PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Raja Chhatarsal divided his lands in 1731 into several
portions, one of which was given to Raja Jagat Rai. At his
death in 1757, a dispute arose as to the succession, with
Raja Pahar Singh, seizing the territory forcing Raja
Khuman Singh to flee. Terms were agreed to in 1764, and
Raja Khuman Singh received Charkhari, becoming its first
Raja in 1765. The Maharaja maintains a military force of
188 cavalry, 1552 infantry, and 42 guns, and is entitled
to a salute of 1 1 guns (in 1893). The motto of the family
is Singhasanesho ran Vijayi ("The Master of the Throne is
the Victorious in War"). Rulers were...
- Raja KHUMAN SINGH,
1st Raja of Charkhari 1765/1782, son of Kunwar Kirat
Singh (younger brother of Raja Jagatraj Singh of
Jaitpur), married and had issue, one son. He died
1782.
- Raja Vijay Bahadur Singh [Vikramaditya] (qv)
- generations
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Jujhar Singh
Ju Deo (qv)
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Ganga Singh
Ju Deo (qv)
- Diwan Uttam Singh Judeo, married and had issue.
he died 1931.
- Diwan Raghuraj Singh Judeo
- Diwan Baldev Singh Judeo.
- Raja VIJAY BAHADUR
SINGH, 2nd Raja of Charkhari 1782/1829,
continually feuding with his relatives, he was finally
driven out of his possessions. In 1789, he sided with
Ali Bahadur who granted him a sanad of
possession of Charkhari Fort in 1798. He was the first
chief to enter into relations with the British in
Bundelkhund, who granted him sanads in 1804 and 1811,
married in Karaiya, and had issue, three sons, as well
as natural issue. He died 22nd November 1829 (#1).
- Kunwar Ishwari Singh, died 1822.
- Kunwar Puran Mal, died 1822.
- Kunwar Govind Das, died 1822.
- [?Diwan Hamir Deo, died 1834/1835. (#2)]
- Kunwar Ranjit Singh (natural son), confirmed in
1822 (when the Rajas legitimate sons died), as
eventual successor in Charkhari, married and had
issue. He died vp in 1822.
- Raja RATAN SINGH,
3rd Raja of Charkhari 1829/1860, born 1815, during the
mutiny, he loyally served the British and was rewarded
with a land grant in perpetuity of the value of
20,000Rs per annum, a khilat, a
hereditary salute of 11 guns, and the privilege of
adoption, which was later confirmed by the sanad
of 1862, married and had issue. He died 1860.
- Raja
Sipahdar-ul-Mulk JAI SINGH Deo, 4th Raja of
Charkhari 1860/1880, born 1850, a minor at accession,
he obtained administrative powers in 1874, but
mismanagement necessitated the appointment of a
British officer as a superintendent in 1879, and the
withdrawal of the Rajas powers in 1880, he attended
the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi in January 1877, and
in celebration of the Proclamation of Her Gracious
Majesty as Empress of India received the additional
title of Sipadar-ul-Mulk married and had issue.
Unsound of mind, he committed suicide in 1880.
- HH Maharajadhiraj
Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Sir MALKHAN SINGH Ju Deo Bahadur
K.C.I.E., 5th Maharaja of Charkhari 1880/1908,
Maharaja [cr.1880], K.C.I.E. [cr.1902], born in
January 1872, son of the Diwan of Charkhari (later
Maharaja), adopted by the Rani of the deceased Raja,
he succeeded to the gadi on 10th July 1880, he
attained his majority in January 1892, and assumed the
Government of his State at a grand Darbar held at
Charkhari on 10th November 1892. He died sp on
6th July 1908 (#3).
- HH Maharajadhiraj
Sipahdar-ul-Mulk JUJHAR SINGH Ju Deo, 6th
Maharaja of Charkhari 1908/1914, Diwan of Charkhari,
married and had issue, at least one son.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Sir Malkhan
Singh Ju Deo Bahadur (see above)
- HH Maharajadhiraj
Sipahdar-ul-Mulk GANGA SINGH Ju Deo, 7th
Maharaja of Charkhari 1914/1920, he adopted his own
paternal grandson as his successor in Charkhari in
January 1920; married and had issue, as well as
adoptive issue.
- Rao BHANU PRATAP SINGH, he was adopted by the Rao
of Jigni, and succeeded there as Rao Bhanu Pratap
Singh of Jigni,
married and had issue.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Sir
Arimardan Singh Ju Deo Bahadur (qv)
- (A) HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Sir
Arimardan Singh Ju Deo Bahadur (qv)
- HH Maharajadhiraj
Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Sir ARIMARDAN SINGH Ju Deo Bahadur,
8th Maharaja of Charkhari 1920/1941, born 29th
December 1903, he succeeded to the gadi on 6th October
1920; married 1stly, 1923, HH Maharani (name unknown) of
Virpur, she died sp
in 1923, married 2ndly, 1928, Maharajkumari Amba
Kunwari Sahib, daughter of HH Maharawal Prithvi
Singhji of Banswara,
married 3rdly, 1931, a daughter of HH Maharaja Sri Tin
Mohun Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal,
married 3rdly, 1934, Maharani Tara Devi [Tulsa Devi],
daughter of Thakur Dewan Singh of Almora. He died spm
on 8th November 1941 (#4).
- Maharajkumari (name
unknown) Devi (by Maharani Amba Kunwari)
- HH Maharajadhiraj
Sipahdar-ul-Mulk JAYENDRA SINGH Ju Deo, 9th
Maharaja of Charkhari 1942/1977, born 1929, son of
Maharaja Mahipal Singh Ju Deo of Sarila, succeeded by
adoption in 1942, married HH Maharani Jayati Devi [now
HH Rajmata Jayati Devi of Charkhari], daughter of
Capt. HH Bisam-Samar-Bijayi Mahamahodya
Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Manikya Sir Bir Bikram
Kishore Dev Varman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, and had issue.
He died 7th January 1977.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Jayant Singh
Ju Deo (qv)
- Maharajkumar Jaidev Singh Ju Deo
- Maharajkumar Jaiveer Singh Ju Deo
- HH Maharajadhiraj
Sipahdar-ul-Mulk JAYANT SINGH Ju Deo, 10th
Maharaja of Charkhari (see above)
The help of Deepak Aggarwal is gratefully
acknowledged, July 2011.
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