Harbans Rai (or Harbans Singh) was the

Raja Raja (; from , IAST ') is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian subcontinent, Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. T ...

of Panna from 1834 until his death in 1849.

Biography

He was born to Kishor Singh and, following his father’s disposition and expulsion from Panna, was appointed by the British government as

regent In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

to administer state affairs in his stead. Following his father's death in 1834, he succeeded him as the

of Panna. He died in 1849 without an heir and was succeeded by his brother,

Nirpat Singh Nirpat Singh was the Maharaja of Panna from 1849 until his death in 1870. Biography He was born to Kishor Singh and, after the death of his elder brother, Harbans Rai, in 1849, succeeded him on the throne of Panna. Although he was the rightful ...

, as the ruler of Panna.{{Cite book , last=Ghosha , first=Lokanātha , url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Modern_History_of_the_Indian_Chiefs/WJYiSQ6zw9EC , title=The Modern History of the Indian Chiefs, Rajas, Zamindars, & C: The native states , date=1881 , publisher=J.N. Ghose , pages=138 , language=en

References

Year of birth unknown 1849 deaths Maharajas of Madhya Pradesh Hindu monarchs Rajput monarchs Indian Hindus People from British India