DANTA (Thikana)

 
AREA:  REVENUE:  ACCESSION: 
LOCATION:  Jaipur DYNASTY:  Shekhawat RELIGION:  Hindu
     
PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE:  Thakur MADAN SINGH
born 1920, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; served as Captain in the Sawai Man Guards, and later served in the Rajendra Hazari Guards, Chairman of the Rajasthan unit of Parishad, elected to the Vidhan Sabha in 1952, married Thakurani Nand Kanwar of Kacholya in Kishangarh, and has issue.
  • Kunwar Omendra Singh, married Kunwarani Krishna Kumari of Jamala in Gujarat.
  • Kunwar Dalip Singh. married Kunwarani Kumud Kumari of Khawa.
  • Kunwar Jitendra Singh, married Kunwarani Chandra Kanwar of Anantpura.
  • Kunwar Karan Singh, married Kunwarani Krishna Kumari of Guduja.
  • Kunwar Rajendra Singh, married Kunwarani Nutan Kumari.
PREDECESSORS and SHORT HISTORY:  Raja Bir Singh Deo of Khandela granted the village of Losal with nine others to his son, Kunwar Amar Singh. Rulers were....
  • Thakur AMAR SINGH, constructed a fort at Rajpura in 1646, and later at Losal in 1654, he was granted the village of Danta by Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur in 1669, married and had issue. He died after 1669.
    • Thakur RATAN SINGH (qv)
    • Kunwar Jhujhar Singh of Rajputa.
    • Kunwar Raj Singh of Khandi, married and had issue.
      • Thakur SAWAI SINGH (qv)
    • Kunwar Hathi Singh of Khandi.
    • Kunwar Tej Singh of Bhirana.
    • Kunwar Zorawar Singh of Sami.
    • Kunwar Inder Singh of Sami.
  • Thakur RATAN SINGH, made Danta his capital in 1699.
  • Thakur GUMAN SINGH, died sp.
  • Thakur SAWAI SINGH, married and had issue.
    • Thakur BHAWANI SINGH (qv)
    • Kunwar Madho Singh of Surera.
  • Thakur BHAWANI SINGH, constructed the fort of Danta in 1754, married and had issue.
    • Thakur HARI SINGH (qv)
    • Kunwar Bishan Singh, died young.
    • Kunwar Bagh Singh of Sesam, adopted his nephew.
  • Thakur HARI SINGH, married Thakurani Roop Kanwar of Chandawal.
    • Thakur AMANI SINGH (qv)
    • Kunwar Jiwan Singh, adopted by his uncle Bagh Singh of Sesam, married and had issue.
      • Several generations.
        • Thakur Bidad Singh, married and had issue.
          • Thakur BALDEO SINGH (see below)
        • Kunwar Fateh Singh, married and had issue.
          • Thakur RAMNATH SINGH (see below)
        • generation
          • Thakur Laxman Singh, married and had issue.
            • Thakur UDAI SINGH (see below)
  • Thakur AMANI SINGH, married and had issue. He died 1801.
    • Thakur NAWAL SINGH (qv)
    • Kunwar Hanuwant Singh, died young.
  • Thakur NAWAL SINGH 1801/-, married and had issue.
    • Thakur SARDUL SINGH (qv)
    • Thakur BALWANT SINGH (qv)
  • Thakur SARDUL SINGH, was granted the village of Bhadana by the Maharaja of Jodhpur in 1827, married Thakurani Takhat Kanwar of Bhadrajun and had issue.
    • Kunwar Kesari Singh, died vpsp.
  • Thakur BALWANT SINGH -/1854, died sp 1854.
  • Thakur BALDEO SINGH 1854/1869, died sp 1869.
  • Thakur RAMNATH SINGH 1869/-, married two wives. He died sp.
  • Thakur UDAI SINGH, died sp.
  • Thakur PREM SINGH 1902/1928, son of Thakur Ranjit Singh of Jana, died sp.
  • Thakur GANGA SINGH 1928/-, son of Thakur Sukh Singh of Surera, married and had issue.
    • Kunwar Kesari Singh, married Kunwarani Bishan Kanwar of Osian, and had issue. He died vp.
      • Rani Shakuntala Devi, married Rana ARJUN SINGH of Jobat, and had issue.
    • Thakur MADAN SINGH (qv)
    • Thakur Jagdev Singh
    • Thakur Hem Singh, married 1stly, Thakurani Rajendra Kanwar of Kanota, married 2ndly, Thakurani Anand Kanwar of Jijot, and had issue.
    • Thakur Umed Singh, married Thakurani Sita Kanwar of Sirsi, and had issue.
      • Kunwar Virendra Singh
      • Kunwar Vijendra Singh
    • Thakur Ajit Singh, married Thakurani Prem Kanwar of Keraap, and had issue.
      • Kunwar Praveen Singh
      • Kunwar Narendra Singh
    • Thakurani Shrimant Daulat Kunwarji, married 15th February 1945 in Danta, Thakur PRITHVIRAJ SINGH of Bidwal.
  • Thakur MADAN SINGH (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS: 
  • Thakur of Danta-Jaipur, married in 1905, Thakurani Basant Kanwar, born about 1892, daughter of Kanwar Mehtab Singh of Peelwa
  • Kanwar Saheb of Danta-Jaipur, married Kanwarani Raghuraj Kumari, daughter of Thakur Daulat Singhji of Balunda.

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