Predecessors and Short History: Reportedly
founded
by Raja Durga Singh Kachhawa in the 11th century or
founded by a Rajput who came from Marwar at an unknown
date and settled in the Simla Hills. The Gurkhas overran
this State, with others in the Simla Hills, and when they
were expelled by the British in 1815 the then Rana was
confirmed in his possession of the state. The Rana
maintains a military force of 10 infantry. Rulers were...
- Rana BAL RAM,
Rana of Darkoti 1787/-, married and had issue.
- Rana JATHU RAM,
Rana of Darkoti -/1815, married and had issue.
- Rana SUTES RAM,
Rana of Darkoti 1815/1854, married and had issue. He
died 1854.
- Rana Paras Ram (qv)
- Mian Chhumal Singh
- Rana PARAS RAM,
Rana of Darkoti 1854/1856, married and had issue. He
died 1856.
- Rana Ram Singh (qv)
- Mian Nahar Singh, married and had issue. He died
1876.
- Mian Lakshman Singh, born 1841.
- Mian Hari Singh, born 1845.
- Mian Arjan Singh, born 1848.
- Mian Anant Ram, born 1852.
- Mian Sita Ram, married and had issue. He died
1888.
- Mian Zalim Singh, born 1857.
- Rana RAM SINGH,
Rana of Darkoti 1856/1883, born 1815, married and had
issue. He died 1883.
- Rana Ram Saran Singh (qv)
- Mian Hemant Singh, born 1851.
- Mian Hari Ram Singh, born 1854, died 1927.
- Rana RAM SARAN
SINGH, 23rd Rana of Darkoti 1883/1918, born
1843/1849, succeeded 15th October 1883 (#1),
married and had issue. He died 24th September 1918.
- Rana Raghunath Singh (qv)
- Kanwar Lakshman Singh, married and had issue.
- Rana RAGHUNATH
SINGH, Rana of Darkoti 1918/1951, born 1888,
married 1stly, a Rani from Koti, married 2ndly, Rani
Attam Dei, daughter of Kanwar Sadh Singh of Jubbal, married 3rdly, a
Rani from Rawingarh, married 4thly, a Rani from
Ghunde, and had issue. He died 1951.
- Rana Shiv Singh (by Koti Rani) (qv)
- Kanwar Attar Singh (by Koti Rani)
- Thakurani Govinda Devi (by Rani Attam Dei),
married Thakur Lakshmi Chand of Beja, and had issue.
- Kanwar Udham Singh (by Rawingarh Rani), educated
at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (Lefroy) 1942/1949.
- Kanwar Pratap Singh (by Rawingarh Rani), educated
at Colonel Brown School, Dehradun and at Khalsa
College, Amritsar.
- Kanwar Madan Singh (by Rawingarh Rani), served in
the I.A.F., married Kumari Leela Kanwar, daughter of
Kanwar Surat Singh of Jubbal,
and has issue, two sons.
- Kanwar Tejinder Singh (Bunny), Manger and
Proprietor of Apple Orchards, currently based in
Delh.
- Kanwar Lokinder Singh (Robin), presently
working as a Country Head in a Motorsport Industry
(Formula 1 / Moto GP / World Superbike
Championship etc.); Secretary General - State Lawn
Bowls Federation of Himachal Pradesh-Shiml.
- Kumari (name unknown) (by Rawingarh Rani),
married Kanwar Chattar Singh of Sirmur, and has issue.
- Kanwarani Sharda Devi (by Rawingarh Rani), married
(as his second wife), Kanwar Murat Singh of Tharoch, and had
issue, five daughters.
- Maharani Manzila Devi, married HH Maharaja
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.
- Maharani Padmani Devi, married HH Maharaja
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.
- Rana SHIV SINGH,
Rana of Darkoti 1951/1996, married Rani Lakshmi Devi
of Ratesh, and had
issue. He died 1996.
- Rana Raghubir Singh (qv)
- Kumari Chand Prabha, married Kanwar Brijraj Singh
of Sirmur, and has
issue.
- Kumari Kalawati Devi, married Kanwar Mohan Lal
Singh of Ghund, and
has issue.
- Kanwar Gyaninder Singh
- Kumari Radha Kumari, married Thakur Narain Singh
of Pojhota in Sirmur.
- Rana RAGHUBIR SINGH,
Rana of Darkoti (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Thakurani Mathura Kumari of Darkoti, married Thakur
Govind Singh from Tehri Garhwal, and had issue.
- Kumari Mandal, married married 21st
November 1983, Kanwar Nirbhaya Singh of Sirmur, and has
issue.
- Kanwar Piari Singh of Darkoti, married and had
issue.
- Usha Kumari, married (as his second wife), Kanwar
Partap Singh of Sirmur,
and had issue.
- Kanwar Sar Singh, married Kanwarani Bindra Devi,
daughter of Kanwar Jogi Ram of Jubbal, and had issue.
- Kanwar Gyan Singh of Kiar in Darkoti, married Kumari
Gopi Dei, daughter of Kanwar Surjan Singh of Kalonta
in Jubbal, and his
wife, Kanwarani Govinda Devi, and has issue.
- Mian Pui Lal, married and had issue.
- Kumari (name
unknown), married Kanwar Mehr Singh of Ratesh, and had issue.
- Thakurani Jamuna Devi, married Thakur Kidar Singh,
Thakur of Tharoch,
and had issue.
- Capt. Kanwar Sher Singh, married Kumari Tara Devi,
daughter of Mian Man Singh of Kotkhai, and his wife,
Kanwarani Shanti Devi of Jubbal, and had issue.
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