THAROCH (Princely State)

  
AREA: 223 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 18,100R  ACCESSION: 15th April 1948
STATE: Himachal Pradesh  DYNASTY: Sisodia  RELIGION: Hindu
  POPULATION: 4,411 (1901)  
     
PRESENT RULER: Rana BALJIT SINGH (The Palace, Post Office Tharoch, Sub-Tehsil Nerwa, Tehsil Chopal, District Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India)
born January 1934, succeeded to the gaddi in 1944, married 1961 at Dehra Dun, Rani Pratima Kumari of Patna Bihar, and has issue.
  • Rajkumari Mrignayni Kumari, married into Jamnagar in Gujarat.
  • Tikka Saheb Rakesh Singhji, married Rajkumari Purnima Singh of Gangwal.
  
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded in the 15th century. Also known as Tiroch or Taroch. Originally titled Ranas up to the occupation by the Gurkhas, and Thakurs from 1815 to 1929. Rulers were.....
  • Rana KISHAN SINGH, founder of the state.
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  • Thakur LACCHU SINGH 1787/1815, in the 19th generation from the founder, married and had issue. He died 1815.
    • Thakur KARAM SINGH (qv)
    • Thakur JHOBU SINGH (qv)
    • Kanwar Bir Singh
  • Thakur KARAM SINGH 1815/1819, married and had issue. He died 1819.
    • Tikka Lal Singh, died vpsp 1813.
    • Thakur RANJIT SINGH (qv)
  • Thakur JHOBU SINGH 1819/1838, succession confirmed by a sanad of 1819, married and had issue. He died 1838.
    • Thakur SHYAM SINGH (qv)
    • Kanwar Bhan Singh
  • Thakur SHYAM SINGH 1838/1841 (deposed)

    • INTERREGNUM 1841/1843 (under the control of Jubbal) 

  • Thakur RANJIT SINGH 1843/1877, succession confirmed by a sanad, married and had issue. He died 1877.
    • Tikka Kehar Singh, married and had issue. He died vp 1866.
      • Thakur KIDAR SINGH (qv)
    • Kanwar Man Singh
    • Kanwar Sadia Singh
     
  • Rana SURAT SINGH (1887-1944)Thakur KIDAR SINGH 1877/1902, born 1865, succeeded 20th May 1871 (#1) or 1877 (#2)., married Thakurani Jamuna Devi of Darkoti, and had issue. He died 13th July 1902.
    • Rana SURAT SINGH (qv)
    • Kanwar Partab Singh, died young.
    • Kanwar Murat Singh, married 1stly, Kanwarani Durga Devi, daughter of Kanwar Gopal Singh of Baghat, died sp, married 2ndly, Kanwarani Sharda Devi, daughter of Rana RAGHUNATH SINGH of Darkoti, and had issue, five daughters. (Tharoch, Himachal Pradesh, India)
      • Kumari Kamla Kumari, married Kanwar Harinder Singh of Ghund, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
        • Kanwar Balwant Singh
        • Kumari Bhavna Kumari
      • Kumari Kanta Kumari, married Rakesh Sharma from Kangra, and has issue, two daughters.
        • Sonia Sharma
        • Divya Sharma
      • Kumari Shakuntala Kumari, married Kanwar Yashpal Singh of Dulehar, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
        • Kanwar Rahul Singh
        • Kumari Richa Singh
      • Kumari Kunti Kumari [Rani Kunti Kumari of Dhadhi], married Rana SURINDER SINGH of Dhadhi, and has issue, two sons and one daughter.
        • Tikka Anirudh Singh
        • Kanwar Shouryavir Singh
        • Kumari Swati Singh
      • Kumari Kalpana Kumari, Kanwar Uday Singh of Jubbal, and has issue, two sons.
        • Kunwar Dushyant Singh
        • Kunwar Siddharth Singh
  • Rana SURAT SINGH 1902/1944 , born 24th July 1887 and succeeded 14th July 1902, he was granted the title of Rana as a personal distinction in 1929, married and had issue. He died 1944.
    • Rana BALJIT SINGH (qv)
    • Rajkumari Tara Devi, married Raja Shri DALIP SINGH Bahadur of Dhami, and had issue.
    • Rajkumari Rajdulari, married to Brig. Nahar Singh of Kunnari-Kotah in Rajasthan.
    • Rajkumari Jeevan, married Shri Prakash Katoch of Kangra in Himachal Pradesh.
  • Rana BALJIT SINGH (see above)
 
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LAST MODIFIED:  
1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p. 533
2. "Gazetteer of the Simla Hill States 1910" ; Punjab States Gazetteer Volume VIII, 19a3