PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The Jagir
of Pokhran was granted to Rajshri Thakur Maha Singh in 1729 by
Maharaja Abhay Singhji of Jodhpur. Rulers were...
- Rajshri Thakur MAHA SINGH 1729/1744, born 1687, younger son
of Thakur
Bhagwan Dasji Champawat of Bheenmal (see Daspan),
he succeeded in Bhinmal on the death of his father in 1715, which
was exchanged with Pokhran with 100 villages in 1729 by Maharaja Abhai
Singh; married 1stly, Thakurani Bane Kanwar, daughter of Chauhan Thakur
Fateh Singh, married 2ndly, Thakurani Hast Kanwar, daughter of Chauhan
Thakur Benidas, married 3rdly, Thakurani Pratap Kanwar, daughter of
Bhati Thakur Guman Singh, married 4thly, Thakurani Kesar Kanwar,
daughter of Deora Thakur Pratap Singh, married 5thly, Thakurani Vijai
Kanwar, daughter of Sisodia Thakur Bhagwandas, married 6thly, Thakurani
Jadav Kanwar, daughter of Chawda Thakur Surat Singh, married 7thly,
Thakurani Fateh Kanwar, daughter of Bhati Thakur Devi Singh of
Bikampur,
and had issue, one son. He died in 1744.
- Rajshri Thakur DEVI SINGH (by Thakurani Bane Kanwar)
(qv).
- Rajshri Thakur DEVI SINGH 1744/1760, born 1721, married
1stly, Thakurani Madan Kanwar, daughter of Bhati Thakur Sujan singh of
Lawera, married 2ndly, Thakurani Ram Kanwar, daughter of Sodha Thakur
Bhairu Das of Kheda, married 3rdly, Thakurani Birad Kanwar, daughter of
Sonigra Thakur Gulab Singh, married 4thly, Thakurani Padam Kanwar,
daughter of Bhati Thakur Sangram Singh, and had issue, two sons and
three daughters. He was killed by Maharaja Vijai Singh of Jodhpur in
1760.
- Rajshri Thakur SABAL SINGH (by Thakurani Madan Kanwar)
(qv)
- Thakur SHYAM SINGH (by Thakurani Ram Kanwar), he defeated
the Chauhan Rajputs of Geejgarh in battle, and established his
authority there in 1774; married and had issue (see Geejgarh).
- Baisa Umed Kanwar (by Thakurani Madan Kanwar), married
Shekhawat Rao Ram Singh of Kansli (Rao Puranmal was her son who was
deposed by Rao Devi Singh of Sikar).
- Thakurani Birad Kanwar, married (as his fourth wife), Thakur
KESHRI SINGH of Dundlod, she committed
sati
in 1768.
- Thakurani Shyam Kanwar (by Thakurani
Ram Kanwar), married Thakur
NARSINGHDAS
of Nawalgarh.
- Rajshri Thakur SABAL SINGH 1760/1761, born 1736, married
1stly, Thakurani Jatan Kanwar, daughter of Deora Thakur Sagat Singh of
Adava, married 2ndly, Thakurani Jas Kanwar, daughter of Bhati Thakur
Keerat Singh of Bikampur, married 3rdly, Thakurani Fateh Kanwar,
daughter of Bhati Thakur Ram Chandra of Dangri, married 4thly,
Thakurani Sringar Kanwar, daughter of the Bhati family of Sanwana, and
had issue, one son. He died 1761.
- Rajshri Thakur SAWAI SINGH (by Thakurani Fateh Kanwar)
(qv)
- Rajshri Thakur SAWAI SINGH 1761/1808, born 1750, married
1stly, Thakurani Pane Kanwar, daughter of Bhati Thakur Swarup Singh of
Chab, married 2ndly, Thakurani Nath Kanwar, daughter of Bhati Thakur
Anop Singh of Jhijhanya, married 3rdly, Thakurani Bakhtawar Kanwar,
daughter of Chundawat Rawat Arjun Singh of Kurabar, married 4thly,
Thakurani Chiman Kanwar, daughter of Ranawat Thakur Pahad Singh of
Sanwad, married 5thly, Thakurani Roop Kanwar, daughter of Bhati Thakur
Aaidan Singh of Rampura, married 6thly, Thakurani Pane Kanwar, daughter
of Bhati Hriday Singh of Uchkala, and had issue, three sons and four
daughters. He
died 1808 in the battle of Mundwa.
- Rajshri Thakur SALIM SINGH (by Thakurani Pane Kanwar) (qv)
- Thakur Himat Singh (by Thakurani Nath Kanwar), married
Thakurani Suraj Kanwar, daughter of Solanki Thakur Jawan Singh of Kot,
and had issue.
- Kunwar Bhabhoot Singh, adopted by his uncle, Thakur
Salam Singh and succeeded by adoption in 1821 as Rao Bahadur Thakur
BHABHOOT SINGH of Pokhran (qv).
- Thakur Jalim Singh (by Thakurani Nath Kanwar_
- Thakurani Ratan Kanwar (by Thakurani Pane Kanwar),
married (as his first wife),
Thakur RANJIT SINGH of Dundlod, and had
issue.
- Baisa Jas Kanwar (by Thakurani Pane Kanwar)
- Rani Gulab Kanwar (by Thakurani Pane Kanwar), married
Raja ABHAI SINGH of Khetri,
and had issue.
- Rani Sohan Kanwar (by Thakurani Pane Kanwar), married
Ranawat Rajadhiraj Amar Singh of Shahpura.
- Rajshri Thakur SALIM SINGH 1808/1821, born 1773, he adopted
his nephew, Kunwar Babhoot Singh, married 1stly, Thakurani Kundan
Kanwar, daughter of Chauhan Thakur Vijai Singh of Roicha, married
2ndly, Thakurani Sireh Kanwar, daughter of Chauhan Thakur Jagatram
Singh of Bapusar, married 3rdly, Thakurani Ajan Kanwar, daughter of
Gogawat Rao Raja Shambhu Singh of Dhuni, married 4thly, Thakurani Sahai
Kanwar, daughter of Ranawat Thakur Arjun Singh, son of Rajadhiraj
Tanjit Singh of Shahpura, married 5thly, Thakurani Chandan Kanwar,
daughter of Bhati Thakur Karan Singh of Badu, and had issue, as well as
adoptive issue. He died spm 1821.
- Baisa Chand Kanwar [Maharani Chand Kanwar of Jaipur] (by
Thakurani Sireh Kanwar), married 1805, Maharaja JAGAT SINGH of Jaipur.
- Rao Bahadur Thakur BHABHOOT SINGH 1821/1876, born 1813, he
adopted Kunwar Guman
Singh, younger son of Thakur Samel Singhji of Daspan in 1876, married
1stly, Thakurani Anand Kanwar, daughter of Nathawat Rawal Bairisal
(18??-38) of Samode, married 2ndly, Thakurani Phool Kanwar, daughter of
Bhati Thakur Sardul Singh of Balarwa, married 3rdly, Thakurani Jatan
Kanwar, daughter of Chauhan Thakur Ajit Singh of Sointra, and had
adoptive issue. He died sp 1876.
- (A) Rao Bahadur Thakur GUMAN SINGH (qv)
- Rao Bahadur Thakur GUMAN SINGH 1876/1877, born 1847, as
Kunwar Guman Singh,
younger son of Thakur Samel Singhji of Daspan, adopted by Rao Bahadur
Thakur Bhabhoot Singhji in 1876; he adopted his nephew, Kunwar Mangal
Singhji, son of Thakur Sagat Singhji of Daspan in 1877, married 1stly,
Thakurani Indra Kanwar, daughter of Khangarot Thakur Karan Singh of
Palri, married 2ndly, Thakurani Indra Kanwar, daughter of Bhati Thakur
Surat Singh of Rampura, married 3rdly, Thakurani Son Kanwar, daughter
of the Chauhan family of Kotharia, and had
adoptive issue. He died sp 1877.
- (A) Rao Bahadur Thakur MANGAL SINGH (qv)
- Rao Bahadur Thakur MANGAL SINGH 1877/1928, born 1870 as
Kunwar Mangal Singhji, son of Thakur Sagat Singhji of Daspan,
and adopted by his uncle, Thakur Guman Singh in 1877; educated at Mayo
College,
Ajmer; hereditary Pradhan of Jodhpur State, Member of the Maharaja's
Council,
C.I.E.; he married a daughter of Nathawat Thakur Govind Singh
(1862-1900) of Chomu, and had issue. He died 1928.
- Rao Bahadur Thakur CHAIN SINGH (qv)
- Thakur Sukh Singh, born 1891.
- Kunwar Khushal Singh, adopted by Thakur Kanh Singh, and
succeeded there as Thakur KHUSHAL SINGH of Geejgarh.
- Thakur Ganga Singh, born 1896, married and had issue.
- Thakur Anop Singh, M.L.A. 1957/1962
- Rao Bahadur Thakur CHAIN SINGH 1928/-, born 1889,
Thikanedar of
Pokhran and
Taluqdar
of Ralpur in Rae Bareli Distt., Oudh, Pradhan of the Champawat
clan
(17th in descent from Rao Champa and 9th in descent from Rao Bhagwan
Das,
1st Pradhan of the family), M.A., LL.B., F.R.E.S., Senior Advocate of
the
Federal Court of India, Advocate of the High Court of Allahabad, Puisne
Judge of the Chief Court 1922/1927, Chief Judge of the Chief Court
1927/1929,
Acting Chief Minister 1934, Member of the Agra University Court
1930/36,
Member of the Benares University Court 1918/- ; married and had issue,
4 sons and at least 2 daughters.
- Thakur BHAWANI SINGH (qv)
- Thakur Akhey Singhji, married Thakurani Santosh Kumari,
daughter of the Thakur Sahib of Chingrawali, and his wife, a daughter
of Rana Hardev Singh of Kunihar, and had issue.
- Thakur Ajai Singh, married Thakurani Sandhya Kumari,
daughter of Rajkumar Dr. Sajjan Singh of Churhat,
and has issue, one daughter.
- Baisa Darshika Kumari, born 6th October 1983.
- Baisa Madhulika Kumari
- Thakur Bhim Singh
- Thakur Prithvi Singh
- Thakur Fateh Singh
- Rani Sohan Kunwari, married Rawat MAN SINGH of Kotharia.
- Rani Kishore Kanwar, married Raja SANGRAM SINGH of Khandela-Junior.
- Thakur BHAWANI SINGH, B.A. Hons.(Cantab.),
born 1911, Barrister-at-Law, M.P. 1952/1957; married
and
had issue, 3 sons.
- Thakur BIKRAM SINGH (qv)
- Thakur Banney Singh, married 1961, Thakurani Rajendra
Kumari, daughter of Rawat RAGHURAJ SINGH of Bohera,
and his wife, Rani Pratap
Kanwar, and has issue, two
sons and one daughter.
- Thakur Dilip Singh
- Thakur Digvijay Singh
- Thakur Birendra Singh, married Thakurani Sushila Kumari,
daughter of Raja Chattar Dev Singh of Poonch.
- Thakur BIKRAM SINGH, born 1930, married 1956, Thakurani
Shobha Rani of Pratapgarh in U.P.,
and had
issue.
- Thakur NAGENDRA SINGH (qv)
- Baisa Urmija Kumari, born 1958.
- Baisa Urvashi Kumari, born 1966.
- Baisa Geetanjali Kumari, born 1968, married February
1990, Rajkumar Gopendra Singh of Tiloi,
and has issue, one son and one daughter.
- Thakur NAGENDRA SINGH (see above)
The help of Deepak Aggarwal is
gratefully acknowledged, February 2009.
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