PRESENT RULER: Maharaja Shri GAJ SINGHJI II Sahib Bahadur (1952/-)

born 13th January 1948 in Jodhpur, educated at Cothhill House, Eton College and Christ Church Oxford, graduated in 1970 B.A. (Hons) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Founder and creator of a number of Philanthropic Institutions and Charitable Trusts associated with Education, Religion, Social Welfare, Medical Care and Rehabilitation of Military personnel. Chief Patron & President of Chopasani School, Jodhpur. Patron & Vice President of Mayo College, Ajmer (General Council & Governing Body). Honorary Member of Rotary International. President of Jodhpur Nagrik Association. Honorary Member of Jodhpur Jaycees. Served as Indian High Commssioner, concurrently accredited to Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and as Commissioner to Antigua, St. Kitts, Montsarrat, Caymen Islands & Turks & Caicos Islands 1978-80; married on the 19th February 1973 at Dehra Dun to HH Maharani Hemlata Rajye of Poonch and has issue.
Yuvraj Shri Maharaj Kumar Shivraj Singhji , born 30th September 1975.
Maharaj Kumari Shri Shivranjini Rajye Baiji Lal Sahiba, born 22nd August 1974 in Jodhpur.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:Marwar state was founded about 1226 with its capital of Mandore. The new capital of Jodhpur was founded about 1450 and Marwar was later renamed after the capital. Rulers were...
Rao SHEOJI 1226/1273, grandson of Raja Jaichand of Kannauj, married and had issue. He died 1273.
Rao ASTHAN
Rao SONANJI, ancestor of the Rulers of Idar from c1257.
Rao ASTHAN 1273/1292
Rao DOOHAD 1292/1309
Rao RAIPAL 1309/1313
Rao KANHAPAL 1313/1323
Rao JALANSI 1323/1328
Rao CHADA 1328/1344
Rao TIDA 1344/1357, married and had issue.
Rao SALKHA
Rao KANHA DEV 1357/1374
Rao SALKHA 1357/1374 (in rebellion), married and had issue, Silkawat clan.
Rao BIRAM DEV
Rao MALINATH, founder of the Mahecha clan, ancestor of the Thakur of Jasol etc, grandfather of Rao LUNKA of Barmer, married Rani Rupa Devji and had issue.
Rao JAGMAL
Rao JAIT MAL, father or ancestor of Rao Bida of Kelwa.
Rao BIRAM DEV 1374/1383, married and had issue. He died 1383.
Rao CHUNDA
Rao Bijay, ancestor of the Bijawat clan.
Rao CHANDA 1383/1424, married and had issue, 14 sons, ancestor of the Thakur of Balunda. He died 1424.
Rao RANMAL
Rao SATA
Rao KANHA
Rao Bhim, married and had issue.
Rao Abhai, Bhayat of Jodhpur, went to Gujarat in 1445 and became the ancestor of the Talukdars of Vanod.
Maharani Hansa Devi, married Maharana LAKHA of Udaipur (Mewar).
Rao KANHA 1424/1427 died 1427.
Rao SATA 1424/1427 (in rebellion)
Rao RANMAL 1427/1438 died 1438 . Father of twenty four sons, including..
Rao JODHA
Rao Akhairaj ,married and had issue.
Rao Maharaj, married and had issue.
Rao Kumpa, ancestor of the Kumpawats, including the Thakur of Bagri and Kantaliya and Asop and Chandawal, as well as the families of Sirriari, Bajoria, Dewureo, Kharla, Hursore, Ballu, and Surpura. He died 5th January 1544.
Rao Kandhal, accompanied his nephew, Rao BIKA, and had descendants in Bikaner.
Rao Champa , ancestor of the Champawats, including the Thakurs of Peelwa, Haryadhana, Pokhran, Auwa, Palri, Rohet, Singari, Hursola, Sutlana, Jawula and Kaatoh.
?Rao Bhankarji, founder of the family of Aluva.
Rao Mandla, founder of the family of Sarunda.
Rao Patta, founder of the family of Barah and Desnokh.
Rao Bala, founder of the family of Dunara.
Rao Jeitmal, founder of the family of Palasni.
Rao Karan, founder of the family of Lunawas.
Rao Rupa, founder of the family of Chutila.
Rao Lakha
Rao Nathu, had descendants in Bikaner.
Rao Dungar
Rao Sanda
Rao Manda
Rao Biru
Rao Jagmal
Rao Hampa
Rao Sakta
Rao Karimchand
Rao Arival
Rao Ketsi
Rao Shatrusal
Rao Tezmal
Rao JODHA 1438/1488, born 1427, married and had issue, 14 sons. He died 1488.
Rao Nibo , eldest son, dvpsp.
Rao SATAL
Rao SUJA
Rao Duda, (4th son), received the Jagir of Merta and became ancestor of the Mertia clan, including the Thakur of Rian and Bijathal, married and had issue. He died 1515.
Rao Ratan Singh, married and had issue.
Meera Bai, born c1498, married c1516 Bhojraj Singh of Mewar (died sp 1526). She died c1547.
Rao VIRAM DEO of Merta, married and had issue.
Rao JAIMAL, 3rd son, born 1507, 1st Thakur of Badnore. He died 1568.
Rao JAGMAL, ancestor of the Jagmalot clan.
Rao BIKA , died 1504. Founder of Bikaner.
Rao Bhir , fifth son, ancestor of the Rulers of Jhabua.
Rao Karamsi , ancestor of the Karamsot clan, including the Thakur of Khimsar.
Rao Biharmal, founder of the family of Bai Bhilara.
Rao Shivraj, founder of the family of Dhunara.
Rao Raimal
Rao Samatsi, founder of the family of Dawara.
Rao Bida, founder of the family of Bidavati.
Rao Banhar
Rao Gama
Rao SATAL 1488/1491, founder of the family of Satalmer. He died 1491.
Rao SHUJA (SURAJ MAL) 1491/1515 died 1515. Father of
Rao Bagha dvp. Father of
Rao Biram , eldest son.
Rao GANGA
Rani Dhan Kunwar, married Maharana SANGRAM SINGH I of Udaipur.
Rao UDA, founder of the Udawat clan, including the Thakur of Neemaj, Jaitaran, Gundoj, Biratia and Raipur, married and had issue, 11 sons.
Rao Saga, ancestor of the Sagawat clan of Burwa. He died 1516.
Rao Priag
Rao Viram Deo
Rao GANGA 1515/1532, married Rani Padmavati of Sirohi. He died 1532
Rao MALDEV 1532/1562 (son of the Sirohi Rani), married Rani Uma Devi of Jaisalmer and a daughter of Raj JAIT SINGH I of Delwara, amongst others. Ancestor of the Thakur of Patodi. He died 7th November 1562.
Rao Ram (eldest son), married and had issue.
Kr. Kesho Das
Rao CHANDRASEN
Rao Raimal
Raja UDAI SINGH I
Kr. Askaran Singh, ancestor of the Junia family.
Kr. Gopal Das
Kr. Prithvi Raj, ancestor of the Jalore family.
Kr. Ratan Singh, ancestor of the Bhadrajun family.
Kr. Bhai Raj, ancestor of the Ahari family.
Kr. Bikramajit
Kr. Bhan Singh
Rao CHANDRASEN 1562/1581 (3rd son), married and had issue. He died January 1581.
Raja RAI SINGH I
Kr. Askaran Singh
Kr. UGAR SEN, married and had issue. Ancestor of the Bhinai family.
Kr. Karan Singh
Kr. Kanji Singh
Kr. Kahan Singh
Raja RAI SINGH I 1581/1583 (in rebellion?)
Raja UDAI SINGH 1583/1595, born 1539, married and had issue, 17 sons and 17 daughters. He died 1595.
Sawai Raja SURAJ SINGH
Rajkumar Prithvi Raj, ancestor of the Prithvirajot clan, (Boraita, Baori, Barwet, Raipuria, Gehandi).
Rajkumar Shakti Singh
Raja KISHAN SINGH 1575-1615, founder of Kishengarh Princely State.
Rajkumar Dalpat Singh, father of..
Raja Mahesh Das, ancestor of the Rulers of Sailana and Sitamau, father of..
Raja RATAN SINGH, 1st Raja of Ratlam.
Rajkumar FATEH SINGH, 1st Thakur of Kod, ancestor of the Fatehsingot clan of the Rathore Dynasty, including the Thakurs of Bidwal and Pachlana.
Kr. Jaswant Singh
Kr. Pratap Singh
Kr. Kuniram Singh
Kr. Jait Singh, ancestor of the Khairwa family.
Rajkumari Mani Bai (Jodh Bai), married June 1586 JAHANGIR, Mughal Emperor, 1569-1627. She died 16th May 1604.
Rajkumar Akhairaj Singh
Rajkumar Bhagwan Das, married and had issue.
Kr. Govind Das, founder of Govindgarh.
Kr. Gopal Das
Kr. Kesho Das, ancestor of the Pisangarh family.
Kr. Jaswant Singh, ancestor of the Manpura family.
Sawai Raja SURAJ SINGH 1595/1619 , married and had issue, 6 sons and 7 daughters. He died 1619.
Maharaja GAJ SINGH I
Maharaj Sabal Singh
Maharaj Viram Deo
Maharaj Bijai Singh
Maharaj Pratap Singh
Maharaj Jaswant Singh
Maharaja GAJ SINGH I 1619/1638, born at Lahore, married and had issue. He died 1638.
Maharaja JASHWANT SINGH I
Rao Amar Singh, married a Princess of Bundi and had issue.
Rao Anup Singh, married and had issue.
Rao Indra Singh fl.1680, married and had issue.
Rao Mokham Singh of Nagaur/Nagore.
Maharajkumar Achil Singh, died young.
Maharaja JASHWANT SINGH I 1638/1678 (son of a Mewari Princess), born 1627, married and had issue. He died 28th November 1678.
Maharaj Prithvi Singh, died vpsp.
Maharaja AJIT SINGH
Maharaj Jagat Singh, died vpsp.
Maharaj Dathaman Singh, died vpsp.
Maharaja AJIT SINGH 1679/1724 , born (posthumously) 19th February 1679, married several wives including (a) niece of the Maharana of Udaipur, (b) Kalyan Kunwari and (c) Anup Kunwari, daughters of Maharawat PRITHVI SINGH of Pratapgarh, and had issue, including 14 sons. He died 24th June 1724.
Maharaja ABHAI SINGH
Maharaja RAI SINGH II
Maharaja BAKHT SINGH
Raja ANAND SINGH, Raja of Idar.
Rajkumar RASSA SINGH, adopted into Jhabua.
Rajkumar DEVI SINGH, adopted? into Pokhran.
Maharaj Kumari Indira Kanwar, married 1715 FARRUKHSIYAR, Mughal Emperor.
Maharaja ABHAI SINGH 1724/1749, born 1702, married a daughter of Maharaja Sawai JAI SINGH I of Jaipur, and had issue. He died 19th June 1749 in Ajmer.
Maharaja RAM SINGH
Maharaja RAI SINGH II 1749/1766 (in opposition), died 1766.
Maharaja BAKHT SINGH 1749/1752, born 1706, married and had issue. He died 21st September 1752 at Sinholi.
Maharaja BIJAY SINGH
Maharaj Kumar Ajit Singh
Maharaja RAM SINGH 1752/1772 , married Maharani Rajkunverba, daughter of the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar. He died sp September 1772 (or 1773) at Jaipur.
Maharaja BIJAY SINGH 1772/1793, born 1724, married and had issue. He died 7th July 1793.
Maharaj Bhom Singh, married and had issue.
Maharaja BHIM SINGH
Maharaj Guman Singh, married and had issue.
Maharaja MAN SINGH
Maharajkumar Fateh Singh, died young.
Maharaj Zalim Singh, mother was a Mewar Princess.
Maharaj Sawant Singh, married and had issue.
Maharaj Sur Singh
Maharaj Sher Singh, adopted his nephew, Maharaja MAN SINGH
Maharaj Sardar Singh
Maharaja BHIM SINGH 1793/1803, married and had issue. He died 1803 (Dec 1804?).
Maharaj Kumar Dhonkal Singh, born 1804,
Maharaja MAN SINGH 1803/1817 and 1818/1843, succeeded 5 Megsir 1860SV(#1), born 1783, married and had issue. He died 5th September 1843.
Maharaja CHHATAR SINGH
Rao Raja Sajjan Singh, seventh (natural?) son, ancestor of...
Rao Raja Daulat Singh, born 1963 Samvat.
Maharaja CHHATAR SINGH 1817/1818 (Regent)
HH Maharaja TAKHAT SINGH 1843/1873, born 1813, son of the Raja of Ahmadnagar and descendant of Raja ANAND SINGH of Idar (see above), married to 30 "Queens", 21 "semi-wives" and many concubines. He died March 1873, having had issue, 10 sons and 10 illegitimate sons as well as many daughters.
HH Maharaja JASHWANT SINGH II
Maharaj ZORAWAR SINGH, ancestor of the Royal Family of Raoti.
Lt.Gen. HH Maharajah Bahadur Sir PRATAP SINGH, Maharaja of Idar.
Maharaj Randhir Singh
Maharaj Bhopal Singh, married and had issue.
Lt.Col. HH Maharajadhiraj Shri Sir DAULAT SINGH Saheb of Idar.
Maharaj Ratan Singh, died 3rd January 1917.
Maharaj Kishen Singh
Maharaj Kishor Singh, married the daughter of HH Maharajah RAGHURAJ SINGH Bahadur of Rewah and had issue.
Maharaj Urjan Singh, married and had issue.
Maharaj Bhim Singh
Rao Raja Amar Singh, married a natural daughter of the Maharaja of Karauli.
Maharaj Madho Singh
Maharaj Bahadur Singh, married and had issue.
Maharaj Jiwan Singh
Maharaj Mahabat Singh, married the daughter of Raja VISHWANATH SINGH of Rewah but died without issue.
Maharaj Sri Zalim Singh Sahib, born 1865, held a Jagir of 5 villages, Vice President and Senior Member of the Regency Councils of Jodhpur, married and had issue.
Maharaj Guman Singh, born 1887, educated at Elgin Nobles School, Jodhpur; Private Secretary to the Maharaja of Jodhpur 1914/1918, Commanding Officer of Sumer Camel Corps and Sumer Infantry 1918/1926, ADC to HH the Maharaja of Jodhpur, married eldest daughter of the Raja Sahib of Nimrana and had issue.
Maharaj Narpat Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer.
Maharaj Raghunath Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer.
Maharaj Amar Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer.
Rao Raja Moti Singh
Rao Raja Sawai Singh
Rao Raja Tej Singh, born c1858, Assistant Prime Minister and Superintendent of Mekhma Tamil, married and had issue.
Rao Raja Gulab Singh, served in the Military and Police Departments of Jodhpur State, married and had issue.
Rao Raja Mohan Singh, born 10th March 1905, Bachelor of Law 1931, Naib Hakim 1932, Assistant Political Secretary, appointed Superintendent of the Court of Wards in 1940, married daughter of Maharaja MADHO SINGH II of Jaipur and had issue, 3 sons and 1 daughter.
Rao Raja Jawan Singh, married and had issue.
Son, married and had issue.
Rao Raja Madan Singh
Rao Raja Indra Singh, born 1904, a Double Tazimi First Class Rao Raja, educated at Punjab University, Joint Secretary and Founder Member of Shri Raj Vanshi Hitkarni Sabha, Member of Walter Krit Sabha, General Secretary of Marwar Rajput Sabha, married and had issue.
Rao Raja Mordhaj Singh
Rao Raja Mahendra Singh
Rao Raja Kalyan Singh, Guardian Tutor to HH Maharaja Dhiraj Maharaja Sri SUMAR SINGH, married and had issue.
Rao Raja Jai Singh, born c1884, Double Tazimi Noble, married and had issue. He died before 1941.
Rao Raja Fateh Singh
Rao Raja Bakht Singh
Rao Raja Ranjit Singh
Daughter, married Maharaj Jiwan Singhji of Nawanagar. She died 1916.
Daughter, married 1863 Maharaja RAM SINGH II of Jaipur.
HH Maharaja JASHWANT SINGH II 1873/1895, born 1838, married and had issue. He died 11th October 1895.
HH Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj SARDAR SINGHJI Bahadur
Unknown son, had issue.
Lt.-Col. Rao Raja Sujan Singh, born 1900, educated at Rajput Nobles' School, Jodhpur, joined army in 1918, Officer Commanding since 1929, awarded the Coronation Medal 1937, married and had issue.
Kunwar Sanwant Singh, awarded the Silver Jubilee Medal 1935 and Coronation Medal 1937.
HH Maharaja Dhiraj Maharaja Sri Sir SARDAR SINGHJI Bahadur 1895/1911, born 11th February 1880, K.C.S.I. [cr.1908], married 1stly 1892, daughter of HH Maharao Raja RAM SINGHJI of Bundi, married 2ndly, Maharani Kishore Kanwar of Udaipur and had issue. He died 21st March 1911.
HH Raj Rajeshwar Maharaja Dhiraj Maharaja Sri SUMAR SINGH
Major HH Raj Rajeshwar Saramad Raj-hai Hindustan Maharaja Dhiraj Maharaja Sri Sir UMAID SINGH Bahadur
Maharaj Shri Ajit Singh Sahib, born 1st May 1907, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot and at Mayo College, Ajmer; Director of Veterinary Department and State Shikar Khana in 1927; President of Consultative Committee of Jodhpur State in 1936; President of the Advisory Board in 1938; awarded the Coronation medal 1937; married the daughter of Thakur Saheb SAWAI SINGH Bahadur of Isarda and has issue. He died 1978.
Maharaj Shri Sobagh Singhji, married and has issue.
Kunwar Ranvijay Singh, married to Poornima Devi of Limbdi.
Kunwar Karanvijay Singh, married to Shaweta Singh
Chandrika Kumari, married Dr. Adit Singh.
Maharaj Shri Swarup Singhji, married Rani Usha Devi (sister of Rani Madhu Devi, see below) and has issue.
Kunwar Raghavendra Singh Rathore, married Kavita Singh (daughter of Thakur Uday Bahn Singh).
Kunwar Suryaveer Singh Rathore, born 1972, married May 1997 Uttara Kumari.
HH Maharaj Kumari Shri Brijraj Kumari Sahiba, married 3rd March 1943, HH Maharaja Sriraj MAYURDHWAJ SINGHJI of Dhrangadhra.
HH Maharani Marudhar Kunwar, born 1899, married 30th January 1924 HH Saramad-i-Rajahai Hindustan Raj Rajendra Shri Maharajadhiraj Sir Sawai MAN SINGH II Bahadur of Jaipur.
HH Maharani Samrajyi Kunwar, married 15th June 1919, HH Bandhwesh Maharaja Sir GHULAB SINGH Bahadur of Rewah.
Honourary Lt. HH Raj Rajeshwar Maharaja Dhiraj Maharaja Sri SUMAR SINGH 1911/1918, born 14th January 1898, married the daughter of Maharaj Shri Jaswan Singhji of Nawanagar and had issue. He died 3rd October 1918.
HH Maharani Kishore Kanwar, born 1916, married 24th April 1932, HH Saramad-i-Rajahai Hindustan Raj Rajendra Shri Maharajadhiraj Sir Sawai MAN SINGH II Bahadur of Jaipur. She died 30th April 1958.
Major HH Raj Rajeshwar Saramad Raj-hai Hindustan Maharaja Dhiraj Maharaja Sri Sir UMAID SINGH Bahadur 1918/1947, born 8th July 1903, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; K.C.V.O. [cr.1922], L.C.S.I. [cr.1925], married 11th November 1921, HH Maharani Sri Badan Kunwar Sahiba of Osian and had issue. He died 9th June 1947.
HH Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri HANWANT SINGH
Maharaj Kumar Sri Himmat Singh, born 21st June 1925, married 1951, Maharaj Kumari Shailendra Kumari of Patiala, and has issue.
Rajkumar Rajendra Singh
Maharaj Kumar Sri Hari Singh, born 20th February 1929.
Maharaj Kumar Sri Devi Singhji Sahib, born 20th September 1933.
Maharaj Kumar Shri Dalip Singh, born 20th October 1937, married Rani Madhu Devi (sister of Rani Usha Devi, see above), and has issue.
Rajkumar Vikram Singh, married Rajkumari Yamini Devi.
Rajkumari Mriganka Kumari, married 1999, Rajkumar Jai Sen of Suket.
HH Maharani Padmavati Devi, born 14th December 1930, married 1950, HH Maharaja Gaekwad FATTEH SINGH RAO GAEKWAD II of Baroda.
HH Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri HANWANT SINGH 1947/1952, born 16th June 1923, succeeded to the gadi on the death of his father, married 1stly in 1943, HH Maharani Krishna Kumari Ba Sahiba of Dhrangadhra (now the Rajmata of Jodhpur), born 10th February 1926, married 2ndly 1948, HH Maharani Sundra Devi (née Sandra McBryde), born 1929, and had issue (by first wife). He died 26th January 1952.
HH Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri GAJ SINGHJI II Sahib Bahadur (see above).
HH Maharani Chandresh Kumari, born 1st Feb 1944 in Jodhpur, educated at St. Hildas School, Ooty and Jodhpur University. Member of the Himachal Pradesh State Assembly 1972/77 and 1982/84 and the 8th Lok Sabha 1984/89, Member of the Committee on Communications, Joint Committee on Empowerment of Women, Business Advisory Committee and Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Communications; Deputy Minister, Himachal Pradesh, 1977 and Minister of State, Himachal Pradesh, 1984; Deputy Chief Whip, Congress (I) Party in Rajya Sabha; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1996. Interests include Indian classical music, reading (History) and animal welfare, married 4th December 1968, HH Maharaja ADITYA DEV CHAND KATOCH of Kangra-Lambagraon and has issue, one son.

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