 Bishan, on the other hand, was entirely deprived of his rank and lands.Raja Bishan Singh was thus the first ruler of Amer (since the days of the great Man Singh) to sit on the throne without any rank or status in the Mughal nobility.When Aurangzeb recognized Bishan Singh as Raja (30 April 1688), made him commander of 2500 cavalry, and gave him a cash advance for their maintenance, it seemed that the Amer royal family had come out of its dark days.