogy
- Raja UDAI SINGH, founder and first Raja of Pawayan.
- Raja JASWANT SINGH, 2nd Raja of Pawayan
- Raja BHAGWANT SINGH, 3rd Raja of Pawayan
- Raja RAGHUNATH SINGH, 4th Raja of Pawayan 1802/1825, married Rani Raj Kunwari (qv), and had adoptive issue.
- (A) Raja Jagannath Singh (qv)
- Rani Raj Kunwari, 5th Rani of Pawayan 1825/1850
- Raja JAGANNATH SINGH, 6th Raja of Pawayan 1850/1880, born , during his rule, the rebel leader, Maulvi Ahmad-ullah Shah was killed at the outer gate of the Pawayan Fortress in a skirmish when the Maulvi was trying to forcefully break through the outer gate, he adopted his nephew, married and had adoptive issue.
- (A) Raja Fateh Singh (qv)
COURT OF WARDS 1880/1889
- Raja FATEH SINGH, 7th Raja of Pawayan 1889/1906, born , he succeeded by adoption to the gadi on 17th May 1889, a scholar of repute and an honourary magistrate for the tehsil; married, and had issue, two sons. He died .
- Raja Indra Vikram Singh (qv)
- Kunwar Vijai Varma, married and had issue, one daughter. He died .
- Shrimati Kumari Vijai Kunwari
- Raja INDRA VIKRAM SINGH, 8th Raja of Pawayan 1906/1928, married 1stly, Rani Griha Rajya Laxmi Devi of the Shah family of Nepal, married 2ndly, Rani Indraj Lakshmi Devi, and had issue, two sons and two daughters. He died .
- Raja Ajai Varma Singh (qv)
- Kunwar Keshav Varma Singh (by Rani Indraj Lakshmi Devi), married Kunwarani Preeti Rajya Lakshmi Devi, daughter of Gen. Khem Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal (see Kaski and Lambjung).
- Rajkumari Rama Devi, married Raja Pratap Bahadur Singh of Kurwar, in Sultanpur Dist., U.P.
- Rajkumari Laxmeshwari Devi, married Raja Shri Mohan Prasad Singh Deo of Badagoda [Bodogodo] in Ganjam Dist., Orissa.
- Raja AJAI VARMA SINGH, 9th Raja of Pawayan 1928/1989, born , last Raja Saheb of Pawayan before the abolition of Princely states and Zamindaris in 1950; he contibuted significantly to the development of the Pawayan area with initiatives such as setting up the present day Pawayan Inter College; married Rani Indira Devi, daughter of HH Sawai Maharaja Punya Pratap Singh, Maharaja of Ajaigarh, and his wife, HH Maharani Rukmini Devi, and had issue, three sons and one daughter. He died in .
- Raja Surendra Singhji (qv)
- Wing Cmdr. (ret'd.) Rajkumar Abhay Singh (qv)
- Rajkumari Shobha Singh, born , married Shri Amit Ray, and had issue, one daughter. She died .
- Sanyukta Ray, born .
- Rajkumar Jai Singh, born , married Kunwarani Mridul Singh, daughter of Kunwar Lal Chandan Singh of Asothar, and has issue.
- Maj. Kunwar Manujendra Singh, born , married Kunwarani Kulgauravi Singh, daughter of Raja Ganga Singh Chauhan of Baneria, and has issue.
- Abhijay Vikram Singh, born .
- Maj. Kunwar Manujendra Singh, born , married Kunwarani Kulgauravi Singh, daughter of Raja Ganga Singh Chauhan of Baneria, and has issue.
- Raja SURENDRA SINGHJI, 10th Raja of Pawayan 1989/2010, born , educated at Colvin Taluqdars' College, and at Lucknow Univeristy (LL.B.); M.L.A. (Uttar Pradesh) 1957/1962. He died .
- Wing Cmdr. (ret'd.) Raja ABHAY SINGH, 11th Raja of Pawayan (see above)
