SIRMUR

The Plassia Dynasty

GENEALOGY

• 1) Shri Tikka Amar Singh Sahib, who became H.H. Shri Maharaja Sir Amar Prakash Bahadur, Maharaja of Sirmur (s/o Subhadra Deviji ) - see below.

• 2) Major Shri Rao Raja Romharshan Singh. b. at Nahan, 16^th February 1906, educ. privately. Hon Maj Sirmur State Forces 1944, Sec to the Maharaja, Comptroller of the Household 1936-1944, and of the Civil Supplies Dept. 1944-1948. Mngr Sirmur Cold Storage at Dehra Dun, Presdt Nahan Cricket Club, etc. Rcvd: Coron Medal (1937). m. at Katmandu, Nepal, 28^th November 1938, Shri Rani Pushpa Kumari (b. 16^th Jun 1924), daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Balakrishna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana [Bal Krishna Sama], sometime Vice-Chancellor Royal Nepal Acad, by his wife, Mandakini Devi, a Thakuri lady. He d. at Dehra Dun, 30^th December 1980, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
  • a) Shri Rao Raja Mrigindra Singh. b. at Nahan, 10^th March 1944. Joint proprietor of the Durga Mines in Sirmur. m. 12^th October 1975, Shri Rani Subhadra Kumari (b. at Kotkhai, in Jubbal, 12^th May 1954), daughter of Kunwar Mohan Lal Singh, of Ghund, in the Simla district of HP, by his wife, Kunwarani Kalawati Devi, elder daughter of Rana Shri Shiv Singh, Rana of Darkoti. He has issue, one son and two daughters:
    • i) Kunwar Hemang Singh. b. 18^th September 1979.
    • i) Kunveri Nidhi Kumari. b. 25^th October 1976.
    • ii) Kunveri Aparna Kumari. b. 23^rd July 1984.
  • a) Kunveri Rajani Kumari. b. at Nahan, 28^th February 1940. m. 1976, Gurbaksh Singh Bedi. She had issue, one daughter.
  • b) Kunveri Niranjani Kumari. b. at Nahan, 22^nd November 1942.
• 3) Shri Rajkumari Padmawati Deviji Sahiba [H.H. Rani Sri Padmawati Deviji Sahiba, Rani of Suket]. m. H.H. Raja Sri Sir Bhim Sen Sen Bahadur, Raja of Suket, KCIE (b. at Suket, 26^th November 1885; d.s.p. at Suket, 12^th October 1919), elder son of H.H. Raja Sri Dusht Nikandan Sen Bahadur, Raja of Suket, by his wife, a daughter of Mian Jai Singh, of Baghal. She d. May 1959 - see India (Suket).
• 4) Kunveri Leela Devi. m. at Nahan, 1917, as his first wife, Kunwar Shri Nihal Singhji Sahib (b. at the Rang Mahal, Chauntra, Chamba, 1895), fourth son of H.H. Raja Shri Sham Singh Bahadur, Raja of Chamba, by his morganatic wife, a daughter of the Raja of Bhadarwah. She had issue, one son – see India (Chamba).
• 5) Kunveri … Deviji Sahiba. m. at Nahan, as his second wife (sep.), Thakur Jai Indra Bahadur Singh [Jhunnu Bhaiya], Taluqdar of Mahewa, adopted son and nephew of Thakur Raj Indra Bahadur Singh, Taluqdar of Mahewa, in the Lakhimpur-Kheri district of UP, and son of Kunwar Sheo Indra Bahadur Singh. She d.s.p. at Nahan. after 1933.

1911 - 1933 Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Shri Maharaja Sir Amar Prakash Bahadur, Maharaja of Sirmur, KCSI (3.6.1915), KCIE (1.1.1921). b. at Nahan, 26^th January 1888, eldest son of H.H. Shri Raja Sir Surendra Bikram Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur, KCSI, by his wife, H.H. Shri Suketwala Rani Subhadra Deviji Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 4^th July 1911. Installed on the gadi, at Nahan, 24^th October 1911. Cmsnd as Hon Major IA 3/6/1915, prom Hon Lieut-Col King George's Own Sappers and Miners, IA 1/1/1918. Raised to the hereditary title of Maharaja 1^st January 1918. Granted with unrestricted power to pass sentences of death, as a personal mark of distinction 1919. Granted a personal salute of 13-guns 1931. His reign saw the inauguration of several important developments including the extension of metalled roads, completion of the Surendra Dam, extension of free primary education, and the bulding of several schools, libraries, and hostels. The state forces served with distinction during the Great War, in particular the heroic defence of Kut Al Amara in Mesopotamia 1915-1916. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar gold medal (1911). m. at the Sirmur Camp, Dehra Dun, 4^th March 1910, H.H. Shri Maharani Mandalasa Kumari Deviji Sahiba (b. at Katmandu, 1896; d. February 1973), née Shri Shri Shri Maharajkumari Mandalasa Rajya Lakshmi, Dir Jagatsons International Corp, eldest daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Swasti Shri-Madarti-prachandra-bhujadandetyadi Maharaja Shri Shri Shri Deva Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski and Prime Minister of Nepal, by his first wife, Shri Shri Shri Bada Maharani Krishna Kumari Devi Sahiba, daughter of General H.H. Crown Prince Trailokya Bir Bikram Shah Deva, of Nepal. He d. at the Wiennier Cottage Sanatorium, Vienna, Austria, 13^th August 1933, having had issue, one son and two daughters:

• 1) Shri Tikka Rajendra Singh Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Shri Maharaja Sir Rajendra Prakash Bahadur, Maharaja of Sirmur - see below.
• 1) Shri Maharajkumari Premlata Kumari Deviji Sahiba [Maharani Premlata Devi Sahiba of Chote Udaipur]. b. 26^th August 1917 (d/o Madalasa Devi). m. at Nahan, 14^th December 1945, as his third wife, Maharaol Shri Natwarsinhji Fatehsinhji Sahib, Raja of Chote Udepur (b. at Chote Udepur, 16^th November 1906; d. at Lisbon, Portugal, 15^th October 1946), eldest son of Maharaol Shri Fatehsinhji Motisinhji Sahib, Raja of Chote Udepur. She d.s.p. 1986 - see India (Chote Udaipur).
• 2) Shri Maharajkumari Mahima Kumari Deviji Sahiba (d/o Madalasa Devi). She d. young, at Nahan, 1929.

• 2) Major Shri Rao Raja Birendra Singh. b. 15^th June 1920, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer. 2^nd class jagirdar. Cmsnd as 2^nd Lieut Sirmur State Forces, ADC to the Maharaja, served in WW2 in the Middle East and North Africa, prom Hon Maj 1947, Assist Comptroller of the Household 1944-1948, Supt Annfield Tea Estate, Dehra Dun dist, UP, Controller Sirmur Tea Estates. Raised to the title of Shri Rao Raja 1945. Rcvd: 39/45 and Africa Stars, British War, India Service (1945) medals. m. 1949, Shri Rani Prabha Devi Sahiba (b. 1933; d. 30^th April 1964), daughter of Shri Sahibju Birendra Bikram Shah, of Nepal. He d. at Dehra Dun, 18^th January 1981, having had issue, three sons:
  • a) Kunwar (unnamed) Singh. Stillborn at Dehra Dun, 1^st November 1949.
  • b) Shri Raja Alark Singh. b. at Dehra Dun, 1^st April 1951, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, and St Stephen’s Coll, Delhi Univ (BA). Succeeded his father in the title of Shri Rao Raja 18^th January 1981, and raised to the title of Shri Raja 15^th May 2013. m. 14^th June 1974, Shri Rani Bijoya [Bijoya Sawain] (b. at Shillong, Assam, 15^th November 1949), educ. Loreto Convent, Shillong, Assam, and Lady Shri Ram Coll (BA 1970) and Miranda House (MA 1972), Delhi Univ, writer and translator, author of “Khasi Folk Tales” (1999), “The Teachings of Elders” (2002), etc, eldest daughter of Lala Bimalendu Kumar Dey Sawian, Zamindar of Sylhet, sometime Inspector-Gen of Police, Assam, by his wife, Srimati Lisimon, daughter of U Babu Jeebon Roy Mairom, Zamindar of Kalasadok, Shillong, Assam, sometime Hon Extra Assist Cmsnr, the Khasi social reformer. He has issue, two sons:
    • i) Shri Rajkumar Salim Singh. b. at Dehra Dun, 30^th November 1980, educ. Montessori Sch, Welham Boys’ Sch, Dehra Dun, and Hindu Coll, Delhi Univ (BA 2002). Partner in an advertising firm in Bombay. m. 9^th December 2012, Kanwarani Devika Singh (b. 17^th November 1983), educ. The Lawrence Sch, Lovedale, Ootacamund, graphic designer, daughter of Shri Prabal Chaudhuri, sometime Mngr Tata Tea Co, by his wife, Srimati Karobi Chaudhuri, from Assam.
    • ii) Shri Rajkumar Saasha Singh [Chaitanya Pratap Singh]. b. at Dehra Dun, 4^th January 1982, educ. Montessori Sch, Dehra Dun, The Lawrence Sch, Sanawar, Welham Boys’ Sch, Dehra Dun, and St Stephen’s Coll, Delhi Univ.
  • c) Kunwar Mandhatta Singh. b. at Dehra Dun, 1953, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun. He was k. unm. in a motor crash, just outside the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun.
• 3) Kunveri Priya Kumari Devi [Rao Rani Nahan Deviji Sahiba]. b. 1910. m. at Nahan, 1934, as his second wife, Brigadier Padma Bushan Rao Bahadur Hanut Singhji (b. at the Ship House, Jodhpur, 20^th March 1900; d. at Jodhpur, 12^th October 1982), third son of Lieutenant-General H.H. Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Pratap Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar, GCB, GCSI, GCVO, KIH, by a secondary wife. She d. Ratanada, Jodhpur, 2002, having had issue, an only son- see India (Idar).
• 4) Kunveri Yukta Devi [Thakurani Yukta Kumari Devi, of Shivpur]. b. 1920. m. at Nahan, Thakur Shri Vijay Bahadur Singh, of Shivpur, in the Gorakhpur district of UP, sometime Dir The Ratlam Strawboard Mills Private Ltd. She d. 27^th February 1991, having had issue, one son and one daughter.

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