 It was given the privilege of 13-gun salute.Most of the area currently known as Varanasi was acquired by Mansa Ram, a zamindar of Utaria.Balwant Singh, the ruler of Utaria in 1787, took over the territories of Jaunpur, Varanasi dildarnagar and Chunar in 1787 from the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah of Delhi and heirs of Deendar khan(who founded dildarnagar)Thengdom of Benaras started in this way during the Mughal dynasty.