NABHA (Princely State)

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AREA: 2,453 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 410,000R  ACCESSION: 20th August 1948
STATE: Pepsu (Punjab) DYNASTY: Phulkian  RELIGION: Sikh
     
PRESENT RULER: HH Maharaja HANUWANT SINGH Malvinder Bahadur, 9th Maharaja of Nabha (1995/-)(6 Panchsheel Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110021, India)
born 5th December 1948 in Dholpur, Rajasthan, educated at Doon School, Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal; graduated from Hindu College (Delhi University) in 1969, and thereafter studied in School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London (U.K)., married 12th December 1970 in Bharatpur, Maharajkumari Deergh Kaur, [HH Maharani Deergh Kaur of Nabha], fourth daughter of the late Maharaja Bijendra Singh of Bharatpur, and has issue, 2 sons. 
  • Tikka Yudhister Singh, born 5th December 1972 in Delhi, married 16th February 1997, Kumari Shri Jahnavi Kumari, twin daughter of Kumar Shri Atmanayadevsinhji of Wadhwan, and his wife, Maharajkumari Kamakshi Devi Yavaru, daughter of HH Maharaja Shri Sir JAYA CHAMARAJA WADIYAR Bahadur of Mysore, and has issue, one son.
    • Rajkumar Sangram Singh, born 26th March 1998.
  • Maharajkumar Kirat Singh, born 17th December 1975 in Delhi, married 9th May 1997, Kumari Shri Gautami Devi, twin daughter of Kumar Shri Atmanayadevsinhji of Wadhwan, and his wife, Maharajkumari Kamakshi Devi Yavaru, daughter of HH Maharaja Shri Sir JAYA CHAMARAJA WADIYAR Bahadur of Mysore, and has issue, one son.
    • Rajkumar Samar Singh, born 10th February 2000.
 
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Claiming descent from Jaisal, founder of the State of Jaisalmer in 1156, the founder of this Sikh dynasty, Phul, was Chaudhri (Governor) of a country located at the south east of Dihli. Phul’s descendants founded 3 States: Patiala, Jind and Nabha. Nabha was founded by the great-grandson of Phul in 1755. Rulers were..
  1. Raja HAMIR SINGH 1755/1783 (son of Suratya Singh), married (amongst others), Rani Mai Deso, died 1790, and had issue. He died December 1783.
    • Raja JASWANT SINGH (qv)
    • Bibi Sada Kaur, married Sardar Jai Singh Kanhaiya 1712-1793

  2. Raja JASWANT SINGH 1783/1840, born 1775, conducted protracted campaigns, first against Jind and then against Patiala, to regain disputed territory for his state, helped the British in the Gurkha war in 1814 as well as in the Kabul campaign in 1838, married and had issue. He died 22nd May 1840 at Nabha.
    • Rajkumar Ranjit Singh, married and had issue. He died 17th June 1832.
      • Kanwar Santokh Singh, died 1830.
    • Raja DEVENDRA SINGH (qv)

  3. Raja DEVENDRA SINGH 1840/1846 (deposed), born 5th September 1822, sympathised with the Sikhs and as a result lost a quarter of his possessions, was deposed and exiled to Mathura, he was granted a pension of 50,000Rs and later moved to Lahore in 1855, where he died 10 years later, he married and had issue. He died November 1865 at Lahore.
    • Raja BHARPUR SINGH (qv)
    • Raja BHAGWAN SINGH (qv)

  4. Raja BHARPUR SINGH 1846/1863, born 4th October 1840, died sp 9th November 1863.

  5. Raja BHAGWAN SINGH 1863/1871, born 30th November 1842, died sp 31st May 1871.

  6. HH Raja Sir HIRA SINGH Malvinder Bahadur 1871/1911, born 19th December 1843, son of Sardar Sukkha Singh of Badrukhan, installed on the gaddi of Nabha state on 10th August 1877, granted the titles of Raja-i-Rajgan and Maharaja, provided funds for the establishment of the Khalsa Printing Press at Lahore, supported the Khalsa College at Amritsar and promoted the reformist (Anand) form of Sikh marriage, married HH Rani Jasmer Kaur, daughter of Sardar Anokh Singh Longowalia, and had issue. He died 25th December 1911 at Nabha.
    • HH Maharaja RIPUDAMAN SINGH Malvinder Bahadur (qv)
    • HH Maharani Ripudaman Kaur, married HH Maharaja Rana RAM SINGH of Dholpur.

  7. HH Maharaja RIPUDAMAN SINGH Malvinder Bahadur 1911/1923 (deposed), born 4th March 1883 in Nabha, educated privately, Member of the Imperial Legislative Council in Calcutta 1906/1908, introduced the Anand Marriage Bill, presided over the Indian National Social Conference held at Lahore in 1909, attended the coronation of King George V at Westminster on 22nd June 1911, succeeded his father as Maharaja, and installed on the gaddi on 24th January 1912, investiture took place on 20th December 1912, granted a local salute of 15 guns in 1921, signed a letter of voluntary abdication on 7th July 1923, and the British government formally deposed him on 2nd February 1928 and he was sent to Dehra Dun on an annual pension of 300,000Rs, deprived of the title Maharaja in 1923, later moved in 1926 to Kodaikanal on a reduced pension where he died; early in 1927 he went on a pilgrimage to Sri Abichalnagar Hazur Sahib, Nanded, where he took the Khalsa pahul (initiation rites) a second time and was renamed Sardar Gurcharan Singh, he married 1stly, 1901, HH Maharani Bibi Jagdhish Kaur, daughter of Sardar Gur Dayal Singh Mann, born 1884, died 1927, married 2ndly, 10th October 1918, HH Maharani Sarojani Devi, daughter of Maj. Sardar Prem Singh Raipuria, and had issue, 3 sons and 2 daughters, as well as further issue. He died 13th December 1942 in Kodaikanal.
    • HH Maharaja PRATAP SINGH Malvinder Bahadur (by Jagdhish Kaur) (qv)
    • Rani Bibi Amrit Kaur (by Jagdhish Kaur), born 8th October 1907, married 16th February 1925, Raja RAVI SHER SINGH Sahib Bahadur of Kalsia, and had issue.
    • Maharajkumar Shri Kharagh Singh (by Jagdhish Kaur)
    • Maharajkumar Shri Gurbaksh Singh (by Jagdhish Kaur), married 1950, Maharajkumari Chandra Prabha Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Lt.-Col. HH Maharana Shri Sir VIJAYSINHJI CHHATRASINHJI Sahib of Rajpipla, and had issue. He died November 1963.
      • Rajkumar Vivek Singh
      • Krishna Kumari
      • Tuhina Kumari
    • Maharajkumari Kamla Devi
    • Maharajkumari Vimla Devi
    • Maharaj Jasmer Singh
    • Maharaj Shamsher Singh
    • Maharaj Fateh Singh, married 1964 in New Delhi, Kanwarani Sohinder Nabha, daugther of Shri. Khazan Singh Chaudri, and has issue, two sons.
      • Rajkumar Ranjeet J. B. Singh Nabha, born 1965, married 1995 in New Delhi, Kanwarani Udita Nabha, daughter of Shri Jayant Kumar Malhoutra, Member of Parliament, and has issue, one daughter.
        • Kumari Naia Nabha, born 2003.
      • Rajkumar Rajeet Singh Nabha, born 1968.
    • Maharaj Kumari Charanjit Kaur [Mrs. Jeet Nabha Khemka], married Mr. Nand Khemka of New Delhi, industrialist, and has issue, three children, a daughter and two sons.
      • Kumari (name unknown)
      • Shiv Vikram Khemka, married Urvashi Rana, daughter of Shri Pashupati Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal, and his wife, Rani Usharaje Scindia of Gwalior, and has issue, 3 daughters.
        • Gayatri Khemka
        • Bhavani Khemka
        • Jayashree Khemka
      • Uday Khemka, is unmarried.

  8. HH Maharaja PRATAP SINGH Malvinder Bahadur (1919-1995)HH Maharaja PRATAP SINGH Malvinder Bahadur 1923/1995, born 21st September 1919 in Mussoorie, educated privately and at Woodstock School and later in England, Member of the Imperial Council, K.S.C.I. [cr.1946], G.S.C.I. [cr.1933], married 25th April 1944, HH Maharani Urmilla Devi of Dholpur and had issue. He died 24th July 1995 in Delhi and cremated the next day at the Royal Cemetary in Nabha. 
    • Maharajkumari Sneh Lata Kaur, born 1947, graduated in 1968, from Miranda House College for Girls, Delhi University, married 1971 in New Delhi, HH Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Bundelkhand Maharaja Mabindra Sawai Shri MADHUKAR SHAH Deo Bahadur of Orchha, born 8th December 1944, and has issue 3 daughters and a son.
    • HH Maharaja HANUWANT SINGH Malvinder Bahadur (qv)
    • HH Maharaj Rana HEMANT SINGH, 6th Maharaja Rana of Dholpur (qv)
    • Maharaj Himmat Singh, born 1952, educated at the Doon School, Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal, married December 1976 at Lucknow, a Princess of Nepal, and has issue, a son and a daughter. (New Delhi, India)
      • Rajkumar (name unknown), married February 2008, Preeti Parhiar.
      • Rajkumari Kirtishri Kumari

  9. HH Maharaja HANUWANT SINGH Malvinder Bahadur (see above)
 
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Source: Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, by Harbans Singh