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JAMMU & KASHMIR

The Dogra Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1822 - 1856 H.H. Dilawar ul-Mulk, Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharaja Shri Gulab Singhji Bahadur, Fath Jang, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. b. at Diyavan, 18^th October 1792, eldest son of Raja Sri Kishore Singh Sahib, Raja of Jammu, illiterate to the end of his days. Entered the service of Ranjit Singh of Punjab in 1812, having served as a common trooper under the qiladar of Mungla and Sultan Khan of Bhimbar. Invested as Raja of Jammu by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, at Akhnur, 4^th May 1822. Chief Minister of the Punjab 1846. Negotiated and signed the Treaty of Amritsar on 16^th March 1846, which transferred the territories of Jammu, Kashmir, Giljit and Hazara (excluding Lahul) to his independent possession. Invested with the title of Maharaja on the same day. Entered Srinagar and assumed charge his new dominions, 9^th November 1846. Abdicated in favour of his only surviving son, 20^th February 1856. Granted the titles of Dilawar ul-Mulk and Fath Jang, by Emperor Bahadur Shah II and Rajrajeshwar by the Sikh Durbar. m. (first) 1809, a lady from the Rakwal family. m. (second) a lady from the Katoch Rajput family of Khaira in Palampur tahsil (d.s.p.). He d. from dropsy, at Srinagar, 30^th June 1857, having had issue, three sons:

1) Mian Udham Singh. b. 9^th October 1817 (s/o the Rakwal Rani), educ. privately. Received Balwalta as his jagir. He was k. at the Lahore Fort, 6^th November 1840 together with Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh, when they were both returning from the burial of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and a gateway collapsed over them, as they rode underneath. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
2) Mian Randhir [Sohan] Singh (s/o the Rakwal Rani). m. a lady from the Pathania family of Rey in the Kangra district. He was k. with his cousin near Shahdara, Lahore, 21^st December 1844.
3) 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 (s/o the Rakwal Rani) - see below.

Maharaja Shri Gulab Singhji, had further issue:

4) Mian Hatthu Singh (s/o a concubine). Nazim of Kashmir 1848-1849, and Rajauri 1856-1860. Imprisoned at Doda Fort for his part in a plot to kill Maharaja Ranbir Singh in 1860.
5) Mian Jamiat Singh (s/o a slave). Rebelled against his brother during the Indian Mutiny. He was k. (by being slowly lowered each day into a cauldron of boiling oil), 1857.
6) Mian Chiman Singh (s/o a slave).

1856 - 1885 General H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Ranbir Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Mushir-i-Khas-i-Kaiser-i-Hind, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, GCSI (25.6.1861), CIE (1.1.1878). b. at Ramgarh, August 1830, third son of H.H. Dilawar ul-Mulk, Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Gulab Singhji Bahadur, Fath Jang, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, by his first wife, the Rakwal Maharani Sahiba, educ. privately. Adopted by his childless uncle, General Raja Suchet Singh, Raja of Samba, Basohli, Jasrota and Ramnagar, and succeeded to his estates on his death, 26^th March 1844. Nazim of Kashmir 1849-1856. Succeeded on the abdication of his natural father, by whom he was formally installed, at the old Mandi, Jammu, 20th February 1856. Granted a sanad of adoption, 5^th March 1862. Attended the Imperial Durbar at Delhi, where he was granted an increased salute of 21-guns and the hereditary titles of Sipar-i-Sultanat and Inder Mahinder Bahadur, and the personal title of Mushir-i-Khas-i-Kaiser-i-Hind, 1^st January 1877. Colonel the Kashmir Body Guard Battalion 1873-1885. Hon. General in the British Army, 1/1/1877. A great Persian scholar, he was also knowledgeable of Sanskrit, English and Pushtu. Fellow of Punjab Univ. (1882). Rcvd: Prince of Wales's gold medal (1876), and KIH gold medal (1877). m. (first) June 1843, H.H. Sibei Maharani Subh Devi Sahiba [Malhori Rani] (d. March 1865), daughter of Raja Bijai Singh of Siba, in the Kangra dist. m. (second) October 1848, H.H. Kahluriya Maharani Sahiba, daughter of Rajkumar Narpat Chand, of Bilaspur. m. (third) July 1871, H.H. Charak Maharani Krishna Devi Sahiba, a lady from a family of Charak Rajputs. m. (fourth) 1880, H.H. Balauriya Maharani Sahiba (d. 1894), a lady from the Balauriya clan. m. (fifth) 1880, H.H. Bandrahli Maharani Sahiba (d. 1894), a lady from the Bandrahl clan. He d. from diabetes, at Jammu, 12^th September 1885 (cremated on the banks of the Tawi), having had issue, four sons and two daughters:

1) H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Pratap Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir (s/o Subh Devi) - see below.
2) General Raja Sir Ram Singh, KCB (m 11.6.1895, CB m 20.5.1893). b. at Srinagar, 31^st May 1861 (s/o Subh Devi), educ. privately. Granted Ramnagar in jagir 1877. C-in-C Kashmir State forces 1885-1899, Army Mbr. State Cncl. 1887-1899, Presdt. State Cncl. 14^th April to August 1889, served in Hunza-Nagar campaign 1891 (rcvd: badge, CB), and the Chitral campaigns of 1892 and 1895 (rcvd: medals). Hon. Lt-Col. IA 10/6/1891. Rcvd: KIH gold medal (1877). m. (first) 3^rd May 1875, Rani …Devi Sahiba (d.s.p.), daughter of Raja Tegh Singh (or Rajgan Padwal?), of Kishtwar in Kashmir and Tilokpur in the Kangra district. m. (second) October 1881, Rani …Devi Sahiba (d. before 16^th June 1900), daughter of Raja Pratap Chand, Raja of Lambargraon, by his wife, daughter of H.H. Raja Sri Raghubir Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur. m. (third) a sister of Thakur Pyar Singh Pathania, of Rey, in te Kangra district, Punjab. m. (fourth) 19^th February 1888, Rani …Devi Sahiba (d.s.p. 1925), a lady from the Charak family of Katharwale, R.S. Pura district of Jammu. m. (fifth) at Kapurthala, 9^th March 1895, Rani …Devi Sahiba (d.s.p.), daughter of H.H. Raja Sri Sir Shamsher Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur, GCSI. He d. from heart failure, at Srinagar, 22^nd June 1899, having had issue, two sons and one daughter by his second wife:
- a) Rajkumar Bahawal Singh (s/o the second wife). He d. young.
- b) Rajkumar Narain Singh (s/o the second wife). He d. young.
- a) A daughter (d/o the second wife). m. 4^th March 1901, Raja Kedar Chand Balia, of Chenani. She had issue, three sons. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
General Raja Sir Ram Singh, KCB, also left further issue, a natural son:
- c) Rao Rattan Singh. b. 26^th December 1896. Granted Kotli Jagan in jagir, 22^nd May 1914. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Thakur Shri Youginder Singh, of Kotli Jagan. Sometime Assist. Dir. of Sports at Univ. of Jammu.
3) General Raja Sir Amar Singh, of Basohi, KCSI (31.10.1891). b. at Jammu, 14^th January 1864 (s/o Subh Devi), educ. privately. Granted Basohi in jagir 1868. Page-of-Honour to the Viceroy, Lord Lytton, at the Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877, Civl Mbr. State Cncl. 1887-1889, Presdt. State Cncl. 1889-1891 (Vice-Presdt. 1888-1889 & 1891-1905), prom. Col. 1898, GOC-in-C Kashmir State Forces 1899-1909, MSC for Army, Police and Telegraph matters 1899-1909, Foreign and Chief Minister 1905-1909, Minister-in-Charge of the Military, Dharmarth, Hunting Grounds and Game Preservation Departments. Mbr. Civil and Military, Jammu, and Kashmir State Clubs. Rcvd: KIH gold medal (1877) and the Delhi Durbar medal (1903). An amateur architect of repute. m. (first) 7^th May 1878, Rani …Sahiba (d. 1888), a lady from the Chib family. m. (second) November 1888, Rani …Sahiba (d. February 1920), another lady from the Chib family. He d. from paralysis, at Amar Mahal, Jammu, 26^th March 1909, having had issue, an only surviving son:
- a) H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Hari Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir (s/o the second wife) - see below.
4) Mian Lakshman Singh. b. 1870 (s/o Krishna Devi). He d. September 1875.
1) Maharajkumari … Sahiba. m. 1871, as his first wife, Raja Raghunath Singhji Jaswal, Raja of Ramkot, in the Kangra dist. of the Punjab.
2) Maharajkumari … Sahiba. m. 18xx, as his second wife, Raja Raghunath Singhji Jaswal, Raja of Ramkot, in the Kangra dist. of the Punjab.

1885 - 1925 Lieutenant-General H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Pratap Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, GCSI (25.5.1892), GCIE (12.12.1911), GBE (m 1.1.1918). b. at Riasi, 18^th July 1848, eldest son of General H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Ranbir Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Mushir-i-Khas-i-Kaiser-i-Hind, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, GCSI, CIE, by his first wife, H.H. Sibei Maharani Subh Devi Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 12^th September 1885. Ascended the gadi, at Jammu, 25^th September 1885. Deprived of his ruling powers and a Council of Administration appointed to administer the state, 17^th April 1889-1898. Presdt. State Cncl. 1891-1905 and 1922-1925. Hon. Col. British Army 21/1/1888, prom. Hon. Maj-Gen. 22/1/1896, and Hon. Lieut-Gen. 3/6/1916, Hon. Colonel 37^th Dogra Regiment, IA 4/5/1888. Granted a personal salute of 21-guns, in recognition of the war services of his troops, 1^st January 1918 (made permanent 1^st January 1921). Hon. LL.D. (Punjab Univ. 1917). Rcvd: DGBStJ (17.3.1916), Prince of Wales's gold medal (1876), KIH gold medal (1877), and Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 and 1911). m. (first) 10^th February 1862, the only daughter of H.H. Raja Shri Sri Singh, Raja of Chamba. m. (second) a lady from the Katoch family. m. (third) a lady from the Pathania family. He d. at Srinagar, 23^rd September 1925 (succ. by his nephew), having had issue, one son and one daughter:

1) Maharajkumar Shri Yuvaraj ... Singhji Bahadur. b. November 1904. He d. July 1905.
1) Maharajkumari ... Devi Sahiba. She d. on infancy.

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