Generations & belonging
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Every branch holds a story. Explore the recorded family trees of Punjab’s chiefs, from ancestral homes to the lives remembered today.
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A family across generations
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Patiala royal family
- Misl
- Phulkian
- Chief / historical figure
- Patiala royal family
- Ancestral home
- Patiala, Malwa, Punjab
- Region
- Patiala & Phulkian houses
- Historical district
- Patiala & Phulkian houses
- Historical connection
- Other
Historical connections
Patiala interacted with Ranjit Singh’s expanding power and British protection in the Cis-Sutlej region. This is a political connection, not a claim of descent from Ranjit Singh.
Our family story
The Patiala house belongs to the Phulkian grouping, sharing the ancestor Phul with Nabha and Jind. Ala Singh developed a principality in Malwa and founded Qila Mubarak in 1763. The pedigree follows his grandson Amar Singh and the later Patiala rulers through Bhupinder Singh. Its eastern Punjab setting explains why this family needs a separate collection from the original Lahore and Rawalpindi volume.
Sources & references
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Digitised pedigree scan — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Patiala_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Government district history — https://patiala.nic.in/history/
Source and relationship notes
Selected historical branches transcribed from the 1940 government pedigree appendix. Parent links mean recorded in this source, not independently proven biological descent. Spelling variants are retained in notes. Gaps are left open; succession alone is not parentage. Recent descendants, current locations, contact details and schooling require further sources and consent. Legendary remote origins are not entered as established ancestry.
This starter follows the principal ruling line and selected siblings. Rama/Ram, Narendra/Narinder and Mahendra/Mohinder are spelling variants. The chart places Amar under Sardul, making him Ala Singh’s grandson; he is not entered as Ala Singh’s son.
Family hierarchy
Open a branch to explore descendants. Each person appears under their first recorded parent; both parents, spouses and adoption notes appear in the profiles below.
Phul (1)
View profileRam Singh (Rama) (1)
View profileRaja Ala Singh (3)
View profileSardul Singh (2)
View profile- Himmat Singh
Raja Amar Singh (2)
View profile- Budh Singh
Maharaja Sahib Singh (2)
View profileMaharaja Karam Singh (1)
View profile- Jit Singh
- Bhumian Singh
- Lal Singh
People & generations
Follow parent links to move through generations. Only profiles approved for public display appear here.
Generation 1
Phul
Common ancestor of the Phulkian houses. The printed death date differs from other accounts and is not adopted here.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Generation 2
Ram Singh (Rama)
Parent (recorded): Phul
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Generation 3
Raja Ala Singh
– 1765
Parent (recorded): Ram Singh (Rama)
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Generation 4
Sardul Singh
– 1753
Parent (recorded): Raja Ala Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Bhumian Singh
– 1742
Parent (recorded): Raja Ala Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Lal Singh
– 1748
Parent (recorded): Raja Ala Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Generation 5
Himmat Singh
– 1774
Parent (recorded): Sardul Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Raja Amar Singh
– 1781
Parent (recorded): Sardul Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Generation 6
Budh Singh
Parent (recorded): Raja Amar Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Maharaja Sahib Singh
– 1813
Parent (recorded): Raja Amar Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Generation 7
Maharaja Karam Singh
– 1845
Parent (recorded): Maharaja Sahib Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Jit Singh
Parent (recorded): Maharaja Sahib Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Generation 8
Maharaja Narinder Singh
– 1862
Parent (recorded): Maharaja Karam Singh
Printed as Narendra Singh.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Generation 9
Maharaja Mahendra Singh
– 1876
Parent (recorded): Maharaja Narinder Singh
Also Mohinder Singh.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Generation 10
Maharaja Rajinder Singh
– 1900
Parent (recorded): Maharaja Mahendra Singh
Printed as Rajendra Singh.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Kanwar Ranbir Singh
1873
Parent (recorded): Maharaja Mahendra Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Generation 11
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh
– 1938
Parent (recorded): Maharaja Rajinder Singh
Historical profile in the cited pedigree. Current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government pedigree appendix (1940), PDF page 242 — https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7390/page/n241/mode/1up
Family history
History from the book
The Patiala house belongs to the Phulkian grouping, sharing the ancestor Phul with Nabha and Jind. Ala Singh developed a principality in Malwa and founded Qila Mubarak in 1763. The pedigree follows his grandson Amar Singh and the later Patiala rulers through Bhupinder Singh. Its eastern Punjab setting explains why this family needs a separate collection from the original Lahore and Rawalpindi volume.
Important people and events
This starter follows the principal ruling line and selected siblings. Rama/Ram, Narendra/Narinder and Mahendra/Mohinder are spelling variants. The chart places Amar under Sardul, making him Ala Singh’s grandson; he is not entered as Ala Singh’s son.
Migration and ancestral homes
Historical association: Patiala, Malwa, Punjab. This describes an estate or state, not the present home of descendants.
Where the family is now
Present-day descendants and locations have not been established by these historical sources. Family members can propose documented updates for administrator review.
Read the sources
Historical accounts reflect the source and its period. Family contributions are reviewed by the site administrator. Neither publication nor a download purchase certifies ancestry.