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Dynasty
Raksel
State
Madhya Pradesh
Agency
Chhattisgarh States Agency
Accession
1st January 1948
Revenue
INR 852,000
Area
15,553Square Kilometerskm²
Population
502,058
Privy Purse
INR 145,300
Hindi Name
सुर्गुजा
Last Updated
30th Jan, 2025
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Genealogy
- Raja JAGGANATH SINGH Deo, 98th Raja of Surguja 1562/1574
- Raja GARAGNATH SINGH Deo, 99th Raja of Surguja 1574/1591
- Raja RUPNATH SINGH Deo, 100th Raja of Surguja 1591/1602
- Raja GANNATH SINGH Deo, 101st Raja of Surguja 1602/1621
- Raja SRABPAL SINGH Deo, 102nd Raja of Surguja 1623/1633
- Raja NARENDRA RUDRA SINGH Deo, 103rd Raja of Surguja 1633/1678
- Raja BAIHA DADU SINGH Deo, 104th Raja of Surguja 1678/1709
- Raja BALBHADRA SINGH I Deo, 105th Raja of Surguja 1709/1728
- Raja JASWANT SINGH Deo, 106th Raja of Surguja 1728/1749
- Raja BAHADUR SINGH Deo, 107th Raja of Surguja 1749/1758
- Raja SHEO SINGH Deo, 108th Raja of Surguja 1760/-
- Raja AJIT SINGH Deo, 109th Raja of Surguja 1792/1799, married and had issue.
- Rajkumar (name unknown), married and had issue.
- Raja Lal Amar Singh Deo (qv)
- Lal Bahadur Bishveshwar Bux Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur; married and had issue.
- Lal Bahadur Maheshvari Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur; married and had issue.
- Lalji Ram Prasad Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur; married and had issue.
- Lal Bahadur Harprasad Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur; married and had issue, six sons.
- Lalji Avdhendra Prasad Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur; married and had issue, six sons.
- Lal Amresh Prasad Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur, M.L.A. in 1962, married and had issue, four sons and five daughters.
- Lalji Ajeet Pratap Singh Deo, present Zamindar of Lakhanpur, married to Shrimati Leena Singh Deo from Zamindar of Bihar and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Amit Singh Deo, married Shrimati Shivani Singh from Diyara Estate U.P. and has issue, one son.
- Kumar Arinjay Singh Deo
- Kumar Summit Singh Deo
- Kumari Archana Singh Deo
- Kumari Anupama Singh Deo, married to Kunwar Amit Singh Rathore from Jubbal H.P.
- Kumar Shri Amit Singh Deo, married Shrimati Shivani Singh from Diyara Estate U.P. and has issue, one son.
- Lalji Ranjeet Pratap Singh Deo, married Kumari Smita Singh, and has issue.
- Kumar Digvijay Singh Deo, born in Ambikapur, Surguja.
- Kumar Ranvijay Singh Deo, born in Jabalpur, M.P.
- Lalji Indrajeet Pratap Singh Deo, married Kumari Shova Manjari Devi, daughter of Raja Suraj Mani Deo Samant of Athmalik, and his wife, Rani Radha Manjari Devi, and has issue, three daughters.
- Kumari Supriya Singh
- Kumari Swati Singh
- Kumari Sneha Singh
- Lalji Vikramajeet Pratap Singh Deo
- Kumari Radharani Singh Deo, married Rajkumar Rajendra Prasad Singh ofDaiya, and has issue.
- Kumari Usha Singh Deo, married Kumar Rabindra Narayan Singh Deo ofSeraikella.
- Kumari Nirmala Singh Deo, married Kumar Leladitya Deb of Bamra (Deogarh) in Orissa.
- Kumari Kalpana Singh Deo, married Kumar Pratap Chandra Singh Deo ofKharsawan.
- Kumari Indu Singh Deo, married Kumar Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo ofKharsawan.
- Lalji Ajeet Pratap Singh Deo, present Zamindar of Lakhanpur, married to Shrimati Leena Singh Deo from Zamindar of Bihar and has issue.
- Lal Suresh Prasad Singh Deo, married to Keshranjan Devi ofDumaria estate and had one issue.
- Shubhra Singh, married to Bhuwan Lal Singh and had three issues.
- Shivendra Singh, married to Sugandhita Singh.
- Shivani Singh, married to Chandra Vijay Singh.
- Aditya Singh
- Shubhra Singh, married to Bhuwan Lal Singh and had three issues.
- Lal Ramesh Prasad Singh Deo
- Lal Devendra Prasad Singh Deo
- Lal Akhandeshwar Prasad Singh Deo
- Lal Brijendra Prasad Singh Deo
- Lal Amresh Prasad Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur, M.L.A. in 1962, married and had issue, four sons and five daughters.
- Lalji Yadvendra Prasad Singh Deo
- Lalji Raghuvendra Prasad Singh Deo
- Lalji Shailendra Prasad Singh Deo
- Lalji Devendra Prasad Singh Deo
- Lalji Umendra Prasad Singh Deo
- Lalji Avdhendra Prasad Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur; married and had issue, six sons.
- Lal Bahadur Harprasad Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur; married and had issue, six sons.
- Lalji Ram Prasad Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur; married and had issue.
- Lal Bahadur Maheshvari Singh Deo, Zamindar of Lakhanpur; married and had issue.
- Rajkumar (name unknown), married and had issue.
- Raja BALBHADRA SINGH II Deo, 110th Raja of Surguja 1799/1800 (first time)
- Raja Lal SINGRAM SINGH Deo, 111th Raja of Surguja 1800/1813
- Raja BALBHADRA SINGH II Deo (nephew), Raja of Surguja 1813/1816 (second time)
- Raja Lal AMAR SINGH Deo, 112th Raja of Surguja 1820/1851, married and had issue.
- Raja Indrajit Singh Deo (qv)
- Raja Bindeshwar Prasad Singh Deo Bahadur, he was granted the state ofUdaipur (MP) by Britishers.
- Raja INDRAJIT SINGH Deo, 113th Raja of Surguja 1851/1879, born, married and had issue. He died.
- Raja Bahadur Raghunath Saran Singh Deo (qv)
- Raja Bahadur RAGHUNATH SARAN SINGH Deo, 114th Raja of Surguja 1879/1917, born, succeeded 25th March 1879, married and had issue. He died.
- Maharaja RAMANUJ SARAN SINGH Deo, 115th Maharaja of Surguja 1917/1965, born [1895], succeeded 31st December 1917; C.B.E. (Civil) [cr.1919], Maharaja [cr.1918], married twice and had issue. He died.
- Maharaja Ambikeshwar Saran Singh Deo (by 1st marriage) (qv)
- Maharajkumar Chandikeshwar Saran Singh Deo (by 1st marriage), married Maharajkumari Rani Saheb Bhupeswari Kumari, daughter of Rao Raja Sir Madho Singh Bahadur of Sikar, and had issues.
- Rajkumar T. S. Singh Deo, married Rajkumari T. S. Devi, daughter of Raja Kishor Chandra Deo Bhanj ofDaspalla, and his wife, Rani Ras Sundari Devi, and had issue, three daughters.
- Rajkumari Abhilasha Kumari, married Maj.-Gen. Mahavir Singh, and has issue, two children.
- Rajkumari Devaki Kumari [Rani Devaki Kumari of Khandpara], married Raja Saheb Bibhuti Bhushan Singh ofKhandpara in Orissa, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
- Rajkumari Sandhaya Kumari, married Shri Rajendra Singh, and has issue, one child. (Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India)
- Rajkumar Madweshwar Saran Singh Deo
- Rajkumar Brijeshwar Saran Singh Deo, diedsp unmarried.
- Maharaj Shri Umeshwar Saran Singh Deo, born, married March 1978 in Indore, Rani Nirmala Kumari Sahiba, daughter of HH Maharana Sahib Devi Singhji ofBarwani, and his wife, HH Maharani Dilhar Kumari, and has issue, two children.
- Rajkumari Ambika Kumari
- Rajkumar Vindeshwar Saran Singh Deo
- Maharaj Shri Someshwar Saran Singh Deo, born, married 25th February 1984 in Patna, Rani Manju Singh, and has issue.
- Rajkumari Abha Kumari, engaged 8th June 2010 in Jaipur, to Kanwar Manav Singh ofChamba.
- Rajkumari Vijeshwari Kumari
- Rajkumari Lata Kumari, married to Kunwar Udai Pratap Singh of Kesath Darbar, and has issue, one child.
- Dr. Ravi Vikram Singh
- Kunwar Vaibhav Vikram Singh
- Dr. Ravi Vikram Singh
- Rajkumari Prabha Kumari, married Maharaj Mahipendra Singh ofAjaigarh, and has issue, one child.
- Rajkumari Jyoti Kumari, married Thakur Shri Shailendra Kumar Singh of Pachon, U.P., and had issue, two children.
- Kunwar Nripendra Singh, married Kunwarani Kamakshi, daughter ofLt. Col. Mandaleshwar Shriman Lal Pushp Mitr Singh Deo, Zamindar ofJorasingha, Patna in Orissa, and his wife, Rani Meenakshi Devi, and has issue.
- Bhanwar Saamanyu Pratap Singh
- Kumari Shruti Singh, married Shri Debajeet.
- Kunwar Nripendra Singh, married Kunwarani Kamakshi, daughter ofLt. Col. Mandaleshwar Shriman Lal Pushp Mitr Singh Deo, Zamindar ofJorasingha, Patna in Orissa, and his wife, Rani Meenakshi Devi, and has issue.
- Rajkumar T. S. Singh Deo, married Rajkumari T. S. Devi, daughter of Raja Kishor Chandra Deo Bhanj ofDaspalla, and his wife, Rani Ras Sundari Devi, and had issue, three daughters.
- Thakorani Manishwari Devi (by 1st marriage), married Thakore Saheb Surendrasinhji Karansinhji ofSayla, and had issue.
- Raja Chandra Chur Prasad Singh Deo (by 2nd marriage), adopted intoUdaipur in Madhya Pradesh in 1927.
- Rajkumari Prem Lata Devi (by 2nd marriage), married Thakore Sahib Pravinsinhji Gambhirsinhji of Wallabhipur/Vala, and has issue.
- Maharaja AMBIKESHWAR SARAN SINGH Deo, 116th Maharaja of Surguja 1965/1966, born, married 1stly, married 2ndly, Maharani Krishna Kumari, daughter of HH Raja Ram Singhji ofSitamau, and had issue, six children. He died.
- Rajkumari Chandra Kiran Kumari, married Maharaja Saheb Shri Shri Shri Ramachandra Gajapathi Narayana Deo ofParla-Khimedi in Orissa, and has issue.
- Maharaja Madaneshwar Singh Deo (qv)
- Rajkumar Kameshwar Saran Singh Deo, died aged 14 years.
- Rajkumari Shashi Kiran Kumari (by Maharani Krishna Kumari) [Rani Shashi Kiran Kumari Sahiba of Dhampur], married Maharaj Virendra Singh of Dhampur, and has issue (seeSailana).
- Rajkumari Hemlata Kumari, married Raja Saheb Uday Pratap Singh of Bhiti, and has issue, three children.
- Rajkumari Rajshree Singh, married Shri Deepak Agrawal, and has issue, one daughter.
- Yuvraj Saheb Chandra Pratap Singh, married Yuvrani Sahib Radhika Singh of Dhooni, and has issue, two children.
- Maharajkumar Jagdeshwar Saran Singh Deo, married Kurani Saheb Rajshree Singh Deo, daughter of the late Thakur Saheb Shashi Bhushan Singh of Manegaon, Narsinghpur, M.P., and has issue, two children.
- Rajkumar Vishweshwar Saran Singh Deo
- Rajkumari Gitanjali Kumari, married March 2008, Rajkumar Suryavir Singh ofIdar.
- Maharaja MADANESHWAR SINGH Deo, 117th Maharaja of Surguja 1966/2001, born, Ex-Chief Secretary of the Government of Madhya Pradesh, married 1stly, a Princess of Rajkot, diedsp, married 2ndly, 21st April 1948 at Woodville Palace, Maharani Devendra Kumari (died on), Minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh, daughter of Raja Rana Digvijay Chand ofJubbal, and his wife, Rani Hemant Kanwar; and had issue, five children. He died.
- Rajkumari Mohini Kumari, born, married on 11th Dec 1976 to Shri Jaya Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal, and has issue, two children.
- Saurabh Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Nikhil Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Maharaja Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo (qv)
- Rajkumari Asha Kumari, born, B.A., President's Medal awardee for girl guides; General Secretary, M.L.B. Girls College, Bhopal, 1975/1977; represented M.L.B. Girls College as University representative to Bhopal University; 1977/1978; Elected President NSUI, Bhopal University, 1978/1979; Regional Director, INTACH, 1990/1991. Elected to State Legislative Assembly in 1985, 1993, 1998 & 2003. Remained Minister of State for Primary Education 1995-1998; Education Minister from 2003-2005. Also Panel of Chairman of H.P. Vidhan Sabha and Chairman of various House Committees. Currently elected Congress MLA from Dalhousie Assembly segment; and appointed Chairman, Public Undertakings Committee. State convenor of INTACH. Interests include, reading (especially books on psychology), cooking, music ande sports. Received Best Parliamentary Award for outstanding attendance in the meetings of the House Committees during 1994/1995 by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Shimla; married 19th April 1979, Rajkumar Brijendra Singhji ofChamba, and has issue, one daughter.
- Rajkumari Manjushree Kumari, born, married on 17th April 1983 to Ashok Kumar Anand (born), and has issues, one son and a daughter.
- Rudra Kumar Anand, born, studied in Scindia School Gwalior and further he did his Audio Engineering from Toronto Canada with distinction. Married on 5th December 2016 to Priya Tandon.
- Chiteshwari Anand, born, studied in Mayo Girls School Ajmer, graduation from Hindu College Delhi and Masters degree from Melbourne Australia.
- Rajkumar Aruneshwar Saran Singh Deo, born, Ex Chairman/Sc Vice Chairman Awas Sangh, Madhya Pradesh. Currently Chairman Bhopal Divisional Cricket Association and President Bhopal District Rifle Club. Lifetime Trustee, Rajkumar College Raipur and Chairman The Mayoor School, Bhopal. Patron to various Sports bodies presently. Married in 1988 to Kunrani Sapna Singh Deo (Mother), daughter of Late Ayodhyanath Seth, Bussiness man in Bhopal and Mrs. Asha Seth. She is the owner to the World Of Cottons, GoodHomes and Worship, all based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. They have issues, a son and a daughter.
- Yuvraj Aadityeshwar Saran Singh Deo, Masters of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering - Product Design from the University of California, Berkley and Bachelors of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering. Worked as Mechanical Design Engineer at Schlumberger, Houston, Texas. Rreturned from America in March 2016, and joined the Congress Party in January 2020 and won the Jilapanchayat Elections from Surguja District in Chhattisgarh with a record breaking 87% vote lead and has started his political journey. Married to Trishala Singh Deo daughter of Shri Mahendra Singh Sisodia, ex MLA and currently (2020) the Labour Minister in the Madhya Pradesh Government with Congress Party winning the 2019 state elections in the state, Chairman Co-operative Bank and Shiva Raje Sisodia, daughter of Late Raja Ragvendra Singh Judev Bundela of Khaniyadhana.
- Rajkumari Aishwarya Kumari Singh Deo, schooling from The Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal, further Bachelors of Arts in International Politics from Kings College London along side certificate degrees in Journalism and International Law from the University of Oxford, Interior Design from the University of Arts London and International Journalism and Society from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Since 2011 has been the Founder and President of Ashray, an NGO working for the welfare of Stray Animals in Bhopal.
- Rajkumari Mohini Kumari, born, married on 11th Dec 1976 to Shri Jaya Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal, and has issue, two children.
- Maharaja TRIBHUVANESHWAR SARAN SINGH Deo, 118th Maharaja of Surguja (see above)
- Lal Vikramaditya Pratap Singh Deo of Lakhanpur, married Lal Saheba Pratima Singh, and has issue.
- Kumar Virendra Singh Deo, born in Ambikapur, Surguja.
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