Nanwag

In the 16th century, founder of nanwag dynasty shree Naun Rao ji and his descendants seized mariahun tahasil and ruled there for many years after.

[1] The villages of Kathiraon, Newarhia (having fort of Nanwag chieftain, Zamindar Sangram Singh)[2] lying at 25" 31' N longitude and 82" 80' E latitude (tahsil Mariahu)[2] and Barsathi, latitude 25" 34' N and longitude 82" 91' E in Mariahu tehsil,[3] were administered by the Nanwag Rajputs from the 16th century to the later part of the 19th century.

[4] The whole of Mariahu tehsil was administered by them during the medieval period and the tehsil got its name from Mandav Dev, the presiding deity of Nanwags.

[5] currently they are spread in Prayagraj, Azamgarh, Mirzapur and Varanasi district.

In census report of 1865,population of Nanwag rajput was approximate 24,000.