PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The predecessor state of Siokot was founded
in 1527. Formerly part of the Kingdom of Suket in the Punjab Hills, the
dynasty
traditionally goes back to 765AD. In about 1100, Vijaya Sen had two
sons, Sahu Sen who
ruled
over Suket and Bahu Sen who ruled over Kullu. Bahu Sen’s descendants
emigrated
to Kullu until the tenth descendant, Kabakha Sen was killed by the Raja
of Kullu and his son had to flee to Siokot, not very far from the
present
city of Mandi which was founded during Ajbar Sen’s rule. Rulers
were....
- Raja BAHU SEN, 1st
Raja of Mandi, younger son of Raja
Vijai Sen of Suket.
- Raja NIM SEN, 2nd
Raja of Mandi
- Raja NIRHABAT SEN,
3rd Raja of Mandi
- Raja KAHABAT SEN,
4th Raja of Mandi
- Raja SAMMAT SEN,
5th Raja of Mandi
- Raja BIR SEN, 6th
Raja of Mandi
- Raja SAMUDRA SEN,
7th Raja of Mandi fl.1176
- Raja KESAB SEN, 8th
Raja of Mandi
- Raja MALAB SEN, 9th
Raja of Mandi
- Raja JAI SEN, 10th
Raja of Mandi
- Raja KRANCHAN SEN,
11th Raja of Mandi 1278/1301, he was
the first Raja to
overthrow the authority of the Raja of Kullu; married the daughter of
the Raja
of Siokot
and
had issue. He was killed by the Raja of Kullu in 1301.
- Raja BAN SEN, 12th
Raja of Mandi 1301/1346, born
posthumously in 1301,
he was adopted by his
maternal
grandfather, married and had issue.
- Raja Kalian Sen (qv)
- Raja Narindar Sen (qv)
- Raja KALIAN SEN,
13th Raja of Mandi 1300/1332 or
1346/1387, married and had issue.
- Raja Hira Sen (qv)
- Raja Dharitri Sen (qv)
- Raja HIRA SEN, 14th
Raja of Mandi 1332/1360 or
1387/1405, married and had issue. He was killed spm in a skirmish with the Raja of
Tilli.
- Raja DHARITRI SEN,
15th Raja of Mandi 1360/- or
1405/1425. He died sp.
- Raja NARINDAR SEN,
16th Raja of Mandi ca1400/- or 1425/1425.
- Raja PRAJAR SEN,
17th Raja of Mandi ca1440/- or 1425/1470
- Raja DILAWAR SEN,
18th Raja of Mandi ca1470/1499, died
1499.
- Raja AJBAR SEN,
19th Raja of Mandi 1499/1527 (continued
below)
- Raja AJBAR SEN, 1st
Raja of Mandi 1527/1534, he made Mandi his capital,
married and had issue. He died 1534.
- Raja CHHATAR SEN,
2nd Raja of Mandi 1534/1554, married and had issue.
- Raja SAHIB SEN, 3rd
Raja of Mandi 1554/1575 or 1534/1554, married Rani Prakash
Devi,
daughter of Raja Bikram Chand of Bilaspur,
and
had
issue.
- Raja NARAIN SEN,
4th Raja of Mandi 1575/1595 or 1554/1574, he defeated the Ranas of Ner,
Bandoh and Chuhar, and claimed their territory, later in life he became
paralytic but was cured by a pir.
- Raja KESHAB SEN,
5th Raja of Mandi 1595/1616 or 1574/1604, married and had
issue.
- Raja HARI SEN, 6th
Raja of Mandi 1616/1637 or 1604/1637, married and had
issue. He died 1637 or 1623.
- Raja Suraj Sen (qv)
- Raja Shyam Sen (qv)
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja Deep Chand of Bilaspur.
- Raja SURAJ SEN, 7th
Raja of Mandi 1637/1664 or 1623/1658, he was defeated into two battles
with the Raja of Kullu, and one with the Raja of Guler, married
(amongst others) (a), a
daughter of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur,
married (b), a daughter of Raja Chandarbhan Chand of Kangra, and had issue, one surviving
daughter. He died March 1664.
- Kumari (name unknown), married 1658, Raja Hari Dev
of Jammu.
- Raja SHYAM SEN, 8th
Raja of Mandi 1664/1679 or 1658/1673, married
and had issue.
He died in 1673 (or 1679), when five Ranis, two concubines and 37 slave
girls committed sati. He died 1679.
- Raja Gaur Sen (qv)
- Rani Jalal Devi, married Raja Deep
Chand of Bilaspur, and had issue.
- Mian Dan Chand, married and had issue.
- Mian Biri Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Pahar Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Badalia Singh
- Mian Balak Singh
- Raja GAUR SEN, 9th
Raja of Mandi 1679/1684 or 1673/1678, married (amongst
others), a daughter of Raja Budhi Chand of Sirmur,
and
had
issue,
as well as illegitimate issue. He died
1684.
- Raja Sidhi Sen (qv)
- Mian Manak Chand
- Mian Jippu Singh (natural son), Regent of Mandi in 1727.
- Raja SIDHI SEN,
10th Raja of Mandi 1684/1727 or 1678/1719, married and had
issue, one son and one daughter. He died
1727.
- Tikka Shiv Jawala Sen, married (amongst others), a
daughter of the Rana of Hatli, and had issue. He died vp
in 1703
or
1722.
- Raja Shamsher Sen (by a daughter of the Rana of Hatli)
(qv)
- Mian Dhur Jatiya, married and had issue.
- Mian Kaleswar Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Tegha Singh, married and had issue.
- Rana Bhup Singh, born 1837, he is head of the
Senior
Legitimate line
(1870); he was granted a pesnion of 1200Rs anually in compenstaion for
relinquishing his claim to the Mandi gaddi; married and had
issue.
- Mian Kahn Singh, born 1840, married and had issue.
- Mian Autar Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Pratap Singh
- Mian Upender Singh
- Mian Barender Singh
- Mian Sher Singh, born 1846.
- Mian Didar Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Bijai Singh, born 1836.
- Mian Ali Mardan Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Dalla Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Bakhtawar Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Hira Singh
- Mian Devi Singh
- Mian Kishan Singh
- Mian Jawahar Singh
- Mian Ranjit Singh
- Mian Balawar Singh
- Mian Aditya Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Shiv Rai Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Pir Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Mohan Singh
- Mian Sohan Singh
- Mian Kashmir Singh
- Mian Suchet Singh
- Mian Gorakh Singh
- Mian Goshaum Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Diwan Singh
- Mian Diyal Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Labh Singh, married and had issue.
- Kanwar Rabi Singh[, married Kumari Sidhawati,
daughter of Kunwar Virendra Singh of Suket,
and
had
issue.]
- Mian Agar Dat Singh (by a concubine), married and had
issue.
- Mian Arjan Singh
- Mian Somanthar Singh
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja Prithvi Pal of
Bangahal.
- Raja SHAMSHER SEN,
11th Raja of Mandi 1727/1781, born 1722, married (amongst
others), the
daughter
of Raja Ugar Singh of Chamba, and had
issue.
He died 1781.
- Raja Surma Sen (qv)
- Mian Shiv Man, died 1779.
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja Prakash Chand
of Guler.
- Raja SURMA SEN,
12th Raja of Mandi 1781/1788, married (amongst others), a daughter of
Mian Bahadur Singh of Suket, and had issue, as well as
illegitimate issue. He died
1788.
- Raja Zalim Sen (qv)
- Raja Ishwari Sen (qv)
- Mian Udai Singh (by a concubine), married and had issue.
He died 1840.
- Mian Budhi Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Jawahir Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Balak Singh, married and had issue.
- Kanwar Kashmir Singh, married Kanwarani Shanta
Kumari, daughter of Kanwar Shiv Singh of Bilaspur,
and
has
issue.
- Kanwar Anil Sen, married Kanwarani Shahnaz
Kumari, daughter of Thakur Randhir Singh of Reh (see Nurpur), and his wife, Thakurani Kamla
Devi, and has issue.
- Kanwar Dalip Singh, married 1959, Kanwarani
Lakshmi
Devi, daughter of Kanwar Jagjit Singh of Bashahr,
and
has
issue.
- Kanwar Arvind Kumar Singh, married Kanwarani
Anupama Kumari of Kotkhai, and has issue.
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja Bhawani Shah
of Tehri-Garhwal.
- Raja ISHWARI SEN,
13th Raja of Mandi 1788/1826, born 1784, married 1stly, a
daughter of Raja Fateh Chand of Rajgir in Kangra,
married
2ndly,
a daughter of Raja
Uggar Singh of Bashahr. He died spl
in 1826.
- Mian Ratan Singh, born 1813, married and had issue. He
died 1858.
- Raja Balbir Sen (qv)
- Mian Kapur Singh, born 1818, married and had issue. He
died 1882.
- Mian Bhag Singh, born 1819, Regent of Bilaspur; married
and had issue. He died 1878.
- Mian Mohan Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Kesri Singh
- Mian Durga Singh
- Mian Kewal Singh
- Mian Devi Singh
- Raja ZALIM SEN,
14th Raja of Mandi 1826/1839. He died spl in June 1839.
- Mian Raghunath Singh, married and had issue. He died 1871.
- Mian Ganga Singh, married a daughter of Kanwar Balbir
Singh of Sirmur, and his wife, a Kumari
from
Tehri-Garhwal.
- Mian Parakram Singh
- Mian Narender Singh
- Mian Rajender Singh
- Mian Ranbir Singh
- Raja BALBIR SEN,
15th Raja of Mandi 1839/1851, born about 1817, married several wives,
and had
issue, as well as illegitimate issue. He
died
26th January 1851.
- Raja Bijai Sen (qv)
- Mian Pardhan Singh, born 1846, died 1875.
- Mian Man Singh, born 1848, married and had issue. He died
1881.
- Mian Kishan Singh Sahib, married and had issue. He died
1911.
- Maj. HH Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur (qv)
- Kumari (name unknown), married Mian Jowala Singh
of Suket.
- Raja BIJAI SEN,
16th Raja of Mandi 1851/1902, born 1846, K.C.S.I [cr.1884];
he was formally installed on 12th October 1866, married 1stly, 21st
July 1859, a daughter of Raja Jagat Chand of Datarpur, she died 1913, married 2ndly,
25th July 1859,
a daughter of Raja Jai Singh of Guler,
married 3rdly, (name unknown),
married 4thly, a sister of Mian Kishan Singh Guleria, married 5thly, a
daughter of Mian Jagat Singh, married 6thly, a daughter
of Mian Hira Chand of Datarpur,
married 7thly, Rani (name unknown), daughter of Mian Raghbir Chand of Datarpur, married 8thly, Rani (name
unknown), daughter of Mian Udham
Chand of Datarpur, and
had issue, as well as natural issue. He died
10th December 1902.
- Kumari (name unknown) (twin) (by 1st wife),
married 1884, Raja
Raghunath Singh of Bashahr.
- Kumari (name unknown) (twin) (by 1st wife),
married 1884, Raja
Raghunath Singh of Bashahr.
- Raja Bhawani Sen (by Khawasi Pardhano) (qv)
- Raja BHAWANI SEN,
17th Raja of Mandi 1902/1912, born 17th April 1883, educated
at Aitchison Chiefs College, Lahore; married
1stly, a daughter of Kanwar Balbir Singh of Sirmur,
and
his
wife, a Kumari from Tehri-Garhwal, married 2ndly, a
daughter of Mian Surat Singh of Suket,
married 3rdly, 1907, Rani Lalit
Kumari, died 4th May 1938, daughter of Raja Prithvi Dhwaj Shah,
Taluqdar of Khairigarh-Singhai, and
had issue. He died spm
on 9th
February
1912.
- Rajkumari Dhanwati Devi, born 1905, educated at the Queen
Mary School, Lahore; married March 1919, Kanwar Shiv Pal of Kutlehar, and had issue.
INTERREGNUM 1912/1913
 Maj.
HH Raja Sir JOGINDER SEN Bahadur, 18th Raja of Mandi 1913/1986,
son of
Mian Kishan Singh
Sahib,
born 20th August 1904, K.C.S.I. [cr.1931], educated at Queen Mary's
College
and Aitchison College, Lahore; Indian Ambassador to Brazil 1952/56;
Member
of Lok Sabha 1957/62; Honorary Lt.-Col. 3rd/17th Dogra Regiment and
Bengal
Sappers and Miners, married 1stly, 8th February 1923, HH Rani Amrit
Kaur, born 1904, died
1948,
daughter of Col.
HH Farzand i-Dilband Rasikhul-Itiqad Daulat-i-Inglishia Raja-i-Rajgan
Maharaja
Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala,
and
his
wife, Rani Kanari, married 2ndly, 13th May 1930, Kumari Kusum
Kumari [HH Rani Kusum Kumari
of Mandi], born 27th August 1913, died June 1998, daughter of Kunwar
Prithiraj
Sinhji of Rajpipla, and had issue,
two sons and two daughters. He died
16th June 1986.
- Tikka Yashodan Singh [Prince Tibu] (by HH Rani Amrit
Kaur), born
7th December
1923
at Lahore, served in the Indian Army, married (div. 1959), Rajkumari
Meena
Devi, born on 29th May 1926, daughter of Raja Dalip Singh of Dhami, and his wife, Rani Tara Devi. He
died vpsp on 16th May 1980.
- Rajkumari Nirvana Devi [Princess Bubbles](by HH Rani
Amrit
Kaur),
born 12th
December
1928 at Simla, married 27th May 1946, Raja Jaswant Singh of Bilkha,
and has issue, four sons.
- HH Raja Ashokpal Sen [Prince Bebu] (by HH Rani Kusum
Kumari) (qv)
- Rajkumari Indira Kumari [Princess Baby](by HH Rani Kusum
Kumari),
born 8th November
1938 at Lahore, married 28th November 1958, Mr. Suresh Mahindra, a
leading
industrialist, died 1st June 1990, and had issue, two children, a
daughter
and a son.
- Anjali Kumari Mahindra, born
24th
September 1959 at
Mumbai, Maharashtra, married 26th February 1982 at Mumbai, Mr. Rajesh
Mehra, and has issue.
- Marthand Singh Mahindra, born 5th
April
1963 at Mumbai, married
23rd April 1995, Miss Rinu Basu of West Bengal, and has issue.
- Jahnavi Mahindra
- Ahalya Mahindra
- HH Raja ASHOKPAL SEN,
19th
Raja
of Mandi (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Mian Padam Singh, married and had issue.
- Kumari (name unknown), married Rai Gyan Singh of Kullu, and had issue.
- Kumari (name unknown), married (as his second wife),
Rai Dalip Singh of Kullu.
- Mian
Kuldeep Sen, married 1980, Kumari Mamta Kumari, born 1956, daughter of
Kanwar Joginder Singh of Sirmur, and
his wife, Kumari Rama
Kumari.
- Kanwar Ganga
Sen, married a daughter of Kanwar Balbir Singh of Sirmur, and his wife, a Kumari from
Tehri-Garhwal.
- Kanwarani Vijay Kumari, married Kanwar Amar Singh of Dhami.
- Kanwar Suresh Singh, married Kumari Sushma Devi, daughter
of Kanwar Ajit Singh of Keonthal, and
his wife, Kanwarani Padma Devi of Suket,
and has issue.
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