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BANSWARA

The Sisodia Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1527 - 1544 Maharawalji Sahib Shri Jagmal Dasji Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, son of Maharawalji Sahib Shri Uday Singh Bahadur, Maharawal of Bagar. He killed Bansia, the Bhil chieftain of Banswara and annexed his territories sometime before 1520. Founded a separate principality after the death of his father, when Bagar was divided between himself and his elder brother, 16^th March 1527 o.s. The Raja of Dhar arbitrated between the two states and established the boundary in 1529. m. Rathoriji Rani Lachhi Bai Sahiba, who constructed the beautiful Anand Sagar lake, daughter of Maharaja Rao Shri Shri Shri Barmalji Sahib, Maharao of Idar. He d. at Banswara, 1544, having had issue:

1) Maharajkumar Shri Khanadeoji. He d.v.p. having had issue, a son:
- a) Kunwar Shri Kalyan Singh. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Maharawalji Sahib Shri Agar Singhji [Ugra Sen] Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.
2) Maharawalji Sahib Shri Jai Singhji Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.

1544 - 1550 Maharawalji Sahib Shri Jai Singhji Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, younger son of Maharawalji Sahib Shri Jagmal Dasji Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1544. He d. before 1550, having had issue:

1) Maharawalji Sahib Shri Pratap Singhji Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.

1550 - 1579 Maharawalji Sahib Shri Pratap Singhji Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, son of Maharawalji Sahib Shri Jai Singhi Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, before 1550. Maharawal Askeranji of Dungapur invaded in an attempt to seize and annex Banswara, but Pratap won a great victory and expelled the invader. Received Emperor Akbar at Banswara and acknowledged fealty to him in 1577, but was attacked for doing so by Maharana Pratap Singhji of Mewar in the following year. He d. ca 1579, having had issue, an only son:

1) Maharawalji Sahib Shri Man Singhji Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.

1579 - 1583 Maharawalji Sahib Shri Man Singhji Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, only son of Maharawalji Sahib Shri Pratap Singhji Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, ca. 1579. He was k.s.p. by Bhil Pal of Khandu, 1583.

1583 - 1590 After the death of Maharawalji Man Singh, a feudatory chief named Thakur Man Singh Chauhan established himself as ruler without authority. Maharawal Sahas Mal invaded and forced him to surrender authority to Agar Singh [Ugra Sen] ca 1590. However, the Thakur went to Emperor Akbar who granted him a firman restoring Banswara to his rule. Although Ugra Sen took to the hills, he returned and had Man Singh murdered at Burhanpur, once the Imperial forces had departed for Malwa.

The official state version of the genealogy, as presented for publication in “Chiefs and Leading Families in Rajputana” and other sources glosses over this episode completely. Neither Maharawal Man Singh nor his namesake and usurper, Thakur Man Singh Chauhan, find mention anywhere in these texts. Furthermore, Agar Singhji [Ugra Sen]’s father and grandfather, Kalyan Singh and Khanadeo, are both presented as if they were themselves rulers, enjoyed the title of Maharawal and were direct descendants of Man Singh’s father, Pratap Singh. The subterfuge made easier for the reader to digest by the complete omission of any dates before the reign of Udai Singhji II. This is in complete contrast to the historical narrative as published by Ohja and others.

1590 - 1614 Maharawalji Sahib Shri Ugra Sen [Agar Singhji] Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, son of Kunwar Shri Kalyan Singh, educ. privately. Proclaimed and installed on the gadi at Banswara by his kinsman, Maharawal Sahas Mal of Dungarpur, ca. 1590. He d. at Banswara, 1614, having had issue:

1) Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Udaibhan [Udai Singhji I] Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.
1) Jasroopde Ahadi. m. 1627 as his third wife, Raja Shri Amar Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Nagaur (b. 11^th December 1613; k. at the house of Prince Dara Shikoh, Agra, 25^th July 1644), eldest son of Maharaja Shri Gaj Singhji I [Dalthamban] Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Jodhpur, by his wife, Shri Sonagari Maharani Mansukh Deviji Sahiba, daughter of Jaswant Mansinghot, of Pali, under Jodhpur – see India (Jodhpur).

1614 - 1615 Maharawalji Sahib Shri Udaibhan [Udai Singhji I] Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, son of Maharawalji Sahib Shri Agar Singhji Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1614. He d. six months after his accession, at Banswara, 1615, having had issue:

1) Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Samar Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.

1615 - 1660 Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Samar Singhji Sahib Bahadur [Samarsi], Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, son of Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Udaibhan [Udai Singhji I] Sahib, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1615. Maharana Karan Singhji of Mewar secured an Imperial firman recognising him as overlord of Banswara, but Samar Singh waited on Emperor Jahangir at Mandar in 1617 and obtained a reversal of that grant. Attacked again and forced to accept the suzerainty of Maharana Jagat Singhji, but Emperor Jahangir issued a further firman in his favour. He entered the Imperial service and received a mansab of 1,000 zat and 1,000 sowar from Emperor Shah Jahan 25^th January 1628 n.s. Portions of the Partabgarh state were appropriated and annexed to Banswara during his reign. A great patron of art, literature and scholarship. He d. at Banswara, 23^rd September 1660, having had issue:

1) Maharawalji Sahib Shri Kushal Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.

1660 - 1688 Maharawalji Sahib Shri Kushal Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, son of Maharawalji Sahib Shri Saman Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded and installed on the gadi following the death of his father, 23^rd September 1660. He subjugated the Bhils and made them submit to his rule, and secured a firman confirming his independence from Mewar, being made tributary to the Imperial Viceroy of Gujarat instead. He was a great patron of the arts and was responsible for the construction of Kushalgarh and Kushalpur. He d. at Banswara, 23^rd January 1688, having had issue:

1) Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Ajab Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.

1688 - 1706 Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Ajab Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, son of Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Khushal Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded and installed on the gadi following the death of his father, 23^rd January 1688. The Mewar Maharana invaded Banswara in 1691 and again in 1698, in further attempts to subdue the country to his rule. He d. at Banswara, 6^th January 1706, having had issue:

1) Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bhim Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.

1706 - 1712 Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bhim Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, son of Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Ajab Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Regent or administrator during his father's reign, ca. 1702-1706. Succeeded and installed on the gadi following the death of his father, 6^th January 1706. He d. at Banswara, 24^th July 1712, having had issue:

1) Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bishan Singh Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.

1712 - 1737 Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bishan Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, son of Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bhim Singh Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded and installed on the gadi following the death of his father, 24^th July 1712. His reign was an unhappy reign during which Maharana Sangram Singhji II of Udaipur attacked Banswara in 1717, after obtaining an Imperial firman confirming his authority. When peace came, it did not survive long for the Marathas invaded in 1726 and forced him to become their tributary instead. Not satisfied with this accommodation, the Maharana invaded again in 1728 to exact revenge and reassert his own authority. m. a sister of Thakur Gulal Singh of Arthuna. He d. at Banswara, 27^th March 1737, having had issue:

1) Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Udai Singhji II Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.
2) Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Prithvi Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.

1737 - 1746 Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Udai Singhji II Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara. b. 1733, elder son of Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bishan Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded and installed on the gadi following the death of his father, 27^th March 1737. Reigned under the Regency of his maternal uncle, Thakur Gulal Singh of Arthuna. He d.s.p. at the age of thirteen and a half, at Banswara Palace, 1746 (succ. by his younger brother).

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