At 07:37 AM 27/04/05 -0400, you wrote: >Henry, > >Maharaja Udai Prakash is the Maharaja of Nahan (Sirmur).  He is the son of the Maharani of Jaipur's elder half sister who married in Alipura.  He was adopted in succession in l965, but this was not recognized by the Indian Govenment, and as a result the Privy Purse was not continued.  I am assuming that one of the Ranis of Rajendra Prakash Singh was responsible for the adoption, and since his maternal grandmother was the Nagod Princess, it was probably her doing.  At the same time, I believe that the late Maharaja Rajendra Prakash Singh left a good deal of his property to the present Maharani of Jaipur (who was not married to the Maharaja at the time of her father's death in 1964). > >Fr.Lawrence Ober > > Greetings, This at least explains whey the Maharaja of Nahan was present at that adoption ceremony, he would have been the Maharani of Jaipur's nephew. Money must have been the issue here, otherwise Kanwar Kuldeep Singh of Sirmur would most likely be the Maharaja of Nahan, as he would have the nearest living male relative. Many thanks for the insight. Cheers, Henry

What about Raja Ajay Bahadur Singh, ex-MLA ? Mandeep ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Soszynski" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Maharaja of Sirmur (Nahan) > At 07:37 AM 27/04/05 -0400, you wrote: > >Henry, > > > >Maharaja Udai Prakash is the Maharaja of Nahan (Sirmur). He is the son of > the > Maharani of Jaipur's elder half sister who married in Alipura. He was adopted > in succession in l965, but this was not recognized by the Indian Govenment, > and > as a result the Privy Purse was not continued. I am assuming that one of the > Ranis of Rajendra Prakash Singh was responsible for the adoption, and since > his > maternal grandmother was the Nagod Princess, it was probably her doing. At > the > same time, I believe that the late Maharaja Rajendra Prakash Singh left a good > deal of his property to the present Maharani of Jaipur (who was not married to > the Maharaja at the time of her father's death in 1964). > > > >Fr.Lawrence Ober > > > > > Greetings, This at least explains whey the Maharaja of Nahan was present at > that adoption ceremony, he would have been the Maharani of Jaipur's nephew. > Money must have been the issue here, otherwise Kanwar Kuldeep Singh of Sirmur > would most likely be the Maharaja of Nahan, as he would have the nearest > living > male relative. Many thanks for the insight. > Cheers, > Henry > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >

At 12:22 AM 29/04/05 +0530, you wrote: >What about Raja Ajay Bahadur Singh, ex-MLA ? > >Mandeep > > Mandeep, Raja Ajay Bahadur Singh, is the great grandson of Rajkumar Surjan Singh, a younger brother of Raja Raghbir Prakash. Whilst, Kr. Kuldeep Singh is descended from Raja Raghbir Prakash, so he is therefore a little closer to the ruling line. Cheers, Henry >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Henry Soszynski" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 3:37 PM >Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Maharaja of Sirmur (Nahan) > > >> At 07:37 AM 27/04/05 -0400, you wrote: >> >Henry, >> > >> >Maharaja Udai Prakash is the Maharaja of Nahan (Sirmur). He is the son of >> the >> Maharani of Jaipur's elder half sister who married in Alipura. He was >adopted >> in succession in l965, but this was not recognized by the Indian >Govenment, >> and >> as a result the Privy Purse was not continued. I am assuming that one of >the >> Ranis of Rajendra Prakash Singh was responsible for the adoption, and >since >> his >> maternal grandmother was the Nagod Princess, it was probably her doing. At >> the >> same time, I believe that the late Maharaja Rajendra Prakash Singh left a >good >> deal of his property to the present Maharani of Jaipur (who was not >married to >> the Maharaja at the time of her father's death in 1964). >> > >> >Fr.Lawrence Ober >> > >> > >> Greetings, This at least explains whey the Maharaja of Nahan was present >at >> that adoption ceremony, he would have been the Maharani of Jaipur's >nephew. >> Money must have been the issue here, otherwise Kanwar Kuldeep Singh of >Sirmur >> would most likely be the Maharaja of Nahan, as he would have the nearest >> living >> male relative. Many thanks for the insight. >> Cheers, >> Henry >>

Thanks a lot, Henry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Soszynski" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Maharaja of Sirmur (Nahan) > At 12:22 AM 29/04/05 +0530, you wrote: > >What about Raja Ajay Bahadur Singh, ex-MLA ? > > > >Mandeep > > > > > Mandeep, Raja Ajay Bahadur Singh, is the great grandson of Rajkumar Surjan > Singh, a younger brother of Raja Raghbir Prakash. Whilst, Kr. Kuldeep Singh is > descended from Raja Raghbir Prakash, so he is therefore a little closer to the > ruling line. > Cheers, > Henry > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Henry Soszynski" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 3:37 PM > >Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Maharaja of Sirmur (Nahan) > > > > > >> At 07:37 AM 27/04/05 -0400, you wrote: > >> >Henry, > >> > > >> >Maharaja Udai Prakash is the Maharaja of Nahan (Sirmur). He is the son of > >> the > >> Maharani of Jaipur's elder half sister who married in Alipura. He was > >adopted > >> in succession in l965, but this was not recognized by the Indian > >Govenment, > >> and > >> as a result the Privy Purse was not continued. I am assuming that one of > >the > >> Ranis of Rajendra Prakash Singh was responsible for the adoption, and > >since > >> his > >> maternal grandmother was the Nagod Princess, it was probably her doing. At > >> the > >> same time, I believe that the late Maharaja Rajendra Prakash Singh left a > >good > >> deal of his property to the present Maharani of Jaipur (who was not > >married to > >> the Maharaja at the time of her father's death in 1964). > >> > > >> >Fr.Lawrence Ober > >> > > >> > > >> Greetings, This at least explains whey the Maharaja of Nahan was present > >at > >> that adoption ceremony, he would have been the Maharani of Jaipur's > >nephew. > >> Money must have been the issue here, otherwise Kanwar Kuldeep Singh of > >Sirmur > >> would most likely be the Maharaja of Nahan, as he would have the nearest > >> living > >> male relative. Many thanks for the insight. > >> Cheers, > >> Henry > >> > > > ==== INDIA-ROYALTY Mailing List ==== > The posting of Copyright material, without permission of the copyright holder is forbidden. Selective quoting, though, is appropriate. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >