The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Partabnar, Raja of; Huku Taj Pertab Singh
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Partabnar, Raja of; Huku Taj Pertab Singh, b. 1893; succeeded, 1897; the remotest ancestor of the family of whom any information could be obtained is Sangat Deo who is said to have had 21 sons; one of these 21 sons, Sunar Singh, is said to have established himself in Etawah, his 8th descendant Paratab Singh is said to have built a fort which became known by the name of Partabnar; the family remained loyal to the British at the time of the Mutiny of 1857, and received as a reward a portion of its territories that had been confiscated before; the estate became heavily involved and it finally passed to the present chief who is a minor; it is now under the management of the Court of Wards. Address: Paratabnar, Etawah, India.