PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Raja Chhatarsal
divided his lands in 1731 into several portions, one of which was given
to Raja Jagat Rai. At his death in 1757, a dispute arose as to the
succession,
with Raja Pahar Singh, seizing the territory forcing Raja Khuman Singh
to flee. Terms were agreed to in 1764, and Raja Khuman Singh received
Charkhari,
becoming its first Raja in 1765. Rulers were...
- Raja KHUMAN SINGH 1765/1782, son of
Kunwar Kirat
Singh (younger brother of Raja Jagatraj Singh of Jaitpur),
married and had issue, 1 son. He died 1782.
- Raja VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH (qv)
- Raja VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH 1782/1829, continually
feuding with his relatives, he was finally driven out of his
possessions.
In 1789, he sided with Ali Bahadur who granted him a sanad of
possession
of Charkhari Fort in 1798. He was the first chief to enter into
relations
with the British in Bundelkhund, who granted him sanads in 1804 and
1811,
married in Karaiya, and had issue, 3 sons, as well as natural issue. He
died 1829.
- Kunwar Ishwari Singh, died 1822.
- Kunwar Puran Mal, died 1822.
- Kunwar Govind Das, died 1822
- Kunwar Ranjit Singh (natural son),
confirmed in 1822
(when the Rajas legitimate sons died), as eventual successor in
Charkhari,
married and had issue. He died vp before 1829.
- Raja RATAN SINGH 1829/1860, born 1815,
during the
mutiny, he loyally served the British and was rewarded with a land
grant
in perpetuity of the value of 20,000Rs per annum, a khilat,
a hereditary salute of 11 guns, and the privilege of adoption, which
was
later confirmed by the sanad of 1862, married and had issue. He
died 1860.
- Raja JAI SINGH Deo 1860/1880,
born 1850, a
minor at accession, he obtained administrative powers in 1874, but
mismanagement
necessitated the appointment of a British officer as a superintendent
in
1879, and the withdrawal of the Rajas powers in 1880, married and had
issue.
Unsound of mind, he committed suicide in 1880.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Sir
MALKHAN SINGH
Ju Deo Bahadur 1880/1908, Maharaja [cr.1880], K.C.I.E. [cr.1902], born
January 1872, son of the Diwan of Charkhari (later Maharaja), adopted
by
the Rani of the deceased Raja. He died sp 6th July 1908 (1933)
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk
JUJHAR SINGH Ju
Deo 1908/1914, Diwan of Charkhari, married and had issue.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk
Sir MALKHAN SINGH
Ju Deo Bahadur (see above)
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk
GANGA SINGH Ju
Deo 1914/1920
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Sir
ARIMARDAN
SINGH Ju Deo Bahadur 1920(1933)/1941, born 29th December 1903, son of
Rao
Bhanu Pratap Singh of Jigni, married
1stly,
1928, Maharaj Kumari Amba Kunwari Sahib, daughter of HH Maharawal
Prithvi
Singh of Banswara, married 2ndly,
1931,
a daughter of HH Maharaja Mohun Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal,
married 3rdly, a daughter of Thakur Dewan Singh of Almora. He died sp
8th November 1941.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk
JAYENDRA SINGH
Ju Deo 1942/1977, born 1929, son of Maharaja MAHIPAL SINGH Ju
Deo
of Sarila, succeeded
by adoption in 1942, married HH Maharani Jayati Devi, daughter of Capt.
HH Bisam-Samar-Bijayi Mahamahodya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Manikya Sir
BIR BIKRAM KISHORE DEV VARMAN Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura,
and had issue. He died 7th January 1977.
- HH Maharajadhiraj
Sipahdar-ul-Mulk
JAYANT SINGH Ju
Deo (qv)
- Maharajkumar Jaidev Singh Ju Deo
- Maharajkumar Jaiveer Singh Ju Deo
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk
JAYANT SINGH Ju
Deo (see above)
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