PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Founded
in 1544 by Dewan Ugra Sen, a Khichi Rajput, a section of the great
Chauhan
clan, who was forced by family dissensions to migrate from the Khichi
capital
of Gagraun. A grant of land was subsequently made to him by the Mughal
Emperor, which included the adjoining Zirapur and Machalpur parganas,
later a part of Indore state, and Shujalpur, later in Gwalior state.
Rulers
were...
- Dewan ANUP SINGH 1679/1715
- Dewan FATEH SINGH 1718/1738
- Dewan ABHAI SINGH 1770/1787, lost some territories in 1770
when he
was forced to
make terms with Maharaja Scindia.
- Dewan SHIR SINGH 1819/1869, born about 1814, died 1869.
- Rao Bahadur AMAR SINGH (nephew) 1869/1899, born 1834,
succeeded 27th November
1868 (#1), Rao
Bahadur
(Hereditary) [cr.1873], abolished all transit duties in the state,
except
those on opium, he married and had issue.
- Rao Bahadur BHAWANI SINGH (qv)
- Rao Bahadur BHAWANI SINGH 1899/1908
- Raja Rao Bahadur Sir DURJANSAL SINGH 1908/1942, born 26th
August 1897 and
succeeded 19th January 1908. Raja [cr.1928]. He died 1942.
- HH Raja Rao Bahadur YASHODAR SINGH 1942/- , born 1918,
married
HH Rani Saraswati Devi, and had issue.
- Rajkumari (name unknown)
[Princess Kuku], married and has issue, 2 children.
- Rajkumari (name unknown)
[Princess Meenu], married (div.), no issue.
- HH Raja Rao Bahadur BHARTENDRA SINGH (qv)
- Rajkumari Jaishree Kumari
[Princess Pinky], born 28th May 1955 in Indore, married 10th November
1981 in New Delhi, Maharaj Saheb Prithviraj Singhji, born 1955, son of
HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja SUMAR
SINGH
Bahadur of Kishangarh,
and has issue, two sons.
- Rajkumar Kraturaj Singh, born 5th October 1985.
- Rajkumar Adhiraj Singh, born 24th January 1991.
- HH Raja Rao Bahadur BHARTENDRA SINGH, married 20th May
1970,
Maharajkumari
Gayatri Kumari [HH Rani Gayatri Kumari of Khilchipur, now Rajmata
Gayatri Kumari], daughter of HH Maharaja
Lokendra
KRISHAN SINGH Ju Dev of Datia, and had
issue.
- Maj. HH Raja Rao Bahadur DEVVRAT SINGH (qv)
- HH Raja Rao Bahadur PRIYAVRAT SINGH (qv)
- Maj. HH Raja Rao Bahadur DEVVRAT SINGH -/2006, born 21st
January 1972, married 4th February 1999, HH Rani
Yogeshwari
Kumari, and had issue. He died of a brain haemorrhage on 31st July 2006
in Ethiopia in Northern Africa, and was
accorded a state funeral in India at Khilchipur.
- Rajkumari Katyayni Kumari, presently (2006), aged four
years.
- HH Raja Rao Bahadur PRIYAVRAT SINGH (see above)
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