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.

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• Raja BHARAT SINGH, Raja of Gidhaur fl.1798

• Raja GOPAL SINGH, Raja of Gidhaur, married and had issue. He died in or about October 1812.

  • Raja Jaswant Singh (qv)

  • Raja Nawab Singh (qv)

• Raja JASWANT SINGH, Raja of Gidhaur 1812/1820, died 1820.

• Raja NAWAB SINGH, Raja of Gidhaur 1820/-

• Raja SHIV PRASAD SINGH, Raja of Gidhaur 1869/-; fl.1882

• Maharaja Bahadur Sir JAI MANGAL SINGH, Maharaja of Gidhaur -/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, Maharaja of Gidhaur 1889/-, married and had issue.

  • Maharaja Bahadur Ravneshwar Prasad Singh (qv)

  • Rao Saheb Maheshwari Prasad Singh

• Maharaja Bahadur RAVNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH, Maharaja of Gidhaur -/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 Singhji of Kanore.

  • Maharajkumari (name unknown), married Rao Saheb Umrao Singhji of Nimrana.

  • Maharajkumari (name unknown), married Thakur Sangram Singhji of Diggi.

• Maharaja Bahadur CHANDRA MOULESHWAR PRASAD SINGH, Maharaja of Gidhaur 1923/-, born 1890, married (a), daughter of Raja Giriwar Prasad Singh, 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, married Rajkumarani Manhar Kumari, daughter of Colonel Rajkumar Guman Singh of Banera, and his wife, Rajkumarani Anand Kunwar, and had issue.

      • Lal Saheb Gyanendra Singh of Makrahi.

    • 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, Maharaja of Gidhaur -/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, Maharaja of Gidhaur (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

• Shri Kumar Surendra Singh, married Shrimati Sona Devi, and had issue.

  • Shri Kumar Digvijay Singh M.A., M.Phil.; J.D. (Bihar); born 4th November 1955, an Indian politician from the state of Bihar; educated at Patna University, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (M.A. and M.Phil.), and at Tokyo University; Member of the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2009; Member of the Rajya Sabha [10.4.1990] - [9.4.1996] and 2004; Union Minister of State 1990/1991 and 1999/2004; he served as the President of The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) from 1999 until his death; Vice-President of the Indian Olympic Association; he built the Sona Devi Charitable Hospital in Gidhaur; he created the Gidhaur Foundation, which organized the 'Gidhaur Mahotsav' during the Durga Puja in Gidhaur, between 2001 and 2007; married Shrimati Putul Kumari, and had issue, one son and one daughter. He died 24th June 2010 in London. (Lal Kothi, Gidhaur, Munghyr, Bihar, India)

    • Kumari Mansi Singh

    • Kumari Shreyasi Singh