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BIKANER
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The Rathore Dynasty
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GENEALOGY
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- 1669 - 1698 Maharaja
Sri Anup Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner. b.
at Junagarh, Bikaner, 1638, eldest son of Rao Sri Karan
Singhji Bahadur, Rao of Bikaner, educ. privately.
Succeeded on the deposition of his father and raised to
the title of Rao, 11th January 1667
(confirmed by Imperial firman, 22nd
July 1669). Granted the hereditary title of Maharaja by
Emperor Aurangzeb for his services at Bijapur in 1675.
Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab
of 2,000 zat and 1,500 sowar 11/1/1667,
prom. to 3,500 zat 1687. Served in the Deccan
campaign at Salher in 1672, Bijapur in 1675, and the
siege of Golconda in 1687. Adstr. of Aurangabad
1677-1678, Hakim of Adoni 1678, Imtiazgarh Adoni
1689-1693, and of Nasratabad Sukkar 1693-1698. Granted
the Mahi-o-Maratib and other insignia of Royalty.
A great patron of literature and learning, he ammassed a
rare Sanskrit library of nearly 10,000 manuscripts. m.
(first) a daughter of Thakur Lakshmi Das Sonagri. m.
(second) Sisodiji Maharani Sri Kalyan Kunwarji Sahiba,
Regent for her son 1698-1700, elder daughter of
Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Sri Hari Singhji Bahadur,
Maharawat of Kanthal, by his wife, the Rathorji Maharani
Sri Anand Kunwari Sahiba. m. (third) the Rajawatji
Maharani Sahiba, Regent for her son 1700. m.
(fourth) 1697, a daughter of Maharana Shri Jagat Singh I,
Maharana of Mewar. m. (fifth) Khandeliji Maharani
Sri Lad Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Raja Shri Birsinh Deo,
Raja of Khandela, in Jaipur. He d. at
Adoni, in the Deccan, 1698, having had issue, four sons:
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Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sarup Singhji
Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner (s/o Kalyan
Kunwarji) - see below.
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Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sujan Singhji
Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner (s/o the
Rajawatji Maharani) - see below.
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Maharaj Sri Anand Singhji, of Reri (s/o
the Rajawatji Maharani). He had issue, four sons:
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Maharaj Sri Amar Singhji Bahadur. Granted
a mansab of 1,500 zat and
1,000 sowar, by Muhammad Shah, 3rd
April 1737. Unsuccessfully contested the
succession in 1747.
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Rajkumar Shri Gaj Singhji, who was
adopted by his first cousin and succeeded
as H.H. Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraja
Maharaja Shiromani Sri Gaj Singhji
Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner - see below.
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Rajkumar Sri Gudar Singhji.
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Rajkumar Sri Tara Singhji.
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Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sarup Singhji Bahadur,
Maharaja of Bikaner. b. at Junagarh,
Bikaner, 23rd July 1689, eldest son of
Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Anup Singhji Bahadur,
Maharaja of Bikaner, by his second wife, Sisodiji
Maharani Sri Kalyan Kunwarji Sahiba, educ. privately.
Ascended the gadi at the Karan Mahal, Junagarh,
Bikaner, 19th June 1698. Appointed to an
Imperial mansab of 1,000 zat and 500 sowar
1699. He d. from smallpox, at Adoni, in the
Deccan, 15th December 1700 (succ. by
his younger brother).
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Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sujan Singhji Bahadur,
Maharaja of Bikaner. b. at Junagarh, Bikaner, 28th
July 1690, second son of Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri
Anup Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, educ.privately. Succeeded on the death of his elder
half-brother, 15th December 1700. Ascended thegadi, at the Karan Mahal, Bikaner Fort, 26th
December 1700. Ordered to attend Emperor Aurangzeb in the
Deccan, where he remained for ten years. Faced invasions
from Maharaja Abhai Singh of Jodhpur and Bakht Singh of
Nagaur, but succesfully repulsed both. m. ca
1720 (d. by sati, at Bikaner, December
1735), a daughter of Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal
Shri Rama Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur. Hed. at his camp at Raisingpur, 16th
December 1735, having had issue, two sons:
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Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Zorawar Singhji
Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner - see below.
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Maharaj Sri Abhai Singhji. He had issue.
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- 1735 - 1746
Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Zorawar Singhji Bahadur,
Maharaja of Bikaner. b. at Junagarh,
Bikaner, 14th January 1713, elder son of
Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sujan Singhji Bahadur,
Maharaja of Bikaner, educ. privately.
Succeeded on the death of his father, 16th
December 1735. Ascended the gadi at the Karan
Mahal, Junagarh, Bikaner, 26th December 1735.
Faced with rebellions by several recalcitrant nobles,
particlarly the Thakurs of Mahajan, Bhadra and Churu, but
successfully subdued them. He fought his kinsmen of
Jodhpur and Nagaur, but later established peaceful
relations with them. m. H.H. Khandeliji Maharani
Sri Udai Kanwar Sahiba, daughter of Raja Shri Dhiraj
Singhji, of Khandela, in Jaipur state. He d.s.p.
at Anurpura, Bikaner, 15th May 1746, having
adopted his paternal first cousin:
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Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraja Maharaja
Shiromani Sri Gaj Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of
Bikaner - see below.
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