SIRMUR
The Plassia Dynasty
GENEALOGY
1815 - 1850 Shri Raja Fateh Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur. b. at Subathu, 1809, second and eldest surviving son of Shri Raja Karan Prakash II Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur, by his second wife, Shri Guleri Rani Deviji Sahiba, educ. privately. Received a sanad from the Governor-General conferring the state on him, in preference to his father, dated 21st September 1815. Ascended the gadi by virtue of the Treaty signed by the HEIC and Nepal, 2nd December 1815. Reigned under the Regency of his mother, the Guleri Rani Sahiba and Wazir Azizullah Khan. He came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, at Simla, 1827. He sent contingents of the state forces to accompany the expedition to Kabul in 1833, and the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1845. m. (first) Shri Keonthali Rani Deviji Sahiba. m. (second) Shri Kahluri Rani Deviji Sahiba (d.s.p. at the Moti Mahal, Nahan). m. (third) The Senior Bilaspuri Rani Deviji Sahiba. m. (fourth) Shri Baghati Rani Deviji Sahiba. m. (fifth) The Junior Bilaspuri Rani Deviji Sahiba. m. (sixth) Shri Kuthari Rani Deviji Sahiba. m. (seventh) Shri Kumharsain Rani Deviji Sahiba. He d. at Nahan, June 1850, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
- 1) Shri Tikka … Singh Sahib (s/o the senior Bilaspuri Rani). He d.v.p. young, 1825. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 2) Shri Tikka Raghubir Singh Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Raja Shri Raghubir Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur (s/o Baghati Rani) - see below.
- 3) Shri Rajkumar Surjan Singh. b. at Nahan, 1829 (s/o the junior Bilaspuri Rani), educ. privately. Judge 1856, Mbr Council of Regency 1856-1857, MSC 1857-1881. Assisted the British during the Indian Mutiny 1857-1858, when he saved the lives of several European civilians who had been threatened by the rebels. Received a Certificate of Honour and a valuable khilat in recognition of his services. He had a gift for business and invested in property and various succesful commercial concerns in British India. m. (first) … m. (second) 1853, a daughter of Mian Bishen Singh, of Kunihar. He d. 1881, having had issue, one son:
- a) Shri Maharaj Ranzor Singh [Rangare Singh]. b. at Nahan, 1874, educ. privately. Assist Collector, 2nd Class Magistrate, Munsiff 3rd class, Assist Collector of Revenue, Dist Magistrate & Collector, Mbr of the Judicial Council 1904, Judge of the High Court, Presdt Nahan District & Municipal Brd 1919. MD Sirmur National Bank Ltd 1925, and other companies. Author of "Tarikh Riyasat Sirmur" (1912). Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (1911) medal. m. (first) 1886, a lady from Reh. m. (second) 1891, a lady from Pathankot, in the Gurdaspur district. m. (third) 1914, a daughter of Thakur Udai Chand, Thakur of Bija. He d. at Ranzor Palace, Nahan, 14th November 1947, having had issue, two sons and six daughters:
- i) Shri Maharaj Jagat Bahadur Singh. b. at Ranzor Palace, Nahan, 1923 (s/o the Bija lady), educ. privately. Owner of a stud farm, a keen polo player. m. 4th May 1944, Rani Leela Devi Sahiba (b. 8th Decmber 1928), third daughter of Rai Bahadur Babu Sri Kamlapat Prasad Singh, Taluqdar of Makhari (Makrai), in the Fyzabad district of UP, by his wife, Baburain Srimati Sukhraj Kunwar, from Sabukpur. He d. 4th December 1979, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (1) Lieuenant-Colonel Shri Maharaj Ajay Bahadur Singh. b. at Ranzor Palace, Nahan, 7th October 1945, educ. St Edward’s Sch and SDB Coll, Simla (BA 1971). Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut IA, attached The Sikh Regt, retd as Lieut-Col Civil Defence Force. MLA for Nahan in the Himachal Pradesh State Assembly 1985-1990, Chair Pollution Control Brd (Nahan) 1996-1998, Mbr Governing Body of the Ecotourism Soc of Himachal Pradesh (ECOSOC) since 2005. Raised to the title of Shri Maharaj 15th May 2013. Guardian to Maharaja Lakshayraj Prakash Bahadur from 15th May 2013. m. (first) at Dehra Dun, 25th April 1971 (div.), Rajkumari Asha Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Raja Jagadish Pratap Sahi, Raja of Deara, in the Sultanpur district of UP, by his wife, Rani Mahendra Kumari Devi, eldest daughter of H.H. Maharaja Shri Sir Brijnath Singh Ju Deo Bahadur, Raja of Maihar, KCIE. m. (second) at Dehra Dun, UP, 1982 (div. 2001) Rajkumari Padmesh Kaur Sahiba (b. at Patiala, 2nd September 1953; k. at the Cedar Wood Guesthouse, Simla, 30th May 2003), former wife of Vinod Khanna, youngest daughter of Rajadhiraj Shri Bhalendra Singhji, of Patiala, sometime Presdt Indian Olympic Assoc, by his first wife, Rani Pushpalata Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Rai Charat Singh, of Sahanpur, UP. m. (third) Rani Kavita Singh (b. 2nd June 1976). He has issue, one son by his third wife:
- (a) Sri Rajkumar Balbhadra Bahadur Singh. b. 2nd August 1998 (s/o Kavita), educ. Bishop Cotton Sch, Simla.
- (2) Shri Maharaj Abhay Bahadur Singh. b. at Ranzor Palace, Nahan, 3rd December 1949, educ. St Edward’s Sch, and SDB Coll, Simla, HP. Joint Proprietor Durga Mine, Sirmur. Raised to the title of Shri Maharaj 15th May 2013. m. 15th February 1976, Rani Kunjana Devi (b. 23rd April 1956), daughter of Shri Kulwant Singh, of Sangrur, in Haryana, by his wife, Bhanumati Devi, daughter of Jagat Singh, of Nahan, Sirmur. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
- (a) Shri Rajkumar Sangram Singh. b. at Nahan, 30th January 1977, educ. Bishop Cotton Sch, Simla, and St Stephen’s s Coll, Delhi Univ (BA), and Univ of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, USA. First class cricketer 1995-2007. m. at Nahan, 25th February 2008, Kanwarani Vijaya Kumari [Vijaya Singh] (b. at Indore, MP, 16th th October 1983), daughter of Maharaj Shri Ganesh Singh, of Jhabua, by his wife, Rani Arunima Kumari Sahiba. He has issue, one daughter.
- (a) Shri Rajkumari Meghna Kumari [Kanwarani Meghna Kumari, of Nachana] [Meghna Kumari Singh]. b. at Nahan, 31st March 1978, educ. The Lawrence Sch, Sanawar. m. at Jaisalmer Fort, 27th January 2008, Rajkumar Shri Vikram Singh (b. 1979), elder son of Maharaj Shri Kishan Singh, of Nachana, under Jaisalmer, by his wife, Rani Surya Prabha Sahiba, daughter of Thakur Shri Shivdan Singhji, of Ladana. She has issue, two daughters - see India (Jaisalmer).
- (b) Shri Rajkumari Madhvi Kumari [Kunwarani Madhvi Kumari, of Mohammadpur Labhowa] [Madhvi Singh]. b. at Nahan, 9th September 1982, educ. The Lawrence Sch, Sanawar. m. at Narain Niwas Palace, Jaipur, 14th December 2015, Kunwar Digvijay Singh Jhala (b. at Lucknow, UP, 18th August 1981), only son of Thakur Pratap Singh Sahib, Thakur of Mohammadpur Labhowa, in the Agra district of UP, by his wife, Thakurani Shrimati Reena Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Major-General Diwan Misri Chand, of Sahaspur Bilari, in the Moradabad district of UP, late 14th Punjab Regt, IA.
- (c) Shri Rajkumari Mandakini Kumari. b. at Nahan, 16th December 1983, educ. The Lawrence Sch, Sanawar. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (1) Shri Rajkumari Bhuvaneshwari Kumari [Kumarani Bhuvaneshwari Kumari Sahiba]. b. at Nahan, 7th July 1952. m. 21st November 1972, Kumar Giriraj Sinhji Shivrajsinhji Sahib (b. 14th January 1948), elder son of Maharajkumar Shri Shivrajsinhji Bhojirajsnhji Sahib, of Gondal, by his wife, Maharajkumarani Chakradhur Rajya Laxmi Devi, daughter of Lieutenant-General Prasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Mrigendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, sometime Dir-Gen of Public Education in Nepal - see India (Gondal).
- (2) Shri Rajkumari Sangeeta Kumari [Rani Sangeeta Kumari Sahiba]. b. at Nahan, 13th January 1954. m. Maharaj Shri Nahari Pratap Singhji Sahib (b. 6th May 1947), youngest son of H.H. Rai-i-Rayan Mahimahendra Maharajadhiraj Maharawal Shri Chandrabir Singhji Bahadur, Maharawal of Banswara, by his second wife, H.H. Maharani Ba Shri Sajjan Kunwarba Sahiba, eldest daughter of Major H.H. Shri Shaktimant Jhaladap Mahamandleshwar Maharana Shri Raj Sir Ghanisham Singhji Ajit Singhji Sahib, Maharana Raj Sahib of Dhrangadhra, GCIE, KCSI. She had issue, one daughter - see India (Banswara).
- (1) Lieuenant-Colonel Shri Maharaj Ajay Bahadur Singh. b. at Ranzor Palace, Nahan, 7th October 1945, educ. St Edward’s Sch and SDB Coll, Simla (BA 1971). Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut IA, attached The Sikh Regt, retd as Lieut-Col Civil Defence Force. MLA for Nahan in the Himachal Pradesh State Assembly 1985-1990, Chair Pollution Control Brd (Nahan) 1996-1998, Mbr Governing Body of the Ecotourism Soc of Himachal Pradesh (ECOSOC) since 2005. Raised to the title of Shri Maharaj 15th May 2013. Guardian to Maharaja Lakshayraj Prakash Bahadur from 15th May 2013. m. (first) at Dehra Dun, 25th April 1971 (div.), Rajkumari Asha Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Raja Jagadish Pratap Sahi, Raja of Deara, in the Sultanpur district of UP, by his wife, Rani Mahendra Kumari Devi, eldest daughter of H.H. Maharaja Shri Sir Brijnath Singh Ju Deo Bahadur, Raja of Maihar, KCIE. m. (second) at Dehra Dun, UP, 1982 (div. 2001) Rajkumari Padmesh Kaur Sahiba (b. at Patiala, 2nd September 1953; k. at the Cedar Wood Guesthouse, Simla, 30th May 2003), former wife of Vinod Khanna, youngest daughter of Rajadhiraj Shri Bhalendra Singhji, of Patiala, sometime Presdt Indian Olympic Assoc, by his first wife, Rani Pushpalata Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Rai Charat Singh, of Sahanpur, UP. m. (third) Rani Kavita Singh (b. 2nd June 1976). He has issue, one son by his third wife:
- ii) A son. b. at Nahan, 1925 (s/o the Bija lady), and d. aged three months.
- i) Shri Rajkumari Amarawati Kumari. b. at Nahan, 1893 (d/o the Pathankot lady). She d. 1909.
- ii) Shri Rajkumari Shashi Prabhawati Kumari [Thakurani Shashi Prabha Devi, of Dundlod]. b. at Nahan, 1916 (d/o the Bija lady). m. at Nahan, Thakur Shri Rattan Singh (b. 3rd December 1918), second son of Rawal Shri Harnath Singhji Bahadur, Thakur of Dundlod, in Jaipur, by his wife, Rani Sireh Kunwar, elder daughter of Rao Bahadur Thakur Sheonath Singh, Thakur of Bera, in Jodhpur. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.
- iii) Shri Rajkumari Hemant Kumari [Rani Hemant Kumari Sahiba, of Sailana]. b. at Nahan, 1918 (d/o the Bija lady). m. at Nahan, 16th January 1940, Shrimant Maharaj Lakshman Singhji Sahib (b. at Sailana, 20th February 1921), second son of H.H. Bharat Dharma Nidhi Raja Shrimant Sir Dilip Singhji Bahadur, Raja of Sailana, KCIE, by his second wife, a daughter of Rawat Amar Singhji, Rawatji Sahib of Meja, in Udaipur state. She had issue, one son and five daughters - see India (Sailana).
- iv) Shri Rajkumari Manwati Devi [Rani Manwati Devi Sahiba, of Khajurat]. b. at Ranzor Palace, Nahan, 1920 (d/o the Bija lady). MLA for Bikapur in the UP state assembly 1973-1978. m. at Nahan, The Hon Sri Raja Awadesh Pratap Singh, Raja of Khajurahat (d. 1984), sometime MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the UP state assembly, son of Sri Raja Krishna Pratap Singh, Raja of Khajurahat, in Bikapur, Faizabad district of UP. She d. 10th February 2000, having had issue, five sons and two daughters - see India Zamindars (Khajurahat).
- v) Shri Rajkumari A… Kumari. b. at Nahan, 1923 (d/o the Bija lady). She d. from acute appendicitis, 1926. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- vi) Shri Rajkumari Shukla Kumari [Rani Shukla Kumari Sahiba, of Banswara]. b. at Nahan, 3rd June 1924 (d/o the Bija lady). m. 20th January 1940, Maharaj Shri Narpat Singhji Sahib (b. at Dahad, 15th May 1921), second son of H.H. Rai-i-Rayan Mahimahendra Maharajadhiraj Maharawal Shri Sir Prithvi Singhji Bahadur, Maharawal of Banswara, KCIE, by his fourth wife, H.H. Rathorji Maharani Shri Daulat Kunverba Sahiba, eldest daughter of Maharaj Shri Bhupal Singhji Sahib, of Jodhpur. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see India Non-Salute (Banswara).
- i) Shri Maharaj Jagat Bahadur Singh. b. at Ranzor Palace, Nahan, 1923 (s/o the Bija lady), educ. privately. Owner of a stud farm, a keen polo player. m. 4th May 1944, Rani Leela Devi Sahiba (b. 8th Decmber 1928), third daughter of Rai Bahadur Babu Sri Kamlapat Prasad Singh, Taluqdar of Makhari (Makrai), in the Fyzabad district of UP, by his wife, Baburain Srimati Sukhraj Kunwar, from Sabukpur. He d. 4th December 1979, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- Kunwar Rangare [Ranzor] Singh, had further issue by a khawas, Narain Dasi, daughter of the village head of Nainatikar:
- iii) Kunwar Pratap Singh. b. 1894. Supt. Tent Godown Dept. 1936. m. (first) a lady from Baghat. m. (second) 1941, Kunwarani Usha Kumari (b. 1925), daughter of Kunwar Piari Singh, of Darkoti. He d. 24th March 1984, having had issue, a son and two daughters:
- (1) Kunwar Vijay Singh. b. 28th June 1951, educ. St Joseph's Sch., Dehradun, and Hindu Coll., Delhi Univ. (BA). m. December 1982, Kunwarani Neeru Kumari, daughter of Kunwar Inder Singh, of Jaswan, in Jammu & Kashmir, by his wife, Kunwarani Uttmu Kumari, of Chamba. He has issue, one son:
- (a) Kunwar Shivinder Singh. b. 20th January 1984.
- (1) Kunveri Uma Kumari [Rani Randhir Singh]. b. 24th April 1945. m. 25th May 1971, Padma Bushan Rajkumar Shri Randhir Singh (b. at Patiala, 18th October 1946), sometime Presdt. Indian Olympic Assoc., only son of Rajadhiraj Shri Bhalendra Singhji, of Patiala, sometime Presdt. Indian Olympic Assoc., by his first wife, Rani Pushpalata Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Rai Charat Singh of Sahanpur, UP. She had issue, two daughters - see India (Patiala).
- (2) Kunveri Kiran Kumari [Mrs Wazir] m. 1972, Abhay Wazir, son of Wazir Ramnath, of Srinagar, late IAS, sometime Dist. Cmsnr. of Kathua, by his wife, Sri Sahibju Birendra Bikram Shah, of Nepal. She had issue, two sons.
- (1) Kunwar Vijay Singh. b. 28th June 1951, educ. St Joseph's Sch., Dehradun, and Hindu Coll., Delhi Univ. (BA). m. December 1982, Kunwarani Neeru Kumari, daughter of Kunwar Inder Singh, of Jaswan, in Jammu & Kashmir, by his wife, Kunwarani Uttmu Kumari, of Chamba. He has issue, one son:
- iii) Kunwar Pratap Singh. b. 1894. Supt. Tent Godown Dept. 1936. m. (first) a lady from Baghat. m. (second) 1941, Kunwarani Usha Kumari (b. 1925), daughter of Kunwar Piari Singh, of Darkoti. He d. 24th March 1984, having had issue, a son and two daughters:
- a) Shri Maharaj Ranzor Singh [Rangare Singh]. b. at Nahan, 1874, educ. privately. Assist Collector, 2nd Class Magistrate, Munsiff 3rd class, Assist Collector of Revenue, Dist Magistrate & Collector, Mbr of the Judicial Council 1904, Judge of the High Court, Presdt Nahan District & Municipal Brd 1919. MD Sirmur National Bank Ltd 1925, and other companies. Author of "Tarikh Riyasat Sirmur" (1912). Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (1911) medal. m. (first) 1886, a lady from Reh. m. (second) 1891, a lady from Pathankot, in the Gurdaspur district. m. (third) 1914, a daughter of Thakur Udai Chand, Thakur of Bija. He d. at Ranzor Palace, Nahan, 14th November 1947, having had issue, two sons and six daughters:
- Shri Rajkumar Surjan Singh, had further issue by a khawas: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Kunwar Jivan Singh. m. (first) ... m. (second) …He had issue, one son by his first, and one son and two daughters by his scond wife, including:
- i) Kunwar Durga Singh (s/o the first wife). Sirmur Forest Service. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
- (1) Kunwar Heminder Singh. b. at Nahan, 19th July 1925, educ. Nahan Middle Sch. Havildar Major Indian Signals. m. November 1952, Kunwarani Vidya Kumari, daughter of Ramsharan Singh, of Bhuntar. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- (a) Kunwar Yadev Singh. b. 22nd January 1958. Joined the Himachal Pradesh State Police.
- (b) Kunwar Anil Kumar Singh. b. 15th May 1961.
- (a) Kunveri Bhuveneshwari Kumari [Mrs Jamwal]. b. 17th October 1954. m. Surendra Dev Jamwal, somtime Supt. Nahan Jail. She had issue, two daughers.
- (2) Kunwar Bijayinder Singh. b. 1927. Joined IFS, sometime Assist. Dist. Forest Officer. m. (first) Kunwarani Vidya Kumari, a lady from Kotkhai, in Jubbal. m. (second) Kunwarani Shanti Devi. He had issue, three sons and two daughters by his first and one daughter by his second wife:
- (a) Kunwar Lakshman Kumar Singh. b. 25th August 1958 (s/o Vidya Kumari).
- (b) Kunwar Pawan Kumar Singh. b. March 1960 (s/o Vidya Kumari).
- (c) Kunwar Dushwant Kumar Singh. b. 28th August 1961 (s/o Vidya Kumari).
- (a) Kunveri Lakhsmi Kumari [Mrs Shandil]. b. 1953 (d/o Vidya Kumari). m. 1974, Harmesh Kumar Shandil, from Solan, Punjab, son of Vijay Kumar Shandil, from Nagaon, HP. She has issue, three sons and a daughter.
- (b) Kunveri Bhuwana Kumari [Mrs Negi]. b. 1955 (d/o Vidya Kumari). m. Shyam Singh Negi, from Simla, HP.
- (c) Kunveri Maya Kumari. b. 1976 (d/o Shanti Devi).
- (1) Kunwar Heminder Singh. b. at Nahan, 19th July 1925, educ. Nahan Middle Sch. Havildar Major Indian Signals. m. November 1952, Kunwarani Vidya Kumari, daughter of Ramsharan Singh, of Bhuntar. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- ii) Kanwar Sunder Singh (s/o the second wife). m. Kanwarani Pratap Devi, daughter of Mian Bir Singh, of Kunihar.
- (1) Kanwarani Chandrakanta Kumari. b. 1917. m. Kunwar Balbir Singh (b. 1910), second son of Kunwar Dharam Singh, of Kotila (Siba). She had issue, three sons.
- i) Kunwar Durga Singh (s/o the first wife). Sirmur Forest Service. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
- b) Kunwar Jivan Singh. m. (first) ... m. (second) …He had issue, one son by his first, and one son and two daughters by his scond wife, including:
- 4) Shri Rajkumar Bir Singh. b. at Nahan, 1832 (s/o the junior Bilaspuri Rani), educ. privately. Judge 1856, Mbr. Cncl. of Regency 1856-1857. He d. 1882, having had issue, a daughter.
- 1) Shri Rajkumari …Devi Sahiba (d/o Baghati Rani). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 5) Kunwar Madhan Singh. m. a daughter of Raja Bijay Chand, Raja of Nalagarh. He had issue, two sons, including:
- a) Kunwar Balbir Singh. m. a daughter of a kunwar of Tehri Garhwal. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- i) Kunwar Bahadur Singh. He had issue, four sons:
- (1) Kunwar Pratap Singh. b. 1900. m. 1925, Kunwarani Maya Devi (b. 2nd February 1911), daughter of Thakur Devi Singh, of Tehri Garhwal, by his wife, Thakurani Janam Devi. He d. 1965, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
- (a) Kunwar Sukhdev Singh. b. 1927. m. 1944, Kunwarani Maya Devi (b. 1934; d. 1972), daughter of Prem Singh, a Nepalese gentleman, by his wife, Subhadra Devi, a lady from Garhwal. He had issue, three sons:
- (i) Kunwar Hemant Singh. b. 5th January 1950. m. 4th February 1976, Kunwarani Prabha Devi, daughter of Thakur Shumsher Bahadur Singh, of Bijnor, in UP, by his wife, Thakurani Maya Devi, a lady from Muradabad, in UP. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
- 1. Kunwar Prabhat Singh. b. 1982.
- 1. Kunveri Purnima Kumari. b. 1979.
- 2. Kunveri Mani Kumari. b. 1984.
- (ii) Kunwar Pradyuman Singh. b. 1953. m. 1976, Kunwarani Pramilla Kumari. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- 1. Kunwar Ankur Singh. b. 1979.
- 1. Kunveri Ira Kumari. b. 1982. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (iii) Kunwar Madhupal Singh. b. 1956. m. 1977, Kunwarani Chandrakanta Kumari, a lady from Roorkhee, in UP. He had issue, one daughter:
- 1. Kunveri Jinni Kumari. b. 1985.
- (i) Kunwar Hemant Singh. b. 5th January 1950. m. 4th February 1976, Kunwarani Prabha Devi, daughter of Thakur Shumsher Bahadur Singh, of Bijnor, in UP, by his wife, Thakurani Maya Devi, a lady from Muradabad, in UP. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
- (b) Kunwar Jaswant Singh. b. 1930. m. 1957, Kunwarani Kadambhari Devi (b. 1935), daughter of Thakur Amar Singh, by his wife, Thakurani Sharada Devi, a lady from Garhwal. He d. 1973, having had issue, four sons and two daughters:
- (i) Kunwar Rajesh Singh. b. 24th December 1961. Civil Engineer.
- (ii) Kunwar Satish Singh. b. 26th January 1964. Electrical Engineer.
- (iii) Kunwar Lalit Singh. b. 3rd April 1965.
- (iv) Kunwar Dalip Singh. b. 8th August 1968.
- (i) Kunveri Meenakshi Kumari [Mrs Kiran Shah]. b. 1957. m. 1979, Kiran Shah (b. 1952), son of Harish Shah, from Nainital, in Utarakhand. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
- (ii) Kunveri Sunita Kumari. b. 1959. m. 1980, Jitendra Singh Parmar (b. 1949), from Gujarat. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
- (c) Kunwar Jaipal Singh. b. 1945. m. January 1975, Kunwarani Anjali Devi (b. 1949), daughter of Major Shyam Singh, IA, from Dharamsala, in the Kangra district in HP. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- (i) Kunwar Pranvi Singh. b. January 1978, educ. St George’s Coll, Mussoorie.
- (i) Kunveri Pausi Kumari. b. December 1975.
- (a) Kunveri Santoshi Kumari [Mrs Bisht]. b. 1941. m. 1961, Raj Bahadur Singh Bisht (b. 1932), son of Sher Singh Bisht, from Nepal, by his wife, Kala Devi.
- (b) Kunveri Urmila Kumari [Mrs Thapa]. b. 14th January 1948. m. 1st July 1979, Romesh Kant Thapa (b. 7th November 1943), son of Sher Singh Thapa, by his wife, Savitri Devi. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
- (a) Kunwar Sukhdev Singh. b. 1927. m. 1944, Kunwarani Maya Devi (b. 1934; d. 1972), daughter of Prem Singh, a Nepalese gentleman, by his wife, Subhadra Devi, a lady from Garhwal. He had issue, three sons:
- (2) Kunwar Kishen Singh. b. 1901. He d. 1969.
- (3) Kunwar Jit Singh. b. 1903. m. (first) Kunwarani Kamla Devi (b. 1919), daughter of Thakur Kishen Singh, of Tehri Garhwal, by his wife, Thakurani Yashoda Devi, a lady from a family of Bhaura, in the Kangra district. m. (second) 1950, Kunwarani Radhika Kumari, daughter of Thakur Kamal Singh, of Tehri Garhwal. He d. 1983, having had issue, one son and one daughter by his first, and one son and two daughters by his second wife:
- (a) Kunwar Rajpal Singh. b. 1928 (s/o Kamla Devi). Veterinary Surgeon. m. 1957, Kunwarani Om Kumari (b. 1932), daughter of Jairam Singh Rawat.
- (b) Kunwar Vijay Singh. b. 1952 (d/o Radhika Kumari). m. 1979, Kunwarani Usha Devi, a lady from Chandigarh. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
- (i) Kunwar Vishal Singh. b. 1980.
- (i) Kunveri Ina Kumari. b. 1985. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (a) Kunveri Vidhushi Kumari [Mrs Tomar]. b. 1932 (d/o Kamla Devi). m. 1957, Dr Diwan Singh Tomar, MD, from Haripur, Kalsigate, Dehradun, Uttaranchal. She had issue, one son and four daughters.
- (b) Kunveri Sita Kumari [Chaudhurani Sita Kumari]. b. 1955 (d/o Radhika Kumari). m. 1977, Chaudhuri Mahender Singh, from Dehradun.
- (c) Kunveri Anita Kumari. b. 1957 (d/o Radhika Kumari). m. 1977, a gentleman from Dada-Siba.
- (4) Kunwar Yashpal Singh. b. 1915. m. a lady from the Parmar family of Baroda. He d. 1965, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
- (a) Kunwar Pradeep Singh. b. 1960. m. Jaya Kumari (d. 2008), a lady from Ahmedabad. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- (i) Mohinder Rajput.
- (i) Rachna Rajput.
- (b) Kunwar Vinay Singh. b. 1948. m. Anita Negi. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- (i) Abhimanyu Rajput, educ. National Inst of Technology, Rourkela.
- (i) Ruchi Rajput.
- (a) Kunveri Sushma Kumari. b. 1952. m. a gentleman from Canada. She had issue, two daughters. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- ii) Kunwar Chattar Singh. m. the eldest daughter of Rana Shri Raghunath Singh, Rana of Darkoti, by his third wife, a lady from Rawingarh. He d. 1945, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (1) Kunwar Randhir Singh. b. 1912. m. Kunwarani Suro Devi, a lady from Darkoti. He d. 1962, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
- (a) Kunwar Rupinder Singh. b. 1928. m. a daughter of Damodar Singh, of Dehradun, by his wife, Munna. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (i) Kunwar Arun Singh. b. 1951. m. and has issue, one son and one daughter.
- (ii) Kunwar Bhanu Pratap Singh. b. 1955.
- (i) Kunveri Manjula Kumari. m. and has issue, three daughters.
- (ii) Kunveri Uma Kumari. m. and has issue, one daughter.
- (b) Kunwar Birendra Singh. b. 5th June 1931. m. 22nd May 1955, Kunwarani Premlata Kumari (b. August 1936), daughter of Thakur Ramchandra Singh, of Muradabad, UP, by his wife, Thakurani Vidyawati Devi, a lady from Garhwal. He d. 25th August 1986, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (i) Kunwar Mahindra Singh. b. 20th September 1956. m. 16th October 1983, Kunwarani Aruna Kumari, daughter of Kunwar Mohan Dal, of Theog, in HP. He had issue, two sons:
- 1. Kunveri Neha Kumari. b. 12th September 1984.
- 2. Kunveri Neetu Kumari. b. 16th October 1986.
- (ii) Kunwar Rajendra Singh. b. 14th June 1961. Constable HP Police.
- (i) Kunveri Anjana Kumari [Mrs Arjun Sawan]. b. 18th April 1958. m. 6th February 1978, Arjun Singh Sawan (b. 1951), son of Gopal Singh Sawan. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
- (ii) Kunveri Kunveri Prerana Kumari. b. 1st September 1971.
- (i) Kunwar Mahindra Singh. b. 20th September 1956. m. 16th October 1983, Kunwarani Aruna Kumari, daughter of Kunwar Mohan Dal, of Theog, in HP. He had issue, two sons:
- (c) Kunwar Gajendra Singh. b. 1935. He d. unm. 1970.
- (d) Kunwar Maheshwinder Singh. b. 1941. m. 26th October 1976, Kunwarani Sashilata Kumari, daughter of Mian Balbir Singh, of Ramgarh, in the Ambala district of the Punjab. He had issue, one daughter:
- (i) Kunveri Divya Kumari. b. 16th August 1981.
- (a) Kunveri Kusumlata Kumari [Kunwarani Kusumlata Kumari, of Bijnor]. b. October 1947. m. 1965, Kunwar Randhir Singh, of Bijnor. She had issue, one son and one daughter. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (a) Kunwar Rupinder Singh. b. 1928. m. a daughter of Damodar Singh, of Dehradun, by his wife, Munna. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (2) Kunwar Gopal Singh. b. 1918. m. Kunwarani Amra Devi, daughter of Thakur Gobar Singh, of Tehri Garhwal. He d. 23rd April 1984, having had issue, six sons and one daughter:
- (a) Kunwar Jai Inder Singh. b. 1934. HP Police Force. m. 1958, Kunwarani Saraswati Devi, daughter of Thakur Surbir Singh. He d. 1969, having had issu, one son and two daughters:
- (i) Kunwar Sudhir Singh. b. 23rd May 1959.
- (i) Kunveri Prabha Kumari. b. 31st January 1963.
- (ii) Kunveri Anjali Kumari. b. 27th April 1967.
- (b) Kunwar Balwant Singh. b. 1936. HP Police Force, Assist Supt at Rampur. m. Kunwarani Himachali Kumari (b. 1951), daughter of Kunwar Durga Singh, of Rampur. He had issu, one son and three daughters:
- (i) Kunwar Vikrant Singh. b. 1976.
- (i) Kunveri Sheema Kumari. b. January 1969.
- (ii) Kunveri Shiwani Kumari. b. 27th July 1970.
- (iii) Kunveri Sonu Kumari. b. 1975.
- (c) Kunwar Govind Singh. b. 1939. HP Police Force, Inspector at Rampur. m. Kunwarani Rama Kumari. He had issue, two sons and a daughter:
- (i) Kunwar …Singh. b. 1973.
- (ii) Kunwar …Singh. b. 1974. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (i) Kunveri Asha Kumari. b. 1984.
- (d) Kunwar Devindra Singh. b. 1943. m. 2nd December 1977, Kunwarani Nirmal Kumari (b. 1956), daughter of Kunwar Ranji Singh, of Tilokpur, by his wife, Kunwarani Champa Kumari. He had issue, two sons and a daughter:
- (i) Kunwar Sachin Singh. b. 12th November 1978.
- (ii) Kunwar Digvijay Singh. b. 1980.
- (i) Kunveri Satnajiva Kumari. b. 11th November 1984.
- (e) Kunwar Shoorbir Singh. b. 1945. Handicraft teacher. m. Kunwarani Kamala Kumari, a lady from Darkoti. He had issue, one son and a daughter:
- (i) Kunwar Rajit Singh. b. 1978.
- (i) Kunveri Ruchi Kumari. b. 1981.
- (f) Kunwar Rajesh Singh. b. 1955. He d. unm. April 1977.
- (a) Kunveri Sunyukta Kumari [Thakurani Sunyukta Kumari]. b. 1937. m. Thakur Gian Singh, from the Hoshiapur district of the Punjab. She had issue, one son and three daughters.
- (a) Kunwar Jai Inder Singh. b. 1934. HP Police Force. m. 1958, Kunwarani Saraswati Devi, daughter of Thakur Surbir Singh. He d. 1969, having had issu, one son and two daughters:
- (1) Kunwar Randhir Singh. b. 1912. m. Kunwarani Suro Devi, a lady from Darkoti. He d. 1962, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
- i) A daughter. m. as his first wife, Sri Raja Bhawani Sen Bahadur, Raja of Mandi (b. at Mandi, 17th April 1883; d.s.p.m. there, 9th February 1912), eldest son of Sri Raja Bijai Sen Bahadur, Raja of Mandi, KCSI, by Khawasin Pardhano Sahiba, from Mehni - see India (Mandi).
- ii) Another daughter. m. Lieutenant-Colonel Mian Gunga Singh Sahib (b. 1864; d. 1934), son of Mian Sri Raghunath Singh Sahib, of Mandi. She had issue - see India (Mandi).
- 6) Kunwar Bharat Singh. He had issue, two sons:
- a) Kunwar (name unknown) Singh. He d. young.
- b) Kunwar Sher Singh. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- i) Kunwar Rajendra Singh
- i) Kunveri Shashi Bala Kumari. m. … She had issue, two sons.
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