Kirat Singh

Kirat Singh
Maharaj Rana of Gohad
Reign	1803-1805
Predecessor	Chhatar Singh
Successor	Title replaced with that of Maharaj Rana of Dholpur
Maharaj Rana of Dholpur
Reign	1805-1835
Successor	Rana Pohap Singh
House	Bamraulia Dynasty
Religion	Hinduism

Kirat Singh Rana or Rana Kirat Singh (b. 1763–1835) was a ruler of Gohad state (1803-1805) in Madhya Pradesh, India. He was the first also a ruler of Dholpur (princely state) (1805 - 1835).

After the death of Rana Chhatar Singh in 1785 the entire Gohad area suffered from anarchy, killing and other disruptive crimes for the next 18 years. The Jat rebels could be controlled neither by Marathas nor by the British. The revolutionary Jats unanimously declared Kirat Singh son of Samant Tarachand of village Neerpur in 1803. Samant Tarachand was a cousin of Rana Chhatar Singh. The coronation ceremony of Kirat Singh took place at ‘Bagathara fortress’, situated at a distance of 12 miles from Gohad, as Gohad and Gwalior were in possession of Sindhias.

In the Second Anglo-Maratha War at Laswari on 1 November 1803, Lord Lake defeated Sindhia and tarnished his reputation. In this war the Jats helped the British. The British army officers had great affection for Jats. Later, the British entered a treaty with Jats and with their help defeated Marathas and won back Gwalior and Gohad from them. The British kept Gwalior with them and handed over Gohad to Jats in 1804.

Kirat Singh moved to Dholpur

Gohad was handed over to Marathas under a revised treaty dated 22 November 1913 between Marathas and Britishers. Under this treaty Gohad ruler Rana Kirat Singh was given Dholpur, Badi and Rajakheda in exchange for Gohad. Rana Kirat Singh moved to Dholpur in December 1805. Thus he was the first Rana ruler of Dholpur. He had two sons namely, Rana Pohap Singh and Rana Bhagwant Singh. His successor was Rana Pohap Singh.