Kanth Royal

Historically, Kanth was a city and district of British India, in the Bareilly division of the United Provinces, and is now a divisional headquarters. It was founded in 1625 by Kunwar Sahab who built the fort which overhangs the river bank,. In 1776 it was taken over by the Sahaspur-Bilari state. Kanth was a Zamindari with two Riyasats. These are locally known as Western and Eastern Estates (Pashchimi and Poorvi Riyasat) The Western Estate was owned by Kunwar Ram Kumar Singh. Kunwar Ram Kumar Singh passed on his inheritance to Kunwar Raghuraj Singh. Kunwar Raghuraj Singh had two sons, Kunwar Chandrakumar and Kunwar Pritam Kumar Singh who currently take care of the property and Riyasat which is in ruins. Kunwar Chandra Kumar Singh is survived by his son, Kunwar Raghvendra Raj Singh. Kunwar Pritam Kumar Singh has two daughters, Kunwarani Shubhani Singh and Kunwarani Bheeni Singh and one son Kunwar Gaurav Singh who is an army officer in Indian army. The Eastern estate was owned by Kunwar Dhyan Singh who died without having any children, so his property was distributed among the relatives of his wife. Both, Kunwar Ram Kumar Singh and Kunwar Dhyan Singh Vishnoi invested large amounts of money in philanthropic works, such as intermediate and degree colleges and a public hospital. They granted large tracts of land to the college premises and the Bhud Mandir at Kanth.

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