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The Sisodia Dynasty

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1747 - 1786 Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Prithvi Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, younger son of Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bishan Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother, 1747. He reigned under regents for a number of years, during which Banswara invaded Sant Rampur after the death of Maharana Ratna Bakht, killed his four sons and ruled that state. Banswara released its control following the arrangement of a marriage between the Maharawal and the Sant princess. The Marathas invaded Banswara several times later in his reign, plundered the capital and exacted huge indemnities in treasure, money and grain. m. (first) Parmariji Maharani Sahib, daughter of Maharana Shrimant Ratna Bakht Singh Sahib, Maharana of Sant Rampur. m. (second) Rathoriji Maharani Sahib, the younger daughter of Raja Shreeman Jai Singhji Bahadur, Raja of Sailana. He d. at Banswara, 1786, having had issue, four sons and a daughter:

1) Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bijay Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.
2) Thakur Shri Bakhtawar Singh, Bhai of Khandu. Adopted into the Khandu branch of the family and succeeded to those estates. He had issue two sons:
- a) Thakur Shri Sardar Singh, Bhai of Khandu. He was k. by Maharawal Umed Singh in 1817, having had issue:
  - i) Maharaj Shri Man Singh, Bhai of Khandu. Contested the succession 1838-1839. He had issue:
    - (1) Maharaj Shri Fateh Singh, Bhai of Khandu. He d. 1890, having had issue:
      - (a) Kunwar Shri Jaswant Singh. He d.v.p. 1885, having had issue:
        
        (i) Maharaj Shri Raghunath Singh, Bhai of Khandu. b. 6^th August 1883. Succeeded his grandfather, 1890. Mbr. State Cncl. 1904-1913, and State Judicial Cncl., 2^nd class Magistrae for Khandu. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medals (1903 & 1911). He d. at Banswara, 16^th March 1938, having had issue, two sons:
        
        1. Kunwar Shri Sajjan Singh. He d. before 1937.
        
        2. Maharaj Shri Shankaer Singh, Bhai of Khandu. b. at Banswara, 30^th January 1900. He had issue, two sons:
        
        a. Kunwar Bhopal Singh.
        
        b. Kunwar Ganga Singh.
- b) Kunwar Shri Bahadur Singh, who succeeded as H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bahadur Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.
3) Raj Kumar Shri Ram Singh. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
4) Maharaj Shri Kushal Singh, Bhai of Surpur. He had issue, two sons.
- a) Maharaj Shri Hamir Singh, Bhai of Surpur. He had issue one son:
  - i) Maharaj Shri Madho Singh, Bhai of Surpur. He d.s.p. having adopted the son of Maharawal Lakshman Singh (see below).
- b) Kunwar Shri Bakhtawar Singh. He had issue:
  - i) Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Lakhsman Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.
1) Maharajkumari Shrimati Baiji Lal Shri Chandra Kanwarji Sahiba [Ahadiji Kanwarani Chandra Kanwarji Sahiba, of Jodhpur]. m. as his fourth wife, Maharaj Shri Zalim Singhji Sahib (b. ca. 1736; d.v.p. at Kachhali, 3^rd June 1793), second son of H.H. Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Vijay Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, by his third wife, Shri Ranawatiji Rani Ratan Kanwarji Maji Sahiba, daughter of Maharajadhiraja Maharana Shri Jagat Singhji II Bahadur, Maharana of Mewar - see India (Jodhpur).

1786 - 1816 H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bijay Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, eldest son of H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Prithvi Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1786. Weary of the Maratha menace, he approached the British authorities in 1812 and offered to become their tributary in return for protection against them. However, the British Governor-General then opposed a forward policy and no action ensued. m. H.H. Rathoriji Maharani Shrimati Gunga Kunwar Sahiba, daughter of Raja Shreeman Jaswant Singhji I Bahadur, Raja of Sailana. He d. at Banswara, 1816, having had issue, an only son:

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

1816 - 1819 H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Umed Singh Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, son of H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bijay Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1816. Harassed by the Marathas and his territories plundered by their Pindari mercenaries, he sent his vakil to conclude a treaty of protection with the British agent at Delhi in September 1818. However, but he repudiated his emissary during the ratification process in Calcutta. A new treaty was negotiated and concluded with the HEIC 16^th September 1818, when the Maratha tributes that were payable to the Dhar state were transferred to them. He d. at Banswara, 1819, having had issue:

1) Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bhawani Singh Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.
1) A daughter. m. as his fourth wife, Maharajkumar Shri Umedsinhji Gambhirsinhji [Lalji Maharaj Sahib] (b. at Idar, 1797; d. of smallpox, at Idar, 17^th May 1824), elder son and Heir Apparent of H.H. Shri Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Gambhirsinhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar. She d.s.p. after 1824 - see India (Idar).

1819 - 1838 H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bhawani Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara. b. at Banswara, 1803, only son of H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Umed Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1819. He d. at Banswara, 6^th November 1838 (succ. by his cousin and adopted son), having had issue, an only daughter:

1) A daughter. b. at Banswara, 1826.

1838 - 1844 H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bahadur Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara. b. ca. 1788, younger son of Thakur Shri Bakhtawar Singh, of Khandu, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his paternal first cousin, once removed, 6^th November 1838. Formally ascended the gadi, at Banswara, 27^th November 1838. He d.s.p. at Banswara, 2^nd February 1844, having adopted his cousin as his son an successor:

1) Shriman Maharaj Raj Kumar Shri Lakshman Singhji Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Lakshman Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara - see below.

1844 - 1905 H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Lakshman Singh Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara. b. at Banswara, 30^th January 1838, son of Kunwar Shri Bakhtawar Singh, of Surpur, educ. privately. Adopted by his cousin Maharawalji Sahib Shri Bahadur Singh and appointed as his Heir Apparent with the title of Maharaj Raj Kumar Shri Lakshman Singhji Sahib, Yuvaraj Sahib of Banswara, 27^th November 1838. Succeeded on the death of his adopted father, 2^nd February 1844. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, 1856. Granted a permanent salute of 15-guns in 1867, but reduced to 11-guns in punishment for his part in invading and attacking his neighbours 1^st August 1869. The state was restored to the status of 15-guns but his personal right to the salute remained at 11 until February 1880. The difficulties faced by the state during the famine of 1900 and the subsequent financial burdens that followed, necessitating government intervention and the appointment of a Council of Administration supervised by the British Political Officer. m. (first) H.H. Shri Jadeji Maharani Sahiba, a daughter of the Thakore Sahib of Pal. m. (second) at Sirohi, 1854, H.H. Shrimathi Derawalji Maharani Sahiba, a daughter of H.H. Maharao Shri Sheo Singhji Bahadur, Rao Sahib of Sirohi. m. (third) H.H. Shrimathi Chauhaniji Maharani Shrimati Tej Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Thakur Bakht Singh, of Namli, in Ratlam. m. (fourth) H.H. Shrimathi Bada Bodera Maharani Sahiba, a daughter of Thakur Jiwan Singh, of Bordera, in Gujarat. m. (fifth) a daughter of Thakur Zorawar Singh, of Sarwan, in Ratlam. m. (sixth) H.H. Shrimathi Vaghelji Maharani Sahiba (d. at Banswara, 13^th May 1936), a daughter of Thakur Partab Singh, of Poshina, in Idar. m. (seventh) a daughter of Thakur Kodarji, of Pithapur, in Mahi Kantha. m. (eighth) H.H. Shrimathi Ladi Bodera Maharani Sahiba, a daughter of Thakur Sher Singh, of Bordera, in Gujarat. m. (ninth) a daughter of Thakur Kodar Singh, of Pithapur. m. (tenth) a daughter of Thakur Sardar Singh, of Molan, in Banswara. m. (eleventh) another daughter of Thakur Sardar Singh, of Molan, in Banswara. m. (twelfth) H.H. Shrimathi Chhota Bodera Maharani Sahiba, a daughter of Thakur Ghulab Singh, of Bordera, in Gujarat. He d. at Banswara, 29^th April 1905, having had issue, four sons:

1) H.H. Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharawalji Sahib Shri Shumbhu Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Naresh Rajya, Maharawal of Banswara (s/o the fourth wife) - see below.
2) Maharaj Shri Surya Singhji, of Surpur. b. at Banswara, 1874 (s/o the eighth wife). Adopted by Thakur Madho Singh, of Surpur. He d. 1903, having had issue, one son:
- a) Maharaj Shri Abhey Singh, of Surpur. b. 26^th March 1898. He d. 1929, having had issue, one son:
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3) Mahara Shri Sajjan Singhji, of Tejpur. b. at Banswara, 1888. Adopted by his cousin Sajan Singh, whom he succeeded as Bhai of Tejpur. He d. at Banswara, 14^th January 1938.
4) Maharaj Shri Sawai Singhji, of Sagrod. b. at Banswara, 1899 (s/o the twelfth wife). He d. 1926, having had issue:
- a) Maharaj Shri Digvijaya Singhji, of Sagrod. b. at Banswara, 24^th September 1924. Joined Rajasthan Admin. Service, and retd. as Cmsnr. Devasthan dvsn. m. at Kotah, Rani Shrimati Phul Kanwar Sahiba, of Bamolia, in Kotah. He d. July 2003, having had issue, one son and three daughters:
  - i) Maharaj Shri Devendra Singhji, of Sagrod. b. at Indergarh, Kotah, 10^th July 1954, educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer; Vidhya Bhavan (B.Com.), and Jodhpur Univ. (LLB). Trustee Vagad Sewa Sansthan Trust, etc. m. at Udaipur, 24^th January 1977, Rani Shrimati Devendra Kumari Sahiba, of Metwala. He had issue, two sons:
    - (1) Rajkumar Pareekshit Singhji. b. at Udaipur, 4^th December 1977, educ. Maharana Mewar Public Sch., Udaipur, and Sydney Univ., NSW (B.Com.). m. 15^th February 2006, Rajkumarani Shrimati Roopali Kanwar Sahiba, daughter of Maharaj Jaideep Singhji, of Raoti, in Jodhpur.
    - (2) Rajkumar Krishnapal Singhji. b. at Udaipur, 3^rd December 1982, educ. Maharana Mewar Public Sch., Udaipur, and Sydneham Coll., Bombay.
  - i) Rajkumari Shrimati Baiji Lal Shri Pramod Kumari Sahiba.
  - ii) Rajkumari Shrimati Baiji Lal Shri Madhu Kumari Sahiba.
  - iii) Rajkumari Shrimati Baiji Lal Shri Kailash Kumari Sahiba.

Maharawalji Sahib Shri Lakshman Singhji, also had three other sons by junior wives or concubines:

6) Kumar Shri Moti Singh.
7) Kumar Shri Swarup Singh.

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