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FARIDKOT

The Brar (Jaisal) Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1827 – 1849 Raja Pahar Singh, Raja of Faridkot. b. at the Qila Mubaraqat, Faridkot, 1799, second son of Sardar Charat Singh Brar, Sardar of Faridkot, educ. privately. Mbr Council of Regency for his nephew, 1826-1827. Succeeded on the death of his nephew, August 1827. He rendered important services to the HEIC during the First Afghan War of 1839-1842 and the First Sikh War of 1845. Rewarded with the hereditary title of Raja, 15^th April 1846. He also received substantial territories confiscated from the Raja of Nabha, and secure the return of Kot Kapura, seized from his kinsmen by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1807. m. (first) Rani Chand Kaur Sahiba (d. at Kurukshetra, 1880), daughter of Sardar Samand Singh Dhalwal, of Dina. m. (second) Rani Desu Kaur Sahiba, daughter of a Gil zamindar of Mudhki. m. (third) by chaddar dalna, ca. 1831, the widow of his younger brother, Kunwar Shri Sahib Singh Brar. m. (fourth) Sardarni Jas Kaur Sahiba (d.s.p. before 1845), daughter of Sardar Rai Singh, of Kaleka, in Patiala state. He d. at the Qila Mubaraqat, Faridkot, April 1849 (crem. there at Shahi Samadhan), having had issue, three sons:

1) H.H. Raja Wazir Singh, Brar Bans Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot (s/o Chand Kaur) – see below.

2) Kanwar Dip Singh Sahib Bahadur (s/o Desu Kaur), educ. privately. He d. 1845.

3) Kanwar Anokh Singh Sahib Bahadur (s/o Desu Kaur), educ. privately. m. …Kaur Sahiba (m. second, ca. 1845, H.H. Raja Wazir Singh, Brar Bans Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot - see below). He d. from cholera, at Faridkot, 1845.

1849 – 1874 H.H. Raja Wazir Singh, Brar Bans Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot. b. at the Qila Mubaraqat, Faridkot, 1828, eldest son of Raja Pahar Singh, Raja of Faridkot, by his first wife, Rani Chand Kaur Sahib, educ. privately. Became Heir Apparent at birth and formally invested with the title of Tikka Sahib, 1845. Succeeded on the death of his father, April 1849. Assisted the British during the Second Sikh War of 1849 and the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Received a valuable khilat of seven pieces, a hereditary salute of 11-guns, and the style of His Highness, 1850. Rewarded for his services during the Mutiny with the grant of a furher khilat and the additional title of Brar Bans Raja Sahib Bahadur, 12^th July 1858. Granted a sanad of adoption, 11^th March 1862. Rcvd: Mutiny medal (1858). m. (first) H.H. Rani Rani Sri Ind Kaur Sahiba, daughter of Sardar Sham Singh Man, of Munsab. m. (second) a daughter of Basawa Singh, of Raipur. m. (third) a daughter of Sardar Gaja Singh Brar, of Kot Kapura and Lahore. m. (fourth) ca. 1845, the widow of his younger brother, Kunwar Shri Anokh Singh Sahib Bahadur. He d. at Thaneswar, 22^nd April 1874, having had issue, one son:

1) H.H. Farzand-i-Sadaat Nishan Hazrat-i-Kaiser-i-Hind Raja Bikram Singh Brar Bans, Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot (s/o Rani Ind Kaur). – see below.

1874 – 1898 H.H. Farzand-i-Saadat-i-Nishan-i-Hazrat-i-Kaiser-i-Hind Raja Bikram Singh, Brar Bans Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot. b. at Qila Mubaraqat, Faridkot, January 1842, son of H.H. Raja Wazir Singh, Brar Bans Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot, by his first wife, H.H. Rani Ind Kaur Sahib, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 22^nd April 1874. Installed on the gadi, at the Raj Mahal, Faridkot. Granted the hereditary title of Farzand-i-Saadat-i-Nishan-i-Hazrat-i-Kaiser-i-Hind 1^st January 1879, for his services, including the provision of troops employed in the Khurrum Valley during the Second Afghan War 1878-1880. A great patron and benefactor of Sikh religious, cultural and charitable institutions. His donations included, amongst many others, the installation of electric lighting for the Golden Temple at Amritsar in 1897. Patron Amritsar Khalsa Diwan 1883-1898. Hon Fellow of Punjab Univ. Rcvd: Prince of Wales’s medal (1876) and KIH gold medal (1877). m. (first) a daughter of Kanwar Dharam Singh, of Balabhgarh, by his wife, Kanwarani Kewal Kaur, daughter of Chaudhuri Jawahar Singh, of Dadri. m. (second) H.H. Rani Bishan Kaur Sahiba [Mai Sahib], daughter of Sardar Partab Singh Rallawala, of Patiala state. He d. after a long illness, at Raj Mahal, Faridkot, 20^th August 1898, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:

1) H.H. Farzand-i-Sadaat Nishan Hazrat-i-Kaiser-i-Hind Raja Balbir Singh, Brar Bans Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot (s/o Bishan Kaur) – see below.

2) Kanwar Gajendra Singh Sahib Bahadur, of Dhana (s/o Bishan Kaur), educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore. Granted several villages in Dhana in jagir, 1898. He d. 1900, having had issue, two sons:

a) H.H. Farzand-i-Sadaat Nishan Hazrat-i-Kaiser-i-Hind Maharaja Brij Indar Singh, Brar Bans Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot – see below.

b) Kanwar Shri Shivindar Singh Sahib Bahadur. b. at Faridkot, 1900, educ. Aitcheson Coll, Lahore. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medal (1911). He d. at Faridkot, 28^th October 1912 (crem. there at Shahi Samadhan).

1) Rajkumari Bibiji Balwant Kaur Sahiba [Kunwarani Balwant Kaur, of Mursan]. m. Kanwar Baldeo Singh, second son of Sri Raja Ghansham Singh Bahadur, Raja of Mursan, in the Aligarh district of UP - see India Zamindars (Mursan).

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