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| formation           = {{start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1897|10|19}}&lt;br /&gt;
| type                = [[Rajput|Rajput Community Organization]]&lt;br /&gt;
| headquarters        = [[New Delhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| key_people          = Mahender Singh Tanwar (National President)&lt;br /&gt;
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| affiliations        = [[Rajputs]]&lt;br /&gt;
| name                = Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha&lt;br /&gt;
| abbreviation        = ABKM&lt;br /&gt;
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| region              = [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
| founder             = [[Balwant Singh of Awagarh|Raja Balwant Singh of Awaghar]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, also known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;All India Kshatriya Mahasabha&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, was founded in the year 1897.&amp;lt;ref name=z/&amp;gt; The organization was formed to promote, protect, and fight for rights and interests of the [[Rajput]] community of the Indian society.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=The Secret Life of Another Indian Nationalism |author=Shail Mayaram |year=2022 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1108832571 |page=201 |quote=Two Rajput associations were particularly prominent, the Rajput Kshatriya Mahasabha and the Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha then lead by the Alwar Maharaja. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pWtYEAAAQBAJ&amp;amp;dq=Akhil+bhartiya+kshatriya+mahasabha+rajput&amp;amp;pg=PA201}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Rajput bodies in game of one-upmanship over stalling of Bhansali&amp;#039;s film Padmavati |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=22 February 2017 |quote=ABKM, which claims to be the oldest and biggest organisation of Rajputs with many erstwhile royals as its state presidents, plans to launch nationwide protests in the third week of March from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, followed by Patna on April 2.|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajput-bodies-in-game-of-one-upmanship-over-stalling-of-bhansali-s-film-padmavati/story-bx4b1qJRpsceScZVm769KJ.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=f&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Goswami |first1=Sambodh |title=Female Infanticide and Child Marriage |date=2007 |publisher=Rawat Publications |isbn=978-81-316-0112-9 |page=252 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=do_aAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=all+india+kshatriya+mahasabha+- |access-date=17 February 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early years==&lt;br /&gt;
After the [[Revolt of 1857]], many [[Taluqdar]]s and Rajput Estate Holders who supported the revolutionists or participated with them were compromised. The British impounded many of their lands and properties and they were taxed with heavy fines. [[Raja Hanumant Singh]], the Chief of [[Kalakankar]], was one such Taluqdar, who was dispossessed of his many properties for supporting the Revolt of 1857.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=Gautam |title=1857 THE UPRISING |year=2008 |publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information &amp;amp; Broadcasting |isbn=978-81-230-2299-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e5jcDQAAQBAJ&amp;amp;dq=hanumant+singh+kalakankar&amp;amp;pg=PT112 |access-date=5 January 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Raja Hanumant Singh believed a pan-India organization was necessary to correct the injustice faced by their community. He founded the association in 1857 with other [[Taluqdar]]s of [[Oudh]] and named it the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ram Dal.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  It was renamed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kshatriya Hitkarni Sabha&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 1860. The association was formed to protect and fight for rights and interests of Rajput communities. In 1897, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kshatriya Mahasabha&amp;#039;&amp;#039; became the successor to the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kshatriya Hitkarni Sabha&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, under the leadership of [[Balwant Singh of Awagarh|Raja Balwant Singh of Awagarh]] with Thakur Umarao Singh of [[Feroz Shah Kotla|Kotla]], [[Raja Rampal Singh]] of Kalakankar, and [[Uday Pratap Singh of Bhinga|Raja Uday Pratap Singh]] of [[Bhinga]]. Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha came into existence on 19 Oct 1897, creating a platform to promote the cause of the Kashatriyas and [[Rajput]]s&amp;lt;ref name=rs/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Journal of Social Research |date=1984 |page=76 |publisher=Council of Social and Cultural Research, Bihar. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SSrlAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=Akhil+Bharatiya+Kshatriya+Mahasabha+member+strength |access-date=4 January 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A newsletter called &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Rajput Monthly&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was launched in 1898. The association had its first conference in the [[Rajput]] Boarding House at Agra. [[Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir|Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh of Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir]] sponsored the launching of an [[Urdu]] publication called the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Rajput Gazette&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as a fortnightly from [[Lahore]].&amp;lt;ref name=z&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Maṇḍāvā |first1=Devīsiṅgha |title=Kshatriya śākhāoṃ kā itihāsa |date=1998 |publisher=Kavi Prakāśana |isbn=978-81-86436-11-0 |pages=184, 190, 296 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=--4rAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE |access-date=4 January 2021 |language=hi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the early 1900s, [[princely states]] rulers and large [[zamindar]]s started various schools and colleges in their territories, giving preference to students of the Kshatriya community.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Government Gazette: The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh |date=1910 |page=144 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0aGQY7fzh0sC&amp;amp;dq=kshatriya+hitkarini+sabha&amp;amp;pg=PA144 |access-date=6 January 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Pradesh (India) |first1=Uttar |title=Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Varanasi |date=1965 |publisher=Government of Uttar Pradesh |page=373 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQVDAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;q=kshatriya+hitkarini+sabha |access-date=6 January 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After independence of India in 1947, the situation changed dramatically for the upper Kshatriya caste and its influential members. The [[princely states]] were merged into the [[Dominion of India|Union of India]], [[Zamindari]] was also abolished, and the association was directionless. In 1955, the association was revived at a meeting in [[Ujjain]] under [[Ram Narayan Singh|Babu Ram Narayan]], a prominent Rajput politician from Bihar, who was elected its president the association got fresh leadership.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} The centenary celebration of the association was held in 1987 at [[New Delhi]] under president-ship of [[Digvijaysinhji Prajapsinhji Jhala|Raja Digvijaysinhji Prajapsinhji Jhala]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rs&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;z&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Activities==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Re-conversion of Muslim Rajputs===&lt;br /&gt;
In 1922 under chairmanship of [[Nahar Singh of Shahpura|Raja Nahar Singh]], the organization decided to bring four lakh-converted [[Muslim Rajputs]] back into the [[Hindu]] fold by way of a purification ritual.&amp;lt;ref name=brm/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;s&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Sraddhananda |first1=Swami |title=Hindu Sangathan: Saviour of the Dying Race |date=1926 |publisher=Shraddhananda |pages=119–121 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SiK2IEeNUX4C&amp;amp;dq=all+india+kshatriya+mahasabha&amp;amp;pg=PA120 |access-date=17 February 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The historic meeting where the decision was taken was held at [[Agra]] on 31 December 1922.&amp;lt;ref name=brm/&amp;gt; Later on, under guidance of [[Madan Mohan Malviya]], thousands were brought back in to the Hindu fold after [[Ritual purification|purification]].&amp;lt;ref name=brm&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=भारत रत्न महामना |date=2015 |publisher=बालमुकुन्द पाण्डेय, देवेन्द्र कुमार शर्मा · 2015 |page=85 |isbn=9789350729885 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KcAjDwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;dq=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE&amp;amp;pg=PA88 |access-date=4 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Inspired by this pioneering effort of the Kshatriya Mahasabha, [[Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha]] (which was founded by Madan Mohan Mavaiy) also passed similar resolution a few months later to bring back converted Muslims into the Hindu fold by purification rites.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=भारतीय पुनर्जागरण और मदनमोहन मालवीय |year=1981 |publisher=Viśvavidyālaya Prakāśana |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jm8eAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=Akhil+Bharatiya+Kshatriya+Mahasabha+AND+HINDU+MAHASABHA |access-date=7 January 2021 |language=hi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;s&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Role in Resolution of Jagirdari Act===&lt;br /&gt;
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During 1952–1954, the organization played a pivotal role in respect to the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Jagirdari Case&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. They filed writs in the [[Supreme Court of India]] with respect to the Resumption of Jagirdari Act. The Supreme Court of India accepted the role of Mahasabha as a central co-ordinator in the case. The Prime Minister of India, [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], advised [[Govind Vallabh Pant]], the earstwhile Chief Minister of Uttar Paradesh, to negotiate with Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha to end the stalemate.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Wiener |first1=Myron |title=State Politics in India |date=8 December 2015 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-1-4008-7914-4 |pages=353–354–355 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VErWCgAAQBAJ&amp;amp;dq=all+india+kshatriya+mahasabha+supreme+court&amp;amp;pg=PA354 |access-date=17 February 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Pant |first1=Govind Ballabh |last2=Nanda |first2=Bal Ram |title=Selected Works of Govind Ballabh Pant |year=1993 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-565120-1 |pages=118–120, 386 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_yVuAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=pant+kshatriya+mahasabha |access-date=20 February 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Rudolph |first1=Susanne Hoeber |last2=Rudolph |first2=Lloyd I. |title=Essays on Rajputana: Reflections on History, Culture, and Administration |date=1984 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |pages=53–58 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Djabj9gefZ0C&amp;amp;dq=pant+kshatriya+mahasabha&amp;amp;pg=PA58 |access-date=20 February 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Demanding Reservation on Economic Basis===&lt;br /&gt;
In 1980, the organization demanded that [[Reservation in India|reservation]] should be given on economic basis rather than on caste basis.&amp;lt;ref name=j/&amp;gt;  Again in the year 2001, a memorandum containing lacs of signatures was submitted to Hon&amp;#039;ble President of India through District Collectors, demanding reservation on economic basis rather than on caste basis.&amp;lt;ref name=j&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Kshatriya Mahasabha opposes caste-based quota|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111108/harplus.htm#3|access-date=25 August 2016|agency=The Tribune Chandigarh|date=7 November 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A nationwide [[rath yatra]] from [[Jammu]] to [[Kanyakumari]] demanding reservation on economic basis rather than on caste basis was flagged off in October 2010, which ended in March 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Successful agitation for declaration of birthday of Maharana Pratap as public holiday===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013, Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha started an agitation and demanded Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, [[Akhilesh Yadav]], to announce a public holiday on 9 May, the birthday of legendary warrior [[Maharana Pratap]], similar to [[Rajasthan]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], where 9 May is a public holiday.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://upnewslive.com/?p=41212.|title = 7 सूत्रीं मांगों को लेकर क्षत्रिय महासभा ने उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव को एक पत्र भेजा । &amp;amp;#124; UP News Live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/akhil-bhartiya-chhtriya-parishad-demandedholiday-on-maharana-pratap-jayanti-in-up/amp_articleshow/19970153.cms|title = यूपी में महाराणा प्रताप जयन्ती पर छुट्टी घोषित करने की मांग}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/news/article/article1-story-331936.html|title=मुख्यमंत्री से महाराणा प्रताप जयन्ती पर छुटटी की मांग}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/news//article1-story-169644.html|title = महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती पर सार्वजनिक अवकाश की मांग}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur-9332680.html|title=महाराणा प्रताप जयंती पर घोषित हो अवकाश}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/Lucknow-58162-124|title=महाराणा की जयंती पर आज छुट्टी की मांग}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After continuous efforts of two years, the Uttar Pradesh government in 2015 declared Maharana Pratap Jayanti a public holiday on 9 May every year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://news.primarykamaster.com/2015/05/9_6.html?m=1|title = महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती 9 मई को सार्वजनिक अवकाश घोषित| newspaper=प्राइमरी का मास्टर ● कॉम &amp;amp;#124; Primary Ka Master &amp;amp;#124; Basic Shiksha News &amp;amp;#124; बेसिक शिक्षा &amp;amp;#124; Shikshamitra }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://m.patrika.com/lucknow-news/lucknow-akhilesh-government-declared-a-holiday-to-jayanti-of-the-maharana-pratap-1032438/ |title=Lucknow: Akhilesh Government Declared a Holiday to Jayanti of the Maharana Pratap - अखिलेश सरकार ने घोषित की महाराणा प्रताप जयंती पर छुट्टी &amp;amp;#124; Patrika News |access-date=2020-12-23 |archive-date=2021-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106163457/https://m.patrika.com/lucknow-news/lucknow-akhilesh-government-declared-a-holiday-to-jayanti-of-the-maharana-pratap-1032438/ |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=जनसंदेश न्यूज नेटवर्क |url=http://www.jansandesh.com/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B2/2034 |title=स्वाभिमान एवं सम्मान के लिये हो एकजुट हो क्षत्रिय -हरिवंश सिंह – JanSandesh |publisher=Jansandesh.com |date=2015-07-25 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Raising Issues of Atrocities on Rajputs===&lt;br /&gt;
The organization today is active in raising issues related to the Thakur and Rajput community. For example, in 2004, they launched a major campaign for release of various Thakur caste members jailed by the [[Mayavati]] government.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=The State, Democracy and Anti-Terror Laws in India By Ujjwal Kumar Singh|date=2007|isbn=9788178299556|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HeCGAwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;q=Akhil+Bharatiya+Kshatriya+Mahasabha&amp;amp;pg=PA243|access-date=25 August 2016|last1=Singh|first1=Ujjwal Kumar}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The organization has a strong presence in [[Bihar]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Rāya |first1=Omaprakāśa |title=Bharat Ki Chunavi Rajniti Ke Badalte Ayam |date=2006 |publisher=Viśvavidyālaya Prakāśana |isbn=978-81-7124-492-8 |pages=289 90 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lcFLAQAAIAAJ&amp;amp;q=Akhil+Bharatiya+Kshatriya+Mahasabha |access-date=4 January 2021 |language=hi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The organization is known for taking up the rights, issues, and cases related to Rajput and Kshatriya members on its own or together with other Kshatriya organizations in India like [[Karni Sena]], Hadoti Mahasabha.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Magazines |first1=Delhi Press |title=Satyakatha: June 2018 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GhBfDwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;dq=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE&amp;amp;pg=PA14 |access-date=4 January 2021 |publisher=Delhi Press |date=1 June 2018 |language=hi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Publication of books===&lt;br /&gt;
The organization also helps publish research books on Rajput history and kings, like [[Prithiviraj Chauhan]] and [[Maharana Pratap]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Talbot |first1=Cynthia |title=The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Cauhan and the Indian Past, 1200–2000 |date=2016 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-11856-0 |page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m3DjCgAAQBAJ&amp;amp;dq=Akhil+Bharatiya+Kshatriya+Mahasabha&amp;amp;pg=PA22 |access-date=4 January 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Journal of Social Research |date=1984 |pages=76 77 78 |publisher=Council of Social and Cultural Research, Bihar. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SSrlAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=Akhil+Bharatiya+Kshatriya+Mahasabha |access-date=4 January 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kshtra Dharma&amp;#039;&amp;#039; magazine published by the organization has been edited by historians like [[Raghuvir Sinh]]&amp;lt;ref name=rs&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Sinh |first1=Raghubir |title=Patra dastāveza: prasiddha itihāsakāra Ḍ̂ā. Raghubīrasiṃhajī Sītāmau evaṃ sāhityakāra Saubhāgyasiṃhajī Śekhāvata ke patra |year=2002 |publisher=Mahārājā Mānasiṃha Pustaka Prakāśa Śodha Kendra |pages=xi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0oI_AAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE |access-date=4 January 2021 |language=hi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Hindu saints like [[Krishnananda Saraswati]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Samaura |first1=Bhamvara Simha |title=Yugantarakari Sannyasi |date=1993 |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7315-059-3 |page=20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YPETJ2WREAsC&amp;amp;dq=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE&amp;amp;pg=PA20 |access-date=4 January 2021 |language=hi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Past Presidents==&lt;br /&gt;
Several have headed the organization since its inception:&amp;lt;ref name=KM&amp;gt;[http://akhilbharatiyakshatriyamahasabha.com/ Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha website]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Balwant Singh of Awagarh|Raja Balwant Singh]] of [[Awagadh]] - 1897&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Raja Rampal Singh|Maharaja Sahab Rampal Singh]] of [[Kalakankar]] - 1899&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir|Maharaja Sir Partap Singh]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir]] - 1902 &amp;amp; 1913&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Pratap Singh of Idar|Lt. Col. Partap Singh of Idar]] - 1903&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ganga Singh|General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikaner]] - 1904&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Raja]] Kaushal Kishor Singh of [[Majhauli|Manjholi]] - 1906&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Raja Pratap Bahadur Singh]] of [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Partapgarh]] -1907&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jashwant Singh II|Maharaja Sir Jaswant Singh]] of [[Sailana]] - 1911&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dileep Singh|Maharaja Dhalip Singh]] of [[Sailana]] - 1920&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nahar Singh of Shahpura|Maharajadhiraj Sir Nahar Singhji of Shahapura]] - 1922&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa|Rao Sahab Gopal Singh Kharwa]] of [[Ajmer]] - 1924&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jai Singh Prabhakar|Maharaja Sawaj Jai Singhji]] of [[Alwar]] - 1925&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sajjan Singh of Ratlam|Maharaja Sahab Sajjan Singh of Ratlam]] - 1929&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dileep Singh|Maharaja Dhalip Singh]] of [[Sailana]] - 1930&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maharaja]] Ram Singh of [[Orchha State|Orchha]] - 1933&lt;br /&gt;
*Kunwar Saheb Sir Vijay Partap Singh of [[Bagla]] -1940&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maharaja]] Ram Ranvijay Partap Singh Bahadur of [[Dumraon Raj|Dumraon]] - 1941&lt;br /&gt;
*Maharaja Kumar Vijay Anand of [[Motihari]] - 1942&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kamakhya Narain Singh|Raja Kamakhya Narayan Singh]] of [[Ramgarh Raj|Ramgarh]] - 1942 &amp;amp; 1953&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Yadvendra Singh Judeo|Maharaja Yadvendra Singh Judeo]] of [[Panna, Madhya Pradesh|Panna]] - 1946&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur|Maharaja Sawai Tej Singh]] of [[Alwar]] - 1947&lt;br /&gt;
*Thakur Sahab Col. Maan Singhji Bhati of [[Jodhpur]] - 1948&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Babu Ram Narayan Singh]] of [[Hazaribagh]] - 1955&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laxman Singh|Maharawal Lakshman Singh]] of [[Dungarpur]] - 1960&lt;br /&gt;
*[[कुंवर श्रीपाल सिंह|Raja Shripal Singh]] of [[जौनपुर जिला|Singramau]], [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] - 1986&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Digvijaysinh Jhala|Raja Dr. Digvijay Singhji]] of [[Wankaner]] - 1997&lt;br /&gt;
* Sh. Mahender Singh Tanwar - 2019&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:1897 establishments in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Indian caste movements]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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