Kirat Singh Rana
Kirat Singh Rana was the last Jat ruler of Gohad state in Madhya Pradesh, India. He was from Bamraulia gotra of Jats.
After the death of Maharaja Chhatra Singh Rana in 1785 entire Gohad area became a symbol of anarchy, plundering and killing for 18 years. The Jat rebels could be controlled neither by Marathas nor by Britishers. The revolutionary Jats unanimously declared Kirat Singh son of samant Tarachand of village Neerpur in 1803. Samant Tarachand was cousin brother of Rana Chhatar Singh. The coronation ceremony of Kirat Singh took place at ‘Bagathara fortress’, situated at a distance of 12 miles from Gohad, as Gohad and Gwalior were in possession of Sindhias.
In the Second Anglo-Maratha War at Laswari on 1 November 1803, Lord Lake defeated Sindhia and vanished his reputation. In this war the Jats helped Britishers. The British army officers had affection for Jats.
Later Britishers did a treaty with Jats and with their help defeated Marathas and won back Gwalior and Gohad from them. The Britishers kept Gwalior with them and handed over Gohad to Jats in 1804.
Kirat Singh moved to Dholpur
Gohad was handed over to Marathas under a revised treaty dated 22 November 1805 between Marathas and Britishers. Under this treaty Gohad ruler Rana Kirat Singh was given Dhaulpur, Badi and Rajakheda in exchange with Gohad. Rana Kirat Singh moved to Dholpur in December 1805. Maharaja Kirat Singh ruled Dhaulpur up to 1836. Thus he was the first Rana ruler of Dholpur.
References
- Dr. Ajay Kumar Agnihotri (1985) : "Gohad ke jaton ka Itihas" (Hindi)
- Dr Natthan Singh (2004) : "Jat Itihas"
- Jat Samaj, Agra: October-November 2004
- Dr Natthan Singh (2005): Sujas Prabandh (Gohad ke Shasakon ki Veer gatha – by Poet Nathan), Jat Veer Prakashan Gwalior
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