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1948 - 1959 H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Rajbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Jind. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 25^th September 1918, eldest son of Brigadier H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Ranbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Jind, GCSI, GCIE, by his fourth wife, H.H. Maharani Gurcharan Kaur, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajputana. Recognised as Heir Presumptive by the GOI, April 1926 (to be superseded if his father subsequently had a son by a Jat lady). Succeeded on the death of his father, 30^th March 1948. Ascended the gadi at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 1^st April 1948. Signed the covenant with his fellow rulers forming the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) on 5^th May 1948, and merged his state into PEPSU effective 20^th August 1948 (ceasing to be a sovereign ruler from that date). Mbr Gun Dog League of India, Delhi Gymkhana Club, Delhi Golf Club, etc. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937), and Indian Independence (1948) medals. m. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 25^th January 1939, H.H. Maharani Satinder Kaur Sahiba, KIH Silver Medal (14.8.1947) (d. at Betty Villa, Rajpur, Dehradun, 10^th February 1954), only daughter of Sardar Umrao Singh, of Manauli, in the Ambala district of Punjab, by his wife, Sardarni Gurdial Kaur, daughter of Sardar Prem Singh Gill, of Sangrur, Jind. m. (a) (eloped from Srinagar, Kashmir, 7^th September 1942, without the knowledge of his father*), H.H. Maharani Prithvi Bir Kaur Sahiba [Pretty] (b. at Sangrur, 4th May 1927; d. at Oakless Cottage, Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, 7th May 2010), educ. Queen Mary’s Coll, Lahore, Punjab, officially recognised as the wife of the Maharaja by the GOI and accorded the title of Maharani together with the personal style of Her Highness 16^th September 1953*, Delegate World Conference of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba (Bombay) 1968, Chair Emeritus, Chair & Dir of GL Hotels Ltd 1959-2010, Dir Graviss Hospitality Ltd, Mbr Delhi Golf Club (Lady Capt 1968-1970), daughter of Colonel Kanwar Gurbachan Singh, of Ladhran, in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, by his first wife, Maharajkumari Dorothy Ranbir Kaur Sahiba, eldest daughter of Brigadier H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Ranbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Jind, GCSI, GCIE. He d. suddenly from heart failure, at Shanti Niketan, Sikandra Road, Delhi, 7^th September 1959, having had issue, five sons and one daughter:

1) Sri Yuvaraj Satbir Singh Sahib Bahadur, who succeeded as H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Satbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur [Sunny], Maharaja of Jind (s/o Satinder Kaur) – see below.

2) Raja Sri Gajbir Singh [Billy]. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 6^th June 1941 (s/o Satinder Kaur), educ. Welham Preparatory Sch, and the Doon Sch, Dehradun UP. m. Rani Srimati Indubir Kaur [Indubala Singh] [Mam Lily], Proctor of Colonel Brown Cambridge Sch, daughter of Narendra Singh, third Principal of Colonel Brown Cambridge Sch, Dehra Dun. He d.s.p. at Dehradun UP, 2^nd August 2001.

3) Raja Sri Ravinderbir Singh [Robin]. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 3^rd July 1947 (s/o Satinder Kaur), educ. Welham Preparatory Sch, and the Doon Sch, Dehradun UP. m. Rani Srimati Kamal Kaur, the youngest daughter of Teja Singh, a Jat landlord of Barnala, Punjab. He d. 1986, having had issue, three daughters.

The following issue by Maharani Prithvi Bir Kaur were not in the line of succession:

4) Maharajkumar Sri Bharat Bir Singh [Scampy]. b. 1945 (s/o Prithvi Bir Kaur), educ. the Doon Sch, Dehradun UP. Officially recognised as legitimate by the GOI and accorded the title of Maharajkumar (in lieu of Kumar) 16^th September 1953. disciple of Sai Baba. m. a nurse. He d.s.p. 1993.

5) Maharajkumar Sri Amar Bir Singh [Chuckles] b. 1953 (s/o Prithvi Bir Kaur), educ. Yadavendra Public Sch, Patiala, East Punjab. Officially recognised as legitimate by the GOI and accorded the title of Maharajkumar (in lieu of Kumar) 16^th September 1953. A disciple of Sai Baba. He d. unm.

1) Maharajkumari Bibiji Rattan Bir Kaur Sahiba [Pearl]. b. 1943 Rattan Bir Kaur Sahiba [Pearl]. b. 1943 (d/o Prithvi Bir Kaur). Officially recognised as legitimate by the GOI and accorded the title of Maharajkumari (in lieu of Kumari) 16^th September 1953. m. 19^th March 1967, Kumar Rajbir Singh [Reggie], tea planter in Assam, son of Kumar Fateh Singh Tikari [George], by his wife, Maharajkumari Beryl Jagatbir Kaur [Kumarani Beryl Jagatbir Tekari], daughter of Brigadier H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Ranbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Jind, GCSI, GCIE. She had issue – see India Zamindars (Tikari).

* Recognised by personal decision of the then Home Minister Dr K.N. Katju, despite the absence of documentary evidence of a marriage, the failure to produce statements by any celebrant or witnesses to the event, the inability to nominate any such individuals concerned, nor any bystanders who may possibly have had contemporary knowledge of the proceedings, be they family, household staff or servants. Furthermore, on the grounds of close consanguinity, any marriage between the parties would likely have been contrary to both the Hindu marriage laws as well as the civil law at that period. Dr Katju’s decision overturned a previous failed appeal in 1950 to his predecessor Sardar V. Patel, as well as subsequent declinations by the Rajpramukh and government of PEPSU.

1959 - [2023] H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Satbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur [Sunny Jind], Maharaja of Jind. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, ^6th July 1940, elder son of H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Rajbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Jind, by his first wife, H.H. Maharani Satinder Kaur Sahiba, KIH, educ. Welham Preparatory Sch, and the Doon Sch, Dehradun UP, privately and the Univ of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Succeeded on the death of his father, 7^th September 1959 (formally recognised by the Presdt of India 12^th October 1959). Ascended the gadi at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 8^th September 1959. Reigned under the guardianship of ^Sardar Balbir Singh Grewal, until he came of age 6^th July 1961 and assumed control of his own affairs. Jind became a constituent entity of the new state of Haryana, 1^st November 1966. 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. Rally driver and car racing enthusiast 1982-1990. CEO The Royal Angler. Dir GL Hotels Ltd, J M A Industries Ltd, Rajbir Industrial Farms (Pvt) Ltd 1964-1972, Lakshya Food (India) Ltd (LFIL) 2015-2021, Lakshya Health Food Pvt Ltd 2021-2023, etc. Proprietor Satyawan Satbir Singh (Jasmer) 2017-2023. Mbr Heritage Motoring Club of India. m. (first) at Sangrur, 26^th February 1964 (div. 1971) Lynette Gay Cecile Bugg, educ. St Mary’s Acad, Meerut, UP, styled Her Highness Maharani Inder Bir Kaur Sahiba during her marriage 1964-1971, Dir Rajbir Industrial Farms (Pvt) Ltd 1964-1972, naturalized as an Australian citizen 16^th October 1973, second daughter of Major Spencer Cecil Bugg, of Rosary Cottage, Bhimtal near Nainital, UP, and Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia, late RASC and IA, by his wife, Bridget Doris Lain [Mrs Samuel Foreman], youngest daughter of Edward Frederick Henry Lain, of Luylworth, Feering Hill, Kelvedon, Essex. m. (second) 1978 (div.), Gita Dheer, styled Her Highness Maharani Gita Kaur Sahiba during her marriage, nee Geeta Sikand, of New Delhi. He d. from cancer, at Palam Vihar, Gurugram, Haryana, 18^th August 2023 (crem. Choma Crematorial Ground, Gurugram), having had issue, two sons (not in the line of succession) by his first wife:

1) Luke Nicholas Burman. b. 1965 (s/o Inderbir). Police Officer South Australia 2008-2012, Mngr Paladin Tactical Training 2011-2017. Resides in Adelaide, SA 5017.

2) Dominic Michael Burman. b. 1967 (s/o Inderbir), educ. Kidman Park High Sch, and Univ of South Australia (B.Acy. 1990), Adelaide, South Australia. CFO Lucas Total Contract Solutions 2011-2019, CEO Lucas Total Contract Solutions 2019-2022, Chief Financial & Commercial Officer Exact Contracting since 2022. Dir Motorcycling SA Brd since 2000, Mngr DB Racing since 2000. Resides in Cumberland Park SA 5041. m. at Adelaide, South Australia, 6th February 2010, Emma, educ. Flinders Univ, Bedford Park, South Australia. He has issue, two sons.

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