Present Head
- Kunwar Chandrash Singh Bhadauria
History
The Thikana of Parna, situated in the historic Bah region of the Agra district in Uttar Pradesh, represents the premier seat of the Athbhaiya (eight brothers) branch of the Bhadauriya clan of Rajputs. The estate was established in the latter half of the 16th century when Kunwar Hriday Narayan, the son of Maharaja Pratap Rudra of Bhadawar, was granted the estate along with the title of 'Dewan' by his brother, Raja Mukutman of Bhadawar. As the hereditary prime ministers (Dewans) of the princely State of Bhadawar, the heads of Parna played a pivotal role in the administration and military defense of the Chambal and Yamuna ravines. This hereditary title and administrative status were officially recognized by the British Government in 1910. Following India's independence and the subsequent enactment of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, the Thikana transitioned into the modern democratic era while continuing to preserve its rich cultural heritage and historical legacy. For more detailed accounts of the region's aristocratic lineages, see the Agra District Gazetteer.
Genealogy
- Dewan HRIDAY NARAYAN, Dewan Saheb of Parna, eldest son of Raja Pratap Rudra of Bhadawar, and his wife, a daughter of Raja Shyam Singh Chandel of Shivrajpur, he was overlooked in the succession, but was compensated by his brother, with the estate of Parna and the title of Dewan, sometime after 1550.
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- Dewan DIRG SINGH, Dewan Saheb of Parna
- Dewan NARAYAN SINGH, Dewan Saheb of Parna
- Rai Bahadur Dewan MAHENDRA SINGH, Dewan Saheb of Parna, he was granted the title of Rai Bahadur as a personal distinction in 1860 for his valuable service to the government during the mutiny in 1857.
- Dewan ARJUN SINGH, Dewan Saheb of Parna, died sp and was suceeded by his grandnephew.
- Dewan BHUP SINGH, Dewan Saheb of Parna, married and had issue.
- Rai Bahadur Dewan Chet Singh (qv)
- Thakur Thamman Singh, member of the Provincial Services and rose to the position of Collector and Magistrate; married Thakurain Roop Kanwar, died sp before 1941. He died sp 29th September 1934.
- Rai Bahadur Dewan CHET SINGH O.B.E., Dewan Saheb of Parna -/1920, served as an honourary magistrate within Parna; co- founder of the Central Cooperative Bank (Parna) along with Raja Mahendra Maan Singh of Bhadawar; honourary Managing Director of the Central Cooperative Bank (Parna); member of the Agra district board; he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for providing recruits during the first world war; married Rani Ranjani Devi, and had issue, two sons. He died .
- Dewan Gokhran Singh [Gokarna Singh] (qv)
- Thakur Yatendra Singh
- Dewan GOKHRAN SINGH, Dewan Saheb of Parna 1920/-, born , succeeded 1st September 1920,
- Dewan PRADHUMAN SINGH BHADAURIA, Dewan Saheb of Parna -/1976, married Rani Rajesh Singh Chauhan of Bhadan, and had issue. He died .
- Dewan Aniruddha Singh Bhadauria (qv)
- Dewan ANIRUDDHA SINGH BHADAURIA, Dewan Saheb of Parna (qv)