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1877 - 1949 Major-General H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI (12.12.1911, KCSI 22.6.1897), GCIE (1.1.1921), GBE (c 29.11.1927). b. at the Royal Palace, Kapurthala, 24^th November 1872, only son of H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh al-Iqtidad Raja-i-Rajgan Raja Kharak Singh Bahadur, Raja of Kapurthala, educ. privately. Became Heir Apparent with the title of Tikka Sahib at birth. Succeeded on the death of his father, 3^rd September 1877 and ascended the gadi at the Royal Palace, Kapurthala, 16^th October 1877. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, 24^th November 1890. Granted the hereditary title of Maharaja, 12^th December 1911. Indian Rep. at the League of Nations General Assembly Geneva 1926, 1927, and 1929. Attended the Indian Round Table Conf. London, 1931. Celebrated his Golden Jubilee in 1927, and his Diamond Jubilee in 1937. Mbr. Indian Defence Cncl. 1941. Signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India, August 1947. Merged his state with other princely states in East Punjab and was appointed Rajpramukh of the Patiala and Eastern Punjab States Union (PEPSU), 5^th May 1948. Hon Lieut-Col British Army 1/1/1918, attached as Hon Officer 3^rd Btn (Rattray's Sikhs), 11^th Sikh Regt, IA 31/12/1922, prom Hon Col 19/6/1926, Hon Brig 12/1/1943, and Hon Maj-Gen 20/6/1948, Hon Col 3^rd Btn (Rattray's Sikhs), 11^th Sikh Regiment, IA 18/6/1925-1945, Hon Col 3^rd Btn The Sikh Regiment (Rattray's), IA 1/11/1945-1949, Colonel-in-Chief Kapurthala State Forces 1923-1949. Granted a permanent salute of 13-guns and a personal salute of 15-guns 1^st January 1918, and a local salute of 15-guns, 1^st January 1921. Attended the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Queen-Empress Victoria at St Paul's Cathedral in London 1897, the Coronation of the King-Emperor George V at Westminster Abbey in London 1911, and his Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1935, and the Coronation of the King Emperor George VI 1937. Attended the Delhi Coronation Durbars of 1903 and 1911. Author of "My Travels in China, Japan, and Java" (1903). Founded the Nishan-i-Iftikhar (the Decoration of Honour) with the Nishan-i-Shahi (the Royal Decoration) and three other classes in 1897. Rcvd: Diamond Jubilee gold medal (1897), Durbar gold medal (1903), Coron medal (1911 with Durbar clasp 1911), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937), and Indian Independence (1948) medals, GC of the Orders of the Crown of Prussia 1^st class (1911), Nile of Egypt (31.3.1924), the Sharifan Order of Alaoui of Morocco (17.11.1924), SS Maurice & Lazarus of Italy, Sun of Peru (1925), Red Cross of Honour and Merit of Cuba (10.10.1925), Menelik of Ethiopia (22.4.1928), St Sava of Yugoslavia (1928), Carlos III of Spain (15.10.1928), Glory (Nishan-i-Iftikhar) of Tunis, the Royal Order of Cambodia (1.12.1929), Crown of Iran (10.10.1930), Star of Rumania (13.8.1935), St Agatha of San Marino (31.8.1935), and St Silvester of the Vatican (2.9.1935), GO of the Orders of Legion of Honour of France (7.7.1924), and Merit of Chile (3.9.1925), the Order of the White Lion of Czechoslovakia 1st class (1934), etc. m. (first) at Paprola, 16^th April 1886, H.H. Maharani Habans Kaur Sahiba (b. at Paprola, 1872; d. at Chateau Kapurthala, Mussoorie, 17^th October 1941), daughter of Sardar Ranjit Singh Gularia, of Paprola in the Kangra dist., Punjab. m. (second) at Kautach, 1891, H.H. Maharani Parvati Kaur Sahiba (d. at Kapurthala, 20^th February 1944), daughter of the Sardar of Kautach. m. (third) 1892, H.H. Maharani Lachmi Kaur Sahib, of Barsail in Bashahr. m. (fourth) 1895, Rani Kanari Sahiba (d. ca. 1910), daughter of a Dewan of Jubbal. m. (fifth) at Paris, France, 28^th January 1908, Rani Prem Kaur Sahiba (b. at Malaga, Spain, 8^th February 1890; d. at Madrid, Spain, 7^th July 1962), née Ana Delgado y Briones [Anita Delgado], author of "Impresiones de mis viajes a las Indias", daughter of Angel Delgado, proprietor of the "La Castaña" café, by his wife, Candelaria Briones. m. (sixth) at Kapurthala, 9^th September 1942, Rani Tara Devi Sahiba (b. in Vienna, Austria; k. herself by jumping off the Qutb Minar, Delhi, 9^th December 1946, bur. Nicholson Cemetery, near St James's Church), née Eugenie-Marie Grossupova, daughter of Mme Nina Marie Grossupova, apparently by a Polish Count. He d. at Bombay, 17^th June 1949, having had issue, five sons and one daughter:

• 1) H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Paramjit Singh, Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala (s/o Habans Kaur) - see below.
• 2) Major Maharajkumar Mahijit Singh. b. at Kapurthala, 9^th May 1893, educ. privately. Cmsnd as Hon Lieut Jagatjit Infantry 1911, Comptroller of the Household, Supt Oudh Estates 1928-1932, MLA UP 1932, UP Minister for Agriculture 1928-1932. Attended the Coronation of the King-Emperor George V at Westminster Abbey in London 1911. Rcvd: Coron medal (1911 with Durbar clasp), and the Nishan-i-Shahi of Kapurthala. m. at the Durbar Hall, Jagatjit Palace, Kapurthala, November 1913, Rani Anar Devi Sahiba,  lady from a high caste Katoch family of Chandpur in the Kangra district of the Punjab. He d. at Kapurthala, 7^th April 1932, having had issue, an only daughter: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • a) Rajkumari Usha Devi [Rani Sahib of Dada Siba]. b. at Kapurthala, 25^th October 1919. m. at Jagatjit Palace, Kapurthala, 25^th April 1945, as his second wife (sep. 1947), Major Raja Harmahendra Singh, Raja of Dada Siba (b. 1922; d. at Dada Palace, Siba, Kangra, 23^rd May 2000), elder son of Raja Sham Singh, of Dada Siba, in the Kangra district of the Punjab. She d. at New Delhi, September 2004, having had issue, an only son - see India Zamindars (Dada Siba).
• 3) Colonel Maharajkumar Amarjit Singh, CIE (3.6.1935). b. 5^th August 1893 (s/o Parvati Kaur), educ. Militar Theresianum Acad, Vienna, Univ of the Sorbonne, Paris, France, and Christ Church, Oxford (MA). Cmsnd as Hon Lieut Jagatjit Infantry 1911, served in the Great War in France and Flanders with the 3^rd Lahore Dvsn 1914-1915 (MID), prom Hon Capt 1917, Presdt State Recruiting Cttee 1917-1919, Hon ADC to the C-in-C 1926-1930, ADC and Staff Officer to General Giraud, the Governor of Paris 1928-1929, prom Hon Maj Royal Deccan Horse, IA 18/1/1930, prom Col Kapurthala State Forces 15/7/1940, prom Hon Lieut-Col IA 3/4/1942, Hon Officer 4^th Btn 11^th Sikh Regt, IA 22/5/1943. Dir of Education for Kapurthala State 1915-1927, Insp-Gen of Police 1915-1927 and 1930-1933, Household Minister 1933-1934, Insp-Gen State Forces 1934-1944, Vice-Presdt Kapurthala State Council 1939-1944. Attended the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the King-Emperor George V in London 1935. Rcvd: 1914/15 Star, British War, Allied Victory (1918), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron. (1937) and Indian Independence (1947) medals, Indian Recruiting Badge (1918), the Nishan-i-Shahi, Distinguished and Long Service and Diamond Jubilee (1937) medals of Kapurthala, Cdr. of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (15.3.1938). Mbr Marlborough, Imperial Gymkhana (Delhi), Royal Western India Turf, Willingdon Sports (Bombay), Calcutta, and Cercle Interallié (Paris) clubs. m. at Paris, France, 1922, Sophie (d. 4^th July 1947), née Adjemova. He d. at Srinagar, Kashmir, 14^th September 1944.
• 4) Major Maharajkumar Karamjit Singh. b. 9^th August 1896 (s/o Rani Kanari), educ. Harrow Sch, Mdsx. Dir of Agriculture 1926, Home Minister 1932, Supt Oudh Estates 1932-1939, MEC and MSC 1939-1948, Vice-Presdt Kapurthala State Cncl. 1944-1948 (Presdt 1948). Rcvd: the Nishan-i-Shahi and Diamond Jubilee medal (1937) of Kapurthala. m. at Naini Tal, 19^th November 1928, Rani Sita Devi Sahiba, KIH silver medal (1.1.1944) (b. at Naini Tal, 30^th September 1915), Trustee John Martyn Memorial Trust, etc., third daughter of Raja Udai Raj Singh, of Kashipur Raj, in the United Provinces. He d. 7^th June 1967, having had issue, two sons:
  • a) Rajkumar Shri Arun Singh. b. at Srinagar, Kashmir, 29^th August 1944, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun, and Cambridge Univ (MA 1971). Employed by Metal Box and Reckitt & Colman India, MP (Rajya Sabha) for Uttar Pradesh 1984-1988, Parliamentary Sec. to the Prime Minister 1984-1985, Minister of State for Defence Research & Dvpt. 1985-1987, Special Exec. Assist. to the Minister for External Affairs 1999. Mbr Delhi Gymkhana Club (1983), etc. m. (sep.) Kunwarani Nina Kaur Sahiba [Nina Singh]. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
    • i) Kunwar Shri Hanut Singh. b. at New Delhi, 1973, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun, St Stephen's Coll, Delhi Univ, and Hunter Coll, New York, USA (AB). Journalist with Elle magazine and Editor L'Officiel magazine (Delhi), jewellery designer.
    • ii) Kunwar Shri Anirudh Singh. b. 1975, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun. m. 1997, Kunwarani Pooja Singh.
    • i) Kumari Bibiji Devaki Kaur. b. at New Delhi, August 1968. Fashion designer and screenplay writer. m. at New Delhi, 1^st October 2006, Professor Marakand Ramchandra Paranjape, Fellow Univs of Iowa and Texas, Professor of English at the Centre for Linguistics & English, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ, author of "Towards a Poetics of the Indian English Novel" (2000), "Used Book" (2001), and editor of "The Little Book of Sri Aurobindo" (2001), son of Ramchandra Laxman Paranjape, by his wife, Prabhavati.
  • b) Rajkumar Shri Martand Singh. b. 1947, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun. Textile designer and conservationist. Author of "Saris of India" (1996), and editor of "Tradition and Beyond - Handcrafted Indian Textiles" (2001). Historical Consultant "The Heart of India" (2002). Vice-Chair Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Oacific Asian Travel Assoc. (PATA), Cultural Heritage Award Committee, etc. Co-Founder Jaisalmer Heritage Trust, Chair INTACH UK Trust, Trustee Mehrangarh Museum (Jodhpur), Mbr Editorial Brd of "Public Archaeology". Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 5) Lieutenant-Colonel Maharajkumar Ajit Singh. b. at Kapurthala, 26^th April 1907 (s/o Prem Kaur), educ. Eton, Berks, Clifton Coll, Bristol, St Catherine’s Coll., Cambridge (BA 1931), and the Prince of Wales’s RIMA, Dehra Dun. Cmsnd as temp Hon 2^nd-Lieut IA 15/1/1936, attached 1/11^th Sikh Regt 1936-1937, prom Capt Jagatjit Infantry Kapurthala State Forces 1/12/1937, o/c Paramjit Infantry 1939-1942, prom Maj 1/9/1940, Presdt State Soldiers’ Brd 1942, Minister of Misc Dept 1942-1946, retd as Lt-Col 1946, Assist Indian Govt Trade Cmsnr at Buenos Aires 1946-1947, and in London 1947. Rcvd: the Nishan-i-Shahi, and Diamond Jubilee medal (1937) of Kapurthala. He d. unm. at New Delhi, 4^th May 1982. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 1) Maharajkumari Bibiji Amrit Kaur Sahiba [H.H. Rani Amrit Kaur Sahib, Rani of Mandi]. b. 1904 (d/o Rani Kanari), educ. Clovelly-Kepplestone Sch for Ladies, Eastbourne, Sussex. Chair Punjab Women’s Ctte Against Child Marriage. Settled in Paris after her husband’s second marriage, interned by the Germans during the occupation in 1940 but subsequently released, and settled in London in 1946. m. at Jagatjit Palace, Kapurthala, 5^th February 1923, as his first wife, Colonel H.H. Sri Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur, Raja of Mandi, KCSI (b. at Mandi, 20^th August 1904; d. 16^th June 1986), son of Mian Kishan Singh Sahib, sometime Chief Minister of Mandi. She d. from cancer, at No 42 Kensington Palace Mansions, Kensington, London, 19^th November 1948, having had issue, one son and two daughters - see India (Mandi).

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1949 - 1955 Colonel H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Paramjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala. b. 19^th May 1892, eldest son of Major-General H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI, GCIE, GBE, by his first wife, H.H. Maharani Habans Kaur Sahiba, educ. Cheam Sch, Surrey, Harrow Sch, Mdsx, St Paul's High Sch, Kensington, Lyceé Janson de Sailly, and the Univ of the Sorbonne, Paris. Became Heir Apparent with the title of Tikka Sahib at birth. Raised to the title of Tikka Raja and granted the personal style of His Highness. MSC and MEC 1949, Presdt Kapurthala State Council 1939-1944 and 1948-1949 (Vice-Presdt 1944). Succeeded on the death of his father, 17^th June 1949. Colonel-in-Chief Kapurthala State Forces 1949 and Hon Col Paramjit Infantry. Attended the Coronation of the King-Emperor George V at Westminster Abbey in London 1911, King-Emperor George VI 1937, and Queen Elizabeth II 1953. Mbr RAC of France, St Cloud Country Club (Paris), etc. Rcvd: Coron. medal (1911 with Durbar clasp 1911), Coron. (1937 and 1953), Silver Jubilee (1935), and Indian Independence (1947) medals, the Nishan-i-Shahi and Diamond Jubilee medal (1937) of Kapurthala, GC of the Orders of Civil Merit of Spain (23.10.1928), Glory (Nishan-i-Iftikhar) of Tunis, and the Star of Rumania (13.8.1935), GO of the Orders of the Nile of Egypt (31.3.1924), and Legion of Honour of France. m. (first) at Kapurthala, 2^nd February 1911 (sep.), H.H. Maharani Brinda Devi Sahiba (b. at Jubbal, 11^th January 1890; d. at Woodville Palace, Simla, May 1962), eldest daughter of Kanwar Gambhir Chand, of Jubbal, by his second wife. m. (second) at the Elysee Palace, Kapurthala, 1932, H.H. Tikka Rani Lilavati Devi Sahiba (b. 1912; d. at Mussoorie, 21^st September 1942), from a Rajput family of Kangra. m. (third) at the Sikh Gurdwara, London, July 1937, H.H. Maharani Narinder Kaur Sahiba (b. at Carlton, Kent, 13^th October 1904; d. at St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi, 23^rd February 1984, bur. there at the Prithviraj Road Cemetery), née Estelle Alice Mudge, educ. Coburn Grammar Sch for Girls, Bow, Guildhall Sch of Music, and Miss Maclaren's Sch of Dancing, London, alias Stella Mudge or Astella Villiers, former dancer with the Folies Bergere in Paris, second daughter of Joseph Mudge, a wire-walker and publican of Bow and Bromley, Kent, by his wife, Emily, Mrs Mudge, MBE, from a farming family of Ilkley, Yorks. He d. at Chateau Kapurthala, Mussoorie, 19^th July 1955, having had issue, one son and five daughters:

• 1) H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sukhjit Singh, Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala (s/o Lilavati Devi) - see below.
• 1) Maharajkumari Bibiji Indira Devi Sahiba. b. 26^th February 1912 (d/o Brinda Devi), educ. Queen Mary's Coll, Lahore, and the Royal Acad of Dramatic Art (RADA), London. Employed with the BBC in London 1945-1968. Author "The Revenge of the Gods, a story of ancient Egypt" (1928). She d. unm. at Ibiza, Spain, 8^th September 1979.
• 2) Maharajkumari Bibiji Sushila Devi Sahiba. b. at Kapurthala, 14^th December 1918  (d/o Brinda Devi). m. at Kapurthala, 19^th February 1942, as his first wife (div. 1958), Squadron Leader Raja Sri Girraj Saran Singhji Bahadur (b. at Bharatpur, 30^th November 1922; d. December 1969), later RIAF, fourth son of Colonel H.H. Maharaja Shri Brijendra Sawai Sir Kishan Singh Bahadur Jang, Maharaja of Bharatpur, KCSI, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Sri Maji Sahib Bibiji Rajendra Kaurji, youngest daughter of H.H. Farzand-i-Saadat, Nishan Hazrat-i-Kaiser-i-Hind, Raja Balbir Singh, Bara Bans Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot. She d. at Simla, 16^th November 1974, having had issue, two sons - see India (Bharatpur).
• 3) Maharajkumari Bibiji Ourmilla Devi Sahiba. b. at Kapurthala, 29^th November 1919 (d/o Brinda Devi). m. at Simla, 4^th July 1941, Lieutenant-Colonel Rajkumar Birendra Singh (b. at Jubbal, 15^th May 1920; d. at Simla, on his birthday, 15^th May 1961), sometime cdt.16^th Btn, The Sikh Regt, IA, youngest son of Raja Rana Sir Bhagat Chand Sahib, Raja of Jubbal, KCSI, by his second wife, H.H. Rani Leila Ba Kunwer Ba Sahiba, second daughter of H.H. Maharaja Thakore Shri Sir Bhagwantsinhji Sagramsinhji Sahib, Maharaja of Gondal, GCSI, GCIE. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see India (Jubbal).
• 4) Maharajkumari Bibiji …Devi Sahib. b. 17^th July 1926 (d/o Brinda Devi). She d. young or was stillborn?
• 5) Maharajkumari Bibiji Ash Kaur Sahiba. b. 20^th October 1933 (d/o Lilavati Devi). m. at New Delhi, 1958 (div.), Hari Singh Bhaghat. She had issue, one son.

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1955  Brigadier H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sukhjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, MVC (1971). b. at Bangalore, 15^th October 1934, only son of Colonel H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Paramjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, by his second wife, H.H. Tikka Rani Lilavati Devi Sahiba, educ. the Doon Sch., and the RIMA, Dehra Dun. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut IA 1954, prom Lt-Col 14^th Scinde Horse, served in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 (rcvd: MID, MVC), prom Brig. Succeeded on the death of his father, 19^th July 1955. The GOI amended the Indian Constitution to remove his position as a "ruler" and his right to receive privy-purs e payments, 28^th December 1971. Chair Kapurthala Heritage Soc. Mbr Patiala Heritage Soc since 2003. m. at New Delhi, 21^st April 1958 (sep.), H.H. Maharani Gita Devi Sahiba (b. at Jasdan, 21^st March 1936), daughter of Meherban Mukhlisan, Sadakat Va Ekhlasinisan Mahobat Hun, Darbar Shri Ala Vajsur Khachar II Sahib, Darbar Sahib of Jasdan, CIE, by his second wife, Rani Madvi Devi Sahib, daughter of Rajkumar Gambhir Chand, of Jubbal. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:

• 1) Tikka Raja Shatrujit Singh. b. at New Delhi, 27^th December 1961, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun, and Hindu Coll, Delhi Univ. (BA). Chief representative in Asia for Moet-Hennessy, Dir and Group Adviser to Louis Vutton-Moet-Hennessy. Presdt Guru-ka-Lal Sultan-ul-Qoum Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Memorial Trust. Rcvd: Cdr. of the Order of al-Muhammadiya of Morocco. m. 1984 (div. 1998), Rajkumari Chandralekha Kumari Sahiba, styled Tikka Rani Sahib during her marriage, daughter of Raja Rudra Partab Singh Bahadur, of Bansi, a talukdari of UP. He has issue, an only son:
  • a) Tikka Rajkumar Suryajit Singh. b. 28^th May 1990, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun.
• 2) Maharajkumar Amanjit Singh. b. at New Delhi, 10^th May 1966, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun. He was k. in an accident, at Chail, 10^th November 1991.
• 1) Maharajkumari Bibiji Gayatri Devi. b. at New Delhi, 10^th May 1959, educ. Welham Girls Sch, Dehra Dun. m. at New Delhi, 24^th August 1989 (div. 2002), Anand Banerjee.
• 2) Maharajkumari Bibiji Priti Devi. b. at New Delhi, 7^th August 1960, educ. Welham Girls Sch, Dehra Dun. Employed with Shell Oil Co in Singapore. m. (first) at New Delhi, 27^th December 1987 (div. 1993), Shri Gautam Thapar, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun, Chair Crompton Greaves, Vice Chair & MD Ballarpur Industries Ltd (BILT) since 1998, MD BILT Paper Holdings Ltd, Vice Chair Thapar Centre for Industrial R&D (Patiala), etc, elder son of Brij Mohan Thapar, Chair BILT Chemicals, English Indian Clays, Bharat Starch Industries and Crompton Greaves. m. (second) 20^th April 2003, Tarun Kataria (b. India), educ. the Cathedral and John Connon Sch, Bombay, and Wharton Coll, Univ of Pennsylvania, USA, a naturalised US citizen, employed with HSBC in New York, Head of Treasury Sales, Dir and Head of Risk Management Adviser Group in Singapore until 2004, and Head of Global Markets Sales (Asia Pacific) at Hong Kong since 2004. She had issue, one daughter by her first husband.

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