DUNGARPUR (Princely
State)
(15 gun salute)
Area: 3,781 km2
Privy Purse: 198,000R
State: Rajasthan
Dynasty: Sisodia (Ahra Guhilot clan)
Present Ruler: HH Maharawal Shri
MAHIPAL SINGH II Bahadur , 34th Maharawal of Dungarpur (1989/-)
(Udai Bilas Palace, Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India)
Born 147th August 1931, Grad. University of Delhi, married 3rd May 1955 Maharani
Dev Kunwar of Bikaner, and has issue.
1. Yuvraj HARSHVARDHAN SINGH, born 6th June 1956, married 20th April 2001 at
Sodawas, Yuvrani Priya Darshini Kumari of Sodawas.
2. Maharajkumari Kirti Kumari, born 25th October 1959, married 26th February
1982 Daivat Singh of Sirohi.
Predecessors and Short History: Founded in 1197. The rulers of Dungarpur claim
descent from the Rajput house of Mewar (see Udaipur). Towards the end of the
12th century, Samant Singh, the eldest son of the ruler of Mewar, had to leave
Mewar in favor of his younger brother Kumar Singh. Samant Singh drifted into
the hilly area of Bagar and, within the next century, Samant Singh's successors
controlled the whole province of Bagar. Rawal Udai Singh of Bagar was killed
at the battle of Khanua in 1527, fighting for Mewar against Moghul Emperor
Babur. His territory was thereafter divided between his two sons, forming two
separate states. Prithvi Raj remained in Dungarpur while his brother Jagmal
Singh became independent ruler of Banswara. Rulers were...
Rawal SAMANT SINGH 1197/1209
Rawal JAYAT SINGH 1209/1218
Rawal SINHAD DEOJI 1218/1248
Rawal JAY SINGH DEO 1248/1251
Rawal DEOPALI DEOJI 1251/1278
Rawal VIRSINH DEOJI 1278/1303
Rawal BHOO CHAND 1303/1331
Rawal DUNGAR SINGH 1331/1363
Rawal KARMA SINGH I 1363/1384
Rawal JAYKRISHNA 1384/1386
Rawal MAHIPAL SINGH I 1386/1398
Rawal KANHAD DEO 1398/1403
Rawal PARATP SINGH 1403/1423
Rawal GOPINATHJI SINGH 1423/1447
Rawal SOMDASJI SINGH 1447/1479
Rawal GANGA DAS 1479/1497
Rawal UDAL SINGH I 1497/1527
Rawal PRITHVIRAJ SINGH 1527/1549
Rawal ASKARAN SINGH 1549/1580
Rawal SAHASRA MAL 1580/1606
Rawal KARMA SINGH II 1606/1609
Rawal PUNJARAJ SINGH 1609/1657
Rawal GIRIDHAR DAS 1657/1661
Rawal JASHWANT SINGH I 1661/1691
Rawal KHUMAN SINGH 1691/1702
Rawal RAM SINGH 1702/1730
Rawal SHIV SINGH 1730/1785
Rawal VAIRI SAL 1785/1790
Rawal FATEH SINGH 1790/1808
Maharawal JASHWANT SINGH II 1808/1845 , died 19th December 1845. About 1820
he adopted Dalpat Singh of Pratapgarh who became the effective ruler from about
1825. The death of Dalpat Singh's only son in 1845, meant that he would succeed
in Pratapgarh thus preventing him from succeeding in Dungarpur. Maharawal Jashwant
Singh II therefore in 1845 adopted Hanwant Singh the son of the Thakur of Mungala,
however Udai Singh the adopted son of Dalpat Singh eventually succeeded in
Dungarpur, while a son of Dalpat Singh by a second wife succeeded in Pratapgarh.
DALPAT SINGH 1845/1846 1808-1864 , Regent and Maharawat of Pratapgarh. (qv)
Maharawal UDAI SINGH II 1846/1898 born 1838, married and had issue, died 1898.
Yuvaraj Khuman Singh , born 28th April 1856, died 30th October 1893, having
had issue.
Maharawal BIJAY SINGH 1898/1918 , born 17th July 1887, married 1stly 19th January
1907 Maharani Devendra Kumari of Sailana , 2ndly 13th June 1917 Maharani Sugan
Kunwar of Sindhavadar , born 23rd September 1901, died 7th December 1952. He
died 15th November 1918 having had issue.
HH Rai-i-Rayan Maharawal Shri Sir LAKSHMAN SINGH (see below)
Maharajkumar VEERBHADRA SINGH , born 27th February 1909, married Maharajkumari
Tej Kunwar of Palayata. He died 16th November 1972.
Maharani Rama Kunwar , born 20th February 1911, married 5th February 1929 HH
Maharana Raj Saheb PRATAP SINGHJI of Wankaner. She died 10th February 1991
having had issue.
Maharajkumar NAGENDRA SINGH , born 18th March 1914, married in Dungarpur 11th
February 1940 Maharajkumari Pushpa Kumari of Panna, born 1920. He died 11th
December 1988.
Maharajkumar PRADYUMNA SINGH , born 1st February 1918, married Maharajkumari
Indira Kumari of Avagadh.
HH Rai-i-Rayan Maharawal Shri Sir LAKSHMAN SINGH 1918/1989 , born 7th March
1908, Member of the Raj Sabha 1952/1958, MLA 1962/1989, G.C.I.E. [cr.1947],
K.C.S.I. [cr.1935], educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, Member of the Standing
Committee of Chamber of Princes 1931/47, President of the Swatantra Party in
Rajasthan 1961/69, President of All-India Kshatriya Nahasabha 1962/- , Patron
of the Rajputana Cricket Association and the Cricket Club of India, Member
of the MCC, captained Rajputana XI against MCC and Australian XI on four occasiond,
is a keen naturalist and interested in agriculture and study of wild life,
married 1stly 8th February 1920 Maharani Brijraj Kunwar of Bhinga (born 26th
November 1907, died 21st January 1982), married 2ndly 8th March 1928 Maharani
Manhar Kunwar of Kishengarh (born 2nd May 1914, died 8th October 1975), he
died 6th June 1989 having had issue.
Thakurani Rajendra Kumari, born 16th January 1928, married 25th November 1944
Thakur Saheb DHARMENDRA SINGHJI of Muli.
Maharani Sushila Kumari, born 25th July 1929, married 25th February 1944 HH
Maharaja KARNI SINGHJI of Bikaner and had issue.
Maharani Hitendra Kumari (Hemand Kumari), born 30th July 1930, married 30th
January 1948 HH Maharana PRITHVIRAJ SINGH of Danta.
HH Maharawal MAHIPAL SINGH (see below)
Rani Krishna Kumari, born 4th January 1933, married 21st February HH Raja LALIT
SEN of Suket and has issue.
Maharajkumar JAI SINGH, born 19th May 1934, married 1963 Maharajkumari Anupama
Kumari of Tehri-Garhwal, born 1939.
Maharajkumar RAJ SINGH, born 19th December 1935, unmarried.
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