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Dynasty

Chandrabansi

State

Himachal Pradesh

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Punjab States Agency

Accession

15^th April 1948

Revenue

INR 400,000 (1891)

Area

4,398 Square Kilometers km²

Population

150,000 (1891)

Privy Purse

INR 220,000

Hindi Name

मंडी

Last Updated

3^rd Aug, 2024

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HH Raja Sri OMESHWAR SINGH, present Raja Saheb of Mandi, born 21^st December 1969 at Pune, Maharashtra, he did his early education at Pune and finished his schooling at Bishop Cotton School, Simla; married 25^th November 2001, Tikka Rani Sahiba Ambika Kumari, born 1973, daughter of Kunwar Sahib Jay Sinhji of Sitamau, and his wife, Kunwarani Sahiba Asha Kumari, and has issue.

Rajkumari Sahib Adiya Kumari, born 2010.

History

The predecessor state of Siokot was founded in 1527. Formerly part of the Kingdom of Suket in the Punjab Hills, the dynasty traditionally goes back to 765AD. In about 1100, Vijaya Sen had two sons, Sahu Sen who ruled over Suket and Bahu Sen who ruled over Kullu. Bahu Sen’s descendants emigrated to Kullu until the tenth descendant, Kabakha Sen was killed by the Raja of Kullu and his son had to flee to Siokot, not very far from the present city of Mandi which was founded during Ajbar Sen’s rule.

Genealogy

Raja BAHU SEN, 1^st Raja of Mandi, younger son of Raja Vijai Sen of Suket.
Raja NIM SEN, 2^nd Raja of Mandi
Raja NIRHABAT SEN, 3^rd Raja of Mandi
Raja KAHABAT SEN, 4^th Raja of Mandi
Raja SAMMAT SEN, 5^th Raja of Mandi
Raja BIR SEN, 6^th Raja of Mandi
Raja SAMUDRA SEN, 7^th Raja of Mandi fl.1176
Raja KESAB SEN, 8^th Raja of Mandi
Raja MALAB SEN, 9^th Raja of Mandi
Raja JAI SEN, 10^th Raja of Mandi
Raja KRANCHAN SEN, 11^th Raja of Mandi 1278/1301, he was the first Raja to overthrow the authority of the Raja of Kullu; married the daughter of the Raja of Siokot and had issue. He was killed by the Raja of Kullu in 1301.
- Raja Ban Sen (qv)
Raja BAN SEN, 12^th Raja of Mandi 1301/1346, born posthumously in 1301, he was adopted by his maternal grandfather, married and had issue.
- Raja Kalian Sen (qv)
- Raja Narindar Sen (qv)
Raja KALIAN SEN, 13^th Raja of Mandi 1300/1332 or 1346/1387, married and had issue.
- Raja Hira Sen (qv)
- Raja Dharitri Sen (qv)
Raja HIRA SEN, 14^th Raja of Mandi 1332/1360 or 1387/1405, married and had issue. He was killed spm in a skirmish with the Raja of Tilli.
Raja DHARITRI SEN, 15^th Raja of Mandi 1360/- or 1405/1425. He died sp.
Raja NARINDAR SEN, 16^th Raja of Mandi ca1400/- or 1425/1425.
Raja PRAJAR SEN, 17^th Raja of Mandi ca1440/- or 1425/1470
Raja DILAWAR SEN, 18^th Raja of Mandi ca1470/1499, died 1499.
Raja AJBAR SEN, 19^th Raja of Mandi 1499/1527 (continued below)
Raja AJBAR SEN, 1^st Raja of Mandi 1527/1534, he made Mandi his capital, married and had issue. He died 1534.
- Raja Chhatar Sen (qv)
Raja CHHATAR SEN, 2^nd Raja of Mandi 1534/1554, married and had issue.
- Raja Sahib Sen (qv)
Raja SAHIB SEN, 3^rd Raja of Mandi 1554/1575 or 1534/1554, married Rani Prakash Devi, daughter of Raja Bikram Chand of Bilaspur, and had issue.
- Raja Narain Sen (qv)
Raja NARAIN SEN, 4^th Raja of Mandi 1575/1595 or 1554/1574, he defeated the Ranas of Ner, Bandoh and Chuhar, and claimed their territory, later in life he became paralytic but was cured by a pir.
Raja KESHAB SEN, 5^th Raja of Mandi 1595/1616 or 1574/1604, married and had issue.
- Raja Hari Sen (qv)
Raja HARI SEN, 6^th Raja of Mandi 1616/1637 or 1604/1637, married and had issue. He died 1637 or 1623.
- Raja Suraj Sen (qv)
- Raja Shyam Sen (qv)
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja Deep Chand of Bilaspur.
Raja SURAJ SEN, 7^th Raja of Mandi 1637/1664 or 1623/1658, he was defeated into two battles with the Raja of Kullu, and one with the Raja of Guler, married (amongst others) (a), a daughter of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur, married (b), a daughter of Raja Chandarbhan Chand of Kangra, and had issue, one surviving daughter. He died March 1664.
- Kumari (name unknown), married 1658, Raja Hari Dev of Jammu.
Raja SHYAM SEN, 8^th Raja of Mandi 1664/1679 or 1658/1673, married and had issue. He died in 1673 (or 1679), when five Ranis, two concubines and 37 slave girls committed sati. He died 1679.
- Raja Gaur Sen (qv)
- Rani Jalal Devi, married in 1653 to Raja Deep Chand of Bilaspur, and had issue.
- Mian Dan Chand, married and had issue.
  - Mian Biri Singh, married and had issue.
    - Mian Gehbar Singh
  - Mian Pahar Singh, married and had issue.
    - Mian Badalia Singh
    - Mian Balak Singh
Raja GAUR SEN, 9^th Raja of Mandi 1679/1684 or 1673/1678, married (amongst others), a daughter of Raja Budhi Chand of Sirmur, and had issue, as well as illegitimate issue. He died 1684.
- Raja Sidhi Sen (qv)
- Mian Manak Chand
- Mian Jippu Singh (natural son), Regent of Mandi in 1727.
Raja SIDHI SEN, 10^th Raja of Mandi 1684/1727 or 1678/1719, married and had issue, one son and one daughter. He died 1727.
- Tikka Shiv Jawala Sen, married (amongst others), a daughter of the Rana of Hatli, and had issue. He died vp in 1703 or 1722.
  - Raja Shamsher Sen (by a daughter of the Rana of Hatli) (qv)
  - Mian Dhur Jatiya, married and had issue.
    - Mian Kaleswar Singh, married and had issue.
      - Mian Tegha Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Rana Bhup Singh, born 1837, he is head of the Senior Legitimate line (1870); he was granted a pesnion of 1200Rs anually in compenstaion for relinquishing his claim to the Mandi gaddi; married and had issue.
        
        Rana Bachitur Singh
        
        Mian Kahn Singh, born 1840, married and had issue.
        
        Mian Autar Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Mian Pratap Singh
        
        Mian Upender Singh
        
        Mian Barender Singh
        
        Mian Sher Singh, born 1846.
      - Mian Didar Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Mian Bijai Singh, born 1836.
    - Mian Ali Mardan Singh, married and had issue.
      - Mian Dalla Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Mian Bakhtawar Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Mian Hira Singh
        
        Mian Devi Singh
        
        Mian Kishan Singh
        
        Mian Jawahar Singh
        
        Mian Ranjit Singh
        
        Mian Balawar Singh
    - Mian Aditya Singh, married and had issue.
      - Mian Shiv Rai Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Mian Pir Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Mian Mohan Singh
        
        Mian Sohan Singh
        
        Mian Kashmir Singh
        
        Mian Suchet Singh
        
        Mian Gorakh Singh
      - Mian Goshaum Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Mian Diwan Singh
        
        Mian Diyal Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Mian Labh Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Kanwar Rabi Singh[, married Kumari Sidhawati, daughter of Kunwar Virendra Singh of Suket, and had issue.]
  - Mian Agar Dat Singh (by a concubine), married and had issue.
    - Mian Arjan Singh
    - Mian Somanthar Singh
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja Prithvi Pal of Bangahal.
Raja SHAMSHER SEN, 11^th Raja of Mandi 1727/1781, born 1722, married (amongst others), the daughter of Raja Ugar Singh of Chamba, and had issue. He died 1781.
- Raja Surma Sen (qv)
- Mian Shiv Man, died 1779.
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja Prakash Chand of Guler.
Raja SURMA SEN, 12^th Raja of Mandi 1781/1788, married (amongst others), a daughter of Mian Bahadur Singh of Suket, and had issue, as well as illegitimate issue. He died 1788.
- Raja Zalim Sen (qv)
- Raja Ishwari Sen (qv)
- Mian Udai Singh (by a concubine), married and had issue. He died 1840.
  - Mian Budhi Singh, married and had issue.
    - Mian Jawahir Singh, married and had issue.
      - Mian Balak Singh, married and had issue.
        
        Kanwar Kashmir Singh, married Kanwarani Shanta Kumari, daughter of Kanwar Shiv Singh of Bilaspur, and has issue.
        
        Kanwar Anil Sen, married Kanwarani Shahnaz Kumari, daughter of Thakur Randhir Singh of Reh (see Nurpur), and his wife, Thakurani Kamla Devi, and has issue.
        
        Kanwar Dalip Singh, married 1959, Kanwarani Lakshmi Devi, daughter of Kanwar Jagjit Singh of Bashahr, and has issue.
        
        Kanwar Arvind Kumar Singh, married Kanwarani Anupama Kumari of Kotkhai, and has issue.
  - Kumari (name unknown), married Raja Bhawani Shah of Tehri-Garhwal.
Raja ISHWARI SEN, 13^th Raja of Mandi 1788/1826, born 1784, married 1^stly, a daughter of Raja Fateh Chand of Rajgir in Kangra, married 2^ndly, a daughter of Raja Uggar Singh of Bashahr. He died spl in 1826.
- Mian Ratan Singh, born 1813, married and had issue. He died 1858.
  - Mian Prem Singh
- Raja Balbir Sen (qv)
- Mian Kapur Singh, born 1818, married and had issue. He died 1882.
  - Mian Kahan Singh
- Mian Bhag Singh, born 1819, Regent of Bilaspur; married and had issue. He died 1878.
  - Mian Mohan Singh, married and had issue.
    - Mian Kesri Singh
    - Mian Durga Singh
    - Mian Kewal Singh
  - Mian Devi Singh
Raja ZALIM SEN, 14^th Raja of Mandi 1826/1839. He died spl in June 1839.
- Mian Raghunath Singh, married and had issue. He died 1871.
  - Mian Ganga Singh, married a daughter of Kanwar Balbir Singh of Sirmur, and his wife, a Kumari from Tehri-Garhwal.
    - Mian Parakram Singh
    - Mian Narender Singh
    - Mian Rajender Singh
    - Mian Ranbir Singh
Raja BALBIR SEN, 15^th Raja of Mandi 1839/1851, born about 1817, married several wives, and had issue, as well as illegitimate issue. He died 26^th January 1851.
- Raja Bijai Sen (qv)
- Mian Pardhan Singh, born 1846, died 1875.
- Mian Man Singh, born 1848, married and had issue. He died 1881.
  - Mian Kishan Singh Sahib, married and had issue. He died 1911.
    - Maj. HH Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur (qv)
- Kumari (name unknown), married Mian Jowala Singh of Suket.
Raja BIJAI SEN, 16^th Raja of Mandi 1851/1902, born 1846, K.C.S.I [cr.1884]; he was formally installed on 12^th October 1866, married 1^stly, 21^st July 1859, a daughter of Raja Jagat Chand of Datarpur, she died 1913, married 2^ndly, 25^th July 1859, a daughter of Raja Jai Singh of Guler, married 3^rdly, (name unknown), married 4^thly, a sister of Mian Kishan Singh Guleria, married 5^thly, a daughter of Mian Jagat Singh, married 6^thly, a daughter of Mian Hira Chand of Datarpur, married 7^thly, Rani (name unknown), daughter of Mian Raghbir Chand of Datarpur, married 8^thly, Rani (name unknown), daughter of Mian Udham Chand of Datarpur, and had issue, as well as natural issue. He died 10^th December 1902.
- Kumari (name unknown) (twin) (by 1^st wife), married 1884, Raja Raghunath Singh of Bashahr.
- Kumari (name unknown) (twin) (by 1^st wife), married 1884, Raja Raghunath Singh of Bashahr.
- Raja Bhawani Sen (by Khawasi Pardhano) (qv)
Raja BHAWANI SEN, 17^th Raja of Mandi 1902/1912, born 17^th April 1883, educated at Aitchison Chiefs College, Lahore; married 1^stly, a daughter of Kanwar Balbir Singh of Sirmur, and his wife, a Kumari from Tehri-Garhwal, married 2^ndly, a daughter of Mian Surat Singh of Suket, married 3^rdly, 1907, Rani Lalit Kumari, died 4^th May 1938, daughter of Raja Prithvi Dhwaj Shah, Taluqdar of Khairigarh-Singhai, and had issue. He died spm on 9^th February 1912.
- Rajkumari Dhanwati Devi, born 1905, educated at the Queen Mary School, Lahore; married March 1919, Kanwar Shiv Pal of Kutlehar, and had issue.

INTERREGNUM 1912/1913

Maj. HH Raja Sir JOGINDER SEN Bahadur, 18^th Raja of Mandi 1913/1986, son of Mian Kishan Singh Sahib, born 20^th August 1904, K.C.S.I. [cr.1931], educated at Queen Mary's College and Aitchison College, Lahore; Indian Ambassador to Brazil 1952/56; Member of Lok Sabha 1957/62; Honorary Lt.-Col. 3^rd/17^th Dogra Regiment and Bengal Sappers and Miners, married 1^stly, 8^th February 1923, HH Rani Amrit Kaur, born 1904, died 1948, daughter of Col. HH Farzand i-Dilband Rasikhul-Itiqad Daulat-i-Inglishia Raja-i-Rajgan Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala, and his wife, Rani Kanari, married 2^ndly, 13^th May 1930, Kumari Kusum Kumari [HH Rani Kusum Kumari of Mandi], born 27^th August 1913, died June 1998, daughter of Kunwar Prithiraj Sinhji of Rajpipla, and had issue, two sons and two daughters. He died 16^th June 1986.
- Tikka Yashodan Singh [Prince Tibu] (by HH Rani Amrit Kaur), born 7^th December 1923 at Lahore, served in the Indian Army, married (div. 1959), Rajkumari Meena Devi, born on 29^th May 1926, daughter of Raja Dalip Singh of Dhami, and his wife, Rani Tara Devi. He died vpsp on 16^th May 1980.
- Rajkumari Nirvana Devi [Princess Bubbles](by HH Rani Amrit Kaur), born 12^th December 1928 at Simla, married 27^th May 1946, Raja Jaswant Singh of Bilkha, and has issue, four sons.
- HH Raja Ashokpal Sen [Prince Bebu] (by HH Rani Kusum Kumari) (qv)
- Rajkumari Indira Kumari [Princess Baby](by HH Rani Kusum Kumari), born 8^th November 1938 at Lahore, married 28^th November 1958, Mr. Suresh Mahindra, a leading industrialist, died 1^st June 1990, and had issue, two children, a daughter and a son.
  - Anjali Kumari Mahindra, born 24^th September 1959 at Mumbai, Maharashtra, married 26^th February 1982 at Mumbai, Mr. Rajesh Mehra, and has issue.
    - Shivani Mehra
    - Nandhini Mehra
    - Aman Mehra
  - Marthand Singh Mahindra, born 5^th April 1963 at Mumbai, married 23^rd April 1995, Miss Rinu Basu of West Bengal, and has issue.
    - Jahnavi Mahindra
    - Ahalya Mahindra
HH Raja ASHOKPAL SEN, 19^th Raja Saheb of Mandi from 16^th June 1986 to 16^th Feb 2021. (The Bhawani Niwas Villa, Mandi 175 001, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. The Vijay Palace, Mandi 175 001, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India.[Office]), born 5^th August 1931 at Simla, married 1^stly, 2^nd May 1961 at Bhinai (annulled in April 1964), Rajkumari Usha Devi, daughter of Raja Kalyan Singh of Bhinai, married 2^ndly, 6^th February 1966, Rajkumari Kiran Kumari [HH Rani Sahiba Kiran Kumari of Mandi], born 29^th November 1947, died 5^th October 2003 at Mandi, daughter of Raja Mahinder Singh of Kullu, and his wife, Rani Vina Devyeshwari Devi, and has issue. He died on 16^th Feb 2021 [The Tribune].
- Rajkumari Sidheshwari Kumari, born 14^th January 1967 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, educated at Bombay University (B.A. Hons.), married 26^th February 1993 in Mandi, Chote Sarkar Udaysinghrao Patankar, son of Sarkar Hirojirao Ramrao Patankar of Patan (Ramapur) (see Baroda), and his wife, Sardarani Sushiladevi, and has issue, one daughter.
  - Kumari Chitrangana U. Patankar
- Tikka Omeshwar Singh (qv)
HH Raja OMESHWAR SINGH, 20^th Raja of Mandi (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

Mian Padam Singh, married and had issue.
- Kumari (name unknown), married Rai Gyan Singh of Kullu, and had issue.
Kumari (name unknown), married (as his second wife), Rai Dalip Singh of Kullu.
Mian Kuldeep Sen, married 1980, Kumari Mamta Kumari, born 1956, daughter of Kanwar Joginder Singh of Sirmur, and his wife, Kumari Rama Kumari.
Kanwar Ganga Sen, married a daughter of Kanwar Balbir Singh of Sirmur, and his wife, a Kumari from Tehri-Garhwal.
Kanwarani Vijay Kumari, married Kanwar Amar Singh of Dhami.
Kanwar Suresh Singh, married Kumari Sushma Devi, daughter of Kanwar Ajit Singh of Keonthal, and his wife, Kanwarani Padma Devi of Suket, and has issue.