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Rajendra Prakash
Rajendra Prakash, K.C.I.E., 48th direct male lineal descendant from the original founder of the Dynasty, served as the Maharaja of Sirmur State from 1933 until 1964. Biography He was born on 11 January 1913 to Amar Prakash and his wife Mandalasa Kumari. He succeeded to the Gaddi on the death of his father in 1933. He died in 1964. Personal life Marriages In 1936, he married his first wife, Durga Devi, the daughter of the Nagod State, Raja Sahib of Nagod. His second marriage was with Indira Devi, the daughter of Palitana State, the Maharaja Thakore Sahib of Palitana in 1941. Children Rajendra Prakash was the father of two daughters, Nalini Devi (by his first wife) and Padmini Devi (by his second wife). Nalini Devi married Vidur Singh, son of the Raja Sahib of Alipura, in 1952. Padmini Devi, married Bhawani Singh, son of Jaipur State, the Maharaja Sahib of Jaipur, in 1967.{{Cite book, last=Pārīka, first=Nandakiśora, url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44728120, title=Jai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirmur State
Sirmur (also spelled as Sirmor, Sirmaur, Sirmour, or Sirmoor) was an independent kingdom in India, founded in 1616, located in the region that is now the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The state was also known as Nahan, after its main city, Nahan. The state ranked predominant amongst the Punjab hill States. It had an area of 4,039 km2 and a revenue of 300,000 rupees in 1891. History Nahan, the predecessor state of Sirmur, was founded by Soba Rawal in 1095 AD who assumed the name Raja Subans Prakash. The new capital was founded in 1621 by Raja Karam Prakash, and the state was renamed to Sirmur. Sirmur was surrounded by the hill states of Balsan and Jubbal in the North, Dehradun district in the East, Ambala district in the South West, and the states of Patiala and Keonthal in the North-West. But by chance, shortly after this event a prince of Jaisalmer visited Haridwar as a pilgrim, and was invited by one of the minstrels of the Sirmoor kingdom to become i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
