PRESENT RULER: Rana OMKAR CHAND (Photo), Rana Sahib of Khaneti since 1998 (The Palace, Deori, Khaneti, District Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India)

born 24th February 1947 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and succeeded to the throne on the death of his father on 2nd November 1998, educated at Solan, married 7th May 1980, Kumari Ahilya Kumari [Rani Sahiba Ahilya Kumari of Khaneti], daughter of Major Kanwar Inder Singh of Koti, born 1950, and has issue, two sons.

• Tikka Gaurav Chand (Photo), born February 1982, married in 2008, Kumari Madhvi Kumari (Tikkarani Madhvi Kumari of Khaneti), daughter of Kanwar Raj Pal Singh of Bashahr, and his wife, Kanwarani Romila Kumari, and has issue, a daughter.

• Kanwar Saurav Singh, born March 1984, presently (2007) undertaking an M.B.A. in Australia.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Shimla Hill state tributary to Bashahr, founded about the the 10th century. Rulers were....

• Rana UGGAN CHAND, Rana of Khaneti, married and had issue.

  • Rana Sansar Chand of Karangla.

  • Rana Sabir Chand, married and had issue.

    • Several Generations

      • Rana Duni Chand of Khaneti

      • Rana Ahimal Singh of Kotgarh and Kotkhai.

  • Rana Jai Singh of Kumharsain.

• .....

• Rana TARA CHAND, Rana of Khaneti fl.1495

• Rana BIR CHAND, Rana of Khaneti fl.1550

• .....

• Rana PARTAB CHAND, Rana of Khaneti

• Rana RASAL CHAND, Rana of Khaneti 1802/1829, the state was overrun by the Gurkhas in 1803 until 1815, and during that time, the Rana was in self imposed exile at Bashahr; married and had issue. He died 1829.

  • Rana Nain Chand (qv)

  • Kumari (name unknown), married Rana Bhagwan Singh of Kotkhai, and had issue.

• Rana NAIN CHAND, Rana of Khaneti 1829/1858, married and had issue. He died 1858.

  • Rana Saran Chand (qv)

  • Mian Puran Singh

  • Mian Bhagirat Singh

  • Mian Alam Singh

• Rana SARAN CHAND, Rana of Khaneti 1858/1888 (Photo), married and had issue. He died 1888.

  • Rana Lal Chand (qv)

  • Mian Zalim Singh, born 1864, Regent for his brother 1888/1898

  • Kumari (name unknown), married the Thakur of Delath.

• Rana LAL CHAND, Rana of Khaneti 1888/1899, born 1861, of unsound mind, the state was under the control of his brother, married and had issue. He died 1899.

  • Rana Amogh Chand (qv)

  • Kumari Kamla Kumari, married Rana Jai Singh of Kotkhai, and had issue.

• Rana AMOGH CHAND, Rana of Khaneti 1899/1961 (Photo), born 1891, educated at Aitchison College, Lahore; married 7 wives, and had issue, eight children. He died 1961.

  • Rajkumar Bahadur Chand

  • Rajkumari Gajgamini, married into Isanagar.

  • Rana Krishan Chand (qv)

  • Rajkumar Tilak Raj Singh, married and had issue.

    • Kumari Kiran Bala Kumari, married Kanwar Pradyuman Singh of Kotkhai.

    • Kumari Vijay Jyoti Kumari, born 14th September 1971 in Khaneti, married 18th February 1994 in Junga, Raja Veer Vikram Sen of Keonthal, and has issue.

  • Rajkumari Sharda Devi, married Rana Raghubir Singh of Sangri.

  • Rajkumar Vikram Singh, married Rajkumar-Rani Vidhya Devi, daughter of Kanwar Katar Singh of Jubbal.

  • Rajkumar (name unknown) Singh

  • Rajkumari Sumitra Kumari

• Rana KRISHAN CHAND, Rana of Khaneti 1961/1998, born 1921, installed on the gaddi in 1962, educated at the Dharamsala College, married Rani Devendra Kumari (Photo), daughter of Kanwar Shiv Singh of Ghund, by his wife, Kanwarani Surti Devi (Photo), daughter of Kanwar Gulab Singh of Jubbal, and had issue, eleven children. He died 2nd November 1998.

  • Tikka (now the Rana Sahib) Omkar Chand (qv)

  • Raj Kumar Someshwar Singh, born 1951, educated at Solan, obtained a degree as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and is an agriculturist, married June 1984, Kumari Vidya Kumari, daughter of Mian Kaur Singh of Jubbal, and has issue, two sons.

    • Kunwar Anirudh Singh, born in February 1987.

    • Kunwar Aditya Singh

  • Raj Kumari Chandra Prabha Kumari, born 1953, married 1968, Thakur Vijay Chand of Beja State.

  • Raj Kumar Verinder Singh, born 1956, educated at Solan, married 7th April 1987, Kumari Sarla Kumari, daughter of Kanwar Devi Singh of Kashu, in Theog State, and his wife, Kanwarani Satya Devi.

  • Raj Kumari Sneh Prabha Kumari, born 1957, married, Kanwar Surinder Singh, born 1953, son of Kanwar Bhawani Singh of Jubbal, and has issue, three daughters.

  • Raj Kumari Kanti Prabha Kumari, born 1957, married 1985, Lieutenant Kanwar Lalit Kumar Singh of Manswal, and has issue, one daughter.

    • Kumari Ganeshwari Kumari, born 1987.

  • Raj Kumar Bhuvaneshwar Singh, born 1960, educated at Deori, married and has issue, two sons.

  • Raj Kumari Kirti Prabha Kumari, born 1963.

  • Raj Kumari Shashi Prabha Kumari, born 1967, married and has issue, two sons.

  • Raj Kumar Bhopinder Singh, born 1968, educated at Deori, married and has issue, two daughters.

    • Kumari Geetanjali Kumari

    • Kumari Nandini Kumari

  • Raj Kumar Lokinder Singh, born 1973, educated at Chandigarh Khalsa College, married and has issue.

    • Kunwar Aryavir Singh

• Rana OMKAR CHAND, Rana of Khaneti (see above)

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