KISHANGARH (Princely State)

(15 gun salute)
AREA:  2,222 km2 PRIVY PURSE:  136,000Rs  ACCESSION:  7th April 1949
STATE:  Rajasthan  DYNASTY:  Rathore  RELIGION:  Hindu
    Poulation: 86,000 (1931)
     
PRESENT RULER:  HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja BRAJRAJ SINGH Bahadur, 20th Maharaja Sahib of Kishangarh (1971/-)
HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja BRAJRAJ SINGH Bahadurborn 22nd August 1953 in Kishangarh, married 9th November 1981, HH Maharani Meenakshi Devi, daughter of the Thakur Sahib of Gigret, and has issue, two daughters.
  • Maharajkumari Vaishnavi Kumari
  • Maharajkumari Sarveshwari Kumari
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:  Founded in 1611. Rulers were...
  1. Raja KISHAN SINGH 1611/1615, born 1575, son of Maharaja Udai Singh of Jodhpur, married and had issue. He died 1615.
    • Raja SAHAS MAL (qv)
    • Rajkumar Bhar Mal, married and had issue.
      • Raja RUP SINGH (qv)

  2. Raja SAHAS MAL 1615/1618, married and had issue.
    • Raja JAG MAL (qv)
    • Raja HARI SINGH (qv)

  3. Raja JAG MAL 1618/1628

  4. Raja HARI SINGH 1628/1644

  5. Raja RUP SINGH 1644/1658, built Roopangarh Fort in 1649, married and had issue.
    • Raja MAN SINGH (qv)

  6. Raja MAN SINGH 1658/1706, married and had issue. He died 1706.
    • Maharaja RAJ SINGH (qv)

  7. Maharaja RAJ SINGH 1706/1748, married and had issue. He died 1748.
    • Maharaja SAMANT SINGH (qv)
    • Maharaja BAHADUR SINGH (qv)
    • Maharaj Vir Singhji (fifth son), married and had issue. He died 1761.
      • Maharaj Amar Singhji
      • Maharaj Suraj Singhji, married and had issue.
        • Maharaj Sher Singhji, married Rani Sahiba Gyan Kunwar, daughter of Shri Prithvi Singhji of Bhoraj Rajji ka Guda in Shekhawati, and had issue.
          • Maharaj Sardul Singhji, he was granted Ralovata, married Rani Sahiba Shirngar Kunwar, daughter of Shri Jorawar Singhji of Sarwar in Kishangarh, and had issue, four sons and three daughters.
            • Raja Sahib Shri Sheonath Singhji of Ralovata, married Rani Sahiba Mehtab Kunwar, married 2ndly, Rani Sahiba Girdhar Kunwar of Shahpura, and had issue.
              • Kunwar Shri Jai Singh
              • Kunwar Fateh Singh
            • Raja Sahib Shri Bakhtawar Singhji, he was granted the title of Maharaj Sahib by the Maharana of Mewar, married 1stly, Rani Sahiba Suraj Kunwar, married 2ndly, Rani Sahiba Gulab Kunwar, and had issue.
              • Kunwar Khuman Singhji, served as the S.P. in Jodhpur and Civil Judge in Jaipur; married 1stly, Kunwarani Chagan Kunwar of Khariabad, married 2ndly, Krishan Kunwar, daughter of Thakur Paney Singhji of Osian, and had issue, two sons and one daughter. He died February 1936.
                • Shri Narayan Singhji, died aged five years.
                • Shri Nahar Singhji, married Kunwarani Sahib Kushal Kunwar of Malpur in Gogunda, and had issue, six sons and two daughters.
                • Baisa Daulat Kunwar, married Maharaj Shri Gopal Singhji of Anoopura, and had issue, one son.
            • Raja Sahib Guman Singhji, married Rani Sahiba Phul Kunwar Bhati, and had issue.
              • Kunwar Raghunath Singh
              • Baisa Ratan Kunwar
            • Maharaj Sahib Shri Aman Singhji, he was granted the title of Maharaj Sahib by the Maharana of Mewar; married Rani Sahiba Agar Kunwar of Surera in Jaipur, and had issue.
              • Maharaj Lakshman Singh, born 1882, Jagirdar in Ajmer Distt., Inspector-General of Police (Udaipur), appointed Sub-Inspector, Ajmer-Merwara 1910, Inspector in 1918; married and had issue.
                • Capt. Maharaj Ram Singh
                • Maharaj Ranbir Singh
            • Baisa Naval Kunwar, married in Bavlas in Bagor.
            • Baisa Roop Kanwar, married Maharaj Shri Shakti Singhji of Bagor, and had issue, one son.
            • Baisa Swaroop Kunwar, married Maharaj Shri Shakti Singhji of Bagor.

  8. Maharaja SAMANT SINGH 1748/1757, born 1699, married and had issue. He died 1764.
    • Maharaja SARDAR SINGH (qv)

  9. Maharaja SARDAR SINGH 1757/1766

  10. Maharaja BAHADUR SINGH 1766/1781, ancestor of the Fatehgarh, Dhos, Kacholia and Zorawarpura families, married and had issue. He died 1781.
    • Maharaja BIRAD SINGH (qv)
    • Maharaj Bhag Singh, married and had issue.
      • Maharaj Chand Singh, married and had issue.
        • Maharaj Bhopal Singh of Fatehgarh, married and had issue.
          • Rajkumari (name unknown) [Rani Jodhpuriji of Banera], married (as his first wife), Raja SANGRAM SINGH of Banera, and had issue, one daughter.
        • Maharaj Gopal Singh of Zorawarpura, married and had issue.
          • Maharaj Bairi Sal of Zorawarpura, married and had issue.
            • Maharaj Kesri Singh of Zorawarpura, married and had issue.
              • Maharaj Gulab Singh of Zorawarpura, married and had issue.
                • Maharaj Budh Singh of Zorawarpura, married and had issue.
                  • HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja SUMER SINGH Bahadur (qv)
                • Rajkumari Brijraj Kanwar [?married Thakur Jait Singh of Khandela-Junior, born 23rd March 1903 (17th April 1902), died 31st October 1982, and had issue.]
      • Maharaj Bhim Singh, received Fatehgarh in jagir (18 villages, 50,000Rs revenue in 1893), married and had issue.
        • [?Kumari (name unknown), married Maharajkumar Dip Singh of Pratapgarh, and had issue.]
        • Several generations
          • Maharaj GOVARDHAN SINGH of Fatehgarh -/1883
            • (A) Maharaj MAN SINGH of Fatehgarh 1883/-, adoptive son and second cousin, born about 1873, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married Rani Vijay Kanwar, daughter of Rawat AMAR SINGHJI of Meja.
        • Several generations
          • HH Maharaja PRITHVI SINGH (see below)
    • Maharani Swaroop Kunwari, married Maharawat SAWANT SINGH of Pratapgarh, and had issue.

  11. Maharaja BIRAD SINGH 1781/1788, adopted by Raja Sardar Singh, married and had issue. He died 1788.
    • Maharaja PRATAP SINGH (qv)
    • Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his fourth wife), Raja HAMEER SINGH of Banera.

  12. Maharaja PRATAP SINGH 1788/1797, married and had issue.
    • Maharaja KALYAN SINGH (qv)

  13. Maharaja KALYAN SINGH 1797/1832, married and had issue.
    • Maharaja MOKHAM SINGH (qv)

  14. Maharaja MOKHAM SINGH 1832/1840, married Maharajkumari Keekabai, daughter of Maharana BHIM SINGH of Udaipur.

  15. HH Maharaja PRITHVI SINGHHH Maharaja PRITHVI SINGH 1840/1879, adopted from the Fatehgarh family, married a daughter of Rajadhiraj MADHO SINGH of Shahpura, and had issue. He died 25th December 1879.
    • HH Maharaja SADUL SINGH (qv)
    • Maharaj Jawan Singh of Karkheri (an estate of 8 villages and an income of 32,000Rs, granted in 1878), born 1861, married Rani Takhat Kanwar, daughter of Thakur ANAND SINGH of Mandawa-Junior, and his wife, Thakurani Gopal Kanwar, and had issue.
      • Maharaja YAGYANARAYAN SINGH (see below)
    • Maharaj Raghunath Singh of Dhasuk (6 villages and 20,000Rs), born 1874.
    • Maharajkumari (name unknown), married Maharana SAJJAN SINGH of Udaipur.
    • Maharajkumari (name unknown), married 1877, HH Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir MANGAL SINGH Virendra Shiromani Dev of Alwar.
    • Maharajkumari (name unknown), married 1881, HH Maharaja Sawai MADHO SINGH II of Jaipur. She died 25th March 1893.
    • Maharajkumari (name unknown), born 1879, married HH Maharaja Rana ZALIM SINGH of Jhalawar. She died sp 1900.

  16. HH Maharaja SADUL SINGH 1879/1900, born 10th December 1857 (#1), married 1stly, 1870, a daughter of Rao UMAID SINGH II of Sirohi, married 2ndly, (name unknown), and had issue. He died 1900.
    • HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sir MADAN SINGH Bahadur (qv)
    • Maharajkumar (name unknown) Singh (by 1st wife), died young, before 1893.
    • Maharajkumari (name unknown) Kunwar, married 8th December 1897, Col. HH Raj Rishi Shri Maharaja Sawai Sir JAI SINGH Virendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Dharam Prabhakar of Alwar. She died 20th May 1921.

  17. Lt.-Col. HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sir MADAN SINGH Bahadur 1900/1926, born 2nd November 1884 (#1) , K.C.I.E. [cr.1909] ,K.C.S.I. [cr.1911], married 1stly 1904, HH Maharani Ankaran Bai, daughter of HH 108 Sri Maharaj Adhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Ravi Kula Bushana-Mahi Mahindra Yavadarya Kula Kamaldhivakara Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana Shri Sir FATEH SINGHJI Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati, Maharana of Udaipur, married 2ndly, HH Maharani Yeshwant Kunverba, daughter of Thakur RAISINHJI JIJIBHAI of Khirasra, and had issue. He died 10th January 1926 (#2).
    • Maharajkumari (name unknown) Kunwar, married 18th February 1925, HH Bandhwesh Maharaja Sir GHULAB SINGH Bahadur of Rewa.
    • HH Maharani Manhar Kunwar, born 2nd May 1914, married 8th March 1928, HH Rai-Rayan Maharawal Shri Sir LAKSHMAN SINGH Bahadur of Dungarpur, and had issue. She died 8th October 1975.
    • HH Maharani Rajendra Kunverba, married HH Maharajadhiraj Mirzan Maharao Shri MADANSINGHJI Sawai Bahadur of Kutch.

  18. HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja YAGYANARAYAN SINGH Bahadur 1926/1939, married and had issue. He died 3rd February 1939.
    • Yuvaraj Yatendra Singh, born 1916, died 1930.
    • HH Maharani Goverdhan Kumari, born 23rd June 1938, married HH Maharana Shri KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI PRAVINSINHJI of Sant, and has issue.

  19. HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja SUMER SINGHJI Bahadur 1939/1971, born 27th January 1929, son of Thakur Budh Singh, Jagirdar of Zorawarpura, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married 30th January 1948, HH Maharani Sahiba Gita Kumari, daughter of Thakur Sahib Shri Sir BAHADURSINHJI MANSINHJI of Palitana, and his wife HH Thakurani Sitaba Sahiba, and had issue. He died 16th February 1971.
    • Maharajkumari Shree Kumari, born 14th May 1950 in Mumbai, married 18th January 1975 in New Delhi, Maharaj Saheb Ambikapratap Singhji of Banswara, and has issue.
      • Rajkumari Aditi Kumari
      • Rajkumari Vinati Kumari [HH Rani Vinati Kumari of Khilchipur], married 8th December 2004 at Jaipur, HH Raja Rao Bahadur PRIYAVRAT SINGH of Khilchipur.
    • Maharajkumari Nandini Kumari, born 31st October 1951 in Pune, married 30th June 1980 in New Delhi, Maharaj Saheb Madhavendra Bikram Singhji of Payagpur, and has issue.
      • Rajkumar Sharvendra Bikram Singh, born 19th December 1985.
    • HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri BRAJRAJ SINGH Bahadur (qv)
    • Maharaj Saheb Shri Prithiviraj Singhji, born 1955, married 10th November 1981 in New Delhi, Rani Jaishree Kumari, youngest daughter of HH Raja Rao Bahadur YASHODAR SINGH of Khilchipur, and his wife, HH Rani Saraswati Devi, and has issue, two sons.
      • Rajkumar Kraturaj Singh, born 5th October 1985.
      • Rajkumar Adhiraj Singh, born 24th January 1991.

  20. HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri BRAJRAJ SINGH Bahadur (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Princess of Kishangarh, married Rao Raja BISHEN SINGH of Bundi.
  • Maharani Roop Kunwar, married Maharawal MULRAJ SINGH II of Jaisalmer.
 
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