Rajendra Prakash

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Rajendra Prakash
His Highness the Maharaja Sahib of Sirmur
Maharaja of Sirmur
Reign13 August 1933 – 6 November 1964
Coronation 13 February 1935
Investiture24 November 1938
Predecessor Amar Prakash
Born11 January 1913
Nahan, Sirmur State, British India
Died6 November 1964
Dehradun, India
Consort(s)Durga Devi
Indira Devi
Issue Nalini Devi
Padmini Devi
Udai Prakash (adoptive)
Father Amar Prakash
MotherMandalasa Kumari

Rajendra Prakash, KCIE, forty-eight direct male lineal descendant from the original founder of the Dynasty, [1] served as the Maharaja of Sirmur from 1933 until 1964.

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Birth

He was born on 11 January 1913 to Amar Prakash and his wife Mandalasa Kumari. [2]

Reign

He succeeded his father, Amar Prakash, upon his death on 13 August 1933. [3] [4] However, his coronation was performed on 13 February 1935, and he was invested with full ruling powers on 24 November 1938. [3]

Personal life

The rulers of Sirmur and Palitana Their Highnesses the Rulers of Sirmur and Palitana.jpg
The rulers of Sirmur and Palitana

Marriages

In 1936, he married his first wife, Durga Devi, the daughter of the Raja Yaduvendra Singh of Nagod. [3] [4] His second marriage was with Indira Devi, the daughter of Thakore Sir Bahadursinhji Mansinhji of Palitana in 1941. [3] [4]

Children

Rajendra Prakash was the father of two daughters, Nalini Devi (by his first wife) and Padmini Devi (by his second wife). [4] [5] [6] Nalini Devi married Vidur Singh, son of the Raja of Alipura, in 1952. [4] Padmini Devi, married Bhawani Singh, son of Man Singh II, in 1967. [4] [7] [8]

Death

He died on 6 November 1964. [9] After his death, his widow Durga Kumari adopted Udai Prakash in 1965, who subsequently assumed the Rajendra titles. [3] [10] However, on 15 May 2013, at the insistence of former Sirmur state nobles who challenged Udai’s accession, Padmini Devi installed her grandson Lakshya Raj to her father's titles at the Nahan Palace. [11] [12] His death led to a dispute over the property between Padmini Devi and Udai Prakash. [13] The dispute, which continued for 23 years, was settled in 2011 by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, and the property was divided between them. [12] [14]

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