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Kohra was a taluk of Awadh. Presently it is located in Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh.

History
The history of this dynasty has been very glorious. Narwar city of Madhya Pradesh was the origin of this dynasty. Prince Sodh Dev of Narwargarh established the kingdom of Amethi in 966 and became the first king of Amethi. His descendant, Prince Himmat Sah,the younger son of Raja Vikram Sah, established Kohra (Taluk) on the day of Ganga Dussehra in 1636. He first established the temple of Lord Chaturbhuj and Shiva, and then built the Kohra Fort. There he was coronated.

Later Raja Bhup Singh from the same dynasty had an incomparable contribution in the revolution of 1857. Babu Shiv Bahadur Singh of the same family participated in the class boycott of Uday Pratap College in the Quit India Movement of 1942 and later donated two of his villages in the Bhoodan movement. Professor Umanath Singh of the family did exemplary work in the field of education and social reform and was the President of Uttar Pradesh History Congress. Shri Ravindra Pratap Singh of the family was elected a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha and was the first prisoner from Amethi under the MISA Act during the Emergency.

Doctor Sanjay Singh of this family was a member of Uttar Pradesh History Congress.