Dear Henry, Do you have more latest photo on various indian royalty. Suggest there should be more new photos --- Henry Soszynski <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com