Amar Prakash

Amar Prakash, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., was the Maharaja of Sirmur State from 1911 until 1933.

Maharaja Amar Prakash
His Highness the Maharaja Sahib of Sirmur
Maharaja of Sirmur
Reign1911-1933
PredecessorSurendra Bikram Prakash
SuccessorRajendra Prakash
Born26 January 1888
Nahan, Sirmur State, British India
Died13 August 1933(1933-08-13) (aged 45)
Vienna, Austria
ConsortMandalsa Devi
IssueMahima Kumari
Rajendra Prakash
Premlata Kumari
FatherSurendra Bikram Prakash
MotherSubhadra Devi

Biography

Amar Prakash was born on 26 January 1888 to Surendra Bikram Prakash, Raja of Sirmur.[1] He was educated privately and received administrative training during the time of his father.[1][2] He succeeded to the Gaddi on the death of his father in 1911. He was installed on the Gaddi by Sir Louis Dane, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab.[1] He married Mandalsa Devi, eldest daughter of Dev Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, ex-Prime Minister of Nepal.[1][2]

  • Mahima Kumari.
  • Rajendra Prakash.
  • Premlata Kumari.

He died of meningitis in Vienna on 13 August 1933.[3] He was succeeded by his son, Rajendra Prakash as the Maharaja of Sirmur.[4][5]

References
  1. Indian states : a biographical, historical, and administrative survey. Playne, Somerset., Solomon, R. V., Bond, J. W., Wright, Arnold, 1858-1941. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. 2006. ISBN 81-206-1965-X. OCLC 76941475.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Gazetteer of the Sirmur State. New Delhi: Indus Pub. Co. 1996. ISBN 81-7387-056-X. OCLC 41357468.
  3. Brentnall, Mark (2004). The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire (v. 1). Indus Publishing. ISBN 8173871639.
  4. Lal Datta, Chaman (1997). The Raj and the Simla Hill States: Socio-economic Problems, Agrarian Disturbances and Paramountcy. ABS Publications. ISBN 8170720729.
  5. "History | District Sirmaur, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India". Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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