Kam Dev Rao
rao, Sikarwar
Kam Dev Rao (1438–1532) ruled over the region of Fatehpur Sikri and then Fatuhabad near Fatehpur.
He was a ruler of Pahargarh Estate, which mainly comprised what are now the cities of Morena, Gwalior, Jhansi, and Shivpuri. Maharaja Kam Dev was the son of Maharaja Jayraj Dev Singh who was the ruler of the Vijaypur Sikri kingdom. (Fatehpur Sikri). Dham Dev was an ally of Rana Sanga. Kam Dev's descendants went on to populate the areas around Ghazipur while his brother Dham Dev Rao's descendants stayed in Morena.
Biography
Early life
Kam Dev Rao was born in 1438 CE at Vijaypur Sikri. His father, Maharaja Jayraj Dev Singh was the ruler of the Vijaypur Sikri kingdom. Kam Dev had two younger brothers: Dham Dev Rao (also known as Rao Dham Dev) and Vikram Pratap Dev Singh. His father allocated parts of the Pahargarh estate to him.
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