Rajendra Prakash | |
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His Highness the Maharaja Sahib of Sirmur | |
Maharaja of Sirmur | |
Reign | 1933-1964 |
Predecessor | Amar Prakash |
Born | 11 January 1913 Nahan, Sirmur State, British India |
Died | 6 November 1964 Dehradun, India |
Consort(s) | Durga Devi Indira Devi |
Issue | Nalini Devi Padmini Devi Udai Prakash |
Father | Amar Prakash |
Mother | Mandalasa Kumari |
Rajendra Prakash, K.C.I.E., 48th direct male lineal descendant from the original founder of the Dynasty, [1] served as the Maharaja of Sirmur State from 1933 until 1964.
He was born on 11 January 1913 to Amar Prakash and his wife Mandalasa Kumari. [2] He succeeded to the Gaddi on the death of his father in 1933. [2] He died in 1964. [3] [4]
In 1936, he married his first wife, Durga Devi, the daughter of the Raja Sahib of Nagod. [5] His second marriage was with Indira Devi, the daughter of the Maharaja Thakore Sahib of Palitana in 1941. [5]
Rajendra Prakash was the father of two daughters, Nalini Devi (by his first wife) and Padmini Devi (by his second wife). [5] [6] [7] Nalini Devi married Vidur Singh, son of the Raja Sahib of Alipura, in 1952. [5] Padmini Devi, married Bhawani Singh, son of the Maharaja Sahib of Jaipur, in 1967. [5] [8] [9]