Harnam Singh
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Harnam Singh, KCIE
( (Shahmukhi)) (15 November 1851 - 20 May 1930) was the second son of Raja Sir Randhar Singh Bahadur, GCSI, Raja of Kapurthala
and younger brother of Raja Karak Singh Bahadur, Kaiser-i-Hind
, Raja of Kapurthala. Although raised a Sikh
from birth, Sir Harnam later became a pious Christian
and missionary, eventually becoming President of the National Missionary Society of India.
In 1875, he married Rani Kaur Sahiba, and had eight children, seven sons and one daughter:
Raja Harnam Singh held many dignities in his life. He was a member of the Legislative Council for the Punjab from 1900–1902, a Member of the Kapurthala Council of State and an honorary Fellow of Panjab University. He was appointed a CIE in 1885 and knighted with the KCIE in 1898. In 1907, Harnam Singh was given the personal title of Raja
(roughly equivalent to the modern British life peerage) and was made a hereditary Raja
in 1911, thus enabling him to found a separate branch of the Ahluwalia dynasty.
Harnam Singh died in 1930 at the age of 78, and was succeeded in his title by his eldest son, Raghubir Singh, who himself died two years later without issue. whereupon the title devolved upon his second surviving son, Raja Maharaj Singh
. The line of Maharaj Singh maintains the title to this day.
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
Sir
Sir
Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Harnam Singh, KCIE
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
( (Shahmukhi)) (15 November 1851 - 20 May 1930) was the second son of Raja Sir Randhar Singh Bahadur, GCSI, Raja of Kapurthala
Kapurthala
Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...
and younger brother of Raja Karak Singh Bahadur, Kaiser-i-Hind
Kaiser-i-Hind
The Kaisar-i-Hind was a medal awarded by the British monarch between 1900 and 1947, to civilians of any nationality who rendered distinguished service in the advancement of the interests of the British Raj....
, Raja of Kapurthala. Although raised a Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
from birth, Sir Harnam later became a pious Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
and missionary, eventually becoming President of the National Missionary Society of India.
In 1875, he married Rani Kaur Sahiba, and had eight children, seven sons and one daughter:
- 1. RajaRajaRaja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
Ragubhir Singh, OBE (3 May 1876-17 November 1932) - 2. Kanwar Rajendra Singh (1877–1883)
- 3. RajaRajaRaja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Maharaj SinghRaja Maharaj SinghRaja Sir Maharaj Singh, CIE, CStJ was the first Indian Governor of Bombay....
, CIEOrder of the Indian EmpireThe Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
, CStJ (17 May 1878-6 June 1959), who had issue (see article) - 4. Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Dr. Kanwar Shamsher Singh, M.D.Doctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
, MRCSMembership of the Royal College of SurgeonsMRCS is a professional qualification for surgeons in the UK and IrelandIt means Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. In the United Kingdom, doctors who gain this qualification traditionally no longer use the title 'Dr' but start to use the title 'Mr', 'Mrs', 'Miss' or 'Ms'.There are 4 surgical...
, LRCP (21 June 1879-?) - 5. Captain Dr. Kanwar Indrajit Singh, MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
, M.D.Doctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
, MRCPMRCPMRCP may be:* Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, in medical imaging, a technique to visualise the biliary tract and pancreatic ducts....
(27 December 1883-23 November 1914) (KIAKilled in actionKilled in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
) - 6. Kanwar SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Dalip Singh (2 June 1885-13 January 1971) - 7. Kanwar Jasbir Singh, CIEOrder of the Indian EmpireThe Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
(16 June 1887-15 October 1942), who had issue including:- Air Vice Marshal Kanwar Jaswant Singh, PVSM (1915–1963)
- LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
Kanwar Billy Arjan SinghBilly Arjan SinghKunwar "Billy" Arjan Singh was an Indian hunter turned conservationist and author. He was the first who tried to reintroduce tigers and leopards from captivity into the wild....
(1917–2010)
- 8. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, DStJ (2 February 1889-10 February 1964)
Raja Harnam Singh held many dignities in his life. He was a member of the Legislative Council for the Punjab from 1900–1902, a Member of the Kapurthala Council of State and an honorary Fellow of Panjab University. He was appointed a CIE in 1885 and knighted with the KCIE in 1898. In 1907, Harnam Singh was given the personal title of Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
(roughly equivalent to the modern British life peerage) and was made a hereditary Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
in 1911, thus enabling him to found a separate branch of the Ahluwalia dynasty.
Harnam Singh died in 1930 at the age of 78, and was succeeded in his title by his eldest son, Raghubir Singh, who himself died two years later without issue. whereupon the title devolved upon his second surviving son, Raja Maharaj Singh
Raja Maharaj Singh
Raja Sir Maharaj Singh, CIE, CStJ was the first Indian Governor of Bombay....
. The line of Maharaj Singh maintains the title to this day.
Titles
- 1852-1870: Maharajkumar Shri Harnam Singh
- 1870-1885: Maharaj Shri Harnam Singh
- 1885-1898: Maharaj Shri Harnam Singh, CIEOrder of the Indian EmpireThe Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
- 1898-1907: Maharaj Shri SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Harnam Singh, KCIEOrder of the Indian EmpireThe Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion... - 1907-1930: RajaRajaRaja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
Shri Sir Harnam Singh, KCIE
Honours
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)-1898 (CIE-1885)
- Delhi Durbar Silver Medal-1903
- Personal title of RajaRajaRaja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
-1907 - Delhi Durbar Silver Medal-1911
- Hereditary title of RajaRajaRaja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
-1911
See also
- Ahluwalia
- The Kapurthala Royal Collateral FamiliesThe Kapurthala Royal Collateral FamiliesThe Royal Family of Kapurthala State is unique for having a number of significant collateral branches. All of these branches emerged as separate powerful entities in their own right due to different historical circumstances....
- Rajkumari Amrit KaurRajkumari Amrit KaurDame Rajkumari Amrit Kaur DStJ was the health minister in the Indian Cabinet for ten years after India's independence from the British Raj in 1947. She was an eminent Gandhian, a freedom fighter, and a social activist....
- Billy Arjan SinghBilly Arjan SinghKunwar "Billy" Arjan Singh was an Indian hunter turned conservationist and author. He was the first who tried to reintroduce tigers and leopards from captivity into the wild....
- Bikrama SinghBikrama SinghKanwar Sri Bikrama Singh Bahadur was a 19th-century Sikh leader.-Early life and Political Contribution:Born in Kapurthala as the second son of Raja Nihal Singh of Kapurthala , he was one of the main progenitors of the 19th Century Sikh Renaissance, being one of the founders of the Singh Sabha...
- Vishvjit SinghVishvjit SinghVishvjit Prithvijit Singh is an Indian politician with the Indian National Congress party. He is a great grandson of Col the Honourable Kanwar Sir Pratap Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala.-Biography:...
- Pratap Singh of KapurthalaPratap Singh of KapurthalaColonel the Honourable Kanwar Sir Pratap Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala was a Punjabi politician and scholar.-Biography:The son of Kanwar Bikrama Singh of Kapurthala, Pratap Singh was an honorary magistrate and civil judge in Punjab. He served as a member of the Punjab Legislative Council from 1906...