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1873 - 1904 H.H. Raja Sri Sham Singh Bahadur, Raja of Chamba. b. at the Rang Mahal, Chauntra, Chamba, 8^th July 1866, eldest son of H.H. Raja Sri Gopal Singh, Raja of Chamba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the abdication of his father, 17^th April 1873. Installed on the gadi at the Rang Mahal, Chauntra, Chamba, 7^th October 1873. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, 10^th November 1884. He reorganised the postal, judicial and public works departments, and then built a good number of schools, hospitals, a specialist leprosy asylum, roads and infrastructure projects after his assumption of power. His modernisation programme and progressive policies attracted the attention of the Viceroy, Lord Curzon, who personally visited Chamba in September 1900 and inspected several projects. He became seriously ill in October 1902 and his younger brother took over the administration on his behalf until his health failed to improve and he abdicated in his brother's favour, 22^nd January 1904. Attended the Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877 and the Coronation Durbar in 1903. Rcvd. the Prince of Wales's gold medal (1876), KIH gold medal (1877), and the Delhi Durbar (1903) gold medal. m. (first) February 1883, a granddaughter of General H.H. Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sir Ranbir Singh Indar Mahinder Bahadur, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, GCSI, CIE. m. (second) 1884, a cousin of the Raja of Sirmur. m. (third) Sri Rani Sansar Deiji Sahiba, from Trilokpur. m. (i) a daughter of the Raja of Bhadharwah. m. (ii) … He d. at the Akhand Chandi Palace, Chamba, 10^th June 1905, having had issue:

1) Tikka Sri Devi Singh Sahib. b. at the Rang Mahal, Chauntra, Chamba, 1883 (s/o the first wife), educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. He d. by suicide, 1901.
1) Rajkumari Laxmi Deiji Sahiba (d/o the first wife), educ. privately. She d. unm. 1965.

Raja Sri Sham Singh Bahadur, also left issue by his morganatic wives:

2) Kunwar Sri Tej Singh Sahib. b. at the Rang Mahal, Chauntra, Chamba, 1885, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. He d.s.p. unm. 1931.
3) Kunwar Sri Nihal Singhji Sahib. b. at the Rang Mahal, Chauntra, Chamba, 1895 (s/o the Bhadharwah lady), educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. Magistrate 1^st class Chamba. m. (first) at Nahan, 1917, Kunwarani Srimathi Leela Devi, daughter of H.H. Shri Raja Sir Surendra Bikram Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur, KCSI, by a morganatic union. m. (second) 1943, Kunwarani Srimathi Kanchan Devi Sahiba (d. in Kangra, 1979), from Bhawana, in the Kangra district of the Punjab. He d. 1972, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) Kunwar Maharaj Singh. b. 1946 (s/o Kanchan Devi). Addtnl District & Sessions Judge. m. 1976, Kunwarani Induwati Dei (b. 1959), from Chandpur, in Kangra. He d. September 1983, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
  - i) Kunwar Adhiraj Singh. b. 1975. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  - i) Kunveri Devika Kumari. b. 1977.
- b) Kunwar Bhawani Singh. b. 1948 (s/o Kanchan Devi). Public Prosecutor. m. a lady from Rampur, Bushahr.
- a) Kunveri Suraj Deiji [Kunwarani Pritam Singh]. b. 12^th March 1923 (d/o Leela Devi). m. 1948, Kunwar Pritam Singh (b. 1918; d. August 1972), son of Kunwar Amrit Singh, from Chamba. She had issue, four sons.
- b) Kunveri Kamal Deiji [Rani Srimati Kamal Deiji Sahiba, Rani of Kutlehr]. b. at Palampur, 11^th August 1944 (d/o Kanchan Devi). m. 8^th December 1964, as his second wife, Swasti Sri Raja Mahendra Palji Bahadur, Raja of Kutlehr (b. at Hari Kothi, Dharamsala, 4^th July 1934), only surviving son of Swasti Sri Raja Brij Mohan Palji Bahadur, Raja of Kutlehr, by his wife, Rani Srimati Rattan Deiji Sahiba, eldest daughter of H.H. Raja Sri Sir Bhuri Singh Bahadur, Raja of Chamba, KCSI, KCIE. She had issue, an only son - see India (Kutlehr).
Kunwar Sri Nihal Singhji, also had issue by an irregular union, one daughter:
- c) Kunveri Kamal Deiji Sahiba [Kunwarani Inder Singh]. b. 1899. m. Inder Singh. She had issue, one son and four daughters.

1904 - 1919 H.H. Raja Sri Sir Bhuri Singh Bahadur, Raja of Chamba, KCSI (1.1.1906), KCIE (1.1.1918, CIE 1.1.1901). b. at the Rang Mahal, Chauntra, Chamba, 18^th December 1869, second son of H.H. Raja Sri Gopal Singh, Raja of Chamba, educ. privately. Private Secretary to the Raja 1885-1898, Wazir 1898-1904. Succeeded on the abdication of his elder brother, 22^nd January 1904. Invested with full ruling powers, at the Akhand Chandi Palace, Chamba, 12^th May 1904. Greatly interested in public works, he expanded the road building and construction programme immediately after his accession, improving the capital, widening and extending the road network and establishing a system of state wide rest houses for travellers. He also established a fine museum in 1908 and donated many of rare and historic treasures for open display, and constructed the first hydro-electric plant during the same year. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar medals (silver 1903, and gold 1911). m. …(d. ante 1919). m. Sri Rani … Deiji Sahiba (d. ante 1919), a lady from Palma, near Palampur. He d. suddenly from a cerebral haemorrhage, at the Akhand Chandi Palace, Chamba, 23^rd September 1919, having had issue, two sons and two daughters.

1) 1) Tikka Sri Ram Singh, who succeeded as H.H. Raja Sri Ram Singh, Raja of Chamba - see below.
2) Dothian Keshri Singhji Sahib. b. at the Pink Palace, Bangotu, Chamba, 1892, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. Wazir of Chamba 1919-1922 & 1923-1935, and Regent June 1922 to 21^st September 1923. m. 1914, Kunwarani Champa Deiji Sahiba (b. 1894; d. at Simla, July 1969), daughter of Raja Jai Chand, of Siba, in the Kangra district of the Punjab, by his wife, a daughter of H.H. Raja Hira Chand, Raja of Bilaspur. He d. at Chamba, October 1949, having had issue, two sons and three daughters:
- a) Kunwar Gulab Singh. b. at Chamba, 9^th July 1921, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. m. 1945, Kunwarani Padma Devi (b. 1927), MLA from 1970-1975, daughter of Kunwar Shri Kartar Singh, of Jammu. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
  - i) Kunwar Arvind Singh. m. 1983, …He had issue, one son and one daughter.
  - i) Kunveri Shivani Deiji Sahiba. b. 1949. m. 1969, Dr Raghbir Singh. She had issue, two daughters.
  - ii) Kunveri Gitu Deiji Sahiba. b. 1951. m. …
  - iii) Kunveri Malvika Deiji Sahiba. b. 1954.
- b) Kunwar Sher Singh. b. at Chamba, 21^st June 1924, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore, Gail Singh and Lakshmi Colls., Chamba. m. at Benares, 30^th November 1953, Kunwarani Vijaya Deiji Sahiba [Vijaya Maharani] (b. at Brewa, Nepal, 27^th June 1924), née Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajadi) Vijaya Devi, youngest daughter of Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajada) Mohan Bikram Shah [Ram Raja II], Raja of Ramnagar, by his wife, Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Sita Kumari Rajya Lakshmi Devi, eldest daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Ojaswi-Rajanya Ati-Projjwala-Nepal-Taradisha Atula-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Ati-Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Pridhuladhisha Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, sometime Prime Minister and Supreme C-in-C of Nepal. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
  - i) Kunwar Shri Kameleshwar Singh. b. at Benares, 16^th January 1956, educ. Welham Sch for Boys, Dehra Dun, and Mayo Coll, Ajmer. m. at Benares, 23^rd December 1978, Kunwarani Sangeeta Devi, née Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajadi) Sangeeta Devi (b. 1959), daughter of his maternal uncle, Prince Manmohan Bikram Shah [Manmohan Raja], of Ramnagar, by his wife, Rajkumari Nanda Devi, daughter of Raja Hari Chand Raj Singh, Raja of Kashipur, in the Naini Tal district of UP. He had issue, two daughters:
    - (1) Kunveri Anantika Kumari. b. at New Delhi, 21^st November 1979, educ. Mayo Coll Girls’ Sch, Ajmer.
    - (2) Kunveri Ritika Kumari [Ritika Kumari Thapa]. b. a New Delhi, 3^rd July 1983, educ. Mayo Coll Girls’ Sch, Ajmer. m. at Kathmandu, Nepal, 3^rd November 2007, Siddharth Bikram Thapa.
  - i) Kunveri Hemant Kumari [Thakurani Hemant Kumari, of Mandawa]. b. 1960. m. 9^th April 1979, Thakur Parduman Singhji (b. 11^th October 1954), youngest son of Thakur Devi Singhji, of Mandawa, in Jaipur, by his wife, Thakurani Sajjan Kunwar, daughter of Rao Shri Vijay Singhji, of Masuda, in Jodhpur Marwar. She had issue, two sons.
- a) Kunveri Uttam Deiji Sahiba. b. at the Pink Palace, Bangotu, Chamba, November 1915. She d. unm.
- b) Kunveri Suraj Deiji Sahiba [Rani Suraj Deiji Sahiba, of Dada Siba]. b. 1917. m. 1936, as his first wife, Raja Har Mahendra Singh, Raja of Dada Siba (b. 1922; d. at Dada Palace, Siba, Kangra, 23^rd May 2000), elder son of Raja Shyam Singh, of Dada Siba, in the Kangra district of the Punjab. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see India Zamindars (Siba).
- c) Kunveri Kamal Deiji Sahiba. b. 1919. m. 1960, Prakash Chand, son of Karshi Ram, by his wife, Parmeshwari Devi, daughter of Bakshi Prabh Duyal. She had issue, one son.
Dothian Shri Keshri Singhji, also left further issue by a Chamba lady:
- c) Kunwar Shri Bhawani Singh. b. 27^th July 1931, educ. Government Coll., Mandi. Joined HP Administrative Service 1957, served in Chamba dist. 1957-1958, and in DC's Office 1958, Supt Planning Dept. m. at Nahan, November 1969, Kunwarani Manj (b. February 1944), daughter of D. Singh Kachhwaha, from Nahan, by his wife, Prem Kumari. He had issue, one daughter:
  - i) Kunveri Madhulika Kumari. b. at Chamba, 13^th October 1972.
- d) Kunveri Leela Dei [Kunwarani Leela Dei, of Nadaun]. b. 1927. m. 1945, Kunwar Upendra Chand (b. 1922; d. 1977), third and youngest son of Raja Mahendra Chand, of Nadaun, in the Kangra district of the Punjab, by his second wife, the younger daughter of Rana Shri Durga Singh, Rana of Bhajji. She d. 1979, having had issue, one son and four daughters.
- e) Kunveri Prakash Dei [Kunwarani Devinder Singh]. b. 1929. m. 1949, Kunwar Devinder Singh (d. 5^th April 1981), sometime Nahan district Electoral Officer, younger son of Kunwar Ishwari Singh, of Sirmur. She had issue, four sons and one daughter - see India (Sirmur).
1) Rajkumari Rattan Deiji Sahiba [Rani Shrimati Rattan Deiji Sahiba, Rani of Kutlehr]. m. at Chamba, 1911, Swasti Shri Raja Brij Mohan Palji Bahadur, Raja of Kutlehr (b. 1890; d. at the Royal Orchard, Bihru, 29^th April 1937), eldest son of Swasti Shri Raja Rajendra Palji Bahadur, Raja of Kutlehr, by his wife, Shri Tikkarani Rajendra Pal, eldest daughter of Raja Jagdish Singh, of Salangari, in Kutlehr. She d. from heart failure, at Chandigarh, East Punjab, 20^th July 1977, having had issue, three sons and one daughter of whom only one son survived - see India Zamindars (Kutlehr).
2) Rajkumari Dhan Deiji Sahiba [Rani Dhan Deiji Sahiba]. m. at Chamba, 8^th November 1915, Lieutenant-General H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Hari Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO (b. at Amar Mahal, Jammu, 23^rd September 1895; d. at Hari Bhavan, Bombay, 26^th April 1961), only son of General Raja Shri Sir Amar Singhji Bahadur, KCSI, sometime C-in-C and Presdt. Jammu and Kashmir State Cncl., by his first wife, a lady from the Chib family. She d.s.p. at Jammu, 31^st January 1920- see India (Jammu and Kashmir).

1919 - 1935 H.H. Raja Sri Ram Singh, Raja of Chamba. b. at the Pink Palace, Bangotu, Chamba, 10^th October 1890, elder son of H.H. Raja Sri Sir Bhuri Singh Bahadur, Raja of Chamba, KCSI, KCIE, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore and with the Imperial Cadet Corps, Dehra Dun. Succeeded on the death of his father, 23^rd September 1919. Installed on the gadi, at the Akhand Chandi Palace, Chamba, 6^th October 1919. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar (1911) and Silver Jubilee (1935) medals. m. 1920, H.H. Jaswalji Rani Dharam Deiji Sahiba (b. at Ramkot, 1893; d. August 1980), daughter of Raja Raghunath Singhji Jaswal, of Ramkot, in the Kangra district of the Punjab, by his wife, a daughter of General H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Ranbir Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Mushir-i-Khas-i-Kaisar-i-Hind, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, GCSI, CIE. He d. at the Akhand Chandi Palace, Chamba, 7^th December 1935, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

1) Tikka Sri Lakshman Singh, who succeeded as H.H. Raja Sri Lakshman Singh, Raja of Chamba - see below.
2) Rajkumar Narayan Singh. b. at the Akhand Chandi Palace, Chamba, 3^rd June 1928, educ. Foreman Christian Coll., Lahore. m. 4^th February 1957, Kunwarani Shankuntala Kunwar Sahiba (b. at Maihar, 1st August 1937), second daughter of H.H. Maharaja Shri Sir Brijnath Singh Ju Deo Bahadur, Raja of Maihar, KCIE, by his wife, H.H. Rani Brinda Devi Sahiba, daughter of Sriman Maharaja Sri Dalganjan Singh Deo, Raja of Patna. He had issue, two sons:
- a) Kunwar Shri Jitendra Singh. b. at Chamba, 12^th April 1958, educ. State High Sch., Chamba.
- b) Kunwar Shri Harmehandra Singh. b. at Chamba, 20^th March 1959, educ. State High Sch., Chamba.
1) Rajkumari Asha Devi. b. at the Akhand Chandi Palace, Chamba, 1926. She d. unm. 1961.
2) Rajkumari Vidya Devi. b. at the Akhand Chandi Palace, Chamba, 1929. unm.

1935 - 1971 Major H.H. Raja Sri Lakshman Singh, Raja of Chamba. b. at the Akhand Chandi Palace, Chamba, 8^th December 1924, elder son of H.H. Raja Sri Ram Singh, Raja of Chamba, by his wife, H.H. Jaswalji Rani Dharam Deiji Sahiba, educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore. Succeeded on the death of his father 7^th December 1935. Reigned under a Council of Regency, until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, 8^th May 1945. Hon Major IA 15/10/1946. Merged with other neighbouring princely states to form the new state of Himachal Pradesh 15^th April 1948. Rcvd: Coron. (1937), British War (1945), India Service (1945), and Indian Independence (1947) medals. m. at Partabgarh, 3^rd May 1944, H.H. Rani Shrimati Bai Sahib Shri Davendra Kumariji Sahiba (b. 16^th February 1925; d. at Shaikh Rashid Hospital, Dubai, 27^th June 2004), MLA for Chamba in the Himachal Pradesh state assembly 1962-1967, Chair. Himachal State Social Welfare Brd. 1980, etc., eldest daughter of H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Sir Ram Singhji II Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh, KCSI, by his first wife, H.H. Maharani Shri Raj Kunverba Sahiba, eldest daughter of Rao Raja Sir Madho Singhji Bahadur, Rao Raja of Sikar, KCIE, in Jaipur state. He d. from a severe heart attack, while onboard a train between New Delhi and Pathankot, 21^st May 1971, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:

1) Tikka Sri Prem Singh, who succeeded as H.H. Raja Sri Prem Singh, Raja of Chamba - see below.
2) Rajkumar Brijendra Singh. b. at Poona, 24^th January 1951, educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer, and St Stephen's Coll., Delhi Univ. (MA 1970). m. 19^th April 1979, Rajkumarani Shrimati Asha Kumari Sahiba (b. at New Delhi, 23^rd September 1955), educ. MLB Girls' Coll., Bhopal (BA), Sec. MLB Girls' Coll. 1975-1977, Regional Dir. INTACH 1990-1991, MLA for Banikhet in the Himachal Pradesh state assembly, Minister of State for Primary Educ. 1995-1998, Minister for Higher & Technical Education 2004-2005, daughter of Maharaja Madaneshwar Saran Singh Ju Deo, Maharaja of Surguja, by his second wife, Maharani Devendra Kumari Sahiba, elder daughter of Major Raja Rana Shri Digvijay Chand Sahib, Raja of Jubbal. He d. from a perforated ulcer, at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, 16^th April 2006, having had issue, an only daughter:
- a) Kunveri Ravinandini Kumariji. b. at Bhopal, 27^th January 1981, educ. Sacred Heart Convent, Dalhousie, and Mayo Coll., ajmer.
3) Rajkumar Hem Singh. b. at Poona, 27^th July 1952, educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer, and Government Coll., Chandigarh. m. at New Delhi, 2^nd February 1976, Kunwarani Jagdishwari Kumari (b. at Bangalore, 19^th August 1956), daughter of Kumar Shri Bhargatsinhji Lakshmansinhji Jhala, of Vana, on Gujarat, by his wife, Kumarani Jagat Kumari, from Sangan. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- a) Kunwar Manav Singh. b. at Bangalore, 13^th September 1977.
- a) Kunveri Japakshri Dei. b. at Bangalore, 3^rd March 1981.
1) Rajkumari Durga Kumari Dei Sahiba. b. at Pratapgarh, Rajputana, 2^nd April 1946, educ. at the Sacred Heart Convent, Dalhousie, and Auckland House Sch, Simla. m. at Chamba, 11^th December 1969 (div.1971), H.H. Hatendra Shiromani Deo Sar Buland Rai Maharajadhiraj Maharao Raja Ranjit Singh Bahadur, Maharao of Bundi (b. 13^th September 1939), only son of Colonel H.H. Hatendra Shiromani Deo Sar Buland Rai Maharajadhiraj Maharao Raja Shri Bahadur Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharao of Bundi, MC, by his wife, H.H. Rathorji Maharani Shrimati Bapu Lalji Sahiba, eldest daughter of Major-General H.H. Maharaja Shri Sir Sajjan Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Ratlam, GCIE, KCSI, KCVO. She d.s.p. at Chamba, 8^th April 1978 - see India (Bundi).
2) Rajkumari Padma Kumari Sahiba [H.H. Maharani Sri Padma Kunwarji Sahiba, Maharani of Bikaner]. b. at Chamba, 1^st January 1953, educ. at the Sacred Heart Sch., Dalhousie, and Auckland House, Simla. m. at New Delhi, 27^th April 1971, H.H. Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Narendra Sawai Maharaja Shiromani Narendra Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner (b. 13^th January 1946; d. at Apollo Hospital, Delhi, 24^th October 2003 (cremated Devi Kund Sagar, Bikaner), eldest son of Colonel H.H. Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Narendra Sawai Maharaja Shiromani Karni Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, by his wife, H.H. Sisodiji Maharani Sri Sushila Kunwarji Sahiba, second daughter of H.H. Maharawal Shri Sir Lakshman Singh Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, GCIE, KCSI. She had issue, three daughters - see India (Bikaner).

1971 H.H. Raja Sri Prem Singh, Raja of Chamba. b. at Pratapgarh, Rajputana, 21^st April 1948, elder son of Major H.H. Raja Sri Lakshman Singh, Raja of Chamba, by his wife, H.H. Rani Shrimati Bai Sahib Shri Davendra Kumariji Sahiba, educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer, and Govt. Coll., Chandigarh, Punjab. Succeeded on the death of his father, 21^st May 1971. The GOI amended the Indian Constitution to remove his position as a "ruler" and his right to receive privy-purse payments, 28^th December 1971. m. at Bangalore, 24^th June 1974, H.H. Rani Divya Deiji Sahiba (b. at Bangalore, 29^th August 1950), daughter of H.H. Namdar Shrimant Maha Mandaleshwar Maharajadhiraj Maharana Shri Sahadevji Dharma Dev Rana Raja, Raja of Dharampur, by his wife, H.H. Akhand Soubhagyavati Namdar Shrimant Maharani Baiji Shri Bharati Devi Sahiba, daughter of Rana Shri Lakshmansinhji Jhala, of Vana, on Gujarat. He has issue, one son and one daughter:

1) Tikka Sri Sahil Varman Singh. b. at New Delhi, 24^th July 1989.
1) Rajkumari Bijakshri Deiji Sahiba. b. at Bangalore, 12^th May 1975. unm.

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