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PARTABGARH

The Sisodia Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1864 - 1890 H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Udai Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh. b. at Partabgarh, 29^th June 1848, only surviving son of H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Dalpat Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh, by his second wife, H.H. Bada Rathorji Maharani Shri Moti Kunwarji Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 30^th March 1864. Installed on the gadi, at Partabgarh, 22^nd June 1864. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers. During his reign, the first steps towards modernising the state administration and public services began. The first state dispensary opened in 1867, public schools in 1875, the first metalled roads constructed, the judicial system and the courts reformed. Rcvd: the Prince of Wales's (1876) and KIH (1877) gold medals. m. (first) H.H. Chauhaniji Maharani Shri Swarup Lal Kunverba Sahiba (d. at Bindrabun, near Muttra, December 1889), eldest daughter of Thakur Shri Takht Singhji, Thakur of Namli, under Ratlam. m. (second) at Jaswant Vilas Palace, Sailana, July 1883, H.H. Bada Rathorji Maharani Shri Juhar Kunwari Sahiba (d. at Sailana, March 1895), elder daughter of H.H. Raja Shreeman Dule Singhji Bahadur, Raja of Sailana. m. (third) at Jaswant Vilas Palace, Sailana, July 1883, H.H. Chhota Rathorji Maharani Shri Phul Kunwari Sahiba, younger daughter of H.H. Raja Shreeman Dule Singhji Bahadur, Raja of Sailana. He d. at Partabgarh, 15^th February 1890, having had issue, two sons:

1) Shriman Maharajkumar Shri Hamir Singhji Bahadur, Yuvaraj Sahib of Partabgarh. b. at Partabgarh, 29^th March 1865 (s/o Swarup Kunverba). He d.v.p. at Partabgarh, 1869.

2) Shriman Maharajkumar Shri Arjun Singhji Bahadur, Yuvaraj Sahib of Partabgarh. b. at Partabgarh, 1^st March 1887 (s/o Juhar Kunverba), and d. at Partabgarh, November 1888.

Maharawat Shri Udai Singhji Bahadur adopted the son of Maharaj Khushal Singh, of Arnod, as his son and successor, following the death of his own sons:

3) Shriman Maharajkumar Shri Raghunath Singhji Bahadur, Yuvaraj Sahib of Partabgarh, who succeded as H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Sir Raghunath Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh - see below.

Maharawat Shri Udai Singhji Bahadur also had further issue, a natural son:

4) Raja Prithvi Singhji Sahib Bahadur [Prativi Singh]. b. 1869, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer. m. Allahrakhi Baisa, a Muslim lady (Basad Ganwo). He had issue, two sons:
- a) Raja ‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan Bahadur, né Kunwar Kesri Singhji. Raised to the title of Raja Kesri Singhji Sahib Bahadur. Converted to Islam and assumed the name and title of Raja ‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan Bahadur. m. (first) Rani Gowhar Ara Begum Sahiba (b. at Jaora, 15^th May 1888; d.s.p. 3^rd August 1959), daughter of Major H.H. Ihtisham ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Ismail Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang, Nawab of Jaora, by Karima Bai. m. (second) Begum Sahiba (b. at Hasan Abdal, near Rawalpindi, Punjab), daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, of Afghanistan, sometime Governor of Kabul, Herat and Ghazni. He had issue, six sons and two daughters by his second wife:
  - i) Kunwar ‘Abdu’l Saleem Khan, né Kunwar Bag Baag Singh Sisodiya.
- b) Kunwar ‘Abdu’l Majid Khan, né Kunwar Bal Bahadur Singhji. Converted to Islam and assumed the name of Kunwar ‘Abdu’l Majid Khan. m. Kunwarani Alam Ara Begum Sahiba (b. at Jaora, 22^nd November 1892; d. 16^th December 1915), daughter of Major H.H. Ihtisham ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Ismail Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang, Nawab of Jaora, by Karima Bai.

1890 - 1929 H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Sir Raghunath Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh, KCIE (12.12.1911). b. at Arnod, 26^th December 1856, son of Maharaj Khushal Singh, of Arnod, educ. privately. Adopted by Maharawat Shri Udai Singhji Bahadur as his son and successor, and invested with the title of Shriman Maharajkumar Bahadur. Succeeded on his death, 15^th February 1890. Installed on the gadi at Partabgarh, 18^th February 1890. Granted a permanent salute of 15-guns. He continued many of the developments instituted by his father, and extended these by establishing a municipal committee in 1893, building a modern hospital and establishing middle schools. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 & 1911). m. (first) H.H. Bada Pisanganiwala Maharani Bapu Sahiba Shri Ugam Kunwarji Sahiba (d. at Partabgarh, 6^th December 1891), elder daughter of Raja Shri Pratap Singh, Thakur of Pisangan, in Ajmer-Merwara. m. (second) H.H. Semliawala Maharani Bapu Sahiba Shri Keshar Kunwarji Sahiba (d. at Partabgarh, 29^th April 1908), elder daughter of the Maharaj Shri Bhawani Singhji, of Semlia, by his wife, Raniji Shri Chatar Kunwarji Sahiba, daughter of Thakur Shri Bhairon Singhji, Thakur of Jajli, under Partabgarh. m. (third) 20^th February 1892, H.H. Chhota Pisanganiwala Maharani Bapu Sahiba Shri Vraj Kunwarji Sahiba, younger daughter of Raja Shri Pratap Singh, Thakur of Pisangan, in Ajmer-Merwara. He d. at Partabgarh, 18^th January 1929, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:

1) Shriman Shriman Maharajkumar Shri Man Singhji Bahadur, Yuvaraj Sahib of Partabgarh. b. at Partabgarh, 13^th April 1886 (s/o Ugam Kanwarji), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer. Presdt of the PartabgarhState Council and principal administrator of the state under his father. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medal (1911). m. (first) at Jaipur, 18^th February 1903, Maharajkumarani Shri Chandra Kumariji Sahiba (b. at Khetri Mahal, Jhunjhunu, Jaipur, 17^th January 1889), younger daughter of Musfik Meherban Dostan Raja Shri Ajit Singh Bahadur, Raja of Khetri, under Jaipur, by his wife, a daughter of Thakur Shri Devi Singh, of Auwa, under Jodhpur Marwar. m. (second) 13^th October 1910, Maharajkumarani Shri Bhuvaneshwari Deviji Sahiba (d. at Partabgarh, 9^th August 1913), second daughter of H.H. Svasti Sri 1008 Badrish Charya Prayana Garh-Rajya Mahi Mahendra Dharam, Vaibhav Dharam Rakshah Shiromani Shri 108 Raja Sir Kirti Shah Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Tehri Garhwal, KCSI, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Shri Nepaliya Rajya Lakshmi Deviji Sahiba, KIH, eldest daughter of Commanding General Padma Jang Bahadur Rana, of Nepal. m. (third) June 1912, Maharajkunwaraniji Shri Shri Budhimati Kumari Rajya Lakshmi Devi (d.s.p. young), third daughter of Commanding-General H.E. Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Deva Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, T’ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, by his second wife, Sri Sri Sri Bada Maharani Krishna Kumari Devi, his chief wife, daughter of General H.H. Crown Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Walet Maharaj) Trailokya Bir Bikram Shah Deva, of Nepal. m. (fourth) at Ajit Nivas Palace, Dhrangadhra, 11^th June 1913, Maharajkumarani Shri Maya Kunverba Sahiba (b. at Dhrangadhra, 1896), eldest daughter of H.H. Shri Shaktimant Jhaladap Mahamandleshwar Maharana Shri Raj Sir Ajitsinhji Jaswantsinhji Sahib, Maharana Raj Sahib of Dhrangadhra, KCSI, by his first wife, H.H. Rani Ba Shri Sunderba Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Kumar Shri Keshrisinhji Sahib, of Nawanagar. He d.v.p. at Partabgarh, 29^th October 1918, having had issue, two sons and three daughters:
- a) Shriman Maharajkumar Shri Ram Singhji Bahadur, Yuvaraj Sahib of Partabgarh, who succeded as H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Sir Ram Singhji II Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh (s/o Chandra Kumariji) – see below.
2) Shriman Maharajkumar Shri Pratap Singhji Sahib (s/o Ugam Kanwarji). He d.v.p. 19^th September 1890.

3) Shriman Maharaj Shri Govardhan Singhji Sahib, of Arnod. b. at Pisangan, Ajmer-Merwara, 24^th August 1900 (s/o Vraj Kanwarji), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer. Granted Arnod in jagir and enrolled as a tazimi sardar 4^th September 1901. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (1911), Silver Jubilee (1935) and Coron (1937) medals. m. February 1917, Rani Shri Shree Kanwarji Sahiba, daughter of the Thakur of Mahensar, under Jaipur. He had issue, two sons and four daughters:

a) Maharaj Shri Gopal Singhji, of Arnod, educ. Daly Coll, Indore, and Mayo Coll, Ajmer. Settled in Udaipur. m. a daughter of Rawat Shri Mangal Singh, Rawat of Piploda, under Udaipur Mewar. He d. before 1940, having had issue, four sons:

i) Maharaj Shri Lokendra Singhji, of Arnod. m. Rani Shri Shubh Kanwarji Sahiba, eldest daughter of Thakur Abhai Singh, Thakur of Kantalia, under Jodhpur, by his wife, daughter of Thakur Bhur Singh Chundawat, of Umri. He had issue, a son:

(1) Maharaj Shri Hanuwant Singhji, of Arnod. He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Kunwar Bhagwat Singh.

ii) Maharaj Shri Pushpendra Singhji.

iii) Maharaj Shri Yogendra Singhji.

iv) Maharaj Shri Devendra Singhji.

b) Maharaj Shri Bhim Singhji, of Arnod. b. 18^th November 1924, educ. Daly Coll, Indore, and Mayo Coll, Ajmer, and Mahendra Coll (B.Sc., LLB, MBA), Jaipur, Rajasthan. m. 23^rd February 1951, Rani Shrimati Pushpa Kumarjii , second daughter of Rao Sahib Thakur Shri Onkar Singh, Thakur of Baghsuri, MBE, sometime Admstr of Jaisalmer State. He d. 6^th February 2004, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

i) Lieutenant-Colonel Maharaj Shri Jairaj Singh, of Arnod. b. at Jaipur, 14^th August 1955, educ. Sanik Sch, Chittorgarh. m. at Jaipur, Rajasthan, 18^th June 1979, Rani Shri Daulat Kumarjii Sahiba, daughter of Thakur Shri Arjun Singh, of Alsisar, in Jaipur, by his wife, Thakurani Panney Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Shri Shivnath Singh, of Kanota, under Jaipur. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
- (1) Kanwar Shri Kirti Singh. b. 9^th July 1983, educ. Daly Coll, Indore. Architect. m. at Jaipur, Rajasthan, 27^th November 2009, Kanwarani Shivangini Kumari Sahiba, from Kachariyawas.
ii) Air Commodore Maharaj Shri Chandramouli Singh, VSM (2008). b. at Ajmer, Rajasthan, 5^th September 1961, educ. Sainik Sch, Chittorgarh, and ... Univ (BA, MSc). Station Cdr AFS Bagdogra (WB) 2005-2007. Mbr Old Boys of Sainik Sch Assoc. Rcvd: AOC-in-C Commendation (1997). m. at Lucknow, 27^th February 1990, Rani Shrimati Shalini Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Sri Raja Onkar Singh, Raja of Basti, in the Gorakpur district of UP, by his wife, Srimati Rani Laksmi Kunwari Sahiba. He has issue, two sons:

(1) Kanwar Tanuuj Singh. b. at Lucknow, UP, 4^th May 1991, educ. Central Sch, and Stradford Univ, Delhi (BBA). Employed with Accenture in Gurgaon.

(2) Kanwar Anuuj Singh. b. at Jallandhar, Punjab, 31^stOctober 1998, educ. Walworth Barbour American International Sch (WBAIS), Even Yehuda, Israel, Central Sch, Trivadrum, Kerala, and Air Force Golden Jubilee Sch, Delhi.
i) Lalji Bai Sahib Sandhiya Kumariji Sahiba [Sisodiji Rani Shrimati Sandhiya Kumari, of Dhani]. b. 11^th December 1951. m. 17^th May 1973, Maharaj Shri Rajkumar Singhji, of Dhani (b. 14^th October 1946), elder son of Maharaj Shri Laxman Singhji, of Dhani, under Jodhpur Marwar, by his wife, Jadeji Rani Shrimati Rajendra Kanwarji Sahiba, daughter of Kumar Shri Kishorsinhji Chandrasinhji, of Arab Luns, under Nawanagar. He She had issue, two sons – see India (Jodhpur).

ii) Lalji Bai Sahib Sharmishta Kumariji Sahiba [Rani Sharmishta Kumari, of Awagarh]. b. 6^th September 1953. m. 1976, Rao Yadavendra Pal Singh, of Awagarh, in the Etah district of UP. She had issue, two sons and one daughter – see India Zamindars (Awagarh).

a) Lalji Bai Sahib Mahendra Kumariji Sahiba [Thakurani Mahendra Kumari Sahiba, of Ras]. m. Thakur Bhawani Singh (b. 1932), younger son of Rao Bahadur Thakur Nathu Singhji, Thakur of Ras, under Jodhpur Marwar. She had issue.

b) Lalji Bai Sahib Shiv Kumariji Sahiba [Thakurani Shiv Kumari, of Raipur]. m. Thakur Sajjan Singhji, Thakur of Raipur (b. 1924; d. 1982), son of Thakur Govind Singhji, Thakur of Raipur, under Jodhpur Marwar, by his wife, Thakurani Vallabh Kanwar, daughter of Rawat Shri Takht Singhhi, Rawat Sahib of Bansi, under Udaipur Mewar. She had issue, one son.

c) Lalji Bai Sahib Hem Kanwarji Sahiba [Rani Hem Kanwar Sahiba, of Parsoli]. m. Rao Shri Jagannath Singhji Sahib, Rao of Parsoli, son of Rao Shri Lal Singhji II Sahib, Rao of Parsoli, under Udaipur Mewar. She had issue, two sons.

d) Lalji Bai Sahib Usha Kanwarji Sahiba [Thakurani Usha Kanwar, of Chanod]. m. Thakur Himmat Singh (b. 22^nd December 1934), third son of Thakur Mukund Singhji Sahib, Thakur of Chanod, under Jodhpur Marwar. She had issue, one daughter.

1) Maharajkumari Shrimati Bai Sahib Shri Vallabh Kanwarji Baijilal Sahiba [H.H. Maharani Ranawatiji Sri Vallabh Kunwarji Sahiba, Maharani of Bikaner] b. at Partabgarh, 1882, educ. privately. m. at Partabgarh, 7^th July 1897, as his first wife, General H.H. Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Narendra Sawai Maharaja Shiromani Sir Ganga Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, KCB, KIH (b. at Bikaner, 13^th October 1880; d. at Bikaner House, Bombay, 2^nd February 1943), third son of Maharaj Shri Lall Singhji Sahib Bahadur, by his second wife, H.H. Maji Sri Chandrawatiji Sahib. She d. at Lakshmi Niwas, Lallgarh Palace, Bikaner, 19^th August 1906, having had issue, two sons and one daugher – see India (Bikaner).

2) Maharajkumari Shrimati Bai Sahib Shri Raj Kanwarji Baijilal Sahiba [H.H. Rani Shri Sailana Wali Maji Sahib Shri Nani Bai Sahiba, Rani of Sailana] (d/o Vraj Kunwarji). m. at Deolia, 23^rd November 1909, H.H. Bharat Dharma Nidhi Raja Shrimant Sir Dilip Singhji Bahadur, Raja of Sailana, KCIE (b. 18^th March 1891; d. 8^th February 1961), son of H.H. Bharat Dharma Nidhi Raja Shrimant Sir Jaswant Singhji Bahadur, Raja of Sailana, KCIE, KIH. She d. at Sailana, January 1911 – see India (Sailana).

1929 - 1949 H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Sir Ram Singhji II Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh, KCSI (1.1.1938). b. at Partabgarh, 12^th April 1908, only son of Maharajkumar Shri Man Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Yuvraj of Partabgarh, by his first wife, Maharajkumarani Shri Chandra Kumari Sahiba, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer. Succeeded on the death of his paternal grandfather, 18^th January 1929. Signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India, 15^th August 1947. He entered into a covenant with his fellow rulers to form the United State of Rajasthan on 25^th March 1948, by which his state merged with that union effective from 18^th April 1948. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937), and India Independence (1947) medals, the Halvad-Dhrangadhra State Rajyabhisek Medal 1^st class and the Halvad-Dhrangadhra Accession to India Medal (25.3.1948). m. (first) a Jaipur, 14^th May 1924, H.H. Sikarwala Maharani Ba Shri Raj Kunverba Sahiba (d. at Partabgarh, January 1931), eldest daughter of Sidh Sri Rajyashri Rao Raja Sir Madho Singhji Bahadur, Rao Raja of Sikar, KCIE, under Jaipur, by his wife, a daughter of Svasti Sri Rajadhiraja Madho Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Chief of Shahpura. m. (second) 20^th April 1932, H.H. Dumraolwala Maharani Ba Shri Meghraj Kumari Sahiba, second daughter of The Hon Maharaja Sir Keshav Prasad Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Dumraon, CBE, in Orissa. m. (third) at Dhrangadhra, 16^th May 1934, H.H. Dhrangadhrawala Maharani Shri Mahendra Kunverba Sahiba (b. at Dhrangadhra, 28^th January 1918), rcvd: the Halvad-Dhrangadhra State Rajyabhisek Medal 1^st class and the Halvad-Dhrangadhra Accession to India Medal (25.3.1948), youngest daughter of Major H.H. Shri Shaktimant Jhaladap Mahamandleshwar Maharana Shri Maharaja Raj Sir Ghanshyamsinhji Ajitsinhji Sahib, Maharaja of Dhrangadhra, GCIE, KCSI, by his third wife, H.H. Kotdawala Maharani Shri Rajni Anand Kunverba [Rajmata Sahiba], eldest daughter of Meherban Dostan Thakore Shri Mulvaji Singhji Sahib, Thakore Sahib of Kotda Sangani. He d. 9^th January 1949, having had issue, five sons and nine daughters:

1) Shriman Maharajkumar Shri … Singhji Bahadur, Yuvaraj Sahib of Partabgarh. b. 26^th June 1921 (s/o Raj Kunverba). He d. 19^th November 1921.
2) H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Ambika Pratap Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh (s/o Mahendra Kunverba) - see below.
3) Shriman Maharaj Shri Prakaram Singhji Sahib [Dr Prakaram Singh] (s/o Meghraj Kumariji). Intern and houseman in Safdar Jung Hospital, New Delhi 1973-1974, Senior Resident House Officer in General Surgery 1974-1975, in private practice at Delhi 1975-1978, General Medical Officer Dr P. N. Behi's Skin Inst 1978-1979. m. at Alwar, 24^th November 1969 (sep. July 1986), Rani Ba Shri Bhanu Kumari Sahiba, youngest daughter of Colonel H.H. Raj Rajeshwar Bharat Dharma Prabhakar Maharaja Shri Sawai Sir Tej Singhji Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar, KCSI, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Shri Chand Kanwarji Sahiba, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Maharaj Shri Akhai Singhji Sahib, of Raoti, under Jodhpur Marwar. He had issue, two children:
- a) ... b. at Indore, 2^nd January 1971.
4) Shriman Maharaj Shri Ranjit Singhji. b. 3^rd October 1945 (s/o Meghraj Kumari). m. Rani Ba Shri Subh Kumari Sahiba, youngest daughter of Rawat Shri Kuber Singh, of Dhula, in Jaipur, by his wife, Rani Shrai Kumari Sahiba, eldest daughter of Rao Bahadur Thakur Nathu Singh, of Ras, in Jodhpur. He had issue, one daughter:

a) Lalji Kunveri Ba Shri Jyotsana Kumari.
5) Shriman Maharaj Shri Durgapratapsinhji Sahib [Durgapratapsinh Sisodia] [Chuck]. b. 25^th December 1945 (s/o Mahendra Kunverba), educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot, Univ of Poona, and the Univ of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (BA 1972), California, USA. Settled in New Zealand 1995. Dir GBS Holdings Ltd since 1994, Ambee International Ltd since 1994, Resort Developments Ltd since 1996, Dream Weaver Tours Ltd since 2006, etc. m. 8^th February 1973, Rani Shri Meenakshidevi Sahiba (b. at Dera Ismail Khan, 20^th February 1946; d. at Auckland, New Zealand, 10^th February 2005), Dir Ambee International Ltd 1995-2005. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

a) Kumar Shri Dhruvadityasinhji [Dhruv Sisodia]. b. 16^th May 1979, educ. South Melbourne Technical Coll, Bryant Univ (BSc), Rhode Island, USA, and Melbourne Business Sch, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Business Analyst and Project Mngr with Medtech Global Ltd and BrightLabs in Melbourne, Australia, Specialist Project Mngr Yahoo Asia Pacific in Singapore.

a) Lalji Bai Sahib Ambikadeviji Sahiba [Mrs Ambikadevi Arora]. b. 13^th November 1975, educ. in the USA, UK, Thailand and New Zealand. Decorative artist and jewelry designer, employed with Christies Auction House in Melbourne, Australia, Dir Ambee International Ltd 1995-2010, GBS Holdings Ltd since 1995, Dream Weaver Tours Ltd since 2006, etc. mm. at The Waterfall Terrace, Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore, 19^th April 2009, Manik Arora, son of Subhash Arora, of New Delhi, by his wife, Neelam.
1) Maharajkumari Ba Shri Devendra Kumari Baijilal Sahiba [H.H. Rani Devendra Kumari Sahiba, Rani of Chamba]. b. 16^th February 1925 (d/o Raj Kunverba). MLA Himachal Pradesh. m. at Partabgarh, 3^rd May 1944, Major H.H. Raja Sri Lakshman Singh, Raja of Chamba (b. at the Akhand Chandi Palace, Chamba, 8^th December 1924; d. from a severe heart attack, while onboard a train between New Delhi and Pathankot, 21^st May 1971), elder son of H.H. Raja Sri Ram Singh, Raja of Chamba, by his wife, H.H. Jaswalji Rani Dharam Deiji Sahiba, daughter of Raja Raghunath Singhji Jaswal, of Ramkot, in the Kangra district of the Punjab. She d. at Shaikh Rashid Hospital, Dubai, 27^th June 2004, having had issue, three sons and two daughters - see India (Chamba).

3) Maharajkumari Ba Shri Urmila Kumari Baijilal Sahiba [Rao Rani Shri Urmila Kumari Sahiba, of Datia]. b. 4^th August 1937 (d/o Meghraj Kumari). m. Rao Raja Shri Balram Singh Ju Deo (b. 28^th March 1931), second son of H.H. Maharaja Shri Lokendra Shri Balbhadra Singh Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Datia, by his wife, a daughter of The Hon Maharaja Shri Sir Bhagwati Prasad Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Balrampur, KCIE, KBE - see India (Datia).

4) Maharajkumari Ba Shri Yeshwant Kumari Baijilal Sahiba [Thakurani Shri Yashwant Kumari Sahiba, of Badnor]. b. 23^rd February 1938 (d/o Mahendra Kunverba). m. Raj Sri Thakur Raghuraj Singhji, Thakur of Badnore, elder son of Raj Sri Thakur Gopal Singhji, Thakur of Badnore, by his wife, Thakurani Raj Kanwar Sahiba, a lady from the Nathawat clan. She had issue, two sons.

5) Maharajkumari Ba Shri Kusum Kumari Baijilal Sahiba [Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharajkumari Kusum Kumari Jadhav]. b. at Partabgarh, 17^th July 1939 (twin d/o Meghraj Kumari). m. at Mhow, MP, 11^th December 1960, Kumar Ajaysingh Jadhav [Gapuli Baba Sahib] (d. 1987), sometime tea planter with Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd, youngest son of Shrimant Sardar Ganpatrao Balwantrao Jadhav, Desai Chinchilikar, by his wife, Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharajkumari Alakananda Raje Sahib Jadhav, OBE, sometime Presdt Huzur Privy Council of Dewas Jnr, elder daughter of H.H. Meherban Shrimant Maharaja Sadashivrao Jivajirao Pawar [Khase Sahib], Maharaja of Dewas (Junior) – see India (Dewas Junior).

6) Maharajkumari Ba Shri Kumud Kumari Baijilal Sahiba [Rani Shri Kumud Kumari Sahiba, Rani Sahib of Bihat]. b. at Partabgarh, 17^th July 1939 (twin d/o Meghraj Kumari). m. 21^st June 1961, Rao Shri Virendra Singh Deo, Rao Sahib of Bihat (b. 8^th November 1939), only son of Rao Shri Bir Singh Ju Deo, Rao Sahib of Bihat, by his first wife, Rani Shri Pratap Kunwar Sahiba, daughter of Thakore Shri Sursinhji Balsinhji Sahib, Thakore Sahib of Khirasra. She had issue, two daughters - see India Non-Salute (Bihat).

7) Maharajkumari Ba Shri Kanak Kumari Baijilal Sahiba. b. 1940 (d/o Meghraj Kumari). m. …

8) Maharajkumari Ba Shri Maheshwari Devi Baijilal Sahiba. b. 9^th April 1941 (d/o Mahendra Kunverba). m. as his first wife, 5^th December 1956 (div.), H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri Brijraj Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah (b. at Umed Bhawan, Kotah, 21^st February 1934), eldest son of Brigadier H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri Sir Bhim Singhji II Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah, KCSI, by his wife H.H. Rathorji Maharani Shiv Kumari Kanwarji Sahiba, second daughter of General H.H. Maharaja Sir Ganga Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, KCB, KIH - see India (Kotah).

9) Maharajkumari Ba Shri Ila Devi Baijilal Sahiba [Kumarani Ba Shri Ila Devi Sahiba, of Bilkha]. b. 1942 (d/o Meghraj Kumari). m. Kumar Shri Ranjitsinghji Ravatvala, third son of Darbar Shri Ravat Ramwala Sahib, Darbar Sahib of Bilkha, by his wife, Bai Shri Dev Kunverba Sahiba. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see India Non-Salute (Bilkha).

1949 - [2017] H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Ambika Pratap Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh. b. at Partabgarh, 17^th March 1940, eldest surviving of H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Sir Ram Singhji II Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh, KCSI, by his third wife, H.H. Dhrangadhrawala Maharani Shri Mahendra Kunverba Sahiba, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer. Succeeded on the death of his father, 9^th January 1949. Reigned under the regency of his mother, until he came of age. A further covenant consenting to the creation of the Greater Rajasthan Union was concluded on his behalf behalf 10^thth March 1949. He ceased enjoying sovereign powers on the acceptance of the Constitution of the Union of India by Rajasthan, 26^th November 1950. 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. Settled in Poona. Patron and Mbr Mayo Coll General Council. Rcvd: the Halvad-Dhrangadhra State Rajyabhisek Medal 1^st class and the Halvad-Dhrangadhra Accession to India Medal (25.3.1948). m. (first) 1960 (div. 1964), Maharajkumari Mukund Kumariji Sahiba (b. at Jamnagar, 1941), educ. privately, styled H.H. Jadejisa Maharani Shri Mukund Kunverba Sahiba 1960-1964, younger daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Jam Shri Sir Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja Bahadur, Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, GCSI, GCIE, by his wife, H.H. Deoriji Maharani Shri Gulab Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharao Shri Sir Sarup Ram Singhji Bahadur, Maharao of Sirohi, GCIE, KCSI. m. (second) 1965, Sahibzadi Parveen Begum, daughter of Sahibzada Mirza Shamsher ‘Ali Khan, of Loharu. He d. at Pune, Maharashtra, 29^th November 2017, having had issue by his first wife:

1) Shriman Maharajkumar Shri Jai Pratap Singhji Bahadur [Jaisinh Sisodia], Yuvaraj Sahib of Partabgarh, who succeeded as H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Jai Pratap Singhji Bahadur [Jaisinh Sisodia], Maharawat of Partabgarh (s/o Mukund Kumariji) – see below.

[2017] H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Jai Pratap Singhji Bahadur [Jaisinh Sisodia], Maharawat of Partabgarh. b. at Partabgarh, 13^th February 1961, eldest son of H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Ambika Pratap Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh, by his first wife, Maharajkumari Mukund Kumariji Sahiba, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot, and Brillantmont International Sch, Lausanne, Switzerland. Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Royal House of Partabgarh, 29^th November 2017. Installed on the gadi at the Rajmahal, Partabgarh, 11^th December 2017. Mbr Cricket Club of India (CCI) (Mumbai), Orca Dive Club (Mumbai), Delhi Gymkhana Club, etc. m. 30^th May 1987, H.H. Bisenijisa Maharani Shri Ratna Kumariji Sahiba (b. at New Delhi, 29^th May 1959), educ. Convent of Jesus & Mary Sch, and Lady Shri Ram Coll for Women, Delhi Univ (B.Com.), New Delhi, MP (Lok Sabha) for Pratapgarh 1999-2004 & 2009-2014, Chair Raja Dinesh Singh Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Partabgarh), Vice-Presdt Raja Awadhesh (Avadesh) Singh Memorial Educational Soc (Partabgarh), Raja Hanumat Rampal Trust (Partabgarh), and M.R. Trust (Partabgarh), Patron, Bhoiranath Dham Regional Development Inst (Katra Gulab Singh, Pratapgarh), Gen Sec Partabgarh Congress Cttee since 1996, Sec Madanmohan Malviya Post Graduate Coll (Partabgarh), Mngr Hanumat Inter Coll (Partabgarh), Mbr Exec Cttee Parliamentary Congress Party 1991, Parliamentary Cttees on Communications 1999-2000, Defence 2009-2014, and Government Assurances 2009-2014, Ministry of Information Technology Consultative Cttee 2000-2004, Finance Consultative Cttee 2009-2014, Dir Bhumishri Farming & Farm Products Pvt Ltd since 2006, Kala Kankar Investment Pvt Ltd 2011-2015, and Black Pebbles Hospitality Pvt Ltd since 2016, Mbr India International Centre, Delhi Gymkhana Club, Garden City Rotary Club (Delhi), Cricket Club of India (CCI) (Mumbai), etc, youngest daughter of The Hon Raja Shri Dinesh Singh, Raja of Kalakanka, in the Partabgarh district of UP, sometime Minister for External Affairs, by his wife, Shrimati Rani Neelima Kumari Sahiba, third daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Swasti Shri 1008 Badrish Charya Prayana Garh-Rajya Mahi Mahendra Dharam, Vaibhav Dharam Rakshah Shiromani Shri 108 Maharaja Sir Narendra Shah Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal, KCSI. He has issue, one son and one daughter:

1) Shriman Maharajkumar Shri Bhuvanyu Singhji Bahadur [Bhuvanyu Sisodia]. b. at New Delhi, 15^th February 1988, educ. The Doon Sch, Dehradun, HP, The British Sch, and Delhi Univ (BA), New Delhi. Dir RDS Coll of Management 2008-2010, Dir of Sales Frazer & Haws 2009-2012, Sales Mngr Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd 2011, MD & CO Bhu1u Electro Pvt Ltd since 2013. Chair Rani Neelima Kumari Girls’ Degree Coll since 2013. Sec Kalakankar Fndn since 2007. Founder iGive. Dir A.B.R. Security Assocs 2009-2014, Traks Squad Pvt Ltd since 2009, Bhumishree Farming & Farm Products Pvt Ltd since 2011, Bhu1u Electro Pvt Ltd since 2013, Nexgen Facility Management Pvt Ltd 2014-2015, VariableTech Pvt Ltd 2014-2015, Mii Technologies Pvt Ltd since 2015, MII LLC since 2015, Timothy Investments Ltd (UK) since 2015, etc. Mbr Indian National Congress Party, Wildlife Assoc of India since 2012, Delhi Gymkhana Club and The Cricket Club of India. m. 21^st January 2022, Yuvarani Shri Devika Kumariji Sahiba, from Ataria, in the Sitapur district of UP.

1) Maharajkumari Shrimati Bai Sahib Shri Tanushri Kumariji Baijilal Sahiba [Tanushree Singh Sisodia]. b. at New Delhi, 24^th February 1992, educ. Raghubir Singh Jnr Modern Sch (RSJMS), New Delhi. Dir Bhu1u Electro Pvt Ltd since 2013.

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