Jewan
| Jewan जेवां | |
|---|---|
  Jewan Location of Jewan in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°03′59.3″N 80°09′26.8″E / 28.066472°N 80.157444°ECoordinates: 28°03′59.3″N 80°09′26.8″E / 28.066472°N 80.157444°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Shahjahanpur |
| Block | Powayan |
| Founded by | Raja Shambhu Shah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram Sabha |
| • Body | Pradhan |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,000 (approx) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Postal Code | 242404 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 27 |
Jewan is a village in Powayan tehsil in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The village is located on the bank of river Gomti and near by village Agouna, 7 km east from tehsil Pawayan and 35 km from Shahajahanpur.
Demography
According to the 2011 census, its population is about 4000.[1]
History
The village was set up by Raja Shambhu Shah youngest of the three sons (Descendants of rao Gopal Singh) of Raja from Nahil estate who after division of property and power came to live near gomti river and founded this village. Earlier this was the camping site of Raja who used to come here for hunting as it was all jungle during that period. Raja Shambhu Shah died while fighting with Rohilla Pathans.
Geography
It is located at 28°03'59.3"N 80°09'26.8"E. Its elevation is about 194 metres above sea level. The village is situated on the bank of river Gomti.
Jewan Kothi
Jewan Kothi is a multi acre kothi where the royal family of Jewan (Descendants of Raja Shambhu Shah) lives and hold their janta darbara as hails from Nahil royal family. Jewan kothi used to be the Garden house of Jewan Gadhi (fort of Jewan) but after some tragedies in the family Kunwar Baldev Singh with his family wshifted to this garden house which used to be called as Baagh ki kothi later known as Jewan kothi. Presently family of Kunwar Rameshwar Singh And Kunwar Surajpal Singh lives there.
Notable people
- Raja Shambhu Shah: founder of jewan riyasat/zamindari.
- Raja Bhanu Shah: Elder son of Raja Shambhu Shah died during rebel against rohilla Pathan's.
- Rajkumari Tara 'devi' Shah : Only child of Raja Bhanu Shah committed jauhar during the rebel against rohilla. There is still a lake called'tara-turki' Named after her at the outskirts of village jewan.
- Raja Khanu Shah: Younger Son of Raja Shambhu Shah. Died during the battle against rohilla. He had 5 sons.
- Raja Niyat Shah: The eldest among the 5 sons of Raja Khanu Shah. Shifted from gurja (old fort of jewan) to Anta (jewan). He had 3 sons.
- Kunwar Lone Singh: There was a division of property between him and his brother Kunwar Dalel Singh. Anta fort was divided in two halves. Ancestor of present jewan kothi family.
- Kunwar Dalel Singh: Ancestor of second family of jewan riyasat.
- Kunwar Baldev Singh: mightiest of zamindar ever known in the family. Hunted 36 tigers in his lifetime. Married in kuchghara zamindari of lakhimpur. During his tenure the famous Rajmangal elephant of jewan riyasat was sent to King George VI to help him in hunting a mighty tiger. King George VI came to India in the year 1911 at tarai region of pilibhit with King of Nepal.
- Kunwar Gajraj Singh: Grandson of Kunwar Dalel Singh of second family of jewan riyasat.
He was married to the only daughter of Raja Bal bhadra Singh of chehlari who was killed in the 1857 mutiny war of independence.
- Kunwar Vijaybahadur Singh: He shifted with his family from anta fort to jewan kothi then known as baagh ki kothi or the garden house of jewan fort. He had 3 children. He was married in the zamindari of lahredi in disst. Badaun.
- Kunwar Shivdas Singh: A very mighty and strong person by personality he died at a young age of 28. He married 3 women the first from sabalpur zamindari second deoria kalan and last from pisawan. He had only 1 child from his third wife from pisawan.
- Kunwar Durgabux Singh: younger son of Kunwar Vijay bahadur Singh. Married in pisawan zamindari of disst. Sitapur. His wife and Kunwar Shivdas Singh's wife were real sisters. Died in the year 1957 he had two sons and one daughter. Kunwar Durga buxsingh degree college in jewan is named after him.
- Rajkumari Taj kunwari: Born to Kunwar Vijay bahadur Singh. She was married to Raja Zangi Singh of golagokernath riyasat of lakhimpur.
- Kunwar Visheshwar Bux Singh: Born to Kunwar Shivdas Singh with his third wife from pisawan. After his parents died he was adopted by Kunwar DurgaBux Singh his uncle.He was sarpanch for a very long time. He also contested district board member elections but lost them. He was married in the zamindari of raipur of district pilibhit. He had two daughters. He started the construction of shiv mandir in the campus of jewan kothi in memory of his wife.
- Kunwar Ganga Bux Singh: Elder son of Kunwar Durga Bux Singh born in the year 1908 He was a very mighty zamindar of that time. His name used to come in most famous people of disst. Shahjahanpur of that time.
He was friends with Kunwar jyoti prasad, Raja Indra Vikram Singh of Powayan,Raja Gajendra Shah of khutar,etc. He performed the main role in saving Raja Gajendra Shah who was taken Into remand for silhua kaand. He laid the foundation of a new jewan kothi an extension to the old kothi In the year 1940. He was married in zamindari bargawan from whom he had one son.He married again yo zamindari Raja Ka Majhola of disst. moradabad after his first wife committed suicide.From his second marriage he had a daughter. He died in the year 1973.
- Kunwar Rameshwar Singh: Younger son of Kunwar Durga Bux Singh he was born in the year 1923. He was a very famous politician of disst. Shahjahanpur. He was the district vice-president of bhartiya jan Sangh. He was also the gram sarpanch for a long time.He was married in the taluqedar family of mumtazpur-gadhi of dist. Sitapur. He had 4 sons and 1 daughter from his marriage.
- Kunwar Surajpal Singh: Son of Kunwar Ganga Bux Singh with his first wife. Born in the year 1933 Kunwar Surajpal studied in chandausi till class eighth and was called back home to study there. He studied till bsc. He became pradhan of village jewan and remained that for ten consecutive years. He married Kanti Kunwari of longpur of dist bareilly and had 4sons and 2 daughters.
- Kunwar Balvir Singh: born to Kunwar Rameshwar Singh as his second child. He is a very famous politician of bjp shahjahanpur. Advocate by profession He was the ex district president of bjp shahjahanpur. He was also the director of pcf for 3 years. He has also held many posts of party. He had 2 sons.
- Kunwar Rakesh Singh: born in the year 1958 ti Kunwar Surajpal Singh he was a very famous person of tehsil Powayan. A kind and brave person he was always there for the people in need. A one time district board member he was also a member of bjp's district committee. He died in the year 2013 due to cancer.
Plantation
The family of Jewan Kothi owns acres of field in Jewan and nearby villages, where crops like wheat,rice and sugarcane are grown. The family also owns a multiacre mango plantation farms known as Mutua and Noudha in the outskirts of village jewan.Math k Baagh is a part of remaining mango farmland lakh peda (which had100000 mango trees), which later turned into crop growing fields. It is also the personal crematorium site of the family. The family of jewan kothi also owns a multi-acre crop land called "jhabar" which used to be a jungle with a very large lake where royal elephants were brought to eat the long grass for food.
Education
Kunwar Durga Bux Singh Degree College is a college affiliated to mjp Rohilkhand University. The college is operated u der Kunwar Rameshwar Singh Trust. Kunwar Balvir Singh is the founder/director of this college. [2]
Gallery
Kothi Temple
Barahdari
See also
References
- 1 2 "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ http://kdscjewan.org/