The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh, Raja of Pakhra Ansari
Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh, Raja of Pakhra Ansari; Born, 1872; succeeded to title, 1877. The founder of the estate was Rao Ram Singh. Fourth in descent from him was Kalyan Singh, whose elder son, Rao Balbhadar Singh, retained Pokhra Ansari, while the younger, Deo Rai, founded the taluka of Ramnagar Parewan. The estate comprises 23 villages and 4 pattis in Bara Banki. The title of Rao was changed to that of Raja and was recognised as hereditary in 1877. Address: Rauni, Bara Banki, Oudh, U.P.