[1][2][3][4][5] He belonged to the Bais clan of Rajputs and was the ruler of the Shankarpur estate in modern-day Rae Bareli, part of the old Baiswara region in Oudh.
He was married to Princess Chandralekha of Kamiar estate and had a brother named Jugraj Singh who also participated in the revolt.
[15] During the revolt of 1857, he was one of the most powerful revolutionary leaders and was appointed as the administrator of the Jaunpur and Azamgarh regions by the newly proclaimed Nawab of Awadh, Birjis Qadar.
This has been established from the proclamation of Birjis Qadar on 17 August 1857 which explains: " As I am fully bent upon populating the land, securing off conveniences for its people and betterment of its inhabitants.
[19] In one of the sharp encounters that took place at Rae Bareli (then Salon district), the revolutionaries under Beni Madho killed a British officer named Major Gall.