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
Reign	1911-1933
Predecessor	Surendra Bikram Prakash
Successor	Rajendra Prakash
Born	26 January 1888 Nahan, Sirmur State, British India
Died	13 August 1933(1933-08-13) (aged 45) Vienna, Austria
Consort	Mandalsa Devi
Issue	Mahima Kumari Rajendra Prakash Premlata Kumari
Father	Surendra Bikram Prakash
Mother	Subhadra 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]