PREDECESSORS AND SHORT
HISTORY:
Namli is situated in the Malwa plateau region of Madhya Pradesh. The
Namli
Garh is built on an artificial mound, held together by fortified walls.
Namli is said to get it’s name from a saint, Naamliya Baba. He had an
ashram
here. He preached the spirituality of “Naad – Braham” the Yoga of
sound,
mentioned in the Upanishads. This village’s name appears in the history
of the Ratlam Rajas, when they came from Marwad. Namli was first given
to the Sanchora Chauhans of Panched, later Raja Mansingh of Ratlam gave
it to the Songara Chauhan – Bhopat Sinhji, who fought for him. The
Songaras
of Namli who fought and lost their family members in battle were given
Jagirs and made Thakurs in 1783. Kishor Sinhji was given Kandarwasa and
others were given Jhar, Sandala, Arjala, Umran, Nalkoi, Jarkhedi and
Pipal
Khunta, the village of Bajeda and Bhadwasa to Namli. They became the
junior
branches and Namli remained “Patvighar – Main Branch”. Rulers
were....
- Thakur BHOPAT SINHJI 1726/1748, awarded the title of sena
nayak
by Raja Man Singh of Ratlam and received the jagirs of Namli,
Dhanasuta,
Kamed, Sakrauda and Kotdi, married 1stly, Thakurani Chaman Kunwar,
daughter
of Surajmalji Bagdi, married 2ndly, Thakurani Raaj Kunwar, daughter of
Meghrajji Sevad-Udaipur, married 3rdly, Thakurani Maya Kunwar, daughter
of Raj Sinhji of Raipur, married 4thly, Thakurani Bakhtawar Kunwar,
daughter
of Uday Sinhji of Chaldu, and had issue.
- Thakur TEJ SINHJI, 5th son, (qv)
- Thakur Anop Singhji, married and had issue, the family of
Sikhedi. He
died
1801 at Hara Naru.
- Kunwar Vaje Sinhji, died 1801 at Hara Naru.
- Thakur TEJ SINHJI 1748/1801, married 1stly, Thakurani Suraj
Kunwar,
daughter
of Sahib Singhji Jhala of Dabia, married 2ndly, Thakurani Bane Kunwar,
daughter of Kushal Sinhji of Bhopavar, married 3rdly, Thakurani Guman
Kunwar,
daughter of Sawant Sinhji of Datoda, married 4thly, Thakurani Amrit
Kunwar,
daughter of Lal Sinhji of Bhimsar, married 5thly, Thakurani Chain
Kunwar,
daughter of Fateh Sinhji Jhala of Sadadi, married 6thly, Thakurani Maan
Kunwar, daughter of Nahar Sinhji of Guda, married 7thly, Thakurani
Ratan
Kunwar, daughter of Dalpat Sinhji of Fatehgarh, married 8thly,
Thakurani
Bakhtawar Kunwar, daughter of Khuman Sinhji, and had issue. He died in
battle in 1801 at Hara Naru.
- Thakur GAJ SINHJI (qv)
- Thakur Nahar Sinhji
- Thakur Naval Sinhji
- Thakur Kishore Sinhji, received Kandarwasa
- Rani Swarup Kanwar, married Raja PADAM SINGH of Ratlam.
- Maharani Gulab Kanwar, married Maharawat SAWANT SINGH of Pratpgarh
in Rajasthan.
- Thakur GAJ SINHJI 1801/1806, born 1779, married 1stly,
Thakurani Takhat
Kunwar, daughter of Sultan Sinhji of Karwad, married 2ndly, Thakurani
Kundan
Kunwar, daughter of Guman Sinhji of Kalyanpura. He died 1806
- Thakur FATEH SINHJI 1806/1826, married Thakurani Saras
Kunwar, daughter
of Bhuwan Sinhji of Vela, married 2ndly, Thakurani Takhat Kunwar,
daughter of Vad Sinhji of Isarthuni, and had issue.
- Maharani Daulat Kunwar, married Maharawat SAWANT SINGH of
Pratpgarh
in Rajasthan.
- Thakur TAKHAT SINHJI (qv)
- Thakur Bakhtawar Sinhji, granted the estate of Dorana
from Pratapgarh.
- Thakur TAKHAT SINHJI 1826/1898, born 1806, married 1stly,
Thakurani
Suraj
Kunwar, daughter of Jorawar Sinhji of Bori, married 2ndly, Thakurani
Lal
Kunwar, daughter of Gambhir Sinhji of Mewasa, married 3rdly, Thakurani
Gulab Kunwar, daughter of Mohabbat Sinhji of Sagthali, married 4thly,
Thakurani
Mehtab Kunwar, daughter of Pratap Sinhji of Sohanpur, and had issue. He
died 1898.
- HH Maharani Tej Kunwar, married HH
Maharawal
LAKSHMAN
SINGH of Banswara.
- Maharani Swarup Kunwar, married Maharawat UDAI SINGH of
Pratapgarh in
Rajasthan.
- Thakur Kishore Sinhji, married 1stly, Thakurani Deep
Kunwar of Sarsi,
married
2ndly, Thakurani Pratap Kunwar of Jamli.
- Thakur AMAR SINHJI (qv)
- Thakur Himmat Sinhji
- Rani Uday Kunwar, married HH Raja Rawat BALBHADRA SINGH
of Rajgarh,
and had issue.
- Thakur AMAR SINHJI 1898/1916, married 1stly, 1883,
Thakurani Gulab
Kunwar
of Selarpura, married 2ndly, Thakurani Swaroop Kunwar, daughter
of
Thakur Gulab Sinhji of Kalukheda, married 3rdly, 1893, Thakurani Jadhav
Kunwar, daughter of Thakur Bhairu Sinhji of Daspan,
married 4thly, 1898,
Thakurani Jijiraj Ba, daughter of Thakur Ghagubha of Tera in Kutch, and
had issue.
- Thakur MANMAHIPAL SINHJI (qv)
- Col. Thakur Rajendra Sinhji, maried Thakurani Manhar
Kunwarba, daughter
of Thakur Nanubha of Tera in Kutch, and had issue. He died 6th October
1963.
- Thakur Saheb Surendra Sinhji, born 10th March 1929,
married Thakurani
Jitendra
Kunwarba, daughter of Thakur Shri JASHWANT SINHJI of Ranasan,
and had issue. He died 30th March 1980.
- Thakur Saheb Surjit Sinhji, born 4th October 1975,
educated at Daly
College,
Indore and Symbiosis College, Pune; presently (2005) working in Dubai
as
a Projects Manager with the Al Futtaim group, specializing in Nero
retail
marketing (a very specialized retail designing field).
- Thakur Saheb Ranjit Sinhji, born 5th April 1977 in
Indore, educated at
Daly College, Indore and College from Maharaja Sayaji Rao University of
Baroda, Gujarat (Bachelor Of Arts), pursued a course study in History
(Major)
and English (Minor), passing the requisite examinations with Honours,
worked as a Country Manager for Afghanistan, taking care of the
Procurement and logistics for clients like the U.S. Army, NATO, UNO and
Non-Government organisations, presently (2008) employed with the multi
national company “Weiss-Rohlig” from Austria, Europe and is working as
a Business development manager for their Dubai, UAE office; married
17th November 2005, Thakurani
Saheba Poonam Kuwar Namli of Karol Thikana, Jodhpur and has issue, one
son.
- Kuwar Sahib Jyotiraditya Singh Namli, born 12th
April 2007.
- Thakurani Bhanu Kumari, married Maj. Thakur Dr. Mohan
Sinhji of Amleta
- Thakurani Krishna Kumari, married Thakur Himmat Sinhji
of Sagthali, son
of Maj. Thakur Parbat Sinhji.
- Thakurani Lalit Kunwar, married Thakur Raj Sinhji of
Shivgarh.
- Thakur MANMAHIPAL SINHJI 1916/1948, married 1stly,
Thakurani Uday
Kunwar,
daughter of Thakur Modh Sinhji of Nimbahera,
married 2ndly, Thakurani Nand Kunwarba, daughter of Thakur Ravaji, and
had issue.
- Thakur NARENDRA SINHJI (qv)
- Yashwant Kumari
- Thakur Jitendra Sinhji
- Thakur NARENDRA SINHJI 1948/-
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