1850 - 1856 Shri Raja Raghubir Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur. b. at Nahan, 1827, second and eldest surviving son of Shri Raja Fateh Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur, by his wife, the senior Bilaspuri Rani Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, June 1850. m. (first) …(d.s.p.). m. (second) Shri Hathioli Rani Deviji Sahiba. He d. from a severe case of piles, at Nahan, 20th June 1856, having had issue two sons and two daughters by the Hathioli Rani:
1) Shri Tikka Shamsher Singh Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Shri Raja Sir Shamsher Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur - see below.
2) Shri Rajkumar Surat Singh, of Narag. b. at Nahan Palace, 1853, educ. privately. m. (first) Kunwarani … Devi (d. 1901), a lady from Kangra. m. (second) Kunwarani Subhadra Devi, daughter of Mian Jai Singh, of Arki, sometime Wazir and Regent Baghal.He d. 1902, having had issue, two sons:
a) A son b. 1888 but d. before being named.
b) Shri Maharaj Randip Singh, of Narag. b. at Nahan, August 1895, educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore, and Police Training Sch, Phillaur, Punjab. Assist Supt of Police 1920, cmsnd as Hon 2nd Lieut, IA 15/11/1926, attached as 11th (Territorial) Btn, 17th Dogras, resig 21/8/1928, Hon Lieut Sirmur State Forces 1925, Hon Magistrate 2ndclass and Munsiff 3rd class for Narag, Minister without portfolio 1943-1948, Dir Sirmur National Bank Ltd 1925. Raised to the title of Maharaj 1945. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (1911), Silver Jubilee (1935), and Coron (1937) medals. m. Shri Rani Kalawati Kumari Sahiba (b. at Kotkhai, 1913; d. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, 1963), daughter of Rana Jai Singh, of Kotkhai, under Jubbal, by his wife, Rani Kamala Dvi, daughter of Rana Lal Chand, of Khaneti, under Jubbal. He had issue, five sons and four daughters:
i) Shri Maharaj Narbir Singh, of Narag. b. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, 1923, educ. Foreman Christian Coll, Lahore, Punjab. Petitioned the GOI to be recognised as ruler in succession to Maharaja Sir Rajendra Prakash in 1964 (rejected on the grounds of remoteness). m. 1944, Shri Rani Urmila Devia, from Dada Siba, in the Simla Hills. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
(1) Shri Rajkumar Kuldeep Singh. b. 1951. m. 28th May 1987, Kunwarani Kalpana Kumari (b. 1958), only daughter of Kunwar Girdhar Singh, of Kotah, by his wife, Kunwarani Lalia Kumari, daughter of Kunwar Kishan Chand, of Jubbal.
ii) Shri Maharaj Sarvbhupinder Singh. b. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, March 1925, educ. Nahan Sch, and Foreman Christian Coll (BA), Lahore, Punjab. m. 1949, Kunwarani Snehlatta Kumari Sahiba (b. 1926), daughter of Thakur Raj ateh Singh Jangre, of Isanagar (Isengarh), in the Kheri district of UP. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Shri Rajkumar Upendra Singh. b. March 1957. m. at Simla, 28th April 1984, Kunwarani Mridula Kumari (b. 21st March 1966), eldest daughter of Kunwar Bhopal Singh, of Kotkhai, under Jubbal, sometime Deputy Supt of H.P. Police, by his wife, Kunwarani Sushila Kumari, daughter of Thakur Jai Singh, Thakur of Dhadi. He has issue, two sons:
(a) Kanwar Sarvindra Singh. b. December 1986.
(b) Kanwar Bhupindra Singh. b. March 1987.
(1) Shri Rajkumari Anurag Kumari [Kunwarani Anurag Kumari, of Jagammanpur]. b. at Nahan, Sirmur, 1949. m. Rajkumar Ravendra Shah, son of Captain Sri Raja Virendra Shah Judev Bahadur, Raja of Jagammanpur, in the Jalaun district of UP, by his wife, Srimati Rani Roop Juraja Sahiba, daughter of Colonel H.H. Maharaja Lokendra Shri Sir Govind Singh Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Datia, GCIE, KCSI, KStJ. She had issue, three daughters.
(2) Shri Rajkumari Tanuja Kumari [Mrs Tanuja Manral]. b. at Nahan, Sirmur, 1951. m. Major Girdhar Gopal Manral, late IA retd. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
(3) Shri Rajkumari Ragini Kumari [Kunwarani Ragini Kumari, of Gangwal]. b. at Nahan, Sirmur, 1954, educ. Lucknow Univ, Lucknow, UP. m. 22nd June 1983, Kanwar Arun Pratap Singh (b. 7th January 1953), eldest son of Kanwar Bharat Singh, of Gangwal, in the Bahraich district of UP, by his wife, Kanwarani Mandavi Devi. She has issue, two daughters – see India Zamindars (Gangwal).
iii) Shri Rajkumar Jagdish Singh [Jagdish Kumar]. b. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, 27th June 1927, educ. Foreman Christian Coll, Lahore, Punjab, and Delhi Univ (B. Com.), Delhi. m. Kunwarani Kalawati Devi (b. at Pithoragarh, 1937; d. at Nahan, 1st October 1986), daughter of Thakur Chauchal Singh Bist, of Pithoragarh, in Uttarakhand. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
(1) Kanwar Sidharth Singh. b. at Dehradun, 18th Decembr 1954 (twin with his sister Sangita), educ. Cambrian Hall Sch, Dehradun, HP.
(2) Kanwar Ranbir Singh. b. at Nahan, 31st August 1957. m. Kanwarani Vanita Singh (b. at Lucknow, 15th August 19xx), educ. Lucknow Univ, Lucknow, UP, Advocate, Notary Public for Sirmur district. He has issue, two daughters:
(2) Kanwari Sangita Kumari [Kunwarani Sangita Kumari, of Alipura]. b. at Dehradun, 18th December 1954 (twin wih her brother Sidarth). m. 22nd June 1986, Kunwar Lukesh Bushan Singh, son of Kunwar Shivraj Singh Ju Deo, of Alipura, by his wife, Kunwarani Savitri Devi, from Kurwar, UP. She had issue - see India Non-Salute (Alipura).
iv) Shri Rajkumar Romesh Singh [Ramesh Kumar]. b. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, June 1929, educ. Foreman Christian Coll, Lahore, Punjab, and Delhi Univ (BA), Delhi. m. June 1952, Kanwarani Siddheshwari Kumari, daughter of Sri Rajkumar Padam Deo Singh Sahib, of Poonch, under Jammu & Kashmir, sometime Diwan of Kashmir, by his wife, Sri Kunwarani Manek Kunwar, of Kunadi, under Kotah. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Kanwar Vikram Singh. b. 1954, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun.
(1) Kanwari Nirja Kumari [Mrs Nirja Kumari Pathania]. b. 15th August 1956. Settled in Sunnyvale, California, USA. m. 16th April 1974, Dr Rajeshwar Singh Pathania (b. 1st August 1943), third son of Mian Punjab Singh Pathania, of Reh, in the Kangra district of HP, by his wife, a daughter of Mian Dalip Singh Mankotia. She had issue, two sons.
v) Shri Maharaj Kumar Harish Kumar Singh. b. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, 19th March 1940, educ. Welham Sch for Boys, Dehra Dun, HP. m. 11th December 1970, Sri RaniSangita Kumari (b. at Bija, 24th February 1947), younger daughter of Thakur Lakshmi Chand, Thakur of Bija, by his wife, Thakurani Govinda Devi, daughter of Rana Shri Raghunath Singh, Rana of Darkoti. He had issue, four sons:
(1) Kanwar Ambrish Singh. b. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, 27th April 1973, educ. Adarsh Vidya Niketan (AVN) Public Snr Secondary Sch, Nahan, Sirmur, HP. m. Kanwarani Reema Singh, educ. DAV Public Sch, Nahan, Sirmur, and Himachal Pradesh Univ, Shimla, HP. He has issue, a daughter:
(a) Bhanwari Anvita Harish Singh.
(2) Kanwar Gireesh Singh. b. at Kala Amb, Kashmir, 11th August 1977.
(3) Kanwar Avnish Singh. b. at Narayangarh, Haryana, 1st January 1979, educ. Adarsh Vidya Niketan (AVN) Public Snr Secondary Sch, Nahan, Sirmur, HP. Settled in Surrey, BC, Canada. m. Kanwarani Jyotsna Singh, Dir People’s Action for Himalayan Awakening & Livelihood (PAHAL) Sirmur. He has issue, two daughters:
(a) Bhanwari Adhuna Harish Singh.
(b) Bhanwari Adhvika Harish Singh.
(4) Kanwar Rajneesh Harish Kumar Singh. b. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, 17th January 1980, educ. St Thomas’ Sch, and Himachal Pradesh Univ (BA, LLB), Shimla, HP. Settled in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. m. 2008, Kanwarani Breanju [Benu Rajneesh Harish], educ. (BA, LLB), née Thakur. He has issue, one son:
ii) Shri Rajkumari Rana Devi [Sri Rani Manorama Rajya Lakshmi]. b. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, June 1938. m. June 1954, Lieutenant-Colonel Ina Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (d. at Katmandu, Nepal, 1st April 1990), fourth son of Lieutenant-General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Yekaraj Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, KCIE, sometime Cdr 2nd Nepalese Bde in India, by his wife, Sri Rani Sree Durga Kumari Devi. She had issue, one son and three daughters - see Nepal (Lambjang & Kaski).
iii) Shri Rajkumari Nilima Kumari [Thakurani Nilima Kumari Jamwal, of Raipur]. b. at at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, 1941. m. 7th December 1955, Thakur Daljit Singh Jamwal (b. 1928), son of Thakur Haqiqat Singh Jamwal, of Villa Barnal, of Raipur, under Jammu, sometime Chief Conservator of Forests Jammu & Kashmir State. She had issue, three daughters – see India (Jammu & Kashmir).
iv) Shri Rajkumari Laxmi Devi [Kunwarani Laxmi Devi, of Suket]. b. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, 20th July 1942. m. at Surat Palace, Nahan, Sirmur, 10th December 1960, Kunwar Kamal Singh (b. at Delhi, 11th February 1938), second son of Major H.H. Raja Shri Lakshman Sen Bahadur, Raja of Suket, by his wife, Rani Kalawati Devi Sahiba, daughter of Kanwar Guman Singh, of Kothi. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see India (Suket).
Shri Rajkumar Surat Singh also had further issue through an irregular union:
a) Kanwar Ishwari Singh. m. (first) a lady from Delhi district. m. (second) a lady from Garhwal. m. (third) a lady from Chail, in Simla district. m. (fourth) a lady from Janta, in Sirmur. He d. 6th June 1944, having had issue, two sons and a daughter:
i) Kanwar Duleep Singh. m. Kanwarani Shanta Kumari, daughter of Tek Singh, of Daoni, by his wife, Muni Devi. He d. 6th May 1970, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
(1) Kanwar Vinod Singh. b. 9th January 1954. m. 1979, Kunwarani …He has issue, one son and two daughters:
(a) Kanwar Basant Singh. b. 30th October 1983.
(a) Kanwari Shalini Kumari. b. 8th February 1980.
(b) Kanwari Shamli Kumari. b. 13th Novmber 1981.
(2) Kanwar Lalit Singh. b. 15th August 1955. m. 1980, Kanwarani Kamlesh Kumari, a lady from Kurukshetra, in Haryana. He had issue, two sons:
(a) Kanwar Ranjit Singh. b. 13th March 1981.
(b) Kanwar Chetan Singh. b. 4th March 1983.
(1) Kanwari Neeru Kumari. b. 1949. m. D. Singh Chandel, from Bilaspur. She had issue, three sons and one daughter.
ii) Kanwar Devinder Singh. Nahan district Electoral Officer. m. 1949, Kanwarani Prakash Devi (b. 1929), youngest daughter of Dothian Shri Keshri Singhji, sometime Wazir and Regent of Chamba, through an irregular union by a Chamba lady. He d. 5th April 1981, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
(1) Kanwar Pramod Singh. b. 1947. m. Kanwarani …Kumari, a lady from Jammu and Kashmir. He had issue, one son:
(a) Kanwar Sahib Singh. b. 24th January 1986.
(2) Kanwar Ajay Singh. b. 1952. m. 1977, Kanwarani Sunita Kumari (b. 1954), a lady from Ramgarh. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
(a) Kanwar Gaurav Singh. b. 3rd March 1981.
(a) Kanwari Rima Kumari. b. 30th July 1978.
(3) Kanwar Hemant Singh. b. 1954. m. 1981, Kanwarani Bala Kumari (b. 1955). He had issue, one son and one daughter:
(a) Kanwar Mohish Singh. b. 12th February 1984.
(a) Kanwari Merjha Kumari. b. 13th February 1982.
(4) Kanwar Kapildev Singh. b. 15th January 1955.
(1) Kanwari Ritu Kumari. b. 1949. m. S. Singh Parmar, from Shri Ganga Nagai. Sh has issue, one daughter.
i) Kanwari Shakuntala Kumari. m. Gedar Singh, from Ambala district in the Punjab. She had issue, one daughter.
e) Kanwar Baldev Singh. b. 1887. m. (first) Kanwarani Madhavi Kumari, a lady from Guler. m. (second) Kanwarani Navmi Kumari, a lady from Naura, in Sirmur. m. (third) Kanwarani Jaumati Kumari, daughter of Kanwar Dhyan Singh, of Rajgarh. He d. 1947, having had issue, two sons and a daughter:
i) Kanwar Yuvraj Singh. b. 17th Octobr 1943 (s/o Jaumati). m. 1974, Kanwarani Anuva Kumari, daughter of Trilok Singh, of Ranikhet, Lucknow, UP. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
ii) Lieutenant-Colonel Kanwar Sudharshan Singh. b. 1946 (s/o Navmi Kumari). m. 1969, a lady from Garhwal. He had issue, two sons:
(1) Kanwar Govardhan Singh. b. 1970.
(2) Kanwar …Singh. b. 1974.
i) Kanwari Rekha Kumari. b. 22d Decembr 1947 (d/o Jaumati). m. 1969, Ugar Sen, son of Colonel Ram Chander Sen, from Gurgaon. She had issue, two sons.
f) Kanwar Harnam Singh. b. 1899. m. Kanwarani Leelawati Devi (b. 1910; d. 1985), daughter of a Rajkumar of Suket. He d. 1974, having had issue, five sons and a daughter, including:
i) Captain Kanwar Vishwaraj Singh. m. Kanwarani Rekha Kumari, a lady from Lucknow. He had issue, three daughters.
ii) Kanwar Rudravir Singh. b. 1933. Subedar IA. m. November 1965, Kanwarani Pushpa Devi, daughter of Mian Devinder Singh, of Tehri Garhwal, by his wife, Kunwarani Kamala Devi, from Kumharsain. He d. 30th January 1964, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
(1) Kanwar Samarvir Singh. b. 29th November 1966.
(2) Kanwar Rajatvir Singh. b. 7th March 1969.
(1) Kanwari Reena Kumari. b. 12th March 1972.
iii) Kanwar Rameshwar Singh. m. Kanwarani Lelawati Devi, daughter of Kanwar Padam Singh, of Kotkhai, in Jubbal, sometime Assist Sub-Inspector of Police, by his wife, a lady from Kothi. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
iv) Kanwar Rajeshwar Singh. b. 23rd February 1935. m. 23rd May 1971, Kanwarani Madhuri Devi (b. 13th February 1954), daughter of Thakur Kundun Singh, of Tehri Garhwal, by his wife, Thakurani Sugandhi Devi. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
(1) Kanwar Harshvardhan Singh. b. 13th September 1972.
(1) Kanwari Namrata Kumari. b. 8th August 1974.
(2) Kanwari Ekta Kumari. b. 11th October 1976.
v) Kanwar Satdev Singh. b. 23rd January 1937. m. 4th December 1965, Kanwarani Sarojini Devi (b. 23rd November 1948), daughter of Mian Baldev Singh, of Tehri Garhwal, by his wife, Vimala Devi, daughter of Mian Prem Singh, of Kumharsain. He d. 30th January 1964, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
(1) Kanwar Nirbhaya Singh. b. 5th June 1967.
(2) Kanwar Abhaya Singh. b. 11th March 1970.
(3) Kanwar Digvijaya Singh. b. 13th July 1972.
(1) Kanwari Enna Kumari. b. 9th February 1969.
1) Shri Rajkumari …Devi Sahiba.
2) Shri Rajkumari …Devi Sahiba (d/o the Kumharsain Rani). m.at Nahan, 1861, Raja Pratap Chand, Raja of Lambagraon (b. 1827; d. 1864), eldest son of Mian Rudra Chand, of Batala. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see that family.
Raja Raghubir Prakash also had issue through an irregular union a further son:
5) Kanwar Devi Singh. Extra Assist Conservator of Forests. m. ..., and had issue, two sons:
a) Kanwar Brij Mohan Singh. Jagirdar of Narag. Risaldar Sirmur State Forces, prom Hon Lieut. 1920, ADC to the Maharaja 1921-1933. He had issue, a son and a daughter:
i) Kanwari Sananda Kumari. m. into the Deara family, and left issue, two sons.
b) Colonel M.R.R. Kanwar Shiv Raj Singh. b. 1877, educ. Forman Christian Coll, and Punjab Univ, Lahore (BA). Cmsnd into Baroda State Forces 1904, ADC to the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda, Military Sec and brigade major 1910-1911, Chief Officer to the Maharaja 1911-1912, 1914, 1935 & 1936, transf. Revenue Dept. 1912, served as Vahivatdar, Naib Suba, Suba, Sar Suba and Inspector-Gen of Prisons, Supt Survey & Settlement, Cmsnr of Okhamandal 1920-1925, Guardian to Prince Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad 1925-1930, Naib Dewan 1932-1935, Actg. Dewan 1935-1936, MEC and Mantra Sachivang 1936-1942, Prime Minister & Vice-Presdt Sirmur State Council 1947-1948. Rcvd: Raj Ratna Mandal Gold Medal (1926), Arunaditya Mandal (1932), and Gaekwad Diamond Jubilee Gold Medal (1936) of Baroda, Coron (1911 & 1937), Delhi Durbar silver (1911), and Silver Jubilee (1935) medals. m. a lady from Tehri Garhwal. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
i) Kanwar Jitendra Singh. b. 1922. m. Kanwarani Ma Shanta Deiji, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Swasti Sri 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, by Jee Gulbadan. He had issue, four daughters:
(1) Kanwari Usha Kumari. b. 1940. m. a gentleman from Jammu, by whom she had issue, two daughters..
(2) Kanwari Veena Kumari. b. 1942. m. a gentleman from Kangra, by whom she had issue, one son and one daughter.
(4) Kanwari Nivrupa Kumari. b. 1946. m. a gentleman from Jaipur, by whom she had issue, two sons.
ii) Kanwar Bijendra Singh. b. 1926. m. Kanwarani Shanti Devi, of Kotkhai, in Jubbal. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
(1) Kanwar Yograj Singh. b. 1953. m. 1984, a lady from Dehra Dun. He d. 1987, having had issue, a son:
(a) Kanwar Raju Singh. b. 3rd January 1986.
(2) Kanwar Giri Raj Singh. b. 1959. m. 16th May 1986, Kanwarani Manjiri Kumari, of Dhadi.
(1) Kanwari Aparna Kumari [Mrs N. K. Yadav]. b. 1955. m. 16th August 1977, Naresh Kumar Yadav, from Rewari. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
i) Kanwari Krishna Kumari [Shri Kanwarani Krishna Kumari, of Baghat]. b. 12th December 1912. m. 1930, Shri Kanwar Shiv Singh (b. 7th September 1899; d. 3rd September 1950), second son of Rai SahibKanwar Amar Singh, sometime Wazir and Administrator of Baghat, by his wife, Kanwarani Malti Devi, from Solan, in the Punjab. She d. 22nd July 1982, having had issue, two sons and one daughter - see India Non-Salute (Baghat).