Shiv Rattan Dev Singh
| Shiv Rattan Dev Singh | |
|---|---|
| Raja-i-Rajgan Raja Kalan Bahadur | |
 | |
| Raja of Poonch | |
| Reign | c. 1940 – c. 1967 |
| Predecessor | Jagat Dev Singh |
| Born | April 1925 |
| Died | c. 1967 |
| Spouse | Nalini Rajya Lakshmi Devi |
| Issue |
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| House | Poonch |
| Dynasty | Dogra |
| Father | Jagat Dev Singh |
| Mother | Padmavati |
| Education | |
Shiv Rattan Dev Singh was the Raja of Poonch from 1940 until his death in 1967.
Birth
[edit]He was born in April 1925 to Jagat Dev Singh, the Raja of Poonch, and his wife, Padmavati.[1][2]
Education
[edit]He was educated at Aitchison College, Lahore, under the supervision of a European tutor.[2] He was later enrolled at Mayo College, Ajmer.[1][3] He completed his LL.B. at University of Lucknow.[4]
Succession
[edit]Upon the death of his father in 1940, he succeeded him as the Raja of Poonch.[2] As he was a minor at the time, the affairs of the state were administered by a regency council.[2] The Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir appointed Sheikh Abdul Qayum as the administrator of Poonch and Baldev Singh Pathania as his guardian.[5] The latter remained in this role until October 1941.[6] During his minority, Hari Singh continued appointing civilian and military officers to oversee the administration of Poonch.[7] However, this was not well received by Shiv’s family and the people of Poonch.[1]
Personal life
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He married Nalini Rajya Lakshmi Devi, the daughter of Tribhuvan and his wife, Ishwari.[1] He and his wife had issue: three daughters—Hemlata Rajye, Rajni Kumari, and Urmila Kumari—and two sons, Raman Dev Singh and Ratish Dev Singh.[1] Following the partition of India, he, along with his family, moved from Lahore to Delhi, losing his property in Lahore and Rawalpindi in the process.[1] They then relocated to a haveli in Haridwar, built by his ancestor Dhian Singh, before finally settling in Dehradun, where he had purchased a house.[1]
Death
[edit]He died in Dehradun in 1967.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Grewal, Brigadier J. S. (2022-08-01). Poonch: India’s Invincible Citadel. Lancer Publishers. pp. 133–134, 138–139, 142–143. ISBN 978-81-7062-345-8.
- ^ a b c d Khosla K. R. (1942). The States Estates and Whos Who In India and Burma. The Imperial Publishing Co., Railway Road, Lahore. p. 105.
- ^ Bloeria, Sudhir S. (2000). Pakistan's Insurgency Vs India's Security: Tackling Militancy in Kashmir. Manas Publications. p. 40. ISBN 978-81-7049-116-3.
- ^ Sufi (1974). Kashir--being a History of Kashmir from earliest times vol 2. p. 830.
- ^ The Jammu and Kashmir Yearbook. Ranbir Publications. p. 90.
- ^ Nanji Deshmukh Collection. Encyclopedia 1920, Urdu ( Partly Damaged) Nanji Deshmukh Collection. p. 307.
- ^ Duschinski, Haley; Bhan, Mona; Robinson, Cabeiri deBergh (2023-06-01). The Palgrave Handbook of New Directions in Kashmir Studies. Springer Nature. pp. 45–47. ISBN 978-3-031-28520-2.