PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Founded in the 17th century, Sikar is
the largest Thikana in area in Jaipur state. The Rao Rajas of Sikar
share
a common ancestry with the Rajas of Khetri both being descended from
Raja
RAI SAL of Khandela. Sikar is encircled all around by the high Parkota [walls] comprising of
seven Pols [gates].
Rulers were.....
- Rao DAULAT SINGH 1687/1721, son of Rao Jaswant Singh of Kasli,
laid the foundation of Sikar in 1687, married and had issue. He died
1721.
- Rao SHIV SINGH (qv)
- Kunwar Swarup Singh of Shekhsar.
- Kunwar Vishnu Singh of Seewod and Roru.
- Rao SHIV SINGH 1721/1748, completed the fort and palaces of
Sikar in
1724,
conquered Fatehpur in 1731, married and had issue.
- Rao SAMRATH SINGH (qv)
- Kunwar Kirat Singh, married and had issue.
- Kunwar Padam Singh of Bethoth and Patoda.
- Kunwar Medh Singh, married and had issue.
- Kunwar Bhao Singh of Sarwari and Deopura.
- Raja CHAND SINGH (qv)
- Kunwar Budh Singh, Regent of Sikar 1763/1767, died sp
in the
battle
of Maonda in 1767.
- Daughter, married Rajadhiraj UMED SINGH of Shahpura.
- Rao SAMRATH SINGH 1748/1754, married and had issue. He died
1754.
- Rao NAHAR SINGH (qv)
- Kunwar Guman Singh of Mugloona.
- Kunwar Bagh Singh of Koodan.
- Rao NAHAR SINGH 1754/1756, deposed by his uncle, given
Balaran for his
maintenance.
- Rao CHAND SINGH 1756/1763, married and had issue. He died
1763.
- Rao DEVI SINGH 1763/1795, born 6th May 1753, constructed
the fort of
Devgarh
in 1787, founded the town of Ramgarh in 1791, built Raghunathgarh fort
in 1791, married 3 wives and had issue. He died 25th December 1795.
- Rao Raja LAKSHMAN SINGH (qv)
- Rao Raja LAKSHMAN SINGH 1795/1834, born 21st June 1787 at
Kanlotji,
usurped
the gaddi at Khandela in 1812 but was convinced to return soon
after,
granted the title of Rao Raja by Maharaja Jagat Singh, married 7 wives,
and had issue. He died 24th January 1834.
- Kunwar Hamir Singh
- Rao Raja RAM PRATAP SINGH (qv)
- Rao Raja BHAIRON SINGH (qv)
- Kunwar Hukam Singh (natural son)
- Kunwar Mukund Singh (natural son), Chief Minister of
Sikar 1851/-,
married
and had issue.
- Kunwar Paneh Singh, Chief Minister of Sikar.
- Kunwar Chiman Singh (natural son)
- Rao Raja RAM PRATAP SINGH 1834/1850, born 1829, constructed
the marble palace, noted for its attractive golden paintings. He died sp
17th
September
1850.
- Rao Raja BHAIRON SINGH 1851/1865, born posthumously in
1834, originally
granted the jagir of Seemalala, adopted by the widow of his
predecessor,
but only confirmed in the succession after a year in 1851. He died 5th
April 1865.
- Rao Raja Sir MADHO SINGH Bahadur 1866/1922, born 1860,
adoptive son of
his predecessor and son of Thakur Birad Singh of Deeppura, he was
granted the
title of Bahadur in 1886, K.C.I.E [cr.1.1.1922], he constructed the Madhav Niwas Kothi; married and had
issue.
He
died 28th June 1922 at Sikar.
- Maharani Raj Kunwar, married 14th May 1924, HH Maharawat
Sir RAM SINGH
II Bahadur of Pratapgarh, and had
issue,
1 daughter. She died 1929.
- Rajkumari (name unknown)
Kanwar, married the Rajkumar of Surguja.
- Rajkumari (name unknown)
Kanwar, married Raja KALYAN SINGH of Bhinai.
- Rao Raja KALYAN SINGH Bahadur 1922/1967, nephew of his
predecessor,
born
20th June 1886 at Deeppura; he constructed the clock tower as well as
the Kalyan Hospital and College for the welfare of public; married
1stly, a daughter of Thakur Madho
Singh of
Sirana-Ajmer,
and had issue. He died 5th November 1967 in Jaipur.
- Kunwar Narain Singh, died young.
- Thakurani Phool Kanwar, married 1927, Thakur UMED Singhji
of Neemaj.
- Rajkumari (name unknown)
Kanwar, married Thakur CHIMAN SINGH of Chanod.
- Kunwar Hardayal Singh, born 9th July 1922, educated at
Mayo
College, Ajmer,
married
1stly, 1938 in Lucknow, a daughter of Shri Mussoorie Shumsher Jung
Bahadur
Rana of Nepal, married 2ndly, February 1948, Maharajkumari Triloki
Rajya Lakshmi Devi,
daughter
of HM King TRIBHUVANA Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal. He died spm
15th June 1954.
- Rao Raja BIKRAM SINGH (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Kanwar Phool Singh, elder brother of Rao Raja Bikram Singh,
married
Kanwarani
Pushpa Kunwar.
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