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DUNGARPUR

The Sisodia Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1658 - 1659 Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Girdhar Das [Girdhari Singhji] Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, son of Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Punjaraj [Poonja] Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1658. Maharana Raj Singhji of Udaipur invaded his territories soon after his accession, forcing him to come to terms and make peace. He d. at Dungarpur, 1659, having had issue, two sons:

1) Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Jaswant Singhji I Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur - see below.
2) Thakur Shri Keshri Singh [Hari Singh], of Sabli. He left descendants, including:
- a) Thakur Shri Prithvi Singh, of Sabli. He had issue:
  - i) Thakur Shri Rattan Singh, of Sabli. He had issue:
    - (1) Thakur Shri Dhirat Singh, of Sabli. He had issue:
      - (a) Thakur Shri Zalim Singh, of Sabli. He had issue:
        
        (i) Maharaj Shri Jaswant Singhji, of Sabli. He had issue:
        
        1. Maharaj Shri Akhay Singhji, of Sabli. He d.s.p.
        
        2. H.H. Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Udai Singhji II Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur - see below.
        
        3. Thakur Shri … Singh, of Sabli. He had issue:
        
        (a) Thakur Shri … Singh, of Sabli. He had issue:
        
        (i) Thakur Shri … Singh, of Sabli. He d.s.p.
        
        (b) Thakur Shri Shimbhu Singh, of Sabli. b. 21^st November 1884. Succeeded to Sabli, on the death of his childless nephew. He d. 14^th April 1918, having had issue:
        
        (i) Thakur Shri Guman Singh, of Sabli. b. 17^th January 1909. m. (first) …m. (second) a daughter of Thakur Mul Singh, of Medasan, in Idar.
        
        4. Thakur Shri … Singh, of Sabli. He had issue:
        
        (a) Raj Shri Maharaj Parbat Singh of Ora-a. b. 1879. He d. 1^st April 1944, having had issue:
        
        (i) Raj Shri Maharaj Nahar Singh of Ora-a. b. 1912. m. a sister of Rao of Gorokhara, in Idar.
        
        (b) Thakur Umaid Singh of Mandwa.

1659 - 1691 Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Jaswant Singhji I Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, elder son of Maharawal Shri Shri Girdhar Das Sahib, Maharawal of Dungarpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1659. Prince Akbar took refuge at Dungarpur in 1681, after he rebelled against his father Aurangzeb. He also followed his father’s example and maintained cordial relations with Udaipur. He d. at Dungarpur, 1691, having had issue, two sons:

1) Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Khuman Singhji I Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur - see below.
2) Thakur Shri Fateh Singh, of Nandli. He had issue, a son: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) Thakur Shri Bakht Singh, of Nandli. He had issue, three sons:
  - i) Thakur Shri Prithvi Singh, of Nandli. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Thakur Shri ... Singh, of Nandli. He had issue:
      - (a) Thakur Shri Himmat Singh, of Nandli. Imprisoned and his fief confiscated for his part in attempting the adoption of his son by Maharawal Shri Jaswant Singhji II 1845-1849. He had issue:
        
        (i) Mokham Singh. Candidate for adoption by Maharawal Shri Jaswantsinhji II in 1845.
        
        (ii) Thakur Shri ... Singh, of Nandli. He had issue, three sons:
        
        1. Thakur Shri Durjan Singh, of Nandli. He d. before 1879, having had issue, two sons:
        
        a. Thakur Shri Umed Singh, of Nandli. b. 1853. He had issue, five sons.
        
        i. Thakur Shri Gopal Singh, of Nandli.
        
        ii. Thakur Shri Amar Singh, of Nandli. He d. 3^rd September 1921, having had issue:
        
        1a. Thakur Shri Jaswant Singh, of Nandli. b. 12^th July 1908. m. 27^th May 1926, a daughter of Thakur Amar Singh, of Bichiwara.
        
        iii. Thakur Shri Khuman Singh, of Nandli. He had issue, a son:
        
        1a. Thakur Shri Himmat Singh, of Nandli. b. 15^th April 1915. Supt of Police of Dungarpur State, transf Indian Police Service, retd 1973 as Deputy Insp-Gen of Police Rajasthan. Rcvd: Dungarpur State Silver Jubilee Medal (1943). He d. 20^th August 1979, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
        
        1b. Thakur Shri Narendra Singh, of Nandli, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jaipur, and St Paul’s Sch, Udaipur. Mbr Udaipur Zila Parishad. m. Thakurani Dr Nidhi Singh, of Jaisinghgarh, in the Panipat district of Haryana, teacher of Psychology and English at Mayo Coll Girls’ Sch, Ajmer. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        1c. Kunwar Shri Abhijai Singh, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer.
        
        1c. Baisa Ananya Singh, educ. Mayo Coll Girls’ Sch, Ajmer.
        
        2b. Thakur Shri Naresh Chandra Singh, educ. St Paul’s Sch, Udaipur. Businessman. m. Thakurani Kiran Singh, of Patodi, in the Barmer dist. She has issue, two sons:
        
        1c. Kunwar Shri Dhruv Raj Singh, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer.
        
        2c. Kunwar Shri Janmajeya Singh, educ. St Paul’s Sch, Udaipur.
        
        1b. Baisa Neena Kunwar [Thakurani Neena Singh, of Harji], educ. St Mary’s Convent Sch, Ajmer. m. Thakur Shri Parikshit Singh, of Harji, in the Jalore dist. She has issue, two daughters.
        
        2b. Baisa Neera Kunwar [Kunwarani Neera Singh Sisodia, of Bilaspur], educ. St Mary’s Sch, Udaipur, and Sophia Sch, Jodhpur. m. 7^th May 1987, Kunwar Shri Gajraj Singh Chandel (b. at Jaipur, 4^th April 1959), son of Kunwar Shri Surendra Singh Chandel, of Bilaspur, by his wife, Kunwarani Narendra Kumari, from the Shekhawat family of Mendhshor. She has issue, one son - see India (Bilaspur).
        
        iv. Thakur Shri Takht Singh.
        
        v. Thakur Shri Bhupal Singh.
        
        b. Thakur Shri Zorawar Singh.
        
        2. Thakur Shri Bijay Singh.
        
        3. Thakur Shri Ram Singh.

1691 - 1700 Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Khuman Singhji I [Kahuman] Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, elder son of Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Jaswant I Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1691. The Udaipur forces attacked Dungarpur again, prompting the Maharawal to appeal to the Imperial court for redress. The Emperor agreed to intervene and ordered the Udaipur Maharana to withdraw his forces and desist from further attempts at imposing his authority. He d. at Dungarpur, 1700, having had issue:

1) Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Ram Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur - see below.

1700 - 1728 Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Ram Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, son of Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Khuman Singhji I Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1700. Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 1,000 zat and 1,000 sawar. Attacked by Udaipur after the Maharana procured a fresh firman from the sayyid brothers. He then concluded an alliance with the Peshwa Baji Rao and became a Maratha tributary of the Raja of Dhar. Despite his agreement, Raghoji Kadambande invaded and plundered the state, carrying off booty to the value of Rs 113,000. A complaint to the Peshwa only resulted in an order for the amount to be delivered to Poona in full. He d. at Dungarpur, 1728, having had issue, four sons and a daughter:

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2) …
3) …
4) Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Shiv Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur - see below.
1) A daughter. m. ca 1720, Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sujan Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner (b. 28^th July 1690; d. at his camp at Raisingpur, 16^th December 1735), second son of Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Anup Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, by his second wife, the Rajawat Maharani Sahiba. She d. by sati, at Bikaner, December 1735, having had issue - see India (Bikaner).

1728 - 1783 Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Shiv Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, fourth son of Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Ram Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur by his favourite rani, educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent in preference to three elder brothers. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1728. He concluded a fresh agreement with the Marathas at Poona in 1747, by which he acknowledged their suzerainty and committed himself to remitting a fixed tribute Rs 35,000 payable to Dhar, Gwalior and Indore. The Poona durbar also appointed an agent to reside at Dungarpur to ensure the collection, his costs to be borne by the Maharawal at Rs 2,000-5,000 p.a. Despite the heavy burden, this agreement secured a peaceful reign and a place for himself in history, as the greatest ruler of the state. A learned Sanskrit scholar and a generous ruler, he repaired the protective walls around the city, reformed the weights and measures, constructed a fine fort overlooking the capital, and encouraged commerce. He d. at Dungarpur, 1783, having had issue:

1) Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Vairisal Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur - see below.

1783 - 1789 Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Vairisal [Barisal] Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, son of Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Shiv Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1783. m. Medtanji Maharani Shri Shubh Kumari Sahiba (k. by Umaji Surma, sometime Kotwal), Regent for her young son from 1789, a sister of Thakur Sardar Sinha of Medtana. He d. at Dungarpur, 1789, having had issue:

1) Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Fateh Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur - see below.

1789 - 1808 Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Fateh Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, son of Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Vairisal Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, by his wife, Medtanji Rani Shubh Kumari Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1789. His mother judged him a dangerous weakling and placed him in confinement, soon after his accession, placing all power in the hands of the minister Pema. The state nobles opposed the pair, killed the Maharani and freed Fateh Singh. However, the new arrangements that he made for the administration proved chaotic, with his ministers constantly intriguing against each other and the country full of disorder. He also faced repeated almost continuous raids by the Mahrattas and his nobles engaged in revolt. He d. at Dungarpur, 1808, having had issue:

1) H.H. Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Jaswant Singhji II Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur - see below.

1808 - 1846 H.H. Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Jaswant Singhji II Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, son of Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Fateh Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1808. Invaded by a large force of unruly Sindhis who, after failing to receive payment from their masters in Udaipur, attacked and seized Dungarpur forcing the Maharawal to flee to Bhil Pal of Sarana. He remained there while they enjoyed undisputed control until help finally came from Holkar, who defeated and dispersed them at Galiakot. He concluded a treaty of friendship and protection with the HEIC 11^th December 1818. Removed from the active administration of the state in favour of his adopted son, 2^nd May 1825. Pensioned and exiled to Muttra. m. …(d. after 1845). He d.s.p. at Muttra, 19^th December 1846, having adopted a son, in the person of:

1) H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Dalpat Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh - see India (Partabgarh).

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