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Faridkot royal family
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Faridkot royal family
- Chief / historical figure
- Faridkot Brar ruling house
- Ancestral home
- Faridkot and Kot Kapura, Malwa, Punjab
- Region
- Malwa & Cis-Sutlej chiefs
- Historical district
- Malwa & Cis-Sutlej chiefs
- Historical connection
- Other
Historical connections
Political interaction with Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s expansion in the Cis-Sutlej region, not descent from him. Faridkot is a Brar house; it is not labelled as a Phulkian misl.
Our family story
The Faridkot ruling house grew from the Brar chiefs of the Kot Kapura region. Its pedigree follows Hamir Singh and his descendants through Charat Singh, Gulab Singh and Pahar Singh. During the expansion of the Lahore kingdom, Faridkot was taken by Ranjit Singh and subsequently restored under British intervention in the Cis-Sutlej settlement. The nineteenth-century account describes Pahar Singh’s support for the British in the First Anglo-Sikh War and his recognition as Raja in 1846. Wazir Singh, Bikram Singh and Balbir Singh followed. The family’s palace developed under Bikram Singh and Balbir Singh. Brij Indar Singh, Gajendra Singh’s son, became Balbir Singh’s adopted heir. The later branch leads to Harinder Singh, whose state joined the Indian Union through the 1948 covenant. This is a selected historical tree; descendants are invited to add documented generations, photographs and memories for review.
Sources & references
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Chiefs and Families of Note, Faridkot chapter, printed pages 73 onwards — https://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2007/pres2007-0693.pdf
Supreme Court of India, 7 September 2022, genealogy on PDF page 2 — https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2020/14732/14732_2020_1_1501_38039_Judgement_07-Sep-2022.pdf
District Faridkot: Raj Deori and palace history — https://faridkot.nic.in/tourist-place/raj-deori/
Source and relationship notes
Selected branches from the government revised pedigree (1940), printed page 246. Parent links are recorded source claims, not independent certification. Succession is not substituted for parentage. Earlier legendary origins and living descendants are omitted. Name variants include Kapur/Kapura, Atar/Attar, Pahar/Pahad, Dip/Deep, Brij Indar/Brijinder and Har Indar/Harinder. Brij Indar appears twice in the chart to show birth and adoption; this tree uses one person with separately labelled parents. The Supreme Court genealogy (2022, PDF page 2) supplies the later dates and maternal relationships. Manjit Inder is explicitly described as deceased there; his death date is left blank.
Family hierarchy
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Kapur Singh (1)
View profileSukhia Singh (3)
View profile- Jodh Singh
Hamir Singh (2)
View profile- Dal Singh
Mohar Singh (2)
View profileCharat Singh (4)
View profileRaja Pahar Singh (3)
View profileRaja Wazir Singh (1)
View profile- Kanwar Dip Singh
- Kanwar Anokh Singh
- Sahib Singh
- Mahtab Singh
- Bhup Singh
- Bir Singh
- Maharani Mohinder Kaur
- Rani Narinder Kaur
People & generations
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Generation 1
Kapur Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1708
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Maharani Mohinder Kaur
Born: Not recorded
Died: 15 Mar 1991
Historical family relationship and death date recorded in the Supreme Court genealogy.
Sources
Supreme Court genealogy, 2022, PDF page 2 — https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2020/14732/14732_2020_1_1501_38039_Judgement_07-Sep-2022.pdf
Rani Narinder Kaur
Born: Not recorded
Died: 19 Apr 1986
Historical family relationship and death date recorded in the Supreme Court genealogy.
Sources
Supreme Court genealogy, 2022, PDF page 2 — https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2020/14732/14732_2020_1_1501_38039_Judgement_07-Sep-2022.pdf
Generation 2
Sukhia Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1731
Parent (recorded): Kapur Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Generation 3
Jodh Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1767
Parent (recorded): Sukhia Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Hamir Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1782
Parent (recorded): Sukhia Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Bir Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: Not recorded
Parent (recorded): Sukhia Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Generation 4
Dal Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1804
Parent (recorded): Hamir Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Mohar Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1798
Parent (recorded): Hamir Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Generation 5
Charat Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1804
Parent (recorded): Mohar Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Bhup Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: Not recorded
Parent (recorded): Mohar Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Generation 6
Gulab Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1826
Parent (recorded): Charat Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Raja Pahar Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1849
Parent (recorded): Charat Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Sahib Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1831
Parent (recorded): Charat Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Mahtab Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: Not recorded
Parent (recorded): Charat Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Generation 7
Atar Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1827
Parent (recorded): Gulab Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Raja Wazir Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1874
Parent (recorded): Raja Pahar Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Kanwar Dip Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1845
Parent (recorded): Raja Pahar Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Kanwar Anokh Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1845
Parent (recorded): Raja Pahar Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Generation 8
Raja Bikram Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1898
Parent (recorded): Raja Wazir Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Generation 9
Raja Balbir Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1906
Parent (recorded): Raja Bikram Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Kanwar Gajendra Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1900
Parent (recorded): Raja Bikram Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Generation 10
Maharaja Brij Indar Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1918
Parent (recorded): Kanwar Gajendra Singh
Parent (adoptive): Raja Balbir Singh
Spouse: Maharani Mohinder Kaur
Son of Kanwar Gajendra Singh; adopted by his uncle Raja Balbir Singh. The 1940 chart repeats him to show both relationships; he is represented once here.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Sheo Indar Singh
Born: Not recorded
Died: 1912
Parent (recorded): Kanwar Gajendra Singh
Recorded in the 1940 government Faridkot pedigree. Historical profile; current descendants are not inferred.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Generation 11
Raja Harinder Singh
Born: 29 Jan 1915
Died: 16 Oct 1989
Parent (recorded): Maharaja Brij Indar Singh
Parent (recorded): Maharani Mohinder Kaur
Spouse: Rani Narinder Kaur
Recorded son of Maharaja Brij Indar Singh and Maharani Mohinder Kaur. Name variants and later dates follow the court genealogy.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Supreme Court genealogy, 2022, PDF page 2 — https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2020/14732/14732_2020_1_1501_38039_Judgement_07-Sep-2022.pdf
Kanwar Manjit Inder Singh
Born: 1916
Died: Not recorded
Parent (recorded): Maharaja Brij Indar Singh
Parent (recorded): Maharani Mohinder Kaur
Recorded son of Maharaja Brij Indar Singh and Maharani Mohinder Kaur. Name variants and later dates follow the court genealogy.
Sources
Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogical_pedigree_(family-tree)_of_the_ruling_family_of_Faridkot_State,_Punjab,_revised_pedigree-table_(1940).jpg
Supreme Court genealogy, 2022, PDF page 2 — https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2020/14732/14732_2020_1_1501_38039_Judgement_07-Sep-2022.pdf
Family history
History from the book
The Faridkot ruling house grew from the Brar chiefs of the Kot Kapura region. Its pedigree follows Hamir Singh and his descendants through Charat Singh, Gulab Singh and Pahar Singh. During the expansion of the Lahore kingdom, Faridkot was taken by Ranjit Singh and subsequently restored under British intervention in the Cis-Sutlej settlement. The nineteenth-century account describes Pahar Singh’s support for the British in the First Anglo-Sikh War and his recognition as Raja in 1846. Wazir Singh, Bikram Singh and Balbir Singh followed. The family’s palace developed under Bikram Singh and Balbir Singh. Brij Indar Singh, Gajendra Singh’s son, became Balbir Singh’s adopted heir. The later branch leads to Harinder Singh, whose state joined the Indian Union through the 1948 covenant. This is a selected historical tree; descendants are invited to add documented generations, photographs and memories for review.
Important people and events
The 1940 pedigree distinguishes the birth and adoptive branches of Brij Indar Singh. The palace record describes building work under Bikram Singh (1874–1898) and Balbir Singh, including additions in 1899–1902. The 2022 court record contains a later genealogy and refers to Harinder Singh’s covenant of 5 May 1948.
Migration and ancestral homes
Historical association: Faridkot and Kot Kapura in Malwa. These places describe the state and ancestral setting, not a present-day address.
Where the family is now
Present-day descendants, locations and contact details are not inferred from the historical pedigree. Families can submit sourced updates and photographs for administrator review, with consent for living people.
Read the sources
- Government revised pedigree (1940), Faridkot, printed page 246
- Chiefs and Families of Note, Faridkot chapter, printed pages 73 onwards
- Supreme Court of India, 7 September 2022, genealogy on PDF page 2
- District Faridkot: Raj Deori and palace history
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