BHAJJI (Princely State)

  
AREA: 243 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 16,000Rs ACCESSION: 15th April 1948
STATE: Himachal Pradesh  DYNASTY:  Pal RELIGION:  Hindu
POPULATION: 13,309 (1901) REVENUE: 23,000Rs (1910)  CAPITAL: Suni
     
PRESENT RULER: Rana RAM CHANDRA PAL SINGH, Rana Saheb of Bhajji since 8th September 1940. (The Palace, Sunni, Bhajji, District Simla, H.P., India)
born 27th January 1928 at Cuttack, Orissa, educated at Queen Mary's College, Lahore, Pakistan and later at Aitchison's Chief's College, Lahore. He graduated from St.Stephen's College,Delhi University. He was given full ruling powers on the 17th April 1947. He was an I.A.S. officer, retiring in 1982, married November 1951, Rani Nirmala Devi of Panna, born 1931, died 2002, and has issue.
  • Tikka Moh Chandra Pal Singh, born 7th September 1953 at Cuttack, Orissa, educated at the Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan; graduated from Hindu College, Delhi University; married 3rd November 2000 in Simla, Miss Naintara of New Delhi.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:  Founded before 1800 by a younger brother of the Raja of Kutlehar. Rulers were...
  • Raja AMRIT PAL
  • Rana RUDRA PAL bef 1803/1842, confirmed in his state by a sanad dated 4th September 1815, abdicated in favour of his son and retired to Hardwar, married and had issue.
    • Rana RAN BAHADUR SINGH (qv)
GURKHA OCCUPATION 1803/1815
  • Rana RAN BAHADUR SINGH 1842/1875, married and had issue. He died 1875.
    • Rana DURGA SINGH (qv)
    • Mian Parmatan Singh, married and had issue, 6 sons.
    • Mian Bijai Singh, married and had issue, 1 son.
  • Rana DURGA SINGH 1875/1913, born 1842, succeeded 18th November 1875 (#1), married and had issue, 3 sons. He died 1913.
    • Tikka Indar Singh, died young. 
    • Mian Praja Pal, born about 1898, died young.
    • Rana BIR PAL (qv)
    • Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his first wife), Raja MAHENDRA CHAND of Nadaun, and had issue.
    • Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his second wife), Raja MAHENDRA CHAND of Nadaun, and had issue.
  • Rana BIR PAL 1913/1940, born 19th April 1906 and succeeded 9th May 1913, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; Bishop Cotton School, Shimla; married 25th November 1925, Rani Sarat Kumari Devi, daughter of Raja PITAMBER DEB of Aul, and his wife, Rani Swarna Manjari Devi, and had issue. He died 17th November 1961.
    • Rana RAM CHANDRA PAL SINGH (qv)
    • Rajkumar Shyam Chandra Pal, born 27th May 1931 in Suni, married 14th July 1959, Kunwarani Shyama Devi of Chainpur, and has issue.
      • Kunwar Punam Pal
      • Kunwar Sunam Pal
      • Kunwar Pradeep Pal, born 14th May 1969 in Bihar, married 2nd February 2000 in Jaipur, Kumari Ritu Kumari, born 6th December 1978 in Jaipur, daughter of Thakur Naraian Singh of Siras, and has issue.
        • Adhiraj Pal, born 28th December 2001 in Jaipur.

     
  • Rana RAM CHANDRA PAL SINGH (see above)
 
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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 , p.73