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JAIPUR (Princely State)

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AREA: 40,407 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 1,800,000  ACCESSION: 7th April 1949
STATE: Rajasthan  DYNASTY: Kachhawa (Rajawat clan) RELIGION: Hindu
  REVENUE: 14,343,000Rs (1931) POPULATION: 2,631,775 (1931)
     
PRESENT RULER: Brig. HH Sri Sawai Maharaja BHAWANI SINGH Bahadur MVC, 11th Maharaja and 39th Head of the Kachhawa Rajputs (1970/-)
HH Sri Sawai Maharaja BHAWANI SINGH Bahadurborn 22nd October 1931 in Jaipur, educated in Kashmir, Dehradun and then at Harrow School (UK) 1946/1950, commissioned into Indian Army in the 3rd Cavalry regiments as a Second Lieutenant in 1951, selected for the Presidents bodyguard in 1954, posted to HQ 50 (Indep.) Para Brigade in 1963, selected and posted as Adjutant, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 1964/1967, volunteered for the new Para Commando Unit and was posted to 10 Para Commando as 2nd-in-command in June 1967, became the commanding officer in the following year, awarded the second highest gallantry award "Maha Vir Chakra" in 1971, for his part in the Indo-Pak war, took voluntary retirement in 1974, he was granted the rank of Brigadier for life, served as the first Resident High Commissioner to the State of Brunei from July 1993 to January 1997; married 10th March 1967, HH Maharani Saheba Padmini Devi, daughter of Lt. HH Maharaja RAJENDRA PRAKASH Bahadur of Sirmur, and his second wife, HH Maharani Indira Devi, and has issue.
  • Maharajkumari Diya Kumari, born 1970, married 1997, Kanwar Narendra Singh Rajawat of Sawai Madhopur, son of Thakur Budh Singh of Kotda village in Tonk, granted the title of Maharaj in 2003, and has issue.
    • Kunwar Padmanabh Singh, born 1998, adopted by his grandfather 22nd November 2002. (See below for the photo).
    • Baiji Lal Gorvi Devi [Gaurvi Kumari], born 1999.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:  Predecessor state of Dhundhar (Dausa) founded in 1093 by Duleh Rai (Dulha Rao), a descendant of Raja Nal of Ajodhya. The state was known as Amber from the 1300's to 1727, when a new capital called Jayapura was built, the state was then renamed Jaipur. Rulers were....
  1.  Raja SODH DEV 966/1006, Raja of Dausa, son of Raja Ishwar Das of Gwalior.

  2.  Raja DULHA RAO 1006/1036 or 1093/1136, Raja of Dausa, married 1006, Rani Meroni, a daughter of Raja Ralhan Singh Chauhan, Raja of Ajmer, part of the dowry included the region of Dhundhar, and had issue.
    • Raja KANKAL DEV (qv)
    • Kunwar Baikul Dev, Raja of Indurkhi and Biswari; he was expelled from Dausa and moved firstly to Indurkhi and later to Biswari; he married and had issue, the Rampura family of Uttar Pradesh.

  3.  Raja KANKAL DEV 1036/1038

  4.  Raja HUNA DEV 1039/1053

  5.  Raja JANAD DEV 1053/1070

  6.  Raja PUJANA DEV 1070/1084 or 1185/1191 , married (amongst others), a sister of Raja Prithviraj III, King of Delhi, and had issue.
    • Raja MALESI DEV (qv)

  7.  Raja MALESI DEV 1094/1146

  8.  Raja BYALA DEV 1146/1179

  9.  Raja RAJA DEV 1179/1216

  10.  Raja KILHAN DEV 1216/1276

  11.  Raja KANTAL DEV 1276/1317, ancestor of the Gogawat clan, including the Thakurs of Duni.

  12.  Raja JANSI DEV 1317/1366, married and had issue.
    • Raja UDAYAKARNA (qv)
    • Rao Kumbha of Banskhoh (one of the 12 bara Kotri)

  13.  Raja UDAYAKARNA 1366/1388, married and had issue, 8 sons. He died 1388.
    • Raja NARSINGH DEO (qv)
    • Rao Barsingh Deo, received Mojad (Mozamabad) and was ancestor of the Naruka sub-clan, rulers of Alwar, Uniara, Lawa etc.
    • Rao Balaji, recieved the village of Barwara near Amarsar in 1390, married and had issue. He died 1430.
      • Rao Mokalji 1430/1445 of Barwara, married 4 wives, and had issue. He died 1445
      • Rao Khemraj
      • Rao Kharud, married and had issue.
        • Rao Khuman, ancestor of the Khumawats, now likely extinct.
    • Rao Shiv Brahm, founder of Nindar (one of the 12 bara Kotri) and ancestor of the Sheobramhpota sub-clan.
    • Rao Patal, recieved Loni and was ancestor of the Patalpota sub-clan.
    • Rao Peepaji, became a local diety.
    • Rao Peethal, ancestor of the Peethalpota sub-clan.
    • Rao Napa

  14.  Raja NARSINGH DEO 1388/1413, died 1413

  15.  Raja BANBIR SINGH 1413/1424 (1428/1439), married and had issue. He died 1424.
    • Raja UDHA RAO (qv)
    • Rao Naro Singh of Watka (one of the 12 bara Kotri)

  16.  Raja UDHA RAO 1424/1453 (1439/1467), died 1453

  17.  Raja CHANDRASENA 1453/1502 (1467/1502), died 1502

  18.  Raja PRITHVI SINGH I 1502/1527 , married (a), Rani Apurva Devi of Bikaner, married (b). daughter of Maharana RAIMAL SINGH of Mewar, married (c), Rani Sohag Devi, daughter of Rao Gyan Gaud, and had issue, 18 sons (5 dsp) and 3 daughters. He died 4th November 1527.
    • Raja BHIM SINGH (qv)
    • Raja BAHARMALLA (qv)
    • Raja PURAN MAL (qv)
    • Rao Gopal Singh fl.1550, (son of the Rathore Queen), he was granted the Jagirs of Chomu and Samode in 1550, married and had issue, the Nathawats, one of the bara Kotri (12 chambers) of the Kachhawa Royal Family.
    • Kunwar Rupsi Singh, (son of the Gaud Queen), received the Jagir of Daosa. His son Thakur Jaimal was the ancestor of the Jagirdars of Fatehpur. He died after 1562.
    • Rao Jag Mal, (son of the Rathore Queen), he was granted the Jagir of Diggi, married and had issue.
      • Rao Khangar, ancestor of the Khangarots, which comprised one of the bara Kotri (12 chambers) of the Kachhawa Royal Family.
    • Kunwar Sanga Singh, (son of the Rathore Queen), founder of Sanganer, which lapsed to the parent state on his death without issue. One of the bara Kotri (12 chambers) of the Kachhawa Royal Family.
    • Kunwar Pachayan Singh, (son of the Rathore Queen), founder of Samriya. Ancestor of the Pachayanots, one of the bara Kotri (12 chambers) of the Kachhawa Royal Family.
    • Kunwar Balbhadra Singh, (son of the Rathore Queen), founder of Achrol. Ancestor of the Balbhadrots, one of the bara Kotri (12 chambers) of the Kachhawa Royal Family.
    • Kunwar Surtan Singh, (son of the Rathore Queen), founder of Surothe. Ancestor of the Surtanots, one of the bara Kotri (12 chambers) of the Kachhawa Royal Family.
    • Kunwar Chaturbhuj Singh, (son of the Rathore Queen), founder of Bagru. One of the bara Kotri (12 chambers) of the Kachhawa Royal Family.
    • Kunwar Kalyan Das, (son of the Sisodia Queen), granted the Jagir of Kalwar. His descendants were one of the bara Kotri (12 chambers) of the Kachhawa Royal Family.

  19.  Raja PURAN MAL 1527/1534, (son of the Tonwar Queen), received the Jagir of Nimera founding the clan of Puranmalots, one of the bara Kotri (12 chambers) of the Kachhawa Royal Family, married a Rathore Princess, and had issue. He died 19th January 1534 in battle.
    • Rajkumar Suja Singh of Nimera fl.1556

  20.  Raja BHIM SINGH 1534/1537, (eldest son of the Rathore Queen), married and had issue. He died 22nd July 1537.
    • Raja RATAN SINGH (qv)
    • Rajkumar Askaran Singh, married and had issue.
      • Raja RAJ SINGH of Narwar, married and had issue.
        • Rajkumar Ram Das

  21.  Raja RATAN SINGH 1537/1548, died 15th May 1548.

  22.  Raja BAHARMALLA (or BHAR MAL) 1548/1574, (4th son of the Rathore Queen), born about 1499, received the Jagir of Narwar, married Rani Champavati, daughter of Rao Ganga Singh Solanki, and had issue. He died 27th January 1574.
    • Raja BHAGWAN DAS (qv)
    • Rajkumar Jagannath Singh (son of the Solanki Queen), died after 1585.
    • Rajkumar Madho Singh
    • Rajkumar Surat Singh
    • Rajkumari Heera Kunwar [Mariam Zamani], married circa 6th February 1562, Padshah Akbar of Delhi,and had issue.

  23.  Raja BHAGWAN DAS 1574/1589, he was granted the title of Amir ul-Umara by the Mughal Emperor, married and had issue. He died 10th December 1589.
    • Raja MAN SINGH I Bahadur (qv)
    • Rajkumar Madho Singh, married and had issue. He died after 1585.
      • Kumar Chhatar Singh, married and had issue. He died March 1630
        • Kumar Bhim Singh, died May 1630
        • Kumar Anand Singh, died May 1630.
    • Rajkumar Chandrabhan Singh (son of the daughter of Raisal Bhati), married the daughter of Raja Puran Mal of Gidhaur.
    • Rajkumar Suraj Singh fl.1580
    • Rajkumar Pratap Singh fl.1600 (son of Rani Bhagwati)
    • Daughter, married Padshah Jehangir of Delhi.

  24.  Mirza Raja MAN SINGH I Bahadur 1589/1614 (son of Rani Bhagwati), born 9th May 1540, married, including (a) 30th January 1593 Rani Akshaya Devi, daughter of the Raja Ram Chandra Dev of Khurda, (b) 23rd December 1596 Rani Kshama Devi (committed sati), daughter of Maharaja NAR NARAYAN  of Cooch Behar, and had issue. He died 6th July 1614 at Elichpur.
    • Yuvaraj Jagat Singh, married and had issue. He died 9th October 1599.
      • Raja Maha Singh, born 10th September 1585, received the Jagir of Garha, granted the Title of Raja by the Mughal Emperor, married Rani Damiyanti Devi, grand-daughter of Maharana UDAI SINGH of Mewar and had issue. He died 30th May 1617.
        • Mirza Raja JAI SINGH I (see below)
    • Rajkumar Jhujhar Singh, Thakur of Raisar. Ancestor of the Madhani subclan and Mansinghot subclan of the Rajawat clan of the Kachhawa Royal Family, including the Thakurs of Ranoli, Siwar, Jhalai and Isarda, married and had issue.
      • [?Kunwarani Kusum Kanwar, married Kunwar Mahesh Das of Jalore, grandson of Maharaja Udai Singh of Jodhpur, and had issue.]
    • Daughter, married 8th June 1608 the Mughal Emperor Jehangir.
    • Mirza Raja BHAO SINGH Bahadur (qv)
    • Rajkumar Himmat Singh (son of Rani Jamoti/Jambvanti, daughter of Ratan Singh Chauhan), married and had issue. He died 16th March 1597.
      • Kumar Kushan Singh, died sp.
    • Rajkumar Durjan Singh (son of Rani Sahodra Gaud), received the Jagir of Dhula in Jaipur, a General in the army of the Mughal Emperor, captured the fort of Kakruya in 1596, and recaptured the fort of Bhusna, later in the same year, killed in a naval engagement, twelve miles off Vikrampur on the 5th September 1597.
    • Rajkumar Sakat Singh (son of Rani Sumitra, daughter of Ishwar Das Rathore), received the Jagir of Paharia in Jaipur, died before 1608.
    • Rajkumar Kesho Das (son of Rani Kshama Devi).
    • Rajkumar Atibal Singh (son of Rani Kshama Devi).

  25.  Mirza Raja BHAO SINGH Bahadur 1614/1621 (son of Rani Sahodra Gaud), died 13th December 1621 sp.

  26.  Mirza Raja JAI SINGH I Bahadur 1621/1667 , born 15th July 1611, Mirza Raja [cr.1639], married and had issue. He died 28th August 1667 in Burhanpur.
    • Mirza Raja RAM SINGH I Bahadur (qv)
    • Rajkumar Kirat Singh, ancestor of the Rajas of Kama, married and had issue. He died 1673.
      • Baijas Kaur, married 1678 the Mughal Prince, Muhammad Azim 1664-1712
    • Daughter, married Raja Mahendra KEERAT SINGH of Bhadawar.

  27.  Mirza Raja RAM SINGH I Bahadur 1667/1688, married and had issue. He died April 1688  at Kohato.
    • Yuvaraj Kishan Singh, married and had issue. He died March 1682.
      • Mirza Raja BISHAN SINGH Bahadur (qv)

  28.  Mirza Raja BISHAN SINGH Bahadur 1688/1699, born 1672, married and had issue. He died 31st December 1699.
      • Sri Sawai Maharaja JAI SINGH I Bahadur (qv)
      • Mirza Raja Bijay Singh, Mirza Raja [cr.1708], died October 1729.
      • Baisa (name unknown), married Rao Raja BUDH SINGH of Bundi.

  29. 1. Sri Sawai Maharaja JAI SINGH II Bahadur 1699/1743 , born 4th November 1688, Saramad-i-Rajahae Hind [cr.1721], Raj Rajeshwar, Shri Rajadhiraj, Maharaja Sawai [cr.1723], married 1stly, March 1701, daughter of Kunwar Udit Singh (nephew of Raja Uttam Ram Gaur of Sheopur), married (b), Maharani Chandra Kunwar, daughter of Maharana SANGRAM SINGH II of Udaipur, married (c), a daughter of Raja BHIM SINGH I of Banera, and had issue. He died 21st September 1743 at Jaipur.
    • Maharajkumar Shiv Singh, born 1702, married and had issue, 2 sons. He died of cholera in August 1724 along with his mother.
    • Sri Sawai Maharaja ISHWARI SINGH Bahadur (qv)
    • Sri Sawai Maharaja MADHO SINGH I Bahadur (by the Udaipuri Maharani)(qv)
    • Daughter, married Rao Raja DALEL SINGH of Bundi.
    • Daughter, married Maharaja ABHAI SINGH of Jodhpur.

  30. 2. Sri Sawai Maharaja ISHWARI SINGH Bahadur 1743/1750, born 1721, married (amongst others) (a), Maharani Ajab Kunwar, daughter of Raja SURTAN SINGH of Banera. He died 12th December 1750, took poison along with 3 Queens and a concubine. A further 21 other wives committed sati next day.

  31. 3. Sri Sawai Maharaja MADHO SINGH I Bahadur 1750/1768, born December 1728, received the Jagir of Rampura in 1729, but lost it to the Marathas in 1757, married (amongst others) (a), 15th May 1761, the daughter of Raja Fateh Singh of Ratlam, married (b), the daughter of Rawat JASWANT SINGH of Deogarh, married (c), Maharani Ratan Kunwar, a daughter of Raja SARDAR SINGH of Banera, and had issue. He died 5th March 1768.
    • Sri Sawai Maharaja PRITHVI SINGH II Bahadur (by Deogarh Princess)(qv)
    • Sri Sawai Maharaja PRATAP SINGH Bahadur (qv)

  32. 4. Sri Sawai Maharaja PRITHVI SINGH II Bahadur 1768/1778, born c1762, married (a), a Princess of Bikaner, married (b), a Princess of Kishangarh, and had issue. He died 13th April 1778.
    • Maharajkumar Man Singh, (by the Kishangarh Princess), born 1777, living in exile in 1820.

  33. 5. Sri Sawai Maharaja PRATAP SINGH Bahadur 1778/1803, born 2nd December 1764, married 1799 and had issue. He died 1803.
    • Sri Sawai Maharaja JAGAT SINGH II Bahadur (qv)

  34. 6. Sri Sawai Maharaja JAGAT SINGH II Bahadur 1803/1818, married a Bhati Princess, died 1834, and had issue. He died 21st November 1818.
    • Sri Sawai Maharaja JAI SINGH III Bahadur (qv)
    • ?Kunwar Sangram Singh, ?adopted to Jhalai (or Isarda), married and had issue.
      • Thakur NAHAR SINGH of Jhalai.

      MOHAN SINGH [MAN SINGH II], 22nd Dec 1818 to 25th April 1819 (regent-usurper), born about 1809, son of Raja Manohar Singh of Narwar, installed on the gaddi by an ambitious noble but deposed on the birth of the rightful heir.

  35. 7. Sri Sawai Maharaja JAI SINGH III Bahadur 1819/1835, born 25th April 1819, married and had issue. He died 6th February 1835.
    • Sawai Maharaja Sir RAM SINGH II Bahadur (qv)

  36. 8. Sri Sawai Maharaja Sir RAM SINGH II Bahadur 1835/1880, born 27th September 1835, was granted a sanad of adoption in 1862, G.C.S.I. [cr.1863], received a personal gun salute of 19, which was raised further to 21 guns at the Delhi Durbar in 1877, made a Counsellor of the Empire, C.I.E. [cr.1878], married amongst others (a), 1863, a daughter of Maharaja TAKHAT SINGH of Jodhpur. He died spm 17th September 1880.

  37. 9. HH Saramand-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Raj Rajindra Sri Maharajadhiraj Sawai Sir MADHO SINGH II Bahadur 1880/1922, born as Qayam or Kaim Singh, younger son of the Thakur of Isarda on 29th August 1861, his personal gun salute was raised to 19 in 1887, and further increased to 21 in 1896, G.C.S.I. [cr.1888] , G.C.I.E. [cr.1900] , G.C.V.O. [cr.1903], made an Honourary Colonel of the 13th Rajputs (Shekhawati Regiment), married to five official wives (and 18 concubines who gave him 50 to 60 children, 107 according to a different source, of whom 18 sons were alive in 1935 and one son was still alive in 1985), 1stly, the daughter of Thakur Budh Singh Pal of Amargarh in Etah-Karauli, married 2ndly, 1881, the 3rd daughter of Maharaja PRITHVI SINGH of Kishangarh, died 25th March 1893, married 3rdly, 1882, HH Maharani Ba Kunwarba Sahiba, died after 1922, daughter of HH Raj Sahib MANSINHJI II RANMALSINHJI of Dhrangadhra, and his third wife, HH Rani Baiji Kunwarba Sahiba, married 4thly, 1891, daughter of the Thakur of Khamor in Shahpura, married 5thly, 1892, the daughter of Thakur Jivraj Singh of Rori in Bikaner, by whom he had one daughter. He died 7th September 1922.
    • Lallji Moti Singh
    • Raja Gopal Singh, his fathers favourite son. Was possibly considered as his successor which would have caused considerable problems amongst the Jaipur nobles. He died 1920.
    • Raja Jaswant Singh, still living in 1985.
    • Baisa (name unknown), married Rao Raja Sagat Singh of Idar.
    • Baisa (name unknown), married Rao Raja Hanut Singh of Idar.
    • Baisa (name unknown), married Rao Raja Abhay Singh of Idar.
    • Baisa (name unknown), married Rao Raja Mohan Singh, born 10th March 1905, son of Rao Raja Gulab Singh of Jodhpur, and had issue, 3 sons and 1 daughter.

  38. HH Shri Maharajadhiraj Sir Sawai Man Singh II Bahadur (1911-1970)10. HH Saramad-i-Rajahai Hindustan Raj Rajendra Shri Maharajadhiraj Sir Sawai MAN SINGH II Bahadur 1922/1970, born as Kunwar Mor Mukut Singh, younger son of Thakur Saheb SAWAI SINGH of Isarda on 21st August 1911 in Isarda, adopted 24th March 1921 by his predecessor, Rajpramukh of Rajasthan 1949/1956, Member of the Rajya Sabha 1962/1965, married 1stly, 30th January 1924, HH Maharani Marudhar Kunwar, daughter of HH Maharaja Dhiraj Maharaja Sri Sir SARDAR SINGHJI Bahadur of Jodhpur, married 2ndly, 24th April 1932, HH Maharani Kishore Kanwar, daughter of HH Maharaja Sumer Singh of Jodhpur, married 3rdly, 9th May 1940, HH Maharani Gayatri Devi, born 23rd May 1919 in London, died 29th July 2009 in Jaipur, daughter of HH Maharaja JITENDRA NARAYAN Bhup Bahadur of Cooch Behar, and his wife, HH Maharani Indira Devi, and had issue. He died 24th June 1970 in Cirencester, UK and was cremated three days later in Jaipur.
    • HH Maharani Prem Kumari (by 1st wife), born 13th June 1929 in Simla, married 27th May 1948, HH Maharawal Shri JAIDEEP SINGHJI of Baria, and had issue. She died 1970.
    • HH Sri Sawai Maharaja BHAWANI SINGH Bahadur (by 1st wife) (qv)
    • Maharaj Jai Singh (by 2nd wife), born 5th May 1933 in Staines, Raja Saheb of Jhalai, educated at Harrow School 1946/1951, married 1983, Rani Vidya Devi, born October 1942, daughter of Kanwar Rajinder Singh of Jubbal, and has issue.
      • Rajkumar Ajit Singh
    • Maharaj Prithviraj Singh (by 2nd wife), born 10th December 1935, educated at Harrow School 1950/1954, married 1961, Maharaj Kumari Devika Devi, daughter of Maharaj Ramendra Kishore Dev Varman of Tripura, and has issue.
      • Rajkumar Vijit Singh, married 1991, Rajkumari Meenakshi Devi, daughter of Maharaj Pushpendrasinhji Virbhadrasinhji of Lunawada.
    • Maharaj Jagat Singh (by 3rd wife), born 15th October 1949, Raja Saheb of Isarda, educated at Harrow School 1963/1967, married 10th May 1978 (div.), Mom Rajawongse Priyanandana Rangsit of the Royal Family Thailand, born 3rd July 1952, and had issue. He died 5th February 1997 in London.
      • Rajkumari Lalitya Kumari Singh, born 3rd February 1979.
      • Maharaj Devraj Singh, born 13th January 1981, Raja Saheb of Isarda 1997/-.

  39. 11. Brig. HH Sri Sawai Maharaja BHAWANI SINGH Bahadur MVC ( see above)
 
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Adoption ceremony of Kunwar Padmanabh Singh, on 22nd November 2002 in Jaipur.