SIBA (Jagir)

  
 
AREA:  REVENUE:  ACCESSION: 
LOCATION:  Kangra DYNASTY:  Katoch (Sibaia clan) RELIGION:  Hindu
     
PRESENT RULER:  Raja BRIJENDRA SINGH, Raja of Dada-Siba since May 2000,
born 17th June 1946, married Rani Devika Singh [née Dawn Jha] of New Delhi, adopted daughter of Mr. L. K. Jha, former Governor of The Reserve Bank of India, and has issue. 
  • Rajkumari Ambika Devi [Yuvarani Ambika Devi of Alwar], born February 1972 in New Delhi, married Bhanwar Jitendra Singh of Alwar, (now the Yuvaraj of Alwar), born June 1971, and has issue, two daughters and a son.
PREDECESSORS and SHORT HISTORY:  Also known as Dada-Siba. Founded by Raja SIBARNA CHAND, a younger brother of the Raja of Guler c1450. Rulers were....
  1. Raja SIBARNA CHAND fl.1450
  2. Raja HAMI CHAND
  3. Raja PAHLAD CHAND
  4. Raja JIT CHAND
  5. Raja UDHAN CHAND
  6. Raja AUTAR CHAND
  7. Raja RUP CHAND
  8. Raja MANAK CHAND, married and had issue.
    • Raja NIRMODH CHAND (qv)
    • Ram Chand
    • Lakhudah Chand, resided in Dada, within Siba State, married and had issue.
      • SON, married and had issue.
        • Raja DATAR CHAND, founder of Datarpur around 1550.
  9. Raja NIRMODH CHAND
  10. Raja JAP CHAND
  11. Raja KILAS CHAND
  12. Raja PRAG CHAND
  13. Raja SANSAR CHAND
  14. Raja NARAIN CHAND
  15. Raja TILOK CHAND
  16. Raja KISHAN CHAND
  17. Raja JAI CHAND
  18. Raja PRITHI CHAND
  19. Raja AMAR CHAND
  20. Raja JASWANT CHAND
  21. Raja BHAG SINGH
  22. Raja LAKEL SINGH
  23. Raja MADHO SINGH 1750/1770

  24. Raja SHER SINGH 1770/1800

  25. Raja GOVIND SINGH 1800/1845, 25th and last ruling Raja of Siba, received lands to the value of 20,000Rs in compensation, with the state becoming a jagir, married five wives, and had issue. He died 1845.
    • Raja RAM SINGH (qv)
    • Thakur Sunder Singh, revolted against the British authorities, killing some of them as well as a member of his own family, and was exiled, later settling in Hoshiarpur District of the Punjab, building a village called Tantpalan, which still exists there; he married Thakurani Ladu Devi, and had issue. He died 1856.
      • Thakur Birbal Singh, married Thakurani Jhalli Devi, and had issue.
        • Thakur Tholu Ram, died sp 1878.
        • Thakur Sohan Singh [Sohnu Singh]
        • Thakur Duni Chand, married Thakurani Mala Devi of Prithvipur, and had issue.
          • Thakur Bhag Singh, married Thakurani Paro Devi, and had issue.
            • Thakur Suram Singh
            • Thakur Jagat Ram
          • Thakur Nama Ram, married 1stly, Thakurani Lajwanti Devi, died 1939, daughter of Thakur Vakil Chand of Nari near Gagret in Himachal Pradesh, married 2ndly, Thakurani Jyanti Devi, died 1st August 1993, daughter of Thakur Hukam Singh Dadwal, and had issue. He died 2nd February 1982.
            • Kunwar Mehar Chand (by 1st marriage), died young.
            • Kumari Somitra Devi (by 1st marriage)
            • Thakur Amar Chand (by 1st marriage) (United Kingdom)
            • Thakur Anup Singh (by 1st marriage), married and has issue.
              • Dr. Ashok K. Thakur, married and has issue.
                • Digvijay Singh
                • Kumari Shikha Thakur
              • Pardeep Thakur
              • Sanjeev Thakur
              • Kumari Santosh Devi
            • Kunwar Onkar Chand (by 1st marriage), died young.
            • Kumari Sheela Devi (by 1st marriage)
            • Thakur Jagdish Chand (by 2nd marriage) (Chandigarh, India)
            • Thakur Kuldeep Chand (by 2nd marriage) (United Kingdom)
            • Kumari Leela Devi (by 2nd marriage)
          • Thakur Amin Chand, married Thakurani Manso Devi.
      • Thakur Dula Singh, married and had issue.
        • Thakur Chajju Ram
        • Thakur Kirpa Ram
      • Thakur Phalli Singh
      • Thakur Bahadur Singh

  26. Raja RAM SINGH 1845/1875, married Rani Kulti Ganga Devi, died sp 1880. He died sp 1875. The state lapsed with the Raja's death, but a little later was regranted to the following.

  27. Raja BIJAY SINGH 1875/1878, son of Mian Devi Singh, Taluqdar of Kotila and a cousin of Raja Govind Singh, married and had issue. He died 1878.
    • Raja JAI SINGH (qv)
    • Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his third wife), Rana RAGHUNATH CHAND of Mahilog. She died 1918.

  28. Raja JAI SINGH 1878/1920, Raja [cr.1878] (personal), the title of Raja was conferred as a hereditary distinction on 15th March 1909 by the Viceroy, married and had issue. He died 1920.
    • Raja GAJINDER SINGH (qv)

  29. Raja GAJINDER SINGH 1920/1926, died 1926.

  30. Raja SHYAM SINGH 1926/1932, 3rd Viceregal Darbari in Kangra District.

  31. Raja HARMAHENDRA SINGH 1932/2000, married 1stly, Rani Usha Devi, born 25th October 1919 in Kapurthala, died September 2004 at New Delhi, daughter of Maharajkumar Mahijit Singh of Kapurthala, and his wife, Maharajkumari Anar Devi, married 2ndly, Rani Suraj Devi, his cousin (daughter of the sister of his father), married 3rdly, Rani Bhagiyawati Devi, and had issue. He died May 2000.
    • Raja BRIJENDRA SINGH (qv)
    • Rajkumar Vijay Shamsher Bahadur Singh, married Rajkumari Anita Devi, and has issue.
      • Kumari Mannika Singh
      • Kunwar Kashish Singh

  32. Raja BRIJENDRA SINGH (see above)
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