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The Phulkian Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1928 – [1995] Colonel H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Sir Pratap Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha, KCSI (1.1.1946). b. at the Nabha Palace, Mussoorie, 21^st September 1919, eldest surviving son of H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Ripudaman Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha, by his second wife, H.H. Maharani Sarojan Devi Sahiba, educ. Woodstock Sch, Landour, near Mussoorie, Badingham Coll, Fetcham Park, near Leatherhead, and RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tikka Sahib Bahadur, at his birth, 21^st September 1919. Succeeded on the permanent deposition of his father, 2nd February 1928. Installed on the gadi, at the Fort, Nabha, 23^rd February 1928. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, at the State Palace, Nabha, 5^th March 1941. Cmsnd as Hon Lieut, IA4/7/1941, served in WW2 1941-1944, prom Hon Capt 1/1/1944, Hon Lt-Col 15/8/1945, and Hon Col 15/10/1946, Col The Sikh Regiment, IA 18/1/1951, Hon Army ADC to the Presdt of India 23/1/1956-15/5/1957. Signed the Instrument of accession to the Dominion of India, 15^th August 1947. Signed the covenant with his fellow rulers forming the Patiala and East Punjab States Union on 5^th May 1948, and merged his state into PEPSU effective 20^th August 1948 (ceasing to be sovereign from that date). The GOI amended the Indian Constitution to remove his position as a “ruler” and his right to receive privy-purse payments, 28^th December 1971. Presdt Wildlife Preservation Soc of Northern India 1958-1995, Vintage Automobile Assoc of India, etc. Patron Lady Chelmsford’s All-India League for Maternity & Child Welfare, and Nabha Development Brd 1959. Dir Automobile Products of India Ltd 1949. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937), 39/45 star, Defence, War and IGS (1945), and Indian Independence (1948) medals. m. at Dholpur, 25^th April 1944, H.H. Dholpurwala Maharani Shri Urmila Devi Sahiba (b. at the Raj Niwas Palace, Dholpur, 5^th May 1924; d. 1997), only daughter of Colonel H.H. Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udai Bhan Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, GCIE, KCSI, KCVO, by his first wife, H.H. Sri Badrukhanwala Maharani Malvender Kaur Sahiba, daughter of Sardar Shamsher Singh, of Badrukhan, in Jind state. He d. at New Delhi, 22^nd July 1995 (crem. at Haridwar), having had issue, three sons and one daughter:

1) Tikka Sri Hanuwant Singh Sahib Bahadur, who succeeded as H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Hanuwant Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha – see below.

2) Maharajkumar Sri Hemant Singh Sahib, who was adopted by his maternal grandmother and succeeded as H.H. Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Hemant Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur – see India (Dholpur).

3) Maharajkumar Sri Himmat Singh Sahib [Himmat S Nabha]. b. at Hampstead, London, Apr-Jun 1953, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun. m. at Lucknow, December 1976, Rani Sri Uma Rajya Lakshmi Sahiba [Uma Rana Singh], younger daughter of Colonel Sahadeb Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, of Nepal, by his wife, Sri Rani Shobhana Rajya Lakshmi, daughter of Raja Shrimant Mahendra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur, Raja of Nagod. He b. at Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon, Punjab 19^th May 2024 (crem. Shahi Smadhan, Nabha), having had issue, one son and one daughter:

a) Rajkumar Sri Bhanu Pratap Singh. b. at New Delhi, 29^th May 1980, educ. Modern Sch, Barakhamba Road, and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Coll, Delhi Univ, New Delhi. Settled in Gurgaon, Haryana since 2015. m. February 2008, Kunwarani Sri Preeti Kumari [Preeti Singh Nabha] (b. 29^th August 198x), educ. Columbia Convent Higher Secondary Sch, and Prestige Inst of Management & Research (PIMR), Indore, daughter of Chandroday Singh Parihar, of Sejwaya, under Dhar, by his wife, Jeetu. He has issue, one son:
- i) Kunwar Abhayuday Pratap Singh. b. 5^th January 2013, educ. Punjab Public Sch, Nabha, Punjab.
a) Rajkumari Kirtishri Kaur [Shrimant Soubhagyavati Kirtishri Patwardhan, Yuvrani Sahib of Jamkhandi]. b at New Delhi, 29^th September 1983, educ. Convent of Jesus & Mary Sch, New Delhi. m. 4^th March 2013, Shrimant Aditya Vikramrao Pranayarao Patwardhan, Yuvraj of Jamkhandi (b. 1980; d.v.p. 15^th April 2016), only son of Meherban Raja Shrimant Pranayrao Parashuramrao Patwardhan, Raja of Jamkhandi, by his wife, Shrimant Soubhagyavati Rani Anjali Devibai Sahib, daughter of the Paranjape family of Pune. She had issue, one daughter – India Non-salute (Jamkhandi).

1) Maharajkumari Bibiji Sneh Lata Kaur Sahiba [H.H. Maharani Sneh Lata Kaur Sahiba, of Orchha]. b. 1947, educ. Miranda House, Delhi Univ (B. Econ. 1968). m. at New Delhi, 1971, H.H. Saramad-i-Rajaha-i-Bundelkhand, Sawai Mahendra, Maharaja Madukhar Shah Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Orchha (b. at Tikamgarh, 8^th December 1944), only son of H.H. Saramad-i-Rajaha-i-Bundelkhand, Sawai Mahendra, Maharaja Shri Devendra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja Mushfik Mihrban Sahib of Orchha, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Urmila Devi Sahiba, eldest daughter of Meherban Mushpaku Kadaradan Karampharmayi Mokhalesan Maharaja Mirza Raja Sri Pasupati Alakh Narayan Gajapatti Raj Manney Sultan Garu Bahadur, Raja of Vizianagram. She had issue, one son and three daughters – see India (Orcha).

[1995 – 2017] H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Hanuwant Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha. b. at Dholpur, 5^th December 1948, eldest son of Colonel H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Sir Pratap Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha, KCSI, by his wife, H.H. Dholpurwala Maharani Shri Urmila Devi Sahib, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun, and Hindu Coll, Delhi Univ (BA 1969), New Delhi, and the Sch of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), London. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tikka Sahib Bahadur, at his birth, 5^th December 1948. Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Royal House of Nabha, 22^nd July 1995. Installed at Hira Mahal, Nabha, 24^th July 1995. MD of Prime Cellular Ltd 2009-2017, and Premium Farm Fresh Produce Ltd 2010-2017. Dir Bharat Hotels Ltd 1982-2017, Premium Exports Ltd 1987-2017, Nabha Holdings Pvt Ltd 1994-2017, Nabha Investments Pvt Ltd 2001-2017, and Subros Ltd 2004-2017. Additional Dir Apollo Zipper India Ltd 2015-2017. m. at Bharatpur, 12^th December 1970, H.H. Maharani Sri Bibiji Deergh Kaur Sahiba (b. at the Moti Mahal Palace, Bharatpur, 1954), Dir Deeksha Holding Ltd 1984-2020, Nabha Investment Pvt Ltd since 2016 (Additional Dir 2015-2016), and Additional Dir Premium Farm Fresh Produce Ltd 2018, fourth daughter of Colonel H.H. Maharaja Shri Brijendra Sawai Brijendra Singhji Bahadur Jung, Maharaja of Bharatpur, by his first wife, H.H. Maharani Sri Jaya Kaurji Sahiba, third daughter of H.H. Maharajkumar Sri Sir Kanthirava Narasimharaja Wadiyar Bahadur, Yuvaraja of Mysore, GCIE. He d. after a prolonged illness, at Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, 30^th June 2017 (crem. at Haridwar), having had issue, two sons:

1) Tikka Sahib Sri Yudhister Singh Sahib Bahadur, who succeeded as H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Yudhister Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha – see below.

2) Maharajkumar Sri Kirat Singh Sahib. b. at New Delhi, 17^th December 1975. Dir Chelsea Holdings Pvt Ltd 1994-2017, Nabha Palace Resort Pvt Ltd since 2000, Nabha Investment Pvt Ltd since 2001, Daulat Singh Consulting Pvt Ltd since 2002, Anandmay Promoters Pvt Ltd 2007-2011, Abhilasha Infrastructure Pvt Ltd 2007-2010, PCL Hotels Ltd since 2017, Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata Hotel Ltd since 2018, Kujjal Hotels Pvt Ltd since 2019, etc. m. 9^th May 1997, Rani Sri Gautami Devi Sahiba, twin daughter of Kumar Shri Atmanayasinhji Surendrasinhji [Atmanya Dav Jhala], of Wadhwan, by his wife, Soubhagyavati Maharajkumari Sri Kamakshi Devi Ammanni Avaru, daughter of Major-General H.H. Maharaja Sri Sir Jaya Chamarajendra Wodeyar Bahadur, Maharaja of Mysore, GCB, GCSI. He has issue, a son:

a) Rajkumar Sri Samar Singh. b. at New Delhi, 10^th February 2000.

[2017] H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Yudhister Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha. b. at New Delhi, 5^th December 1972, elder son of H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Hanuwant Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Sri Bibiji Deergh Kaur Sahiba. Styled Tikka Sahib Bahadur, from the death of his grandfather, 22^nd July 1995. Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Royal House of Nabha, 30^th June 2017. Dir Chelsea Holdings Pvt Ltd 1994-2008, Nabha Palace Resort Pvt Ltd since 2000, Nabha Investment Pvt Ltd 2001-2008, The Claridges Hotels (P) Ltd, and Autotech Ancillaries Ltd 2005-2020. m. at Mysore, 16^th February 1997, H.H. Maharani Sri Uma Kaur Sahiba, twin daughter of Kumar Shri Atmanayasinhji Surendrasinhji [Atmanya Dav Jhala], of Wadhwan, by his wife, Soubhagyavati Maharajkumari Sri Kamakshi Ammani Deviyavaru, daughter of Major-General H.H. Maharaja Sri Sir Jaya Chamarajendra Wodeyar Bahadur, Maharaja of Mysore, GCB, GCSI. He has issue, a son:

1) Tikka Sri Sangram Singh Sahib Bahadur. b. at New Delhi, 26^th March 1998.

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