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, 23rd 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 20th
January 1916. Succeeded on the death of his paternal
uncle, 7th September 1925. Ascended the gadi
at Srinagar, 14th October 1925. Formally
installed at Jammu, 24th February 1926. Hon
Capt 19th 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 1/17th 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, 26th
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, 7th
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, 8th
November 1915, Chamba Rani Sahiba (d.s.p.
31st January 1920), youngest daughter of H.H.
Raja Shri Sir Bhuri Singh, Raja of Chamba, KCSI, KCIE. m.
(third) at Dharampur, 30th 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)
1928 (sep. 1950), H.H. Maharani Tara Devi Sahiba,
CI (13.6.1946) (b. 1910; d. at Amar Mahal,
Jammu, 1967), rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935) and
Coron (1937) medals, daughter of Thakur Shri Nachint
Chand, of Bijaipur, in the Kangra district, Punjab. He d.
at Bombay, 26th 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 Indar Mahindar Bahadur,
Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. b.
at Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France, 9th 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, D.Phil.).
Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Yuvaraj
Shri Karan Singhji Bahadur, 11th May 1931.
Regent 20th June 1949 to 31st
October 1956, Sardar-i-Riyasat 1st
November 1956 to 9th April 1965, and Governor
of the State of Jammu and Kashmir 10th April
1965 to 15th March 1967. Succeeded on the
death of his father as Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, 26th
April 1961. The GOI amended the Indian Constitution to
remove his position as a "ruler" and his right
to receive privy-purse payments, 28th December
1971. 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 Foundn. (with
Cabinet status) 1991-1996, MP (Rajya Sabha) since 1996,
Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Nepal 2006. Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut.
Kashmir State Forces 7/10/1939, 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 (Pro-Chan. 1960-1963), and Jawarharlal
Nehru Univ. 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 Cncl of Cultural
Relations (ICCR) since 2005; Chair. Central Sanskrit Brd,
The Temple of Understanding, and Auroville Foundn since
1991; Co-Chair World Cmsn on Global Consciousness &
Spirituality, and Indo-French Forum 1997-1999; Vice-Chair
Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund; Trustee Green Cross
International, etc. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee
(1935) and Coron (1937) medals, Padma Vibushan
(25.1.2005). m. at Cutch Castle, Bombay, 5th
March 1956, H.H. Maharani Asha Devi Sahiba (b. at
Katmandu, Nepal, 9th January 1937), née Yasho
Rajya Laxmi Kumari, 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 Maharajkumar Sharada Shamsher Jang
Bahadur Rana, sometime Asst. Prime Minister of 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, 5th 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. Ctee.
Indigenous Horse Soc. of India, Wold Elephant
Polo Assoc., etc. m. at Jai Vilas Palace,
Gwalior, 11th December 1987, Yuvrani
Chitranganda Raje Sahiba (b. at Bombay, 14th
February 1967), educ. Welham Girls' Sch.,
Dehra Dun, and Jesus and Mary Coll., Delhi Univ.,
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. b. at New Delhi, 1991.
- 2)
Maharaj Kumar Ajatshatru Singh. b. at
Breach Candy Nursing Home, Bombay, 6th
February 1966, educ. Modern Sch., Vasant
Vihar, New Delhi, Lawrence Sch., Sanawar, and Sri
Ram Coll. of Commerce (B.Com.). Sometime Managing
Dir. 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. 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, 24th February 1957, educ. Convent Sch., Srinagar; Lawrence Sch., Sanawar; Lady Sri Ram Coll., Delhi (MA); and Delhi Unib. (Ph.D.). m. Kanwar Dhirendra Singh Chauhan, of Mainpuri, in UP. She has issue, one son and one daughter - see India Zamindars (Mainpuri).
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