PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Predecessor state was founded before 1625, later Rajgarh
became a Princely State in 1911. Estate holders and rulers
were....
- Thakur DARYAO SINGH,
Raja of Raigarh 1625/-; created a Raja in about 1625,
by the Raja of Sambalpur.
- Raja JHUJHAR SINGH,
Raja of Raigarh fl.1808, married and had issue.
- Raja DEONATH SINGH,
Raja of Raigarh 1833/1862, he was granted the
zamindari of Bargarh in 1833, due to the rebellion of
its chief; married and had issue. He died 1862.
- Raja Ghanshyam Singh (qv)
- Raja GHANSHYAM
SINGH, Raja of Raigarh 1863/1890 and Zamindar
of Bargarh, born 1824, he was removed from the
administration of the estate in 1885 due to
mismanagement. He died 1890.
- Raja Bahadur BHUP
DEO SINGH, Raja of Raigarh 1890/1911, born
1867, succeeded 7th June 1890 (#1)
(continued below).
- Raja Bahadur BHUP
DEO SINGH, 1st Raja of Raigarh 1911/1917,
born 1867, married and had issue.
- Raja Bahadur Natwar Singh (qv)
- Raja Bahadur Chakradhar Singh (qv)
- Raja Bahadur NATWAR
SINGH, 2nd Raja of Raigarh 1917/1924, born
13th March 1891, succeeded 22nd March 1917.
- Raja Bahadur
CHAKRADHAR SINGH, 3rd Raja of Raigarh
1924/1947, born 19th August 1905 and succeeded 23rd
August 1924 (#2),
educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur; a famous
exponent of Katthak (a type of Indian
Classical dance), author of two well regarded books on
music, married Rani Basantmala Devi, daughter of Raja
Bahadur Jawahir Singh of Sarangarh, and had
issue.
- Raja Bahadur Lalit Kumar Singh (qv)
- Rajkumar Shri Surendra Kumar Singh, educated at
Rajkumar College, Raipur; Mayo College, Ajmer and
St. Xavier's College, Bombay, B.E. (Radio,
Television Engineering); I.N.C. (Madhya Pradesh),
born 14th September 1932 in Raigarh, Madhya Pradesh.
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1962/1967 and 1972/1990, Committee on Defence,
1996/97, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas and
Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Planning
and Programme Implementation, Science and Technology
and other Science Departments 1996/97; Member of the
Rajya Sabha [10.4.1996] - [9.4.2002]. Interests
include painting, music, shikar, photography,
electronics and yoga. Married 27th May 1954 in
Cuttack, Orissa, Rani Snehmala Devi, and has issue.
- Kumari Urvashi Devi
- Kumari Rajlaxmi Devi
- Kumari Kirti Kala Devi
- Kumari Purnima Devi
- Kunwar Devendra Pratap Singh
- Kunwar Yogendra Pratap Singh
- Kumari Jaimala Devi
- Raja Bahadur LALIT
KUMAR SINGH, 4th Raja of Raigarh 1947/2000,
M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) for two terms, married 1stly,
Rani Mangalmoti Devi, married 2ndly, Rani Shakuntla
Devi, and had issue. He died October 2000.
- Raja Bahadur Vikram Bahadur Singh (by Rani
Mangalmoti Devi) (qv)
- Rajkumar Shri Surendra Kumar Singh (by Rani
Mangalmoti Devi)
- Rajkumar Shri Devendra Kumar Singh (by Rani
Mangalmoti Devi)
- Rajkumari Pushpa Devi (by Rani Mangalmoti Devi)
- Rajkumar Shri Manoj Kumar Singh (by Rani Shakuntla
Devi)
- Rajkumari Roopkamal Devi (by Rani Shakuntla Devi)
- Rajkumar Shri Sandeep Kumar Singh (by Rani
Shakuntla Devi)
- Raja Bahadur VIKRAM
BAHADUR SINGH, 5th Raja of Raigarh (see
above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Rajkumar Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh of Raigarh,
educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur; M.L.A. (Madhya
Pradesh), Minister in the Madhya Pradesh Government.
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