PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Lahore
was founded
in 1805, by Sandhu Jats, of whom Sardar Budh Singh was the first
historically
known ancestor, though they claim a rajput descent from Raja Jaisal,
the founder of Jaisalmer.
Rulers
were...
- Sardar BUDH SINGH [Desu], he was an affluent Jat farmer of
the village of
Sukarchak in the Majha tract of the Punjab; married and had issue, two
sons. He died 1716.
- Sardar NAUDH SINGH, married 1710, Sardarni Lali Kaur,
daughter of Gulab Singh of Majitha, and had
issue. He died
1752 (1763).
- Sardar CHARAT SINGH , born about 1721, married 1756,
Sardarni Dessan
Kaur Gujranwala,
died 1778 and had issue. He died 1774.
- Sardar MAHAN SINGH, married 1774, Sardarni Raj Kaur,
a daughter
of Raja GAJPAT
SINGH
of Jind, and had issue. He died 1792.
- Maharaja RANJIT SINGH (see below)
- Sardar Suher Singh
- Bibi Raj Kaur, married, Sardar Sahib Singh Bhangi,
died
1811, son of Sardar
Gujjar Singh and Mai Lachmi.
- Bibi (name unknown), married Sardar Suhel
Singh Bhangi
- Sardar Dall Singh
- Sardar Chet Singh
- Sardar Maghi Singh
- Bibi (name unknown), married Sardar Dal Singh
Kalianwala.
- Sardar Chanda Singh, married and had issue, the
Sandhanwalia Sardars of Raja Sansi, which was founded in about 1570,
and is the seat of this family.
- Sardar Gulab Singh
- Sardar Didar Singh, married and had issue. He died 1784.
- Sardar Amir Singh, married and had issue. He died
1827.
- Sardar Lehna Singh [Lahina Singh], enjoyed the
title of Ujjal-didar, Nirmal-buddh, Sardar-i-ba-waqar(resplendent
presence, pure of intellect, the Sardar with prestige
marked),
married 1stly, a daughter of Sardar Sodh Singh Chinah, married 2ndly, a
daughter of a Hill Chief, and had issue. He died 16th September 1843.
- Sardar Pratap Singh, adopted his nephew, married
and had issue. He died 1856.
- (A) Sardar
Gurbachan Singh, see below.
- Sardar
Thakur Singh, born 1837, appointed by the British as extra-assistant
commissioner
for Amritsar district, also nominated a member of the Golden Temple
managing
committee, founder and first President of the Sri Guru Singh Sabha in
1873,
appointed Prime Minister to Maharaja Dulip Singh's emigré
government,
he married the daughter of Raja Nahar Singh and Rani Kanwal Kaur of
Ballabhgarh,
and had issue. He died 18th August 1887 in Pondicherry(#4),
his cremated remains were returned to his ancestral seat of Rajasansi.
- Sardar Gurbachan Singh, born 1855, adopted by
Sardar Pratap Singh, his
uncle; Prime Minister to Maharaja Dulip Singh's emigré
government
following his father's death, assistant commissioner in the Punjab,
District
Judge in Sirmur 1911/-. He died sp after 1911 in Nahan.
- Sardar Bakhsish Singh, born 1862, adopted by
Sardar
Shamsher Singh, married and
had
issue. He died 1907.
- Sardar Raghbir Singh, married and had issue.
- Maj. Sardar Bahadur Harinder Singh, died
1972.
- Sardar Narinder Singh, born 1863, adopted by
Kunwar Dharam Singh of
Dadri,
married a daughter of Raja Umrao Singh of Kuchesar, and had issue, four
sons and three daughters.
- Sardar Dalpat Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Kirpal Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Sukhraj Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Gurshinder Singh
- Sardar Amrit Pal Singh
- Sardar Gurcharan Singh, married and had
issue.
- Sardar Avtar Singh
- Sardar Rajpal Singh
- Sardar Pukhraj Singh
- Sardar Rajendra Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Bachitar Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Surinder Singh, married and had
issue.
- Sardar Jaipriy Singh
- Sardar Kanwar Prit Singh
- Sardar Ravinder Singh
- Sardar Joginder Singh, married and had
issue.
- Sardar Harkrishan Singh
- Sardar Atamjit Singh
- Sardar Rupinder Singh, married and had
issue.
- Sardar Satinder Pal Singh
- Jasbir Kaur, born c1912, (mother-in-law of
Lieut-Col Jagga Singh Kahlon
(retd)).
- Sardar GURDIT SINGH (see below)
- Sardar Basawa Singh, married a daughter of Raja
SANSAR CHAND II of Kangra, and had
issue.
- Sardar Ajit Singh, on 15th September 1843, as
Maharaja Sher Singh was
inspecting
troops in the Baradari of Shah Bilaval, Ajit Singh shot him dead with
an
English rifle which he cunningly pretended to present to the Maharaja
for
inspection. As the Maharaja fell, Ajit Singh drew his sword and severed
his head. The senior Sandhanwalia Lahina Singh murdered the Maharaja's
minor son, Tikka Partap Singh in a garden close by. Later, inside the
Lahore
Fort, while apportioning the office of prime minister among themselves,
Ajit Singh killed Dhian Singh on the spot. Hira Singh, son of Dhian
Singh,
and his uncle, Suchet Singh, aroused a section of the army, and
besieged
the Fort on 16th September 1843, and in the resultant action both Ajit
Singh and Lahina Singh were slain. Their heads were cut off and bodies
quartered and hung on the different gates of the city. He died 16th
September
1843.
- Sardar Ranjodh Singh, married and had issue, one
son. He died June 1864.
- Sardar Randhir Singh of Raja Sansi, born 1856 (#3),
married and had issue.
- Sardar Balwant Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Sashpal Singh, died spm 1984.
- Sardar
Budh Singh, he captured in battle the forts of Mojghar and Jamghar in
1821, for which he received the jagirs of Kalar and Nirali; married
1stly, a daughter of Sardar Hukam Singh Attariwala, married 2ndly, a
daughter of Mian Asa Singh of Jasrota, and had issue. He died
1827.
- Sardar
Shamsher Singh, born 1816, he was appointed a Magistrate within his
jagir in February 1862; married a daughter of Sardar Sudh Singh Chinah,
and had
(adopted) issue. He
died
1871.
- (A) Sardar
Bakhsish Singh (see above)
- Sardar Attar Singh, carried the titles Ujjal
Didar [of
immaculate
appearance], Nirmal Buddh [of clear intelligence], Sardar-i-ba-Wagar
[the Sardar with prestige], Kasir-ul-Igtadar [eagle of power], Sardar-i-Garoh-i-Namdar
[leader of the renowned group], 'All Taba' [of exalted nature], Shuja'-ud-Daula
[valour of the State], Sardar Atar Singh Shamsher-i Jang
Bahadur
[the valiant sword of battle], lived in exile at Thanesar along with
the
few remnants of the Sandhanwalia family who had escaped destruction in
1843, married a daughter of Sardar Jai Singh Mann, and had issue. He
died May 1844.
- Sardar Kehar Singh, imprisoned by Maharaja Sher
Singh in January 1842
for
conspiring against the State, exiled to Thanesar in British territory
where
he died in February 1864.
- Sardar Jaimal Singh, died 1810.
- Sardar Ratan Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Khazan Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Jagat Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Dhian Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Arjan Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Ajaipal Singh
- Sardar Darshan Singh
- Sardar Sevinder Pal Singh
- Sardar Avtar Singh
- Sardar Kartar Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Jagjit Singh
- Sardar Bhupinder Singh, married and had
issue.
- Sardar Devinder Singh, married and had
issue.
- Sardar Niranjan Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Bhagwan Singh
- Sardar Ram Singh
- Sardar Bhagat Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Buta Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Gopal Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Balwant Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Apar Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Kanwal Nain Singh
- Sardar Harnarain Singh
- Sardar Nadhan Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Gurmukh Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Fateh Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Kishen Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Bur Singh
- Sardar Jawand Singh
- Sardar Narain Singh
- Sardar Kahan Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Basant Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Harnam Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Balwant Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Angad Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Harjit Singh
- Sardar Manprit Bir Singh
- Sardar Iqbal Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Mohinder Singh
- Sardar Himmat Singh
- Sardar Harinder Singh
- Sardar Sukhwant Singh
- Sardar Saran Singh
- Sardar Gurcharan Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Bakhsish Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Hardip Singh
- Sardar Amrik Singh
- Sardar Kartar Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Rajinder Singh
- Sardar Harbans Singh
- Sardar Balbir Singh
- Sardar Pritam Singh
- Sardar Sham Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Sher Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Nihal Singh
- Sardar Mastan Singh
- Sardar Bhag Singh
- Sardar Pratap Singh
- Sardar Baghel Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Sarmukh Singh
- Sardar Khushal Singh
- Sardar Gurbaksh Singh
- Maharaja RANJIT SINGH 1805/1839, born 13th November 1780 in
Gujranwala,
married 16 wives, including amongst others 1stly, 1796, Rani Mahtab
Kaur, born 1780, died
1840, married 2ndly, 1798, Rani Datar Kaur [Raj Kaur], daughter of
Nakai
Sardar Khazan Singh, died 1818, married 3rdly, 1813, Rani Ratan Kaur,
married
4thly, 1835, Maharani Jind Kaur, died 1st August 1863 in London and had
issue. He died 27th June 1839 in Lahore.
- Maharaja KHARAK SINGH (by second wife)(qv)
- Kunwar Ishwar Singh (by 1st wife), born 1804, died 1805.
- Maharaja SHER SINGH (twin son of first wife)(qv)
- Shahzada
Tara Singh, born December 1807 (twin son of first
wife), an imbecile, he was supported by his brother; married 1stly,
Rani Dharam Kaur Randhavi, daughter of Jodh Singh of Randhawa, married
2ndly, Rani Nand Kaur, died 1843, daughter of Chanda Singh. He died
sp September 1859.
- Kunwar Multana Singh (by third wife), born 1819, married
Rani Chand Kaur,
and
had issue. He died 1848.
- Kunwar Kishan Singh (by Chand Kaur), born 1840.
- Kunwar Kesra Singh (by Chand Kaur), born 1842.
- Kunwar Arjan Singh (by Man Kaur, concubine), born 1840.
- Kunwar Kashmira Singh (by Daya Kaur), born 1821, he was
granted the
jagir
of Sialkot, married and had issue. He died 7th May 1844.
- Kunwar Fateh Singh, born 1844.
- Kunwar Peshaura Singh (by third wife), born 1823, married
and had issue. He died
30th August 1845.
- Kunwar Jagjit Singh, born 1843.
- HH Maharaja DHULEEP SINGH (by fourth wife)(qv)
- Maharaja KHARAK SINGH 1839/1840, born 31st January 1802,
married 1stly,
February 1812, Maharani Chand Kaur (qv), married 2ndly, 1816,
Maharani Bibi Khem Kaur Dhillon, daughter of Sardar Jodh Singh
Kalalwala, married 3rdly,
1818, Rani Kishan Kaur, daughter of Chaudhri Raja Singh of Samra,
married 4thly (by chaddar-dalna),
1815, Rani
Ishar
Kaur, daughter of Sardar Mangal Singh Sandhu of Sirarivali, in Sialkot
district
of
the Punjab, committed sati 5th November 1840, and had issue. He
died 5th November
1840.
- Maharaja NAUNIHAL SINGH (by Chand Kaur)(qv)
- Maharaja
NAUNIHAL SINGH 1840 (5th to 6th November), born 9th March
1821, married
March 1837, Maharani Sahib Kaur [Bibi Nanaki], daughter of Sardar Shyam
Singh Attariwala, died November 1856, married 2ndly, Rani Sahib Kaur,
died 1841, daughter of Sardar Gurditt Singh Gilwaliwala, married 3rdly,
Rani Bhadauran, committed sati,
November 1840, daughter of the Sardar Sahib of Bhadaur, married 4thly,
Rani Katochan, committed sati
November 1840, daughter of Mian Rai Singh, illegitimate son of Mian
Fateh Singh of Lambagraon. He died sp
6th November 1840.
- Stillborn son, born July 1841.
- Maharani Chand Kaur Kunwar 1840/1841, born 1802 in
Fatehpur, daughter of
Sardar Jaimal Singh of the Kanhaiya misl, proclaimed the
Maharani
of the Punjab, with the title of Malika Muqaddasa (emperess
immaculate)
on 2nd December 1840, relinquished her claim to the throne on 17th
January
1841 and was pensioned off with a jagir worth 900,000 rupees annually,
married February 1812, Maharaja KHARAK SINGH, and had issue. She died
11th
June 1842 and was cremated the next day.
- Maharaja SHER SINGH 1841/1843, born December 1807, ascended
the throne
on 29th January 1841, with the tilak ceremony being performed a
week later, married 1stly, 1819, Rani Desa Kaur, died sp 1821, daughter of Sardar Mhor
Singh Nakai, married 2ndly, 1822, Maharani Prem Kaur, born 1809,
daughter of Hari
Singh,
received a pension of 7,200Rs per mensem after 1843, married
2ndly,
1825, Maharani Pratap Kaur, daughter of Chaudhri Jagat Singh of Kot
Kapura,
died 23rd August 1857, married 3rdly, July 1842, Rani Dakno, daughter
of
the Raja of Suket, died at Rai Bareilly as prisoner of the British, and
had issue. He died 15th September 1843.
- Tikka Pratap Singh (by Prem Kaur), born 1831, died 15th
September 1843.
- Kunwar Dewa Singh (by Chand Kaur, his sister-in-law),
born 1838, died 1874.
- Kunwar Narain Singh, married and had issue.(#1)
- Kunwar Harnam Singh
- Kunwar Attar Singh
- Shahzada Bahadur Shah Dev Singh (by
Rani Dakno),
born
1843 [1844 (#2)],
he was granted the Taluk of Pandriganeshpur in Oudh in 1864; married in
April 1860, a daughter of Sardar Fateh Singh, Jagirdar of Suga, and had
issue.
He
died at Rai Bareilly as prisoner of the British.
- Kunwar Sukh Dev Singh
- Kunwar Bas Dev Singh
- HH Maharani Harbans Kaur, married Maj.
HH Rais
ud-Daulah
Sipahdar ul-Mulk Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaja Rana NIHAL SINGH
Lokindra
Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo of Dholpur,
and had issue.
- Lt.Col. HH
Rais
ud-Daulah Sipahdar
ul-Mulk Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaja Rana Sir
UDAIBHAN SINGH Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo of Dholpur.
- Kunwar Bakshish Singh
- Kunwar Thakur Singh
- (A) Kunwar
Karan Singh, born 1838, son of a Zamindar of Mokerian, adopted (1838)
son of Rani Dharam Kaur, first wife of Shahzada Tara Singh.
- HH Maharaja DHULEEP SINGH 1843/1893, born 5th September
1838, married 1stly,
6th July 1864 in Cairo, HH Maharani Bamba Müller, born 1847, died
18th
September 1887 in Suffolk, married 2ndly, May 1889 in Paris, Ada
Douglas Wetherill,
born 1867, died August 1930, and had issue. He died 23rd October 1893
in
Paris.
- HH Maharaja VICTOR ALBERT JAY DHULEEP SINGH (qv)
- HH Maharaja FREDERICK VICTOR DHULEEP SINGH (qv)
- Bamba Sofia Jindan Duleep Singh, born 29th September 1869
in London,
married
Dr. Sutherland. She died sp 3rd October 1957 in Lahore.
- Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh, born 27th October 1871,
died sp
1947.
- Sophia Alexandra Duleep Singh, born 8th August 1876, died
sp
22nd
August 1948.
- Albert Edward Alexander DULEEP SINGH, born 20th August
1879 in Suffolk,
died 22nd April 1893 in Suffolk.
- Paulina Alexandra Duleep Singh, born 26th December 1887,
married J.S.
Torry.
She died sp.
- Ada Irene Helen Beryl Duleep Singh, born 25th October
1889, married
M.Villement. She died sp October 1926 in Monaco.
- HH Maharaja VICTOR ALBERT JAY DHULEEP SINGH
1893/1918, born 10th
July 1866 in London, married 4th January 1898, Lady Anne Blanche
Coventry, born 27th January 1874, died sp 2nd July 1956, daughter of Lord
George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry. He died sp
7th June 1918.
- HH Maharaja FREDERICK VICTOR DHULEEP SINGH
1918/1926, born 28th
January 1868 in London, died unmarried 15th August 1926 in Norfolk.
- Sardar GURDIT SINGH SANDHANWALIA 1926/-, following the
resumption of the
jagir, he and his brothers were granted an annual income of 1,200Rs,
married and
had issue.
- Sardar Sarup Singh, died before 1947.
- Sardar PRITAM SINGH (qv)
- Sardar PRITAM SINGH SANDHANWALIA -/1978, born 1897, married
and had issue.
He died 1978.
- Sardar BEANT SINGH SANDHANWALIA (qv)
- Sardar BEANT SINGH SANDHANWALIA (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Sardar Gurpal Singh Sandhu, married Maharajkumari Jai Inder
Kaur Sahiba, daughter of Capt. HH
Maharajadhiraj
Shri AMARINDER SINGH of Patiala, by
his wife, HH Maharani Parneet
Kaur, and has issue.
- Kanwar Angad Singh Sandhu
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