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In 1882, and again in 1884, Ranbir Singh asked the British to nominate his younger son, Amar Singh, as his successor, stating that Amar was wiser than his brothers Pratap and Ram Singh. [3] However, the Governor-General, Lord Ripon, decided that Pratap Singh would succeed his father, and that a Resident would be appointed. [3]
Sialkot (Punjabi, Urdu: سيالكوٹ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan.It is the capital of the Sialkot District and the 12th most populous city in Pakistan. [10] [5] The boundaries of Sialkot are joined by Jammu in the north east, the districts of Narowal in the southeast, Gujranwala in the southwest and Gujrat in the northwest.
Kanwar is married, has three children, and lives in Delhi. [3] His eldest child is his daughter Shalini who lives in Singapore. His elder son Raaja Kanwar, Chairman and Managing Director of Apollo International Limited and Apollo Supply Chain, leads a global conglomerate with diverse businesses in EPC, logistics, automotive components, retail and lifestyle industry and his younger son Neeraj ...
NR Group is an Indian business group which comprises six companies in various businesses such as essential oils, fragrances, incense, and electronics.It is based in Mysore, and was established in 1948 by N. Ranga Rao as Mysore Products and General Trading Company, which later became N. Ranga Rao & Sons.
In 1877, the Sialkot poet Allama Iqbal, who is credited for inspiring the Pakistan Movement, was born into a Kashmiri family that had converted to Islam from Hinduism in the early 1400s. [67] British India's first bagpipe works opened in Sialkot, and today there are 20 pipe bands in the city. [68] Iqbal Manzil the residence of Allama Iqbal.
Dalpat Singh, son of Thakur Hari Singh Shekhawat, was a British Indian officer, known as the "Hero of Haifa" for his actions in the Battle of Haifa during World War I. [100] Hanut Singh, British Indian officer, son of Pratap Singh of Idar, served in World War I. [101] Thakur Mahadeo Singh, British Indian officer who served in World War II. [102 ...
After Ranjitsinh's death in 2012, Ranjitsinh's only son, Samarjitsinh Gaekwad, ascended to the throne. [2] In 2013, Samarjitsinh and Sangramsinh settled a 23-year-long legal inheritance dispute worth more than ₹ 20,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 340 billion or US$3.9 billion in 2023) (~ US$ 3 billion in 2013).
The ancestor of the family was Babu Sujan Shah, son of Raja Sangram Shah of Tiroul. [2] Later a descendant, Babu Pratap Singh (1628–1683) came to the region known as Rampur and built a fort, and gave the city its current name, Pratapgarh.