PRESENT RULER: Rana KARAN SINGH, Thakur Saheb of Ratesh since 4th February 1989. (The Palace, Kot-Ratesh, Ratesh, Tehsil Theog, District Simla, H.P., India)

born 22nd June 1964 at Snowden Hospital, Simla; succeeded to the throne on 4th February 1989 and was installed in Kot-Ratesh by the people on 11th November 1990, educated at Ballag High School, in Ratesh and graduated from Government College, Simla and at the Himachal Pradesh University (M.B.A.); married 27th April 1990 in Karoli, Rajasthan, Kumari Priyamvada Kumari, daughter of Kanwar Mahendra Pratap Singh of Karoli, and has issue, two children, a daughter and a son.

• Rajkumari Mrinalini Kumari, born 19th October 1992 in Gwalior, M.P.

• Tikka Ruchirangad Singh, born 30th December 1996 in Gwalior, M.P.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A feudatory state of Keonthal to which it pays tribute. More popularly known as Kot, it was founded by a younger brother of Raja Karam Prakash of Sirmur. Rulers were....

• Rana RAI SINGH, younger brother of Raja Karam Prakash of Sirmur (1616/1630) and founder of Ratesh (Kot) state.

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• Rana JIT SINGH 1781/1801, married and had issue.

  • Rana KISHAN SINGH (qv)

  • Kanwar Bhawani Singh, married and had issue.

    • Kanwar Madan Singh, born 1843.

    • Kanwar Dharam Singh, born 1846.

  • Kanwar Moti Singh, married and had issue.

    • Kanwar Lakshman Singh, born 1848.

    • Kanwar Gopal Singh, died 1868.

• Rana KISHAN SINGH 1801/1860, succeeded to the throne in 1801, married and had issue, two sons. He died 1860.

  • Tikka Ram Singh [Rana RAM SINGH] (qv)

  • Raj Kumar Raghunath Singh, died 1915.

• Rana RAM SINGH 1860/1891, born 1828, succeeded to the throne in 1860, married Kumari (name unknown), daughter of a Kanwar of Theog, and had issue, three children. He died 1891.

  • Tikka Hira Singh [Rana HIRA SINGH] (qv)

  • Raj Kumar Zalim Singh, born 1874.

  • Raj Kumar Bir Singh, born 1886.

• Rana HIRA SINGH 1890/1925, born 1867, succeeded to the throne in 1891, married Kumari (name unknown) Sahiba, daughter of Thakur Bishan Singh of Ghund, and had issue, ten children, six sons and four daughters.

  • Tikka Shamsher Singh [Rana SHAMSHER SINGH] (qv)

  • Rajkumar Dalip Singh, born 1902, married to Kumari (name unknown) of Theog, died 1925. He died 1957 in Ripon Hospital, Simla.

  • Rajkumar Devi Singh, born 1903, died unmarried in 1926.

  • Rajkumar Padam Singh, born 1904, married the sister of Thakur Gulab Singh of Bharoli, whom he later divorced.

  • Rajkumar Rattan Singh, died 1942.

  • Rajkumar Beil Singh, died at the age of 17 years.

  • Rajkumari Gopi Devi, married Thakur Gulab Singh of Bharoli, and had issue, two sons.

  • Rajkumari (name unknown), married Mian Surat Singh of Village Chabal, Kasauli.

  • Rajkumari (name unknown)

  • Rajkumari (name unknown)

• Rana SHAMSHER SINGH 1925/1974, born in April 1897, educated at Solan, succeeded to the throne in June 1925, and signed the accession treaty with the Indian Union on 15th April 1948; married Kumari Yamuna Wati [Rani Yamuna Wati of Ratesh], daughter of Kanwar Parmatam Singh of Bhajji, and had issue, seven children. He died 4th April 1974.

  • Rana SURENDRA SINGH (qv)

  • Rajkumar Ajan Singh, born 1931, educated at Junga, married Kumari Kala Devi, daughter of Kanwar Udham Singh of Jagir Kanali in Theog, and has issue.

    • Kumari Leelawati Devi, born 1954, married 1972 (as his second wife), Thakur Devender Chand of Madhan.

    • Kanwar Dhaneshwar Singh, born 15th April 1956 in Ratesh, educated at Ballagh, married February 1984, Kumari Uma Devi, daughter of Mian Sukham Singh of Theog, and has issue, 2 children.

      • Yashwant Singh, born November 1984.

      • (name unknown) Singh, born 12th April 1987.

    • Kumari Rupeshwari Wati, born 1960.

    • Kumari Sulochna Devi, born 1962.

    • Kumari Pushpa Devi, born 1965, married 1983, Kanwar Krishen Singh of Madhan, and has issue, one son.

    • Kumari Urmila Wati, born 1969.

    • Kanwar Shakti Singh, born 1971, educated in Ballagh.

    • Kanwar Jagat Singh, born 1974, educated in Ballagh.

  • Rajkumar Govardhan Singh, born August 1939, educated at Government High School, Kotkhai; an agriculturist by profession and Secretary to the Gram Panchayat (Village Council), married March 1957, Kumari Tara Devi, daughter of Kanwar Sunder Singh from Khanali Jagir of Theog, and has issue, four children.

    • Kanwar Vikram Singh, born April 1964, educated at Ballagh.

    • Kumari Subhadra Devi, born 15th August 1965.

    • Kanwar Bajrang Bahadur Singh, born 25th April 1969, educated at Ballagh.

    • Kumari Rina Devi, born April 1971.

  • Rajkumar Sudarshan Singh, born January 1946, educated at Dhamandari in Theog and in Dharampur, in Madhan State; married 1967, Kumari Savitri Devi, daughter of Kanwar Kehar Singh of Jagir Kaushya in Theog State, and has issue, five children.

    • Kumari Gayatri Devi, born 1971.

    • Kumari Bholeshwari Kumari, born 1973.

    • Kumari Rita Kumari, born 1975.

    • Kanwar Arun Kumar Singh, born 1978, educated at Shai.

    • Kumari Madhu Kumari, born 1982.

  • Rajkumari Dwarka Wati, married (as his first wife), Thakur Devender Chand of Madhan State.

  • Rajkumari Padma Wati, married Kanwar Mohan Singh of Theog.

  • Rajkumari (name unknown), also married Kanwar Mohan Singh of Theog.

• Rana SURENDRA SINGH 1974/1989, born 2nd November 1925 in Ratesh, educated at Saint Thomas' School in Simla 1933/1946, succeeded to the throne on 4th April 1974 and was installed on 16th April 1974 by the people of Ratesh, married 1962, Kumari Sharda Devi [Rani Sharda Devi], daughter of Kanwar Shiv Singh, died 24th November 1988, and had issue, 3 children. He died 4th February 1989.

  • Kunwar (name unknown) Singh, born 1963, died in the same year.

  • Rana KARAN SINGH (qv)

  • Rajkumari Nita Kumari, born 1966, died of cholera eleven months later.

• Rana KARAN SINGH, Thakur Saheb of Ratesh (see above)