Predecessors and Short History: The state was founded in 1728,
when the two sons of Raja Kaloji received from Baji Rao
Peshwa the grant of the Dewas State in common. The Raja
maintains a military force of 79 cavalry, 166 infantry,
and 6 guns, and is entitled to a salute of 15 guns (in
1893). Rulers were....
- Shrimant Babaji Puar, married and had issue.
- Shrimant Sambhuji Babaji Puar, married and had
issue (see Dhar).
- Shrimant Kaloji Babaji Puar, married and had
issue.
- Raja Tukojirao I Kaloji Puar, Raja of Dewas
Senior (qv)
- Raja Jivajirao I Kaloji Puar, Raja of Dewas
Junior (qv)
- Raja JIVAJIRAO
KALOJI PUAR, 1st Raja of Dewas-Junior
1728/1774, married and had issue. He died 15th August
1774.
- Raja Sadashivrao I Jivajirao Puar (qv)
- RAja Anandrao Jivajirao Puar (qv)
- Raja SADASHIVRAO I
JIVAJIRAO PUAR, 2nd Raja of Dewas-Junior
1774/1790,
married and had issue. He died 2nd December 1790.
- Raja Rukmangadrao Sadashivrao Puar (qv)
- Raja RUKMANGADRAO
SADASHIVRAO PUAR, 3rd Raja of Dewas-Junior
1790/1817
- Raja ANANDRAO I
JIVAJIRAO PUAR, 4th Raja of Dewas-Junior
1817/1840, he adopted his successor in 1837, married
and had adoptive issue.
- (A) Raja
Haibatrao I Anandrao Puar (qv)
- Raja HAIBATRAO I
ANANDRAO PUAR, 5th Raja of Dewas-Junior
1840/1864, married and had issue. He died 1864.
- HH Raja Narayanrao Haibatrao [Dada Saheb] Puar
(qv)
- HH Raja NARAYANRAO
HAIBATRAO [DADA SAHEB] PUAR, 6th Raja of
Dewas-Junior 1864/1892, born 20th December 1860,
succeeded 8th August 1864 (#1), educated at Daly
College, Indore, he rendered good service during the
Mutiny, married and had adoptive issue. He died 19th
January 1892.
- (A) HH Maharaja Sir Malharrao [Baba Saheb]
Puar (qv)
- HH Maharaja Sir
MALHARRAO [BABA SAHEB] PUAR K.C.S.I., 7th
Maharaja of Dewas-Junior 1892/1934, Maharaja
[cr.1918], K.C.S.I. [cr.1917], born 18th August 1877,
adopted by his uncle in January 1892; educated at Daly
College, Indore; succeeded 23rd May 1892; formally
invested with ruling powers in November 1897; he was
granted the K.I.H. Gold Medal in June 1912; married
(unequally) Shrimant Prabhavati Bai Saheba, and had
issue, not in line of succession. He died 4th February
1934.
- Maharajkumar Martand Rao Puar, born 1919, died
1951 in Darjeeling.
- Maharajkumari Shashiprabha (Wallia)
- HH Maharaja
SADASHIVRAO II [KHASE SAHEB] PUAR, 8th
Maharaja of Dewas-Junior 1934/1943, born 1887, married
and had issue. He died 2nd December 1943.
- Maharajkumari Alaknandabai Puar, married Sardar
Jadhav, and has issue.
- Sardar Balwantrao Jadhav (Balasahib)
- Sardar Rugmangadrao Jadhav (Appasahib)
- Sardar Ajay Jadhav (Gapuli Baba)
- HH Maharaja Sir
YESHWANTRAO [BHAU SAHEB] PUAR, 9th and last
Maharaja of Dewas-Junior 1943/1965, born 2nd March
1905, married 1942, HH Maharani Menaka Devi, daughter
of HH Maharaja Jitendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur of Cooch Behar, and his
wife, HH Maharani Indira Devi, and had issue, two
daughters. He died 1965.
- Maharajkumari Udaya Raje Puar [Princess Pixie],
born 1950, married Raja Rudendra Bikram Singh of Payagpur.
- Maharajkumari Durga Raje Puar
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