GIDHAUR (Zamindari)

  
VILLAGES:  xx  REVENUE:  xx  ACCESSION:  xx
STATE:  Bihar (Monghyr Distt.) DYNASTY:  Chandel RELIGION:  Hindu
     
PRESENT RULER:  Maharaja Bahadur PRATAP SINGH (1937/-)
born 17th November 1934 in Gidhaur, MP 1992/-, married 2nd May 1955, Maharani Pratibha Manjari Devi, daughter of HH Maharaja Sir Shri PRATAP CHANDRA BHANJ DEO of Mayurbhanj, and his wife, HH Maharani Prema Kumari Devi, and has issue. 
  • Maharaj Kumari Shruti Kumari [Rani Shruti Kumari of Manda], born 1956, married Raja Bahadur AJEYA PRATAP SINGH of Manda, and has issue, two daughters.
  • Maharaj Kumari Pramiti Manjari Devi [Rani Pramiti Manjari Devi of Zaniadra], born 1957, married Rana UMESH CHANDRA SINGH of Zaniadra.
  • Maharaj Kumar Rajrajeshwar Prasad Singh, born 1958.
  • Maharaj Kumari Prakriti Manjari Devi, born 1964.
PREDECESSORS and SHORT HISTORY:  Founded by Raja Puran Mal around 1596, who belonged to the clan of Chandels (Chandellas), builders of the Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh. Rulers were...
  • Raja DALAR SINGH, 14th Raja of Gidhaur, fl.1651.
  • .....
  • Raja GOPAL SINGH
  • Maharaja Bahadur Sir JAI MANGAL SINGH (grandson) -/1889, K.C.I.E., Maharaja Bahadur [cr.1877], married and had issue. He died 1889.
    • Maharaja Bahadur SHIV PRASAD SINGH (qv)
  • Maharaja Bahadur SHIV PRASAD SINGH 1889/-, married and had issue.
    • Maharaja Bahadur RAVNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH (qv)
    • Rao Saheb Maheshwari Prasad Singhji
  • Maharaja Bahadur RAVNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH -/1923, born 1860, K.C.I.E. [cr.1895], M.L.C. (Bengal); married 1886, and had issue. He died 1923 (#1)(#2)(#3).
    • Maharaja Bahadur CHANDRA MOULESHWAR PRASAD SINGH (qv)
    • Maharajkumari (name unknown), married Rawat Saheb KESRI SINGH of Kanore.
    • Maharajkumari (name unknown), married Rao Saheb UMARAO SINGH of Nimrana.
    • Maharajkumari (name unknown), married Thakur SANGRAM SINGH of Diggi.
  • Maharaja Bahadur CHANDRA MOULESHWAR PRASAD SINGH 1923/-, born 1890, married (a), daughter of the Raja of Ranka, married (b), daughter of the Raja of Kama, married (c), daughter of the Raja of Mallapur, and had issue.
    • Maharaja Bahadur CHANDRA CHUR SINGH (qv)
    • Thakurani Indumati Devi, married Thakur Saheb RANJIT SINGHJI of Bakhatgarh.
    • Maharajkumari Bimla Kumari, married Raja Saheb MAHESHWARI PRASAD SINGH, Talukdar of Makhari/Makrai (UP), and had issue.
      • Rajkumar Amar Singh
      • Rajkumari Mahima Kumari, married December 1966 at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Rajkumar Sagar Vikram Shah of Tehri-Garhwal.
    • Maharaj Kumari Aparna Kumari, married Raja Saheb BALBAHADUR SINGH of Raghogarh.
  • Maharaja Bahadur CHANDRA CHUR SINGH -/1937, born 1914, married Maharani Girija Kumari, daughter of Lt.Col. HH Sir Maharaja NARENDRA SHAH Sahib Bahadur of Tehri-Garhwal, and his wife, HH Maharani Indu Mati Devi, and had issue. He died 1937.
    • Maharaja Bahadur PRATAP SINGH (qv)
  • Maharaja Bahadur PRATAP SINGH (see above)
The help of Rajkumari Richa Manjari Devi is gratefully acknowledged © 2001
 
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1. Source:  "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 , p.152
2. "Dictionary of Indian Biography"  ; Buckland,C.E.  ; London, 1906, p.165
3. "Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage", 1916 London, p.392