Lala Ratan Chand
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Raja Ratan Chand became the diwan of Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire ,‎ or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...

 emperor Farrukhsiyar
Farrukhsiyar
Abu'l Muzaffar Muin ud-din Muhammad Shah Farrukh-siyar Alim Akbar Sani Wala Shan Padshah-i-bahr-u-bar [Shahid-i-Mazlum] was the Mughal emperor between 1713 and 1719. Noted as a handsome but weak ruler, easily swayed by his advisers, Farukhsiyar lacked the ability and character to rule independently...

 (1713-1719) in 1712, who gave him the title of Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...

. He came to be regarded as a very effective administrator.

He was associated with the Saiyid Brothers
Saiyid Brothers
The term Sayyid Brothers refers to Syed Hassan Ali Khan Barha and Syed Hussain Ali Khan Barha , who were powerful Mughal Army generals of the Mughal Empire during the early 18th century....

, and served as the king makers for several years. He came to be trusted with the financial affairs of the state by Abdullah. He was even entrusted with appointment of kazis. He opposed the imposition of jazia tax on Hindus. His influence was resented by some of the Muslim nobles. He became involved in the court intrigues.

When the Brothers lost power he was imprisoned. He was executed during the battle of Hasanpur between the new Emperor and Abdullah, by the order of the new emperor Muhammad Shah
Muhammad Shah
Muhammad Shah also known as Roshan Akhtar, was a Mughal emperor of India between 1719 and 1748. He was son of Khujista Akhtar Jahan Shah, the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I. Ascending the throne at 17 with the help of the Sayyid Brothers, he later got rid of them with the help of Nizam-ul-Mulk Chin...

 (1719-1748) in 1719.

As a result of a dispute with other Agrawal
Agrawal
Agrawal or Agarwal is a large and influential community in India. Agrawals are Kshatriya by birth of the Solar Dynasty but after the adoption of Vanika dharma by king Agrasena, Agrawals started dealing in business...

s, he and his group of Agrawal
Agrawal
Agrawal or Agarwal is a large and influential community in India. Agrawals are Kshatriya by birth of the Solar Dynasty but after the adoption of Vanika dharma by king Agrasena, Agrawals started dealing in business...

s separated and formed the “Raja ki Biradari” section of the Agrawals, which later can be known as Rajvanshi. They have the same gotras as other Agrawals.

Organization

Vaishya Agrawal Rajvansh Vidhya Sabha was started by Raja Jawala Prasad in 1913 with the help other Rajvanshis. A fund, Nirdhan Vidhya Koash is established to help poor students of the community.Also , Vivah Koash (Marriage Fund) was established in 1980, to support widow or incapable brothers of our community for the marriage of their daughters.

Akhil Bhartiya Vaishya Agrawal Rajvansh Sabha (ABVARS) was formally organized in 1897. To know more you can visit the official website http://www.ABVARS.org/.
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