PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The state was founded
in 1437. In 1893, the Rana was allowed to maintain a military force of
1 1 cavalry, 169 infantry, and 7 guns. Rulers were....
- Rana ANAND DEO, 1st
Rana of Alirajpur 1437/1440, founder of
the state in 1437,
married and
had issue.
- Rana PRATAP DEO,
2nd Rana of Alirajpur 1440/-, married and
had issue.
- Rana CHANCHAL DEO,
3rd Rana of Alirajpur, married and had
issue.
- Rana Gugal Deo (qv)
- Kunwar Kesar Deo, he was the founder
of Jobat.
- Rana GUGAL DEO, 4th
Rana of Alirajpur
- Rana BACHCHHARAJ DEO,
Rana of Alirajpur
- Rana DIP DEO, Rana
of Alirajpur
- Rana PAHAD DEO I,
Rana of Alirajpur
- Rana UDAI DEO, Rana
of Alirajpur
- Rana PAHAD DEO II,
Rana of Alirajpur -/1765, died 1765.
- [Rana RAYA SINGH fl.1650, married Rani Devimati of Barwani
.]
- [Rana PRITHI DEO, married and had issue.
- [Rana SURAT DEO -/1765, married and had issue.
- Rana PRATAP SINGH (qv)
- generation
- Kunwar Kesari Singh, he attempted to supplant his
cousin, Rana Jashwant Singh in 1818 after the death of Rana Pratap
Singh, but was driven out by Musafir.]
- Rana PRATAP SINGH I,
Rana of Ali Rajpur 1765/1818
(deposed), married and had issue. He died
1818.
- Musafir Mekran, an adventurer, a long-time manager of the
state, he usurped the gaddi after the death of
Rana Pratap Singh, but was deposed later that same year in 1818,
he made himself useful in expelling his countrymen and other
foreigners
and was therefore recognised as Manager of the State during the
minority of Jashwant Singh.
REGENCY
1818/1839
- Rana JASHWANT SINGH,
Rana of Ali Rajpur 1839/1862, born
posthumously in 1818,
he was granted ruling powers on attaining his majority in 1839; married
and had
issue. He died 17th March 1862 leaving a will by which he divided the
State between his two sons (#3).
- Rana Ganga Deo (qv)
- Rana Rup Deo (qv)
- Rana GANGA DEO,
Rana of Ali Rajpur 1862/1869 (deposed),
born about 1845, on his succession, a dress of honour was
conferred on him by the British Government and a nazrana of Rupees
1,500 was taken; his incompetency and the anarchy which had
prevailed since he was entrusted with power, compelled the British
Government in 1869 to depose him and take the State under management,
Muhammad Najaf Khan was appointed Superintendent; the deposed Rana was
granted an allowance fixed at Rupees 1,000 per mensem; his
excesses had rendered him an imbecile for several months previous to
his death, he died in March 1871.
- Rana RUP DEO, Rana
of Ali Rajpur 1869/1881, born 1847,
he was recognized as his successor, but was only entrusted tentatively
with the management of affairs in 1873 on the
understanding that his continuance in power would depend on the manner
in which he carried on the administration; he adopted Kunwar Bijai
Singh from
Sondwa, married and had adoptive issue (#4).
He died spm on 29th
October 1881.
- (A) Rana Bijai Singh (qv)
REGENCY
1881/1890
- Rana BIJAI SINGH,
Rana of Ali Rajpur 1881/1890, he
succeeded by adoption, educated at
Daly College, Indore then at Rajkumar College, Indore till 1888; he was
succeeded by his cousin, Kunwar Pratap Singh, son of Thakur Bhagwan
Singh of Sondwa, who was selected by the Government of India in 1891;
he married twice and
had issue, a daughter. He died spm on 16th
August 1890.
- Rajkumari (name unknown)
(by the Senior Rani), born 2nd September 1890.
- (A) HH Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh II Bahadur (qv)
INTERREGNUM 1890/1891
STATE MANAGER 1891/1899
- HH Maharaja Sir PRATAP
SINGH II Bahadur K.C.I.E., 1st Raja of Ali Rajpur 1891/1941
(abdicated) and Regent of Ali
Rajpur 1941/1948, born 12th
September 1881 as Kunwar Pratap Singh, son of Thakur Bhagwan Singh of
Sondwa, educated at Daly
College, Indore; succeeded 14th February 1891 (#1), he was formally
installed in March 1892; during his minority the State was managed by a
Kamdar under the supervision of the Political Agent till 1904 when he
was granted full ruling powers; made a Magistrate First
Class in 1902; C.I.E.
[cr.1915],
K.C.I.E., Raja [cr.1911], Maharaja (Personal)
[cr.1941],
salute raised to 11 guns in 1920 and made hereditary in 1921, married
1stly, 1900, a daughter of Thakore Bahadur Sinh of Kathiwada, married 2ndly, 1902, a
daughter of Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Jitsinhji of Chhota-Udaipur, and had issue, one
son and two daughters. He died after 1950.
- HH Raja Fateh Singh (by 1st marriage) (qv)
- Rani Anand Kumari, married 28th February 1922 (as his
first wife), Raja Kishor Chandra Mardraj Harichandan of Nilgiri, and had issue.
- HH Raja FATEH SINGH,
2nd Raja of Ali Rajpur in 1941, born
22nd August 1904, engaged
19th July 1915 to Kunwari Sahiba Rajendra Kunwar Ba, daughter of
Lt.-Col. HH Maharawal Sir Shri Ranjitsinhji Mansinhji, 16th
Raja Saheb of Baria, maried and had
issue. He died 23rd
October
1941 (#2) .
- HH Raja Surendra Singh (qv)
- HH Raja Kamlendra
Singh (qv)
- Rajkumari Rohini Devi, married (as his first wife) 1945
(div.), Raja Narendra Singh of Sarila.
- [Rajkumari (name
unknown), married (as his first wife), Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Swaroopsinghji Chhatrasinghji,
Thakore Saheb of Chorangala, and
had
issue.]
- HH Raja SURENDRA SINGH,
3rd Raja of Ali Rajpur 1941/1996,
born 1923, educated at
Marlborough
College,
England;
served with the I.F.S., Indian Ambassador to Spain around 1980, married
(div.). He died sp on 30th
March 1996 at the Shreemaya Hotel in
Indore.
- HH Raja KAMLENDRA
SINGH, 4th Raja of Ali Rajpur (see above)
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