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The Phulkian Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1718 – 1754 Chaudhuri Gurditta, of Dhanaula, elder son of Chaudhuri Tiloka [Tilok Chand] Phulka – see India (Patiala), educ. privately. Founded the fort and town of Dhanaula in 1718, and later Sangrur. m. a daughter of Sardar Sardul Singh Man, of Mauran. He d. at Fort Dhanaula, before 12^th January 1755, having had issue, one son:

1) Mian Suratiya Singh, educ. privately. He d.v.p. at Fort Dhanaula, before 3^rd April 1753, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Sardar Kapur Singh, of Kapurgarh and Sangrur, educ. privately. m. Sadarni Raj Kaur (m. second, 1775, her brother-in-law, Sardar Hamir Singh Sahib, Rais-i-Azam of Nabha - see below), daughter of Sardar Sujan Singh Mansahia. He d.s.p. before 19^th March 1776.

1754 – 1783 Sardar Hamir Singh Sahib, Rais-i-Azam of Nabha. b. at Fort Dhanaula, younger son of Mian Suratiya Singh, educ. privately. Succeeded to the Dhanaula estates, on the death of his paternal grandfather, before 12^th January 1755. Founded his capital at Nabha in 1755, where he built a fort and palace. Succeeded his brother in the Kapurgarh and Sangrur estates, 1775. Obtained Bhadson in 1759, Amloh in 1764, Rori in 1776. Established his independence, and minted his own coin. m. (first) a daughter of Natha Singh Magharia. m. (second) Sadarni Desu Kaur Sahiba (d. at Nabha, 1790), Regent for her stepson 1783-1790, famed for her defence of Nabha against the ruler of Jind, daughter of Sadar Makhan Singh, of Rori. m. (third) at Nabha, 1775, Sadarni Raj Kaur Sahiba, widow of his elder brother, Sadar Kapur Singh, of Kapurgarh and Sangrur, and daughter of Sadar Sujan Singh Mansahia. m. (fourth) Rani Sri Raj Kaur Sahiba (d.s.p.), daughter of Sadar Dhan Singh, of Nirhana. He d. at the Fort, Nabha, December 1783, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

1) Kunwar Jaswant Ranjit Singh, Tikka Sahib, who succeeded as Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Jaswant Singh, Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha (s/o Raj Kaur) – see below.

2) Kunwar Makhan Singh Sahib.

1) Bibiji Subha Kaur Sahiba [Rani Mai Subha Kaur] (d/o Desu Kaur). Succeeded her husband in the Mowran estates 1815, which she later exchanged for Zahura and Manokah. m. at the Fort, Nabha, 1806, as his second wife, Sardar Sahib Singh Bhangi (d. 1815), of Mowran, in the Gujrat district of Punjab. She d. at Manokah, April 1839.

2) Bibiji Sada Kaur Sahiba [Sardarni Sada Kaur] (d/o Desu Kaur). m. as his first wife, Sardar Jai Singh Kanhaiya (b. 1712; d. 1793), elder son of Khushal Singh, a Jat cultivator.

1783 – 1840 Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Jaswant Singh, Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha. b. at the Fort, Nabha, 1775, eldest son of Sardar Hamir Singh Sahib, Rais of Nabha, by his third wife, Sardarni Raj Kaur Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father as Rais-i-Azam of Nabha, December 1783. Ascended the gadi and formally installed, at the Fort, Nabha, January 1784. Assumed the title of Raja. He entered into engagements of alliance and protection with Lord Lake against the Marathas 26^th May 1804. Nevertheless, remaining a weary ally of Ranjit Singh during his 1807 invasion of the Cis-Sutlej, from whom he receive four villages of the annexed Ghumgrana estate. In 1818 he accepted a further eighteen villages in Kannah, seized by the Maharaja from Rani Raipuri and Ran Singh. He renewed the British alliance with General Sir David Ochterlony 4^th February 1809, and came under the permanent protection of the HEIC by virtue of the Treaty of Lahore 23^rd April 1809 (confirmed by the Proclamation of the Governor-General dated 3^rd May 1809). Granted the hereditary titles of Barar Bans Sarmur and Malvendra Bahadur by the Emperor Muhammad Akbar Shah, 26^th September 1810. Received a sanad from the Governor-General confirming him in his possessions, 20^th November 1810. Mbr Council of Advisors to the Maharani of Patiala 1811-1823. Firm in his compact with the British, he rendered assistance with supplies and carriage during the Gurkha campaign 1810, Bikaner 1818, and the march to Kabul in 1838. m. (first) (sep) Rani Sri Daya Kaur Sahiba, daughter of Sardar Jai Singh, of Lidhran and Dahedu. m. (second) H.H. Rani Sri Mai Chand Kaur, Regent for her step grandson 18^th September 1846 - October 1856, daughter of Sardar Ram Singh Dhillon. m. (third) Rani Sri Ram Kaur Sahiba, daughter of Sardar Bagh Singh Rallon. m. (fourth) at Nabha, 1820, Rani Sri Har Kaur Sahiba, daughter of Sardar Hari Singh Jodhpuria. m. (fifth) Rani Sri Dharam Kaur Sahiba, daughter of Sardar Sujjan Singh, of Ghumon. He d. at the Fort, Nabha, 21^st May 1840, having had issue, three sons:

1) Kunwar Ranjit Singh, Tikka Sahib. b. at the Fort, Nabha, before 3^rd April 1791 (s/o Daya Kaur), educ. privately. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tikka Sahib, at his birth, 1791. Rebelled against his father in 1818, then reconciled, but charged with conspiracy again in 1822 and 1824. m. (first) a daughter of Sardar Jodh Singh, of Bamne-Kaleki. m. (second) a daughter of Sardar Jassa Singh, of Shahpur. m. (third) at Patriri, 1831, a daughter of Sardar Daya Singh Bhamna. He d.v.p. at Patriri, 17^th June 1832, having had issue, an only son:
- a) Kunwar Santokh Singh. m. Kunwarani Bhagbari Sahiba, daughter of Sardar Sher Singh, of Shahabad. He d.v.p. suddenly, at Nabha, before 16^th September 1830.
2) Kunwar Devendra Ranjit Singh, Tikka Sahib, who succeeded as Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Sri Devendra Singh, Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha (s/o Har Kaur) – see below.

3) Kunwar Kahan Singh Sahib, educ. privately. He d.v.p.s.p.

1840 – 1846 Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Sri Devendra Singh, Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha. b. at the Fort, Nabha, 5^th September 1822, second and only surving son of Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Jaswant Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha, by his fourth wife, Rani Sri Har Kaur Sahiba, educ. privately. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tikka Sahib, after the death of his elder brother, 17^th June 1832. Proclaimed ruler on the death of his father, 22^nd May 1840. Ascended the gadi and formally installed, at the Fort, Nabha, 5^th October 1840. Invested with a khilat of 7 pieces, 3 rugums, a sword of honour and shield, a horse with a silver saddle and an elephant with jhul trappings. Deposed for not fulfilling his treaty obligations by remaining aloof during the First Anglo-Sikh War and intriguing with the Lahore Durbar, 18^th September 1846. Significant territories were confiscated and a severe fine imposed, as punishment. Granted a pension of Rs 50,000 and exiled from the state. Permitted to settle at Mathra from September 1846, and removed to Lahore 8^th December 1855. m. (first) at Ballabgarh, 19^th January 1836, Ballabgarhwale Rani Sahib, daughter of Raja Ram Singh, Raja of Ballabgarh, in the Delhi district, by his wife, Rani Basant Kaur. m. (second) Rani Sri Lilavati Sahiba, daughter of Sardar Ishwari Singh Katoch, of the Kangra family, sometime Wazir of Nabha. m. (third) Rani Sri Man Kaur Sahiba [Rangarnangliawale Rani Sahib] ( d. after 1863), daughter of Sardar Wazir Singh Parmar, of Rangarh Nangal, in the Amritsar district of the Punjab. m. (fourth) a daughter of Sardar Gulab Singh Mansaia. m. (fifth) a daughter of Sardar Kharak Singh Dhillon. One of these ladies was Rani Parbatwali Mai Sahiba ( d. October 1908). He d. at Maharaja Kharak Singh Haveli, Shahi Qila, Lahore, 15^th November 1865, having had issue two sons by his second wife:

1) Kunwar Bharpur Ranjit Singh, Tikka Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Sri Bharpur Singh, Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha (s/o Man Kaur) – see below.

2) Kunwar Bhagwan Ranjit Singh, Tikka Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Sri Bhagwan Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha (s/o Man Kaur) – see below.

3) A s/o Rani Lilavati who d. in childbirth.

1846 – 1863 H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Sri Bharpur Singh, Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha. b. at the Fort, Nabha, 5^th October 1840, elder son of Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Sri Devendra Singh, Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha, by his third wife, Rani Sri Man Kaur Sahiba, educ. privately. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tikka Sahib, at his birth, 5th October 1840. Succeeded on the deposition of his father, 18^th September 1846. Ascended the gadi and formally installed, at the Fort, Nabha, January 1847. Reigned under a Council of Regency headed by his step-grandmother, Rani Sri Mai Chand Kaur. He came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, at the Fort, Nabha, October 1856. Rendered conspicuous service during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, holding Ludhiana against the mutineers for a continuous period of six months, furnishing troops for the siege train at Philor, denying access to the Jullandhar mutineers, and at the taking of Delhi. Rewarded for his loyalty with the cession of lands from the recently annexed territories of Jhujjar, valued at a revenue of Rs 106,000 p.a., a increased khilat of 15 pieces, a permanent salute of 11-guns together with the style of His Highness, and the hereditary titles of Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand, Barar Rais Sarmur, and Malvendra Bahadur, 2^nd June 1858. Granted the revised hereditary titles of Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia,Barar Bans Sarmur, and Malvendra Bahadur, 14^th January 1860. Received a sanad of adoption, 20^th January 1860 (confirmed 5^th March 1862), and a sanad confirming him in his hereditary possessions, 5^th May 1860. Nominated a Mbr of the Imperial Legislative Council, but failed to take his seat before death. He d.s.p. following a long period of recurrent fevers, at the Fort, Nabha, 9^th November 1863.

1863 – 1871 H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Sri Bhagwan Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha. b. at the Fort, Nabha, 30^th November 1842, younger son of Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja Sri Devendra Singh, Malvendra Bahadur, Raja of Nabha, by his third wife, Rani Sri Man Kaur Sahiba, educ. privately. Confirmed as successor to his late elder brother by the other rulers of the Phulkian dynasty, the Maharaja of Patiala and the Raja of Jind, 12^th December 1863. Recognised by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, 15^th January 1864 (w.e.f. 9^th November 1863). Ascended the gadi and formally installed by Sir Herbert Edwardes, the Agent to the Lieutenant-Governor, and Lord George Paget, at the Fort, Nabha, 17^th February 1864. Invested with a khilat of 15 pieces, a sword of honour, a rifle, a horse with a silver saddle and an elephant with jhul trappings. He inherited a court divided by two factions of ministers violently opposed to one another, each trying to unseat the other through nefarious means. One group was headed by Sardar Gurbaksh Singh, who succeeded in embroiling his master in his intrigues, alleging that the Raja was involved in the poisoning of his late brother and the murder of his maternal aunt by marriage, Sardarni Mehtab Kaur, of Rangarh Nangal. This lady having expired in the Amritsar district in British territory, the GOI were compelled to suspend his ruling powers 20^th October 1864, pending a Judicial Enquiry. Major J.C. Cracroft, Deputy Cmsnr of Rawalpindi, together with the Maharaja of Patiala and the Raja of Jind as observers, conducted an exhaustive investigation and concluded that there were no grounds to even imply that the death of Raja Bharpur Singh was caused or accelerated by poison, and that he undoubtedly died from consumption. Nor, that the Raja had any participation in the death of his aunt. The real culprit was identified as one Mahtaba, probably instigated by Gurbaksh Singh himself. The Raja was accordingly exonerated forthwith and restored to his full ruling powers, 4^th January 1865. A popular and cultured ruler, well versed in Persian and who excelled at administration. m. three wives. He d.s.p. from tuberculosis, at the State Palace, Fort, Nabha, 31^st May 1871.

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