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{{Short description|Maharaja of Sirmur from 1933 until 1964}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Rajendra Prakash
| title = His Highness the Maharaja Sahib of Sirmur
| succession = [[Sirmur State#Rulers|Maharaja of Sirmur]]
| reign = 13 August 1933 – 6 November 1964
| coronation = 13 February 1935
| predecessor = [[Amar Prakash]]
| successor = [[Lakshraj Prakash]]
| birth_date = 11 January 1913
| birth_place = [[Nahan]], [[Sirmur State]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 6 November 1964
| death_place = [[Dehradun]], [[India]]
| spouse = Durga Devi<br>Indira Devi
| spouse-type = Consort(s)
| issue = Nalini Devi<br>[[Padmini Devi]]<br>Udai Prakash (adoptive)
| father = Amar Prakash
| mother = Mandalasa Kumari
| investiture = 24 November 1938
}}
'''Rajendra Prakash''', [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]], forty-eight direct male lineal descendant from the original founder of the Dynasty,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Reed|first=Sir Stanley|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|publisher=Bennett Coleman|year=1948}}</ref> served as the [[Maharaja]] of [[Sirmur State|Sirmur]] from 1933 until 1964.

== Birth ==
He was born on 11 January 1913 to [[Amar Prakash]] and his wife Mandalasa Kumari.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Sirmur State.|date=1996|publisher=Indus Pub. Co|isbn=81-7387-056-X|location=New Delhi|oclc=41357468}}</ref>

== Reign ==
He succeeded his father, Amar Prakash, upon his death on 13 August 1933.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Balokhra |first=Jag Mohan |url=https://archive.org/details/the-wonderland-himachal-pradesh/ |title=The Wonderland Himachal Pradesh |date=2016 |pages=726–727}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> However, his coronation was performed on 13 February 1935, and he was invested with full ruling powers on 24 November 1938.<ref name=":3" />

== Personal life ==
[[File:Their Highnesses the Rulers of Sirmur and Palitana.jpg|thumb|The rulers of Sirmur and Palitana]]

=== Marriages ===
In 1936, he married his first wife, Durga Devi, the daughter of the Raja Yaduvendra Singh of [[Nagod State|Nagod]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Brentnall|first=Mark|title=The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire (v. 1)|publisher=Indus Publishing|year=2004|isbn=8173871639}}</ref> His second marriage was with Indira Devi, the daughter of Thakore Sir Bahadursinhji Mansinhji of [[Palitana State|Palitana]] in 1941.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" />

=== Children ===
Rajendra Prakash was the father of two daughters, Nalini Devi (by his first wife) and [[Padmini Devi]] (by his second wife).<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Property dispute of Sirmaur's royal family settled - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/property-dispute-of-sirmaurs-royal-family-settled/734662/|access-date=2021-12-12|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sirmaur Royal property dispute settled – Hill Post|date=6 January 2011 |url=https://hillpost.in/2011/01/sirmaur-royal-property-dispute-settled/25639/|access-date=2021-12-12|language=en-US}}</ref> Nalini Devi married Vidur Singh, son of the Raja of [[Alipura State|Alipura]], in 1952.<ref name=":1" /> Padmini Devi, married [[Bhawani Singh]], son of [[Man Singh II]], in 1967.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Ritu|title=Costumes and textiles of royal India|date=2006|publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|others=Cathy Muscat|isbn=1-85149-509-6|location=Woodbridge|oclc=74344858}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Pārīka|first=Nandakiśora|title=Jaipur that was : royal court and the seraglio|date=2000|publisher=Subodh Sahitya Sadan|isbn=81-87678-00-3|location=Jaipur, Rajasthan|oclc=44728120}}</ref>

== Death ==
He died on 6 November 1964.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=Royal |date=2022-09-08 |title=Rajendra Prakash |url=https://oroyalarchives.com/rajendra-prakash/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Royal Archives |language=en-US}}</ref> After his death, his widow Durga Kumari adopted Udai Prakash in 1965, who subsequently assumed the Rajendra titles.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pioneer |first=The |title=Dehradun |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2013/state-editions/dehradun.html |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref> However, on 15 May 2013, at the insistence of former Sirmur state nobles who challenged Udai's accession, Padmini Devi installed her grandson [[Lakshraj Prakash|Lakshraj]] to her father's titles at the Nahan Palace.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-05-15 |title=9-year-old Jaipur prince becomes Maharaja of Sirmaur |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/9-year-old-jaipur-prince-becomes-maharaja-of-sirmaur-163173-2013-05-14 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2013-04-26 |title=Nine-year-old Jaipur prince to become king of Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/jaipur-prince-lakshya-sirmaur-king-himachal-pradesh-160120-2013-04-25 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> His death led to a dispute over the property between Padmini Devi and Udai Prakash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pioneer |first=The |title=Dehradun |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2013/state-editions/dehradun.html |access-date=2021-12-12 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref> The dispute, which continued for 23 years, was settled in 2011 by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, and the property was divided between them.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-01-07 |title=23 years on,court settles royal dispute |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/23-years-on-court-settles-royal-dispute/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:People from British India]]
[[Category:1913 births]]
[[Category:1964 deaths]]
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]
[[Category:People from Sirmaur district]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
[[Category:People from the Sirmur State]]

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