Maharaja Prabhu Narayan Singh

Prabhu Narayan Singh would reign for 42 years as Maharaja; in 1891, he was knighted with the KCIE, later becoming an honorary colonel in the Indian Army.

[2] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in 1892, Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) in 1898, and Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI) for his services in the First World War in the 1921 New Year Honours.

[3] He donated 1300 acres of land to establish famous Banaras Hindu University.

Established Iswari Memorial Hospital for reducing mother-child mortality during childbirth.

[5] Continued the tradition of Saint Kings and got operated on without Anesthesia by going into Yog-Samadhi.