PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The genealogy
of the Mewar rajput rulers starts in 566AD with Raja Gohil. His
descendant,
Rana Hamir Singh, the 43rd Sisodia ruler (1326/1364), was the first
ruler
to use the title Maharana. Rulers were....
- Maharana HAMIR SINGH 1326/1364, born about 1291 in Sisoda
village,
married
(amongst others), Maharani Songari, daughter of Raja Maldev of Jalore,
and had issue. He died 1364 at
Chittor.
- Maharana KSHETRA SINGH (qv)
- Maharana KSHETRA SINGH 1364/1382
- Maharana LAKHA SINGH 1382/1421, married and had issue.
- Maharana MOKAL SINGH (qv)
- Kunwar Gaj Singh
- Kunwar Chunda, he was granted the Jagirs of Salumbar and Bhainsrorgarh.
- Kunwar Dulha Singh, fourth son, he was granted the Jagirs
of
Bhanpur and Samal.
- Kunwar Dunga Singh, fifth son.
- Kunwar Luna Singh, he was granted the Jagirs of Kheda,
Malpur
and Kantharia.
- Kunwar Ajja Singh, married and had issue.
- Kunwar Sarang Deo, ancestor of the Sarangdevot clan,
including the
Thakur
of Kanod and Batherda and the Rawat of Kanore.
- Kunwar Bhanda Singh
- Maharana MOKAL SINGH 1421/1433, born about 1409, married
and had issue. He died 1433.
- Maharana KUMBHAKARNA SINGH (qv)
- Kunwar Kshema Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Sadri,
and was ancestor of the
Maharawats
of Pratapgarh.
- Kunwar Rajdhir Singh
- Kunwar Nath Singh
- Kunwar Viram Deo
- Kunwar Suva Singh
- Kunwar Sakta Singh
- Maharana KUMBHAKARNA SINGH 1433/1468, born about 1427 at
Deogarh, married
and
had issue. He died 1468 at Kumbhalgarh.
- Maharana UDAI SINGH I (qv)
- Maharana RAIMAL SINGH (qv)
- Maharana UDAI SINGH I 1468/1473, married and had issue. He
died 1473.
- Kunwar Sahas Mal
- Kunwar Suraj Mal
- Maharana RAIMAL SINGH 1473/1509, married eleven wives,
including, Maharani
Agar Kunwarba Sahiba, daughter of Raj Sahib VANVIRJI of Dhrangadhra,
and had issue, 13 sons. He died 1509.
- Kunwar Prithvi Raj, married Kumari Tarade Kanwar,
daughter of Thakur Bhoja Singh of Lach,
and had issue. He died vp
before
1509.
- Maharana? BANBIR SINGH, he may have held power in a
time of
discord
1536/1537.
His subsequent fate is unknown.
- Kunwar Jaimal Singh, he was killed vp by Ratan Sankhla, a relative of
Solanki Rao Surtan of the Toda family.
- Maharana SANGRAM SINGH I (qv)
- Kunwar Kalyan Mal
- Kunwar Patta Singh
- Kunwar Rai Singh
- Kunwar Bhawani Das
- Kunwar Kishan Das
- Kunwar Naryan Das, ninth son.
- Kunwar Shanker Das
- Kunwar Devi Das, eleventh son.
- Kunwar Sunder Das
- Kunwar Veni Das
- Rani Sisodniji Sahiba, married Raja PRITHVI SINGH I of Amber.
- Maharana SANGRAM SINGH I 1509/1528, born 12th April 1482,
married 28
wives,
including (a), Rani Kanwar Bai of the Solanki rajputs, married (b),
Rani Dhan Kunwar, daughter of Rao Bagha of Jodhpur,
married (c), Rani Karmavati Devi, daughter of Rao Nirbudh of Bundi, and had issue, 7 sons. He died 30th
January
1528 at Kalpi.
- Yuvaraj Bhojraj Singh (by Rani Kanwar Bai), married 1516,
Yuvarani Meera Bai of
Jodhpur, born about 1500, died sp about 1547.
He died sp 1526 in battle.
- Kunwar Karan Singh
- Maharana RATAN SINGH (qv) (by Rani Dhan Kunwar)
- Maharana VIKRAMADITYA SINGH (qv) (by Rani Karmavati Devi)
- Maharana UDAI SINGH II (qv) (by Rani Karmavati Devi)
- Kunwar Udai Singh, died before 1528.
- Kunwar Parbat Singh, died before 1528.
- Kunwar Krishna Singh, died before 1528.
- Rani Sisodniji Sahiba, married Rao SURAJ MAL of Bundi.
- Rani Sisodniji Sahiba, married Rawal LUNKARAN of Jaisalmer.
- Maharana RATAN SINGH 1528/1531, married (amongst others)
(a), Rani Suja Bai of Bundi, married
(b), Rani Guman Kanwar, daughter of Rao Limbaji of Jawas.
He died sp 1531.
- Maharana VIKRAMADITYA SINGH 1531/1536, born 1517, a weak
ruler, the
throne
was usurped by a supposed cousin who held power 1536/1537 and doesn't
appear
to be counted in the official list of rulers. He died 1536.
- Maharana UDAI SINGH II 1537/1572, born 4th August 1522,
married
(amongst
others), (a) Rani Jaywanti Bai (Jevanti Bai), daughter of Rao Akhey Raj
Songara-Chauhan from Pali of Jalore, married (b), a daughter of Raj
JAIT
SINGH I of Delwara, married (c),
a daughter of Rawal LUNKARAN of Jaisalmer,
married (d), a daughter of Rao CHANDRASEN of Marwar,
and had issue. He
died
3rd March 1572 at Gogunda.
- Maharana PRATAP SINGH II (by Rani Jaywanti Bai) (qv)
- Rawat Sakta Singh (second son), fl.1576, ancestor of the
Saktawat
clan, including
the
rulers of Bohera, Bhindar
and Bhainsrorgarh; he married
and
had
issue, 17 sons.
- Kunwar Bhanji, he was granted the
thikana of Bhindar, and succeded there as Rawat BHANJI of Bhindar.
- Kunwar Achal Das, ancestor of
the
Achalawat sub-clan,
including the Rawats of Bansi.
- Kunwar Ballu
- Kunwar Madho Singh, married and
had
issue.
- Raja Jagat Singh of Kolyari,
married and had issue.
- Rawat LAL SINGH, he
was granted the jagir of
Sheogarh.
- Rani Damiyanti, married Raja
Maha
Singh of Amber.
- Rani Sahiba Sisodniji, married
Rao SURTAN
SINGH
of Bundi.
- Kunwar Viram Deo, third son, ancestor of the Viramdevot
clan, rulers of
Hamirgarh, Kherabad, Sanwar as well
as Kankarwa, Pahuna and Jaiwana.
- Rawat Kana Singh, fifth Son, ancestor of the Kanawat
clan,
received the
Jagir
of Amargadh.
- Kunwar Jagmal Singh, ninth son, co-ruler of Sirohi
1581/1583, married
(amongst
others), a daughter of Rao MAN SINGH of Sirohi,
and had issue. He died
17th
October 1583.
- Kunwar Vijai Singh, 1st Baba Saheb of Jamoli.
- Kunwar Sagar Singh, he was proclaimed as the Maharana of
Mewar by Padshah Akbar in order to further Mughal interests, later he
was granted the jagir of Kandhar and the title of Rawat, his mansab was raised
to 3,000 Jat and 2,000 Sawar; married and had issue. He died 1617 in
Bihar.
- Kunwar Man Singh, he was given
the mansab of 2,000 Jat and
600 sawar, and remained in the service of
the Emperor.
- Baisa (name unknown), married Kunwar Salivahan
Tonwar, son of the former King of
Gwalior, died
18th June 1576.
- Rani Sisodniji Sahiba, married Rawal MALDEV of Jaisalmer.
- Kunwarani (name unknown), married Kunwar Ram Rai
of Marwar.
- Maharana PRATAP SINGH II 1572/1597, born 9th May 1540 at
Pali Garh,
married
11 wives, including a daughter of Raja NARAIN DAS of Idar, and had
issue,
15 sons. He died 19th January 1597.
- Maharana AMAR SINGH I (qv)
- Kunwar Chanda Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Anjana.
- Kunwar Sahas Mal (third son), ancestor of the Rawats of Dhariawad.
- Kunwar Ram Singh, he was granted the Jagirs of Udlias and
Manakari.
- Kunwar Shekha Singh, he was granted the Jagirs of Nana
and
Beda.
- Kunwar Hathi Singh, he was granted the Jagirs of Dantra,
Gendlya and Vais.
- Kunwar Jaswant Singh, he was granted the Jagirs of
Karunda and
Jalod.
- Kunwar Kachra Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Jolawas.
- Kunwar Kalyan Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Parsad.
- Kunwar Puran Mal (eleventh son), ancestor of the Purawat
clan,
including the
rulers of Mangrop, Gurla, Singoli and Gadarmala; married and had issue.
- Baba Nath Singh, married and had issue.
- Baba Mokham Singh, 1st Jagirdar of Gurla.
- Baba AMAR SINGH, 1st Jagirdar of Gadarmala.
- Baba Mahesh Das
- Maharana AMAR SINGH I 1597/1620, born 16th March 1559,
married and had
issue. He died 26th January 1620.
- Maharana KARAN SINGH (qv)
- Rajadhiraj SURAJ MAL, 1st Rajadhiraj of Shahpura
(1629) and ancestor of the rulers of Gangawas, Barlias, Sarwania and
Narela.
- Baisa (name unknown), betrothed about 1583 to Rao
SURTAN SINGH of Sirohi.
- Maharana KARAN SINGH 1620/1628, born 7th January 1584,
married and had
issue. He died March 1628.
- Maharana JAGAT SINGH I (qv)
- Baba GARIB DAS, he was granted the Jagirs of Keria and
Vansda.
- Maharana JAGAT SINGH I 1628/1652, married (amongst others),
a daughter of
Rawal SABAL SINGH of Jaisalmer, and
had issue. He died 1652.
- Maharana RAJ SINGH I (qv)
- Kunwar Karan Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Karjali.
- Kunwar Ari Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Tiroli.
- Maharana RAJ SINGH I 1652/1680, succeeded in 1652 but not
Crowned till
4th February 1653, born 24th September 1629, married (amongst others),
a daughter of Rawal AMAR SINGH of Jaisalmer, and had issue. He died
22nd
October 1680.
- Maharana JAI SINGH (qv)
- Raja BHIM SINGH, fourth son, born July 1654, received the
Jagir of Banera,
married and had issue.
- Kunwar Kirat Singh, he was granted the Jagir of
Khedawda.
- Kunwar Bijay Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Amla.
- Kunwar Jorawar Singh, ancestor of the Thikanedars of
Bardia.
- Kunwar Bahadur Singh, eighth son, he was granted the
Jagir of
Bhunas.
- Rani Badan Kunwarba Sahiba, married (as his 4th wife),
Raj
Sahib GAJSINHJI MEGHRAJJI of Dhrangadhra,
and had issue.
- Maharani Ajab Kunwar, married (as his first wife),
Maharaja BHAO SINGH of Rewah. She died sp.
- Maharana JAI SINGH 1680/1698, born 5th December 1653,
married (amongst
others) (a) Maharani Ganga Kunwar of Bundi, married (b), a daughter of
Manohar
Das of Jaisalmer, married (c), Maharani Kamala Devi of the Parmar clan,
and had
issue. He died 23rd September 1698.
- Maharana AMAR SINGH II (by Rani Ganga Kunwar) (qv)
- Maharaj Pratap Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Bawlas.
- Kunwar Bakht Singh
- Kunwar Ummed Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Karoi.
- Baisa (name unknown), married Kunwar Jagat Singh
of Jaisalmer.
- Maharana AMAR SINGH II 1698/1710, born 3rd October 1672,
married (amongst others), Maharani Dev Kunwar, daughter of Rao RAM
CHANDRA I of Bedla, and
had
issue. He died 10th December 1710.
- Maharana SANGRAM SINGH II (qv)
- Maharana SANGRAM SINGH II 1710/1734, born 24th March
1690,
married
(amongst others) (a), a daughter of Maharawal JASWANT SINGH of
Jaisalmer,
married (b), Maharani Kundan Kanwar, a daughter of Raj Rana DAULAT
SINGH of Tana,
and had issue. He died 11th January 1734.
- Maharana JAGAT SINGH II (qv)
- Maharaj Nath Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Bagore.
He died 4th February 1764.
- Maharaj Bagh Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Karjali.
- Maharaj Arjun Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Shivrati.
- Baisa (name unknown), married Sri Sawai Maharaja
JAI SINGH I of Jaipur.
- Maharana JAGAT SINGH II 1734/1751, born 17th September
1709, married
and
had issue. He died 5th June 1751.
- Maharana PRATAP SINGH II (qv)
- Maharana ARI SINGH (qv)
- Maharaj Arjun Singh fl.1793.
- Baisa (name unknown), married Maharaja BIJAY SINGH
of Jodhpur.
- Maharana PRATAP SINGH II 1751/1753, born 27th July 1724,
married
(amongst
others) (a), 1740 Kanwarani Sobhag Kanwar of Jodhpur, married (b), a
daughter
of Jai Singh of Jaipur, and had issue. He died 10th January 1753.
- Maharana RAJ SINGH II (qv)
- Maharana RAJ SINGH II 1753/1761, born 25th April
1743, married Maharani Ratan Kunwar, daughter of Umara-i-Uzzam Maharaja
Mahendra GOPAL SINGH of Bhadawar, and
his 4th wife, Maharani Sardar Kunwar, daughter of Raja Man Singh Sengar
of
Ruru. He died 3rd
April
1761.
- Maharana ARI SINGH 1761/1773, married 1stly, Rani Sardar
Kunwari Jhali
of Gogunda, married 2ndly, Rani Jaigai Kunwari, and had issue. He was
assasinated
9th March 1773.
- Maharana HAMIR SINGH II (by 1st wife) (qv)
- Maharana BHIM SINGH (by 2nd wife) (qv)
- Maharana HAMIR SINGH II 1773/1778, born 1762, died sp 6th
January 1778.
- Maharana BHIM SINGH 1778/1828, born 10th March 1768,
married and had
issue,
as well as natural issue, about 100 children in all. He died 30th March
1828.
- Maharana JAWAN SINGH (qv)
- Maharaj Amar Singh, died vp after 1815 and before
1828.
- Maharajkumar Umaid Singh, died young.
- Maharajkumari Krishna Kumari, born 1794, died 21st July
1810 (forced to
drink poison to prevent war between Jaipur and Jodhpur).
- Maharani Ajab Kunwar, married 1820, Maharaja RATAN SINGH
of Bikaner.
- Maharajkumari Roop Kunwar, married 1821, Maharawal GAJ
SINGH of Jaisalmer.
- Maharajkumari Keekabai, married Raja MOKHAM SINGH of
Kishangarh.
- Maharana JAWAN SINGH 1828/1838, married a number of wives,
including (a), 2nd July 1821, Maharajkumari Subhadra Kumari, daughter
of Maharaja VISHWANATH SINGH of Rewah, married (b), 1823, Maharajkumari
Sahodar Kunwar, married (c), Kumari (name unknown), elder
daughter of Babu Laxman Singh, Thakur of
Madhavgarh in Rewah, married (d), 1834, Kumari (name unknown),
second daughter of Babu Laxman Singh, Thakur of
Madhavgarh in Rewah. He died sp 1838.
- Maharana SARDAR SINGH 1838/1842, born 29th August 1798, son
of Maharaj SHIVDAN
SINGH of the
Bagore
branch, adopted by Maharana Jawan Singh, married and had issue. He died
spm 14th July 1842.
- HH Maharani Sobhag Kanwar, married 1851, HH Maharaja
RAGHURAJ SINGH
Bahadur of Rewah, and had issue.
- Maharana SWARUP SINGH 1842/1861, son of Maharaj SHIVDAN
SINGH of the
Bagore
branch, born 8th January 1815, died sp 16th November 1861,
adopted on 23rd
October 1841.
- HH Maharana SHAMBHU SINGH 1861/1874, son of Maharaj SHARDUL
SINGH of the
Bagore
branch, born 22nd December 1847, married (amongst others), HH Maharani
Inder Kanwar, married (a), 1863, HH Maharani Daulat Kanwar, third
daughter of Raj Rana KIRTI SINGH II of Bari
Sadri, and his first wife,
Rani Sringar Kanwar. He died sp 7th October 1874.
- HH Maharana SAJJAN SINGH 1874/1884, son of Maharaj Shakti
Singh of the
Bagore
branch, born 18th July 1859, at the outset the new Maharana took steps
that introduced Mewar to modernity. He widened
roads, and built new ones. He ordered
the reforestation of the surrounding hills, laid new water pipelines,
and repaired existing water tanks. He
modernised the police force and established settlement departments,
which recorded correct boundaries for fields and villages. Mewar's
judicial system was also upgraded. The Maharana inaugurated a
separate civil court and a criminal court where a committee, similar to
the modern jury system, made the decisions. An Appeals Court was also
established, along with new government departments. He also established
an Education Committee, and set
up a Government Press; he married (amongst others), (a) 1875, a
daughter of Maharaja Shri Sir JAWAN SINGH of Idar,
married (b), 1875, the eldest daughter
of
Maharaja PRITHVI SINGH of Kishangarh.
He died sp 23rd December 1884.
- 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
1884/1930, born 16th
December
1849 at Shivrati, son of Maharaj Dal Singh of the Shivrati branch,
G.C.S.I.
[cr.1887], G.C.I.E. [cr.12.12.1911], G.C.V.O. [cr.1.1.1918], he
considered inflexible in his demeanour and ignorant of the
social unrest in Mewar that was being stirred up, as a result, on 28th
July 1921, his powers were curtailed and he was formally deposed. He
was allowed to retain his titular right to the throne, but
effective power was handed to his son and heir; married 1stly, 1867,
Rani
Phool Kumari, daughter of the Thakur of Khod in Marwar, died 1877,
married
2ndly, 1878, a daughter of Thakur Chanda Kol Singh of Varsoda, and had
issue.
He died 24th May 1930.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Maharana BHUPAL SINGH Bahadur (qv)
- HH Maharani Ankaran Bai, married 1904, Maj.(Hon) HH Umdae
Rajahae
Baland
Makan Maharajadhiraja Sir MADAN SINGH Bahadur of Kishangarh.
- HH Maharani Kishor Kunwar, married 1908, HH
Maharajadhiraj SARDAR
SINGHJI
Bahadur of Jodhpur.
-
 Major-General HH 108 Sri
Maharaj
Adhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Ravi Kula
Bushana-Mahi
Mahindra Yavadarya Kula Kamaldhivakara Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana
Shri Sir BHUPAL SINGH Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati, Maharana of
Udaipur 1930/1955, born 22nd
February
1884 at Udaipur, G.C.S.I. [cr.1.1.1931], K.C.I.E. [cr.3.6.1919], when
the British
authorities
decided to restrict Maharana Fateh Singh's powers, they gave Yuvaraj
Bhupal
Singh the powers to rule (on 28th July 1921 when he was 37), he
ascended
the
throne on 24th May 1930 after the death of his father, he merged his
state into the Rajasthan Union and was installed as Rajpramukh of
Rajasthan on 18th April 1948, further appointed the Maharajpramukh of
Rajasthan, on 1st April 1949. Honourary Major-General, Indian Army 15th
October 1946 (Honourary Lt.-Col. 4th August 1939), Honourary Colonel,
Indian Grenadiers, 1st June 1954; married 1stly, March 1910, a sister
of the Thakur of Auwa, died June 1910 at Udaipur, married 2ndly,
February 1911, a daughter of Thakur Shri Keshri Singh of Achrol,
married 3rdly, 17th January 1928, a daughter of the Thakur of
Khudala in Mewar, and had adoptive issue. He died sp
4th July 1955 at Udaipur.
- (A) Colonel HH 108 Sri Maharaj Adhiraj Raj Rajeshwar
Ravi Kula
Bushana-Mahi
Mahindra Yavadarya Kula Kamaldhivakara Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana
Shri BHAGWAT SINGH Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati (qv)
- Colonel HH 108 Sri Maharaj Adhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Ravi Kula
Bushana-Mahi
Mahindra Yavadarya Kula Kamaldhivakara Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana
Shri BHAGWAT SINGH Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati 1955/1984, born
20th June
1921 at Bhopalgarh,
son of Maharaj Pratap Singh of Shivrati,
adopted by the Maharana of Udaipur as his successor in 1939; married
1stly,
29th February 1940, HH
Maharani
Sushila Kunwari of Bikaner, married
2ndly, Annabella Parker, and had
issue.
He died 3rd November 1984.
- HH 108 Sri
Maharaj Adhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Ravi Kula
Bushana-Mahi
Mahindra Yavadarya Kula Kamaldhivakara Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana
Shri MAHENDRA SINGH Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati (qv)
- HH Rani Yogeshwari Kumari, born 1942/1943, married HH
Raja
KRISHAN SINH
of Sitamau, and has issue.
- Maharaj Arvind Singh, born
13th December 1944, married 15th May 1972, Rani Raj Vijayraj Kumari
of Kutch, born 21st December 1942, and
has
issue.
- Rajkumari Bhargavi Kumari, born 24th March 1976 in
Mumbai, married
27th March 1995, Kunwar Lokendra Singh Rathore of Ghanerao [now Thakur Lokendra Singhji of
Kotri], and has issue.
- Rajkumari Padmaja Kumari, born 11th January 1980,
educated at Tulane University, New Orleans, USA, graduating in May 2003
with a degree in International Relations and a minor degree in Business
Studies.
- Rajkumar Lakshyaraj Singh, 28th January 1985, educated
at the Blue Mountains School of Hospitality.
- HH 108 Sri
Maharaj Adhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Ravi Kula
Bushana-Mahi
Mahindra Yavadarya Kula Kamaldhivakara Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana
Shri MAHENDRA SINGH Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati (see above)
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born
14th February 1941, succeeded as 76th Sisodia ruler and
34th Maharana
of
Udaipur in 1984, married HH Maharani Nirupama Kumari, daughter of Lt.
Col. HH Maharaja MANABENDRA SHAH Sahib Bahadur of Tehri-Garhwal,
and his wife, HH Maharani Suraj Kanwar, and has issue.