Benvanshi

[1] Benbansis originated as a Kharwar clan that elevated itself to the Rajput rank.

Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, in his An Account Of The District Of Shahabad in 1812-13, mentions that the chief of Singrauli (in present-day Madhya Pradesh) and was not ashamed of calling himself a Kharwar.

After this event, the chief of Singrauli assumed the royal title of Raja.

This prediction was correct, as by 1896, the Raja of Singrauli claimed to be a "Benbansi Rajput", as recorded by William Crooke.

Crooke mentions that the Benbansis had "made rapid stride to acquire the rank of Rajputs".