JAISALMER (Princely State)

(15 gun salute)

AREA:  41,601 km2 PRIVY PURSE:  180,000R ACCESSION:  7th April 1949
STATE:  Rajasthan  DYNASTY:  Yadava Bhati  Religion:  Hindu
     
PRESENT RULER:  HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal BRIJRAJ SINGH (1982/-)(Badal Vilas Palace, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India)
born 13th November 1968, succeeded to the gadi on 13th March 1982, married 28th January 1993, HH Maharani Sahib Raseshwari Devi, daughter of Shri Sahadev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal, and has issue.
  • Maharajkumar Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati, born 24th December 1993.
  • Maharajkumar Janmajeya Singh Bhati, born 19th December 2000. 
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:  Predecessor state of Tanot, said to have been founded in 731. New capital founded by Rawal Jaisal in 1156 gives name to state. Rulers were...
  • Maharawal LUNKARAN 1530/1551, married (amongst others), (a) daughter of Maharana SANGRAM SINGH of Mewar, married (b), daughter of Rao LUNKARAN of Bikaner, and had issue.
    • Maharawal MALDEV (qv)
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharana UDAI SINGH of Mewar.
    • Rani Uma Devi, married Raja MALDEV of Jodhpur.
  • Maharawal MALDEV 1551/1562, married (amongst others), (a) daughter of Maharana UDAI SINGH of Jodhpur, married (b) daughter of Rao JAIT SINGH of Bikaner, and had issue.
    • Maharawal HARRAJ (qv)
    • Kunwar Bhonidas, married and had issue.
      • Kunwar Sangji, married and had issue.
        • Maharawal RAMCHANDRA (qv)
    • Kunwar Khetsi, married and had issue.
      • Kunwar Dyal Das, had issue.
        • Maharawal SABAL SINGH (qv)
        • Thakur MAHA SINGH, received the Thikana of Mohi/Moie in Udaipur.
  • Maharawal HARRAJ 1562/1578, married (amongst others), (a) daughter of Maharana MADHO SINGH of Mewar, married (b) daughter of Rao KALYAN MAL of Bikaner, and had issue.
    • Maharawal BHIM SINGH (qv)
    • Maharawal KALYAN DAS (qv)
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Raja RAI SINGH of Bikaner.
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Kunwar Prithviraj Singh of Bikaner.
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Padshah AKBAR of Delhi.
  • Maharawal BHIM SINGH 1578/1624, married (amongst others), sister of Raja RAI SINGH of Bikaner, and had issue.
    • Kunwar Nathu Singh
  • Maharawal KALYAN DAS 1624/1634, married and had issue.
    • Maharawal MANOHAR DAS (qv)
  • Maharawal MANOHAR DAS 1634/1648, married and had issue.
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharana JAI SINGH of Udaipur.
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharaja GAJ SINGH of Jodhpur.
  • Maharawal RAMCHANDRA 1648/1651
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  • Maharawal SABAL SINGH 1651/1661, married and had issue.
    • Kunwar Ratan Singh of Kanod
    • Maharawal AMAR SINGH (qv)
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharana JAGAT SINGH of Mewar.
  • Maharawal AMAR SINGH 1661/1702, married and had issue. He died 1702.
    • Maharawal JASWANT SINGH (qv)
    • Maharaj Hari Singh
    • Maharaj Deep Singh
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharana RAJ SINGH of Mewar.
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharaja AJIT SINGH of Jodhpur.
  • Maharawal JASWANT SINGH 1702/1708, married and had issue.
    • Maharaj Jagat Singh, married (amongst others), daughter of Maharana JAI SINGH of Mewar, and had issue. He died after 1722.
      • Maharawal BUDH SINGH (qv)
      • Maharawal AKHEY SINGH (qv)
      • Maharaj Jorawar Singh
    • Maharaj Surat Singh
    • Maharaj Ishwari Singh of Lathi, married and had issue.
      • Maharaj Guman Singh, adopted Maharaj Ratan Singh, younger son of Maharawal AKHAY SINGH (see below).
    • Maharaj Tej Singh, died after 1722. 
    • Maharaj Sardar Singh
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharana SANGRAM SINGH II of Mewar.
  • Maharawal BUDH SINGH 1708/1722, married and had issue. He died 1722.
    • Kunwar Sawai Singh, born c1719, died 1722.
  • Maharawal AKHAI SINGH 1722/1762, married (amongst others), daughter of Maharaja AJIT SINGH of Jodhpur, and had issue.
    • Maharawal MULRAJ SINGH II (qv)
    • Maharaj Padam Singh of Tota
    • Maharaj Khusal Singh
    • Maharaj Ratan Singh, adopted by Maharaj Guman Singh of Lathi.
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharaj Bakht Singh of Jodhpur-Nagore.
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharaja GAJ SINGH of Bikaner.
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Kunwar Raj Singh of Bikaner.
  • Maharawal MULRAJ SINGH II 1762/1819, ascended the throne on 22nd October 1762, married 11 wives, amongst whom (a), Maharani Roop Kunwar of Kishangarh, married (b), Maharani Phool Kanwar, daughter of Thakur SHYAM SINGH of Kharda, and had issue, three sons and three daughters. He died 8th October 1819.
    • Maharaj Rai Singh, married and had issue.
      • Kunwar Abhai Singh (poisoned)
      • Kunwar Jhalam Singh (poisoned)
      • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharaja BHIM SINGH of Jodhpur.
    • Maharaj Lal Singh
    • Maharaj Jait Singh, married and had issue. He died after 1820.
      • Maharaj Maha Singh, married and had issue. He died before 1820 from a fall from his horse.
        • Maharaj Tej Singh, in exile at Bikaner, married and had issue.
          • Maharaj Bhim Singh
          • Maharaj Man Singh, Thakur Sahib of Eta, born about 1846, adopted Kunwar Jawahir Singh, son of Maharaj Sardar Singh (see below), prior to 1914; married and had issue. He died spm.
            • (A) HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal Sir JAWAHIR SINGH Bahadur (qv)
            • Rani Hari Kanwar, married (as his first wife), 1900, Maharaj Ratan Singhji Sahib of Raoti, and had issue.
        • Maharaj Devi Singh, in exile at Bikaner, married and had issue.
          • Maharaj Umed Singh, married and had issue.
            • Maharaj Sardar Singh, married and had issue. He died before 1894.
              • Maharaj Jashwant Singh, born c1878, married and had issue.
                • Maharaj Gopal Singh, married and had issue.
                  • Maharaj Khengar Singh, married and had issue.
                    • Rajkumar Mahendra Singh
                    • Rajkumari Padam Kumari
              • HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal Sir JAWAHIR SINGH Bahadur (qv)
            • Maharaj Salam Singh, born c1860, married and had issue.
              • Maharaj Sultan Singh, married Rani Phool Kanwar, daughter of Thakur SULTAN SINGH of Peelwa, and had issue.
                • Maharaj Govardhan Singh Sahib, married and had issue.
                  • Maharaj Kishan Singh of Nachana, married and had issue.
                    • Baisa Divya Kumari, born about 1977.
                    • Rajkumar Vikram Singh, born about 1979.
                    • Rajkumar Shakti Singh
                  • Baisa Ratan Kumari [Rani Ratan Kanwar of Jaoli], married 2nd July 1971 in Jaisalmer, Raja ASHOK SINGHJI of Jaoli, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
            • Maharaj Khushal Singh, born c1864, adopted into Lathi, married and had issue.
              • HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal SALIVAHAN SINGH III Bahadur (qv)
              • Rajkumar Dan Singh, died sp.
          • Maharaj Anar Singh of Gajwara, married and had issue.
            • Maharaj Sheodan Singh of Lakhama, born c1858, married and had issue.
              • Maharaj Narayan Singh, adopted, married and had issue.
                • Maharaj Mahendra Singh, married and has issue.
                  • Kunwar Dushyant Singh, married and had issue.
                    • Kunwar Madhvendra Singh
                  • Baisa Harendra Kumari, married and has issue.
            • Maharaj Arjun Singh, adopted by Thakur Himat Singh of Nimbodia-Jaipur, married and had issue.
              • Thakur Hari Singh, married and had issue.
                • Thakur Vijay Singh
                • Thakur Abhay Singh
        • Maharawal GAJ SINGH (qv)
        • Maharaj Fateh Singh
        • Maharaj Jodh Singh
        • Maharaj Kesri Singh of Nachana, married and had issue.
          • Kunwar Ranjit Singh, adopted by Maharawal Gaj Singh and succeded as Maharawal RANJIT SINGH (qv)
          • Kunwar Bairi Sal, adopted and succeeded as Maharawal BAIRI SAL (qv)
          • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharaja TAKHAT SINGH of Jodhpur.
        • Maharaj Chhatar Singh, married and had issue.
          • Kumari (name unknown), married HH Maharaja PRATAP SINGH of Idar.
          • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharaj FATEH SINGHJI of Raoti.
        • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharao RAM SINGH of Kotah.
  • Maharawal GAJ SINGH 1820/1846, born 1800, succeeded 18th February 1820, married (amongst others) 1821, Maharajkumari Roop Kunwar, daughter of Maharana BHIM SINGH of Udaipur, and had adopted issue. He died 11th November 1846..
    • (A) Maharawal RANJIT SINGH (qv)
  • Maharawal RANJIT SINGH 1846/1864, married and had issue.
    • Maharajkumar Hari Singh
    • Maharajkumar Lal Singh
  • Maharawal Salivahan SinghMaharawal BAIRI SAL 1864/1891, married a Dungarpur lady, died sp 14th January 1891.
  • HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal SALIVAHAN SINGH III Bahadur 1891/1914, born as Kunwar Shyam Singh on 12th June 1887, son of Thakur Khushal Singh, Thakur of Lathi, succeeded 10th March 1891 by adoption, married 1stly, 16th February 1907, HH Maharani Het Kanwar Bai, born 12th March 1891 at Sirohi, daughter of HH Maharao KESARI SINGH Bahadur of Sirohi, by his third wife, HH Maharani Man Kanwar, married 2ndly, 25th November 1913, HH Maharani Gulab Kunwarba Sahiba, daughter of HH Raj Sahib MANSINHJI II RANMALSINHJI of Dhrangadhra, by his fourth wife, HH Rani Kasi Kunwarba Sahiba. He died sp 11th or 14th April 1914.
  • HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal Sir JAWAHIR SINGH Bahadur 1914/1949, born 18th November 1882, K.C.S.I. [cr.1918], son of Thakur Sardar Singh, adopted by Thakur Man Singh of Eta in 1889, and later adopted by his predecessor, succeeded 26th June 1914, married 1stly, HH Maharani Sahib Laxmi Kanwar, married 2ndly, HH Maharani Sahib Jadau [Het] Kanwar of Amarkot, died sp, married 3rdly, HH Maharani Sahib Kalyan Kanwar, daughter of Maharaj Rang Raj Singh and grand-daughter of Maharao RAM SINGH of Bundi, and had issue. He died 17th February 1949.
    • HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal Sir JAWAHIR SINGH BahadurHH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal GIRDHAR SINGH (by 1st wife) (qv)
    • Maharaj Hukam Singh (by 3rd wife), born 1927, married 1948, Rani Girdhar Kumari, born 1932, daughter of Maharaj Virbhadrasinghji of Dungarpur, and has issue.
      • Raj Kumar Dr. Jitendra Singh, born 1950, married 24th January 1977, Kunwarani Pratibha Kumari, daughter of Raja VIKRAM SHAH of Khutar (Uttar Pradesh) and has issue. 
        • Raj Kumari Vandana Kumari 
        • Raj Kumar Bhanwar Shivendra Singh
      • Rajkumari Divya Kumari, married Rao Dalel Singh, born 1952, son of Raja KALYAN SINGH of Bhinai by his wife, Rani Phool Kumari, and has issue. 
  • HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal GIRDHAR SINGHHH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal GIRDHAR SINGH Bahadur 1949/1950, born 13th November 1907, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; succeeded to the gadi in February 1949, married 1stly, 1926, HH Maharani Sahib Damayanti Devi, died 1997, daughter of HH Shri Huzur Raja Sir ARJUN SINGHJI Sahib Bahadur of Narsinghgarh, and had issue, two sons and three daughters, married 2ndly, 1927, HH Maharani Sahib Hawa Kanwar, died 1991, daughter of Thakur Bher Singh of Amarkot, and had issue, one daughter. He died 27th August 1950.
    • HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal RAGHUNATH SINGH (qv)
    • Rani Sahib Harsha Kumari, born 1930, married 1947, Maharaj Sahib Hari Singhji of Jodhpur, and had issue. She died 1960.
    • Maharani Sahib Sugankanwar Devi, born 1937, married 1954, the late Maharao Sahib Shri PRATAP SINGHJI of Vijaynagar, Gujarat and has issue.
    • HH Maharani Rukmani Devi (by 2nd wife), born 1942, married 1964, HH Maharana Shri RAGHUBIR SINHJI of Rajpipla.
    • HH Thakurani Sahib Hemant Devi, born 1943, married (as his first wife), 1960 (div.), HH Thakur Sahib Shri CHHATRASALJI DIGVIJAYSINHJI of Limbdi, and has issue.
    • Maharaj Sahib Chandra Vir Singh Bhati, born 30th March 1949, married 1967, Rani Sahib Renuka Devi, daughter of Dr. M. G. Sarin, and had issue. He died 31st March 2007.
      • Baijilal Gayatri Kumari Devi, married 1985 (div.2004), Thakur Rahul Kumar Singh, and has issue.
        • Kanwar Vijayraj Singh Jaisalmer
      • Baijilal Yogheswari Bhati (Anjali) of Jaisalmer [Rani Saheb Yogeshwari Bhati of Idar], married 25th April 1993 (sep'd.), Maharaj Prithviraj Singh of Idar.
      • Baijilal Kirti Kumari Devi, married 2000, Thakur Vijay Singh Jodha, and has issue.
        • Kanwar Dhruv Singh Jodha, born 15th May 2005.
        • Kanwar Vijit Singh Jodha, born 25th November 2007.
      • Maharaj Eklavya Singh Bhati, married Rani Sarbani Shah of Nepal, and has issue.
        • Baijilal Bhairavi Kumari
        • Baijilal Vaibhavi Kumari
      • Maharaj Devraj Singh Bhati, married May 2008, Kunwarani Ankita Rathaur.
  • HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal RAGHUNATH SINGH 1950/1982, born 18th November 1929, married 27th April 1950, HH Maharani Mukut Rajya Lakshmi Devi, daughter of General Shri Sharada Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal, born 1933, and had issue, 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died 28th February 1982.
    • HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal BRIJRAJ SINGH (qv)
    • Maharaj Prithviraj Singh, born 7th May 1971, died unmarried 8th December 1997.
    • HH Maharani Chandra Kumari, born 1955, married 1973, HH Maharaja VIKRAM SINGH of Sailana, Madhya Pradesh and has issue.
    • Maharajkumari Baijilal Yadunandini, born 1956, married 1975, Rajkumar Dinraj Pratap Singh of Kasmanda, and has issue.
    • Maharajkumari Baijilal Sushma Kumari, born 2nd October 1960, married 1st March 1978 (div.), Rajkumar Devrajsinhji Virendrasinhji of Dhrangadhra in Gujarat, married 2ndly, Raja CHANDRA VIJAY SINGH of Sahaspur, and has issue, (by 1st husband).
    • HH Maharani Rashmi Kumari, born 1966, married 1984, HH Maharaja PRAVEEN CHANDRA BHANJ DEO of Mayurbhanj.
  • HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawal BRIJRAJ SINGH (see above)
 
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