Present Head
HH Maharaja PRITHVI BIR SINGH DEO, Maharaja of Sonepur, married to HH Maharani Kavita Kumari, daughter of Maharaj Laxman Singh of Sailana and his wife Rani Hemant Kumari from Sirmur, and has issues, two daughters and a son.
- Maharajkumari Srimati Aarti Kumari Sahiba [Thakurani Aarti Kumari Sahiba, of Tera], educated at La Matiniere Girls School, J.D. Birla College (BA), and The Birla Institute of Liberal Arts & Management Sciences (BILAMS), Calcutta. Married Thakore Shri Mayurdhwaj Singh Rudrasinhji Jadeja, of Tera, son of Thakore Shri Dr Rudrasinhji Jethisinhji Jadeja, of Tera, in Cutch state and has issues, one son and a daughter.
- Maharajkumari Srimati Shalini Kumari Sahiba [Kanwarani Shalini Kumari Sahiba, of Koti], born on in Calcutta, educated La Matiniere Girls School, Calcutta, Sophia Coll, Ajmer (BA), and Maharaja Sayajirao Univ, Baroda (MA); married at Jaipur on 2nd March 2006, as his second wife, Kanwar Purujit Singh Tanwar (born at Jaipur on 10th July 1970), only son of Kanwar Tara Singh Tanwar, of Koti, under Keonthal, by his wife, Kanwarani Janaknandani Kumari Sahiba, née Maharajkumari Shrimati Baiji Lal Shri Jhinkajija Pratap Kanwarji Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharajadhiraj Maharawalji Sahib Shri Chandraveer Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara. She has issues, one son and a daughter.
- Yuvraj Sriman Arjun Singh Deo, educated from Mayo College, Ajmer, Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics, Bombay Univ (B.Com.). Manager with J. Thomas & Co Pvt Ltd Tea Auctioneers & Brokers, Calcutta. Married Yuvrani Srimati Aditi Kumari Sahiba, educated from Rani Laxmibai Public School, Jhansi, and the Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Indore (BBA), daughter of H.H. Maharaja Lokendra Shri Rajendra Singh Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Datia, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Manohar Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Maharaj Shri Ram Singhji Sahib, of Nandia, in Sirohi. has issues, one son and a daughter.
Genealogy
Founded in 1556. Rulers were...
- Raja MADAN GOPAL SINGH DEO, Raja of Sonepur 1556/1606, 2nd son of Raja Madhukar Dev of Sambalpur, married and had issue.
- Raja Lal Saheb Deo (qv)
- Raja LAL SAHEB DEO, Raja of Sonepur 1606/1635, married and had issue.
- Raja Purushottam Singh Deo (qv)
- Raja PURUSHOTTAM SINGH DEO, Raja of Sonepur 1635/1673, married and had issue.
- Raja Raj Singh Deo (qv)
- Raja RAJ SINGH DEO, Raja of Sonepur 1673/1709, married and had issue.
- Raja Achal Singh Deo (qv)
- Raja ACHAL SINGH DEO, Raja of Sonepur 1709/1725, married and had issue.
- Raja Divya Singh Deo (qv)
- Raja Sobha Singh Deo (qv)
- Raja DIVYA SINGH DEO, Raja of Sonepur 1725/1766 or 1750/1770, married and had issue.
- Raja Jarwar Singh Deo (qv)
- Raja JARWAR SINGH DEO, Raja of Sonepur 1766/1767
- Raja SOBHA SINGH DEO, Raja of Sonepur 1767/1781 or 1771/1786, married and had issue.
- Raja Prithvi Singh Deo (qv)
- Raja PRITHVI SINGH DEO, Raja of Sonepur 1781 or 1786/1841, married Rani Gundicha Devi, and had issue.
- Raja Niladhar Singh Deo Bahadur (qv)
- Raja NILADHAR SINGH DEO Bahadur, Raja of Sonepur 1841/1891, born , married and had issue. He died .
- Raja Pratap Rudra Singh Deo (qv)
- Raja PRATAP RUDRA SINGH DEO, Raja of Sonepur 1891/1902, born , married Rani Amulyamani Devi, and had issue.
- HH Maharaja Shri Sir Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo (qv)
- Tikayat Rani Prematarangini Devi, married Tikayet Nruparaj Singh Deo of Seraikella, and had issue.
- Rajkumari (name unknown) (second daughter), married to a Lal Saheb of Panchakote.
- Rajkumari (name unknown) (third daughter), married to a Lal Saheb of Panchakote.
- Rajkumari (name unknown) (fourth daughter) [Rani Saheba of Chhota Nagpur], married the Raja Saheb of Ratu (Chhota Nagpur), and had issue.
- Rajkumar (name unknown), married and had issue.
- Raja Chintamani Nath Shah Deo of Ratu (Chhota Nagpur).
- Rajkumar (name unknown), married and had issue.
- Rajkumari (name unknown) (fifth daughter) [Rani Saheba of Rairakhol], married Raja Bira Chandra Jadumani Deo Jenamani of Rairakhol.
- Rajkumari (name unknown) (sixth daughter), married to the Raja Saheb of Tekkali.
- HH Maharaja Shri Sir BIR MITRODAYA SINGH DEO, Maharaja of Sonepur 1902/1937, born , succeeded 8th August 1902, K.C.I.E., Maharaja [cr.1908], married HH Maharani Parvati Devi, Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal, and had issue. He died in .
- HH Maharaja Shri Sudhansu Shekhar Singh Deo (qv)
- HH Maharaja Shri SUDHANSU SHEKHAR SINGH DEO, Maharaja of Sonepur 1937/- , M.R.A.S., Member of the Chamber of Princes, married HH Maharani Shrimati Khirode Kumari Devi, daughter of Shri Maheshwar Prasad Deo of Lanjigarh, and had issue.
- HH Maharaja BIR PRATAP SINGH DEO, Maharaja of Sonepur, born about 1923, educated at Presidency College, Calcutta, married 20th February 1944, HH Maharani Saheb Drupad Kumari, died after 1970, daughter of Thakore Sahib Shri Sir Bahadursinhji Mansinhji of Palitana, and his wife, Thakorani Bai Shri Sita Ba Kunverba Sahiba, and had issue.
- HH Maharaja PRITHVI BIR SINGH DEO, Maharaja of Sonepur (see above)
- Rajkumar Jaswant Singh Deo, married and had issue.
- Rani Ras Manjari Devi, born , she joined the Swatantra Party in 1967 and contested the Assembly elections in 1967, 1971 and 1974; Chairman, Tigiria Panchayat Samiti 1971/1974; M.L.A. (Orissa) 1977/1980; married Raja Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra of Tigiria, and had issue, three sons and three daughters.
- Sri Kameshwar Prasad Singh of Sonepur, married 1stly, Smt. Rajkumari Kamla Devi, daughter of Raja Bhagwati Prasad Singhji, Raja Saheb of Daiya, married 2ndly, Smt. Kishori Devi, daughter of Thakur Sri Ramji Sinha, Thakur of Reypura, and his wife, Thakurani Bachani Devi, and had issue.
- Smt. Manjula Singh (by Smt. Kishori Devi), married, Dr. Shiva Naresh Singh of Kamarthu.
- Smt. Ansu Singh (by Smt. Kishori Devi), married Dr. Rajiv R. Singh of Chhata.
