JAMMU & KASHMIR

The Dogra Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1925 - 1961 Lieutenant-General H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Hari Singhji Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, GCSI (2.1.1933), GCIE (1.3.1929, KCIE 1.1.1918), GCVO (1.1.1946, KCVO 17.3.1922). b. at Amar Mahal, Jammu, 23^rd September 1895, only son of General Raja Sir Amar Singh, KCSI, by his first wife, educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer and with ICC, Dehra Dun. Page-of-Honour to the Viceroy at the Delhi Durbar 1903, C-in-C Kashmir State Forces 1915-1925, Senior and Foreign MSC 1922-1925. Granted the personal title of Raja 20^th January 1916. Succeeded on the death of his paternal uncle, 7^th September 1925. Ascended the gadi at Srinagar, 14^th October 1925. Formally installed at Jammu, 24^th February 1926. Hon Capt 19^th KGO Lancers IA 27/1/1918, prom Hon Col 23/9/1926, prom Hon Maj-Gen 1/5/1935, and Hon Lieut-Gen 4/7/1941. Hon Col 1/17^th Dogra Regt 23/9/1926-1954, Hon Col The Dogra Regiment 17/7/1954-1961, Hon ADC to the King-Emperor George V 17/4/1931-1936, Hon Extra ADC to the King-Emperor George V 23/9/1936-1952, Hon ADC to the Viceroy of India 1917-1918. Mbr. Imperial War Cabinet 1944 -1946. Signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India, 26^th October 1947. Chancellor Benares Hindu Univ. 1943-1960. Hon. LL.D. (Punjab Univ. 1938). Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medals (1903 and 1911), Prince of Wales's Visit (1922), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron. (1937), 39/45 and Africa stars, British War, India Service (1945) and Indian Independence (1948) medals, GC of the Order of the Crown of Italy (1930), GO of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (1938). m. (first) at Rajkot, 7^th May 1913, Dharampur Rani Shri Lala Kunverba Sahiba (d. during pregnancy, 1915), daughter of Kumar Shri Baldevji Narandevji Sahib, of Achhavani, in Dharampur, by his wife, Bai Shri Sin Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of a bhayad of Chote Udepur. m. (second) at Chamba, 8^th November 1915, Chamba Rani Sahiba (d.s.p. 31^st January 1920), youngest daughter of H.H. Raja Shri Sir Bhuri Singh, Raja of Chamba, KCSI, KCIE. m. (third) at Dharampur, 30^th April 1923, H.H. Maharani Dhanvant Kunveri Baiji Sahib (b. 1910; d.s.p. 19xx), eldest daughter of H.H. Namdar Shrimant Maha Mandaleshwar Maharajadhiraj Maharana Shri Vijayadevji II Dharma Dev Rana Raja, Raja of Dharampur, by his second wife H.H. Rani Shri Mankar Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Kumar Shri Samantsinhji of Palitana. m. (fourth) at Cheshmashahi Bagh, Srinagar, Kashmir, 4^th August 1927 (sep. 1950), H.H. Maharani Tara Devi Sahiba, CI (13.6.1946) (b. at Bijapur, Kangra, 1910; d. at Amar Mahal, Jammu, 1967), educ. privately, rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), and Coron (1937) medas, daughter of Thakur Bali Ram Chand Katoch, of Bijapur, in the Kangra district, Punjab. He d. at Hari Bhavan, Bombay, 26^th April 1961, having had issue, an only son.

• 1) H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Karan Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir (s/o Tara Devi) - see below.

1961   Major-General H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Karan Singhji [Dr Karan Singh], Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. b. at Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France, 9^th March 1931, only son of Lieutenant-General H.H. Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Hari Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, by his fourth wife, H.H. Maharani Tara Devi Sahiba, CI, educ. Cathedral High Sch, Bombay, Presentation Convent Sch, Srinagar, the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun, Pratap Coll, Srinagar and Delhi Univ (MA Political Science 1957, PhD). Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Yuvaraj Shri Karan Singhji Bahadur, 11^th May 1931. Regent 20^th June 1949 to 31^st October 1956, Sardar-i-Riyasat 1^st November 1956 to 9^th April 1965, and Governor of the State of Jammu and Kashmir 10^th April 1965 to 15^th March 1967. Succeeded on the death of his father as Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, 26^th April 1961. MP (Lok Sabha) 1967-1980 and 1990, MP (Rajya Sabha) since 1996, Union Minister for Tourism & Civil Aviation 1967-1973, Health & Family Planning 1973-1977, Education & Culture 1979-1980, Ambassador to the USA 1990-1991, Chair Auroville Fndn (with Cabinet status) 1991-1996, MP (Rajya Sabha) since 1996. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut Kashmir State Forces 7/10/1939, prom Col 1945, Hon Maj-Gen IA 1/9/1961, Hon Colonel The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles 1962. Author “Towards a New India” (1974), “One Man’s World” (1986), “Essays on Hinduism” (1987), “Autobiography” (1989), “Brief Sojourn” (1991), “Hymn to Shiva and Other Poems” (1991), “Mountain of Shiva” (1994), etc. Chancellor Jammu and Kashmir Univ 1949, Benares Hindu Univ 1963-1967 (Pro-Chancellor 1960-1963), and Jawarharlal Nehru Univ since 1963. Hon. LL.D. (Aligarh Muslim Univ. 1961). Presdt Authors Guild of India, Commonwealth Soc of India, Delhi Music Soc, India International Centre, People’s Cmsn on Environment & Development India, Indian Brd of Wildlife, and Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) since 2005. Chair Central Sanskrit Brd, and The Temple of Understanding. Co-Chair World Cmsn on Global Consciousness & Spirituality, and Indo-French Forum 1997-1999. Vice-Chair Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. Trustee Green Cross International. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935) and Coron. (1937) medals, Padma Vibushan (25.1.2005). m. at Cutch Castle, Bombay 5^th March1956, H.H. Maharani Asha Devi Sahiba (b. at Katmandu, Nepal, 9^th January 1937; d. at New Delhi, 25^th May 2009), née Yasho Rajya Laxmi Kumari Devi, educ. (BA), Chair Kashmir Social Welfare Brd (1955), Presdt Delhi Hospital Welfare Soc, Delhi Soc. for the Welfare of Mentally Retarded Children (1968), etc, younger daughter of General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prasidha-Pravala-Gorkha Dakshina-Bahu Maharaj Kumar Sharada Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, sometime Minister for Education in Nepal, by his second wife, Rani Bina Rajya Laxmi Kumari Devi. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:

• 1) Maharaj Kumar Shri Yuvaraj Vikramaditya Singhji Bahadur. b. at Breach Candy Nursing Home, Bombay, 5^th August 1964, educ. Modern Sch, Delhi, United World Coll, Singapore, and the Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA (BA). MD Taragarh Palace Hotel. Capt Royal Kashmir Polo Team. Vice-Presdt Indian Polo Assoc (IPA). Mbr Exec Cttee Indigenous Horse Soc of India, Wold Elephant Polo Assoc, etc. m. at Jai Vilas Palace, Gwalior, 11^th December 1987, Yuvrani Chitranganda Raje Sahiba (b. at Bombay, 14^th February 1967), educ. Welham Girls’ Sch, Dehradun, and Jesus and Mary Coll, Delhi Univ, New Delhi, only daughter of H.H. Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Hisam us-Sultanat, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Azim ul-Iqtidar, Rafi-us-Shan Wala Shukoh, Muhtasham-i-Dauran, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Madhav Rao III Scindia, Srinath Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malikha-i-Muazzam-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior, by his wife, H.H. Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharani Madhavi Raje Scindia Sahiba, daughter of General Yuvraj Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, of Nepal. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
  • a) Mian Martanday Singh. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • a) Yuvaraj Kumari Mriganka Devi Sahiba [Kanwarani Mriganka Devi, of Raja Sansi]. b. at New Delhi, 1991, educ. Vasant Valley Sch, New Delhi, and La Salle Coll of the Arts, Singapore. m. at Kashmir House, New Delhi, 4^th March 2017, Kanwar Nirvan Singh (b. 1988), younger son of Sardar Gurpal Singh Sindhanwalia, of Raja Sansi, by his wife, Sardarni Jaya Devi Sahiba, only daughter of Colonel H.H. Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Amarinder Singh-ji, Mahendra Bahadur, Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan, Maharaja of Patiala, sometime Chief Minister of the Punjab - see India Pensioners (Lahore).
• 2) Maharaj Kumar Ajatshatru Singh. b. at Breach Candy Nursing Home, Bombay, 6^th February 1966, educ. Modern Sch, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, The Lawrence Sch, Sanawar, and Sri Ram Coll of Commerce (B.Com.). Sometime MD & CEO of Hariniwas Palace Hotel in Jammu, MLA (Nagrota) Jammu & Kashmir, Minister of State for Tourism, Sports & Youth Affairs 1996-2000, for Information, Sports & Youth Affairs 2000-2001, and for Transport & Information 2001-2002. Chair Hotel Hariniwas Palace (Pvt) Ltd. Presdt Rajput Charitable Trust (RCT). Trustee Dharmarth Temple Trust, etc. m. Maharaj Kumarani Ritu Devi (b. October 1971), née Ria Kapur, educ. The Lawrence Sch, Sanawar, Pro Vice-Chair Delhi Public Sch (DPS), Jammu, daughter of General Shiv Nath. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
  • a) Mian Ranvijay Singh. b. at New Delhi, 1993.
  • a) Kumari Adhishree Devi. b. at New Delhi, 1990.
• 1) Maharaj Kumari Jyotsna Devi Sahiba [Kanwarani Jyotsna Devi Sahiba, of Mainpuri]. b. at Breach Candy Nursing Home, Bombay, 24^th February 1957, educ. Convent Sch, Srinagar, The Lawrence Sch, Sanawar, and Lady Sri Ram Coll, Delhi Univ (MA, Ph.D.), New Dlhi. m. Kanwar Dhirendra Singh Chauhan, of Mainpuri, in UP. She has issue, one son and one daughter - see India Zamindars (Mainpuri).