PRESENT RULER: HH Maharaja Lokendra RAJENDRA SINGH Ju Dev Bahadur, 13th Maharaja of Datia since October 2006.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded in 1626. Rulers were...

1. Rao BHAGWAN RAO 1626/1656, received Datia and Baroni from his father (Raja Bir Singh Deo of Orchha) in 1626 and established his own state. He died 1656.

2. Rao SUBHA KARAN 1656/1683, died 1683

3. Rao DALPAT SINGH 1683/1706 ^(#2)

4. Rao RAMCHANDRA SINGH 1706/1733, died 1733

5. Rao INDRAJIT SINGH 1733/1762

6. Rao SHATRUJIT SINGH 1762/1801 ^(#3)

7. Raja PARICHHAT SINGH 1801/1839, Raja [cr.1820's]

8. Raja BIJAI SINGH Bahadur 1839/1857, born 1826, married 1sty, Senior Rani, died 1858, married 2ndly, Junior Rani, and had illegitimate issue. He died spl 1857.

   • Kunwar Arjun Singh, favoured for adoption as successor by the Junior Rani.

9. HH Maharaja Lokendra Sir BHAWANI SINGH Bahadur 1857/1907, K.C.S.I., Maharaja (Hereditary) [cr.1865], Maharaja Lokendra [cr.1877], enjoyed a personal gun salute of 19 granted in 1906, born 13th August 1846 (1854 ^#1), succeeded 20th November 1857, belonged to the Bhasnai branch of the Orchha Royal Family, descended from Kunwar Har Singh Deo, brother of Raja Bir Singh Deo of Orchha, married and had issue, one son. He died 4th August 1907.

   • Hon. Lt.Col. HH Maharaja Lokendra Sir GOVIND SINGH Ju Dev Bahadur (qv)

10. Hon. Lt.Col. HH Maharaja Lokendra Sir GOVIND SINGH Ju Dev Bahadur 1907/1951, born 1886, G.C.I.E. [cr.1932], K.C.S.I. [cr.1918], Vice President of the St John Ambulance Association and Patron of the Red Cross Society, married 1stly, 1902, a daughter of the Dhandera Jagirdar of Manpura in Gwalior, she died before 1935, married 2ndly, a daughter of Thakore Sahib of Sayla, married 3rdly, a daughter of the Thakur of Suara in Datia, and had issue. He died 1951.

    • HH Maharaja Lokendra Balbhadra Singh Ju Dev Bahadur (by 1st marriage) (qv)

    • Maharajkumar Jashwant Singh (by 2nd marriage), born 1926.

11. HH Maharaja Lokendra BALBHADRA SINGH Ju Dev Bahadur 1951/1978 , born 1907, married a daughter of Maharaja Bhagwati Prasad Singh of Balrampur in Oudh, and had issue. He died 29th March 1978.

12. HH Maharaja Lokendra KRISHAN SINGH Ju Dev Bahadur 1978/2006, married and had issue. He died October 2006.

    • HH Maharaja Lokendra RAJENDRA SINGH Ju Dev Bahadur (qv)

    • Maharajkumar Harishchandra Singh, former Joint Director C.B.I., married Rani Uma Kumari, daughter of Thakur Gulab Singh of Siriyari, and his wife, Thakurani Hem Kanwar, and has issue.

      • Rajkumar Taruraj Dev

    • Maharajkumar Ghanshyam Singh, former Member of the Legislative Assembly in Madhya Pradesh, President of the Datia District Congress Committee, married (unknown lady), and has issue.

      • Rajkumari Ksheerja Kumari [Rani Ksheerja Kumari of Baghal], married January 2008, Rajkumar Harvashvardhan Singh [now Raja Harvashvardhan Singh of Baghal], son of Tikka Pramod Singh of Baghal, and his wife, Tikka Rani Poornima Devi, and has issue, one daughter.

    • Maharajkumari Gayatri Kumari [now Rajmata Gayatri Kumari of Khilchipur], married 20th May 1970, Raja Rao Bahadur Bhartendra Singhji of Khilchipur, and has issue.

    • Rani Sahib Gargi Devi, married Rao Harshvardhan Singh of Vijayanagar.

13. HH Maharaja Lokendra RAJENDRA SINGH Ju Dev Bahadur (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

• (Maharajkumar?) Balram Singh, married Maharajkumari Urmila Kumari, daughter of HH Maharawat Sir Ram Singhji II Bahadur of Pratapgarh, born 1937.

• ?Kunwar Sahib of Datia, married Rajkumari Srikala Devi, only daughter of Raja Jitamitra Singh Deo of Khariar, and his wife, Rani Rajshree Devi.

• Kumari Prabha Devi, married Rajkumar Ranvijay Singh of Koti in Himachal Pradesh, born 1946, died 14th January 1996, and has issue, two daughters.

• Raghunath Singh of Nandigaon, a relative of HH the Maharaja of Datia, fl.1924.