Benvanshi
# Benvanshi

The Benvanshi or Venvanshi is a subclan of the Rajput Chandravanshi dynasty . They claim descent from the last Emperor of the Mauryan Empire - Brihadratha Maurya. The Maharajas of Singrauli are their chieftains.

## Origins

The name is derived from Maharaja Ven of the Singrauli kingdom. The Archaeological Survey of India confirms that the Venvanshi people are descendants of the great Mauryans. The theory is that the grandson of the last Mauryan emperor fled after his grandfather was assassinated by Pushyamitra Shunga in 185 BCE. The grandson then fled to Jhusi or the surrounding area in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. From there he and his descendants lived there. After a few hundred years his descendants became the Rajas of that area.

