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The Baghel Dynasty

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1854 - 1880 H.H. Samrajya Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sir Raghuraj Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa, GCSI (19.10.1864). b. at Rewa Fort, 23^rd October 1823, only son of H.H. Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Vishwanath Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa, educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent at birth and invested with the title of Sri Ajuthia Raghuraj Singhji Ju Deo Bapu Sahib Bahadur. Entrusted with the administration of the state by his father, 1843. Succeeded him, 12^th October 1854 and was installed, 19^th January 1855. Granted the districts of Sohagpur and Amarkantak for his services during the Indian Mutiny, 1857. Received a sanad of adoption, 11^th march 1862. Turned over the administration of his state to a British administrator, 1^st April 1875. Attended the Imperial Durbar at Delhi and received a salute of 19-guns, 1^st January 1877. A great patron of the arts and learning, like his father. Rcvd: the Prince of Wales's gold medal (1876) and KIH gold medal (1877). m. (first) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Chandelin I Maharani Sahiba (d. at Rewa Fort, 1880). m. (second) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Chandelin II Maharani Mahjli Sahiba (b. at Naigaon, Panna; d. at Rewa, after 1891). m. (third) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Saylawala Maharani Ba Shri Ramba Kunverba Sahiba (d. at Rewa, after 1880), youngest daughter of Meherban Dostan Thakore Shri Keshrisinhji Sensabhai Sahib, Thakore Sahib of Sayla. m. (fourth) at Udaipur, 1851 H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Ranawatiji Maharani Ba Shri Soubhagya Kunverba Sahiba (b. at Udaipur 1834; d. at Rewa, 6^th February 1889), second daughter of H.H. Maharana Shri Sardar Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharana of Udaipur. m. (fifth) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Purharin Maharani Sahiba. m. (sixth) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sirtaj Kanwar Sahiba, eldest daughter of Amarjit Singh, a relative of the Raja of Bijaipur, UP. m. (seventh) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Rukmini Prasad Kanwar Sahiba (d. at Rewa, after 1880), second daughter of Amarjit Singh. m. (eighth) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Janki Kanwar Sahiba (d. at Rewa, after 1880), third daughter of Amarjit Singh. m. (ninth) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Y… Kanwar Sahiba, fourth daughter of Amarjit Singh. m. (tenth) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Jageshwari Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Raja Gopal Singh, of Badri, UP. m. (eleventh) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Shivpal Kunwari Sahiba, daughter of Raja Hanuman Singh, Raja of Kalakanka, in UP.m. (twelfth) H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri …Maharani Sahiba (d. at Rewa, after 1880). Hed. at Rewa Fort, 4^th February 1880, having had issue, three sons and several daughters (and seven widows):

1) Sri Ajuthia Raj Partab Singhji Ju Deo Bapu Sahib Bahadur. He d. at Rewa Fort, 27^th March 1875.
2) H.H. Samrajya Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sir Venkatesh Raman Ramanuj Prasad Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa (s/o Chandelin II Maharani) - see below.
3) A posthumous son. b. and d. at Rewa Fort, 1880 (s/ o Chandelin I Maharani).
1) A daughter (d/o the Gaharvarin Rani). m. at Rewa Fort, 1871, Major-General Maharaj Shri Kishore Singhji Sahib Bahadur (d. at Jodhpur, August 1898), sometime cdr. Jodhpur state Forces, fifth son of H.H. Saramad-i-Raja-i-Hindustan, Raj Rajeshwar Shri Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sawai Shri Sir Tahkt Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, GCSI, by his first wife, H.H. Shri Bada Ranawatiji Maharani Gulab Kanwarji Maji Sahiba, daughter of Thakur Shri Rod Singh, of Dhamotar. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see India (Jodhpur). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
2) A daughter [H.H. Shri Baghelji Maharani Sahiba]. m. at Sutana, 2^nd January 1903, as his fifth wife, Colonel H.H. Maharao Raja Shri Sir Raghubir Singhji Maharaj Sahib Bahadur, Maharao of Bundi, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO (b. at Taragarh, Bundi, 21^st September 1869; d. there, 26^th July 1927), third son of H.H. Maharao Shri Sir Ram Singhji Maharaj Sahib Bahadur, Maharao of Bundi, GCSI, CIE, by his fourth wife, H.H. Shekhawatiji Maharani Shri Gulabkumari Sahiba, younger daughter of Raja Shri Abhai Singhji, of Khandela-Senior, in Jaipur. Shed. at Taragarh, Bundi, December 1905 - seeIndia (Bundi).
3) A daughter. b. posthumously at Rewa Fort, 1880 (d/o the Purharin Maharani).

1880 - 1918 Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Samrajya Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sir Venkatesh Raman Ramanuj Prasad Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa, GCSI (22.6.1897). b. at Rewa Fort, 14^th July 1876, second son of H.H. Samrajya Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sir Raghuraj Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa, GCSI, by his wife, H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Chandelin II Maharani Mahjli Sahiba, educ. privately. Became Heir Apparent at birth and invested with the title of Sri Yuvraj Maharajkumar Venkatesh Raman Ramanuj Prasad Singhji Ju Deo Sahib Bahadur. Succeeded on the death of his father, 4^th February 1880. Installed, 8^th October 1880 and reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age. Invested with full ruling powers, 15^th November 1895. Attended the Coronation Durbar at Delhi in 1903. Contributed greatly towards the War Effort during the Great War, including the provision of the "Solanki Squadron" of the Army Air Service. Hon Lieut-Col. IA 1/1/1915. A great patron of the arts and learning, like his father and grandfather before him. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar medals (1903 and 1911). m. (first) at Dumraon, 22^nd February 1892, H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Ujjaimin Maharani Shivraji Kumari Sahiba (d. 16^th August 1917), daughter of H.H. Maharaja Sir Radha Prasad Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Dumraon, KCIE, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Beni Prasad Kunwar Sahiba. m. (second) at Ratlam, 9^th February 1896, H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Rathorin Maharani Gulab Kumari Sahiba (d. March 1913), eldest daughter of H.H. Raja Shri Sir Ranjit Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Ratlam, KCIE, by his first wife H.H. Maharani Ba Shri Rajkunverba Sahiba, the eldest daughter of H.H. Shri Shaktimant Jhaladipati Mahamandleshwar Maharana Sriraj Sir Mansinhji II Ranmalsinhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharana Raj Sahib of Dhrangadhra. m. (third) 1907, H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Pariharin Maharani Kirti Kumari Sahiba (d. 1984), daughter of Thakur Sahib Buz Singh Parihar, of Jharapur, Oudh. He d. during the influenza epidemic, at Rewa Fort, 31^st October 1918, having had issue, three sons and one daughter:

1) Sri Yuvraj Maharajkumar …Singhji Ju Deo Sahib Bahadur. b. at Rewa Fort, 24^th November 1901. He d. there, 9^th April 1902 (s/o Ujjaimin Maharani).
2) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sir Gulab Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa (s/o Ujjaimin Maharani) - see below.
3) Maharajkumar Sri Ravendra Ramanuj Prasad Singh. b. at Govindgarh, 10^th January 1917 (s/o Pariharin Maharani), educ. Daly Coll., Indore. Cmsnd. Lieut. IA 1940, served in WW2. Rcvd: 1939-45 star, Defence, War and IGS medals. He d. 1940. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
1) Shri Dadu Sahiba Maharajkumari Sudarshan Prasad Kanwar Baiji Sahiba [H.H. Baghelji Maharani Sri Sudarshan Prasad Kumariji Sahiba]. b. at Rewa Fort, 5^th September 1906 (d/o Rathorin Maharani), educ. privately. Rcvd: GC of the Order of the Star of Honour (30.10.1937), Sadul Singh Golden Jubilee (1937), and Accession (1943) medals. m. at Rewa Fort, 18^th April 1922, Lieutenant-General H.H. Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Narendra Maharaja Shiromani Sir Sadul Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, GCSI, GCIE, CVO, KStJ (b. at Junagarh, Bikaner, 7^th September 1902; d. at London, 25^th September 1950), eldest surviving son of General H.H. Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Narendra Maharaja Shiromani Sir Ganga Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, KCB, KIH, by his first wife, H.H. Maharani Ranawatiji Sri Vallabh Kanwarji Sahib, eldest daughter of H.H. Maharawat Sri Sir Raghunath Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh, KCIE. She d. at Lallgarh Palace, Bikaner, 19th December 1971, having had issue, two sons and one daughter - see India (Bikaner).

1918 - 1946 Major-General H.H. Maharajadhiraja Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sir Gulab Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa, GCIE (1.1.1931), KCSI (1.1.1927). b. at Rewa Fort, 13^th March 1903, second son of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Samrajya Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sir Venkatesh Raman Ramanuj Prasad Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa, GCSI, by his wife, H.H. Samrajya Bandhveshwari Sri Ujjaimin Maharani Sahiba, educ. Daly Coll., Indore. Became Heir Apparent at birth and invested with the title of Sri Yuvraj Maharajkumar Gulab Singhji Ju Deo Sahib Bahadur. Cmsnd. Lieut. Rewa State Forces. Page-of-Honour to the Queen-Empress Mary at the Delhi Durbar of 1911. Succeeded on the death of his father, 31^st October 1918 and reigned under a Council of Regency until he reached his majority. Invested with full ruling powers, 31^st October 1922. Recognised in the hereditary title of Maharajadhiraja 1930. Maj-Gen & C-in-C Rewa State Forces. Banished to Bhopal in February 1942, for conspiring to murder a British official. Abdicated in favour of his only son, 7^th February 1946. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar (19111), Silver Jubilee (1935), and Coron (1937) medals. m. (first) at Jodhpur Fort, 25^th June 1919, H.H. Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Suraj Kanwar Baiji Lall Sahiba (b. at Mehrengarh, Jodhpur, 15^th February 1901; d. 19xx), daughter of H.H. Saramad-i-Raja-i-Hindustan, Raj Rajeshwar Shri Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sawai Shri Sir Sardar Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, GCSI by his first wife H.H. Maharani Maji Sahib Hadiji Baiji Lall Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Maharao Raja Shri Sir Raghubir Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharao of Bundi, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO. m. (second) at Kishangarh, 18^th February 1925, H.H. Bandhveshwari Sri Rathorin Maharani Sahiba (b. at Kishangarh, December 1911), daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Umdai Rajahai Buland Makan Diwan Maharaja Shri Sir Madan Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Kishangarh, KCSI, KCIE, by his first wife. He d. 13^th April 1950, having had issue, an only son:

1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Martand Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa (s/o Suraj Kanwar) - see below.

1946 - [1995] Major-General H.H. Maharajadhiraja Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Martand Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa. b. at Govindgarh, 15^th March 1923, only son of Major-General H.H. Maharajadhiraja Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Sir Gulab Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa, GCIE, KCSI, by his first wife, H.H. Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Suraj Kanwar Baiji Lall Sahiba, educ. Daly Coll, Indore, Mayo Coll, Ajmer and Indian Civil Service Camp, Dehra Dun. Became Heir Apparent at birth and invested with the title of Sri Yuvraj Maharajkumar Martand Singhji Ju Deo Sahib Bahadur. Succeeded on the abdication of his father, 7^th February 1946 and was installed, 1^st April 1946. Signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India, 15^th August 1947. Merged his state into the Vindhya Pradesh Union and served as Rajpramukh, 4^th April 1948 -1949. 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. MP (Lok Sabha), 1971-1977, 1980-1989. Established the Bandhogarh National Park 1968. Chair Maharaja Martand Singh Ju Deo Charitable Trust 1971-1995, Dir Madhya Pradesh Udyog Vikas Nigam (Bhopal), Rewa Coalfields Ltd, etc. Patron Daly Coll, Indore. Mbr Daly Coll General Council, Managing Cttee of King Edward Medical Sch (Indore), All India Wildlife Preservation Brd, etc. Rcvd: Padma Bushan (1986), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937), and Indian Independence (1948) medals. m. at Dariya Mahal, Bombay, 23^rd August 1943, H.H. Bandhveshwari Sri Jadejin Maharani Sri Pravin Kumari Devi Sahiba [Parveen Kumari] (b. at Bhuj, after 1921; d. 2009), an active BJP politician previously in the Congress Party and who contested the Lok Sabha elections twice, Patron Praveen Kumari Girls Higher Secondary Sch 1956-2009, Dir Rewa Coalfields Ltd, third daughter of Colonel H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharao Mirza Shri Vijayarajji Sawai Bahadur, Maharao of Cutch, GBE, by his wife, H.H. Sirohiwala Chauvan Maharani Bai Shri Padma Kunwarba Sahib, daughter of H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharao Shri Sarup Ram Singhji Bahadur, Maharao of Sirohi, GCIE, KCSI. He d. at Rewa Fort, 20^th November 1995, having had issue, an only son:

1) Sri Yuvaraj Maharajkumar Pushpraj Singhji Ju Deo Sahib Bahadur, who succeeded as H.H. Sri Samrajya Maharajadhiraj Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Pushpraj Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa – see below.

[1995] H.H. Maharajadhiraja Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Pushpraj Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa. b. 3^rd July 1960, only son of Major-General H.H. Maharajadhiraja Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Martand Singhji Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Rewa, by his wife, H.H. Bandhveshwari Sri Jadejin Maharani Sri Parveen Kumari Devi Sahiba, educ. Daly Coll, Indore. Proclaimed Heir Apparent with the title of Sri Yuvraj Maharajkumar Sahib Bahadur at birth. Succeeded on the death of his father, 20^th November 1995. MLA for Rewa in the Madhya Pradesh State Assembly 1990-2004, Minister of State for Urban Development & Local Self Government 1997-1998, and for Education 1998-2002, MP Lok Sabha for Rewa since 2009. Chair HH Maharaja Martand Singh Charitable Trust since 1995, Bandhavgarh Fndn Trust since 1997, HHR Group of Hotels, etc. Convenor of the Rewa Chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Cttee. INTACH Co-Convenor for Madhya Pradesh State. Patron Daly Coll, Indore. Mbr Tiger Fndn Soc, All India Wildlife Preservation Brd, Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Brd 1994-1995, etc. Dir Pusparaj Enterprises Pvt Ltd since 1982. m. H.H. Bandhveshwari Sri Ragini Devi Sahiba [Ragini Singh], née Madhu Sharman or Saraswat, Dir Pusparaj Enterprises Pvt Ltd since 1982. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

1) Sri Yuvaraj Maharajkumar Divyaraj Singhji Ju Deo Sahib Bahadur [Divyaraj Singh Rewa]. b. at Rewa Fort, 11^th March 1985, educ. The Lawrence Sch, Sanawar, HP, Sydenham Coll, Bombay Univ (B.Com 2005), Mumbai, Maharashtra, and Univ Centre César Ritz (MB), Brig-Glis, Valais, Switzerland. MLA for Sirmour in the MP state lesgislature. Dir HHR Hotels Pvt Ltd since 2009. m. at Lucknow, 5th February 2013, and at Rewa Fort, 6^th February 2013, Yuvrani Vasundhara Raj Lakshmi Sahiba, daughter of Bhaiya Raj Rajendra Pratap Singh Deo Sahib, Bhaiya Sahib of Nagar Untari, in the Garhwa district of UP. He has issue, a daughter:
- a) Yuvarajkumari ... Kumari Baiji Sahiba. b. 20^th March 2018.
1) Maharajkumari Mohena Kumari Baiji Sahiba [Mohina Singh Baghel]. b. at Govindgarh, 18^th July 1988, educ. Villa Theresa High Sch, St Xavier’s Coll, and Jai Hind Coll, Bombay Univ, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Actress and choreographer. m. at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, 14^th October 2019, Suyash Rawat (b. at Dehradun, 15^th August 1987), businessman, son of Satpal Singh Rawat [Satpal Maharaj], sometime MP (Lok Sabha) and Minister for Tour Health in Uttarakhand state, by his wife, Amrita Rawat, sometime MLA Uttarakhand, daughter of Kunwar Singh Rawa.

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