Background
He was the nephew and adopted son of Raja Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh, who was granted the title of Maharaja by the British for his loyalty during the Indian Mutiny.
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Prabhu Narayan Singh
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He succeeded to the Family Domains, as they then were, in 1889. Always on good relations with the British, the British Raj formally recognised his territory as a Princely State in 1911. 1855-1889: Maharaj Prabhu Narayan Singh.
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1855-1889: Maharaj Prabhu Narayan Singh 1889-1891: His Highness Maharajadhiraja Sri Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares 1891-1898: His Highness Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, KCIE 1898-1919: His Highness Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, GCIE 1919-1921: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, GCIE 1921-1931: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Maharajadhiraja Sri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Kashi Naresh, Maharaja of Benares, GCSI, GCIE Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)-1898 (KCIE-1891) Delhi Durbar Gold Medal-1903 Delhi Durbar Gold Medal-1911 Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI)-1921 Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium-1926.
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