PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The founder of the clan was Rao Naru, great grandson of Raja Udaykaran
of Amber
(1367/1389). His son, Rao Dasaji, ruled independently in Mozamabad, and
was the founder of the Dasawat sub-clan. The Rajas enjoyed the right to
keep an elephant (haati band), and were granted a 3 hazari
mansab by Padshah Mohammad Shah of Delhi, and were also holders of Maahi
Muratib from the Emperor. Rulers were....
- Rao NARUJI, married and had issue, five sons.
- Rao Dasaji, ruled independently in Mozamabad, married and
had issue, seven sons.
- Rao Chandan Dasji, married and had issue, two sons,
ancestors of the families of Ladana, Lava etc.
- Rao Karam Chandji, succeeded in Mozamabad, married and
had issue, six sons. He died after 1525.
- Rao Singhji, married and had issue, three sons.
- Rao Jiatsiji, married and had issue.
- Rao Chandrabhan, received Uniara in Jagir from
Padshah Shah Jehan in 1638.
- Rao Prithirajji, succeeded to Kumhera in Jaipur,
married and had issue, eleven sons.
- Rao Chaturbhujji, married and had issue, one son.
- Rao Raikunwarji, married and had issue, two sons.
- Rao Mukund Dasji, with his brother, he left
Kumhera to found their fortune elsewhere, married and had issue.
- Thakur Abhai Ram, received the Thikana of Garhi, married and had issue.
- Takur Andad Ram, established a fort in
Garhi in 1685.
- Rao Bihari Dasji, he established his capital at
Sonkh Talcheda near Agra during the reign of Padshah Aurangzeb; married
and had issue, three sons.
- Rao Vijay Ramji, left his capital and moved
down to the hills of present Alwar and constructed a small fort there,
married and had issue.
- Raja GAJ SINGHJI Sahib (see below)
- Rao Jaimalji
- Rao Lalaji
- Rao Tejaji
- Rao Chitarji
- Rao Nathaji
- Raja
GAJ SINGHJI, established his capital at Jaoli in 1720 and laid the
foundation stone of his fort with the head of his enemy, the cruel
Thakur Shakta Chauhan; his efforts and bravery were recognized by the
Emperor of Delhi, Muhammad Shah, for which he was granted the title of
Raja Sahib; he continued to expand his capital, from the initial 2
villages to a total of 176 villages; under
the supervision of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh Sahib of Jaipur, he
presided at a purification ceremony to return neighbouring Thakurs to
the Hindu religion after they had been forcibly converted to Muslims by
the Mughal (#1); before his death, he
divided his estate into two equal parts for his sons in order to
maintain peace and harmony amongst the brothers; married and had issue,
two sons and one daughter.
- Raja DHIRAJ SINGH Sahib (qv)
- Raja Kirti Singhji, he was granted the Khudiyana pargana
of 88 villages after his fathers death; married and had issue.
- Raja Awaj Ramji of Khudiyana fl.1770
- Baiji Lal Umaid Kanwar, married 1736, Maharaja BAKHT
SINGH of Jodhpur. She died sp.
- Raja
DHIRAJ SINGH Sahib, he too was a great warrior and was called upon by
Padshah Alamgir II, to fight a battle in Baroda in which he was
victorious, he was granted a request, and the Raja Sahib asked for the
statue of Lord Vishnu and goddess Laxmi from the Baroda temple to take
back to Jaoli, which is still worshipped today in Jaoli as a
remembrance of that victory, he also was granted the title of Raja as a
hereditary distinction, as well as a sword and elephant; at this time
he was also granted a Maahi Muratib and a Dhai Hazaari
Mansab;
Maharaja Madho Singh Sahib of Jaipur also called upon his services in
his war against the Maratha, Madhavrao Scindia in the battle of
Bhomgarh; married Rani Chandrawatji Sahiba, and had issue, one son.
- Kunwar Anirudh Singh, married and had issue, one son. He
died vp.
- Bhanwar Bahadur Singh, succeded as Raja BAHADUR SINGH
Sahib (qv)
- Raja
BAHADUR SINGH Sahib, married three times, including Rani Gaudjisa
Sahiba of Chimravali, and had issue, three sons and two daughters. He
died 1814 (samvat 1871).
- Kunwar Prithvi Singh Sahib, married to a Kumari of
Salpur, but he died sp soon after the marriage.
- Kunwar Fateh Singh Sahib, succeeded as Raja FATEH SINGH
Sahib (qv)
- Baiji Lal (name unknown), married Maharaja Sri
AMOLAK PAL Sahib of Karauli. She died sp.
- Baiji Lal (name unknown), married Rao LAXMAN SINGH
Chandrawat, and had issue, two daughters.
- Baiji Lal (name unknown), married HH
Sawai Maharaja JAI SINGHJI III of Jaipur,
and had issue, one son.
- HH Sawai Maharaja RAM SINGHJI of Jaipur.
- Baiji Lal (name unknown), married 1818 in
Jaoli, Rao Raja BINAY SINGH of Alwar.
- Kunwar Ram Bakshji, adopted by Raja Awaj Ramji of
Khudiyana, and succeeded in Khudiyana as Thakur RAM SINGHJI, married
twice and had issue.
- Kunwar Jai Singh, succeeded as Raja JAI SINGH Sahib of
Jaoli (qv)
- Kunwar Bhairav Singh, married and had issue, one son.
- Thakur HAATHI SINGH Sahib of Khudiyana, married a
Kumari of Khariya in Jodhpur. He died sp.
- Baiji Lal Jaiat Kanwar, married 1849, Thakur Karan
Singh Sahib of Mudhana.
- Baiji Lal Jatan Kanwar, married 1849, Thakur JUJHAR
SINGHJI of Geejgarh.
- Raja FATEH SINGH Sahib, married twice and had issue, one
daughter. He died 1849 (samvat 1906) without naming an heir, and the
Maharaja of Alwar nominated his nephew from Khudiyana as his successor.
- Baiji Lal (name unknown), married Maharaja Sri
PRATAP PAL Sahib of Karauli.
- Raja JAI SINGH Sahib 1906/1912 (samvat), married a Yadav
Kumari of Bhartund, and had issue. He died samvat 1912, aged 27.
- Raja GANGA SINGHJI Sahib (qv)
- Baiji Lal Chandra Kanwarji, married the Thakur Sahib of
Mithari in Jodhpur.
- Raja GANGA SINGHJI Sahib 1912/1925 (samvat), born 1904
samvat, married a Kumari of Gaondi, and had issue, one son. He died
1925 (samvat).
- Rao Bahadur Raja DURJAN SINGHJI (qv)
- Rao Bahadur Raja DURJAN SINGHJI 1925/2008 (samvat),
succeeded at the age of two and a half years, educated at
Mayo College, Ajmer until the age of 17 years, when he returned to
Jaoli to take the charge of the thikana; joined the Alwar state as a
staff officer under Maharaja Mangal Singh Sahib of Alwar and became
Prime Minister of that state in 1916, he also served as Judicial
Minister and Honourary Member of the State Council. After the exile of
Maharaja Jai Singh Sahib of Alwar, he was in charge of the running of
Alwar state, and was instrumental in selecting Kunwar Tej Singh Sahib
as the the new Maharaja of Alwar. He was granted the title of Rao
Bahadur as personal distinction in 1904 by the Viceroy of India, Lord
Curzon (#2); married 1stly Rani
Yadavji Sahiba of Awagarh, died sp,
married 2ndly, Rani Rathoriji Sahiba of Kot Khawda , married 3rdly,
Rani Bhatianiji Sahiba of Manhorpura, and had issue, three sons and two
daughters. He died 1951 aged 85 years.
- Kunwar Kalyan Singhji (by Rani Rathoriji), married
Kunwarani Chandrawatji Sahiba, sister of Thakur Umrao Singhji of Pahadi
in Jaipur, and had issue, one son. He died 1919.
- Bhanwar Prahlad Singhji, succeeded as Raja Sahib
PRAHLAD SINGHJI (qv)
- Kunwar Kishan Singhji (by Rani Rathoriji), he worked
briefly as Military Secretary in Patiala State, and received a jagir
from the Maharaja of Patiala; married 1913, into Devgarh, Gwalior, and
had issue. He died early.
- Bhanwar Ram Singhji, died young.
- Bhanwar Arjun Singhji
- Bhanwar Baisa (name unknown), married Kunwar
Raghubir Singh Sahib of Thikana Kohada in Ajmer.
- Bhanwar Baisa Harnath Kanwar, married Apji Sahib Shri
Takhat Singhji of Komal in Kotah.
- Bhanwar Baisa (name unknown), married Thakur
Anand Singh Sahib of Sukhmanedi in Alwar.
- Baiji Lal (name unknown) (by Rani Rathoriji)
- Kunwar Raghubir Singhji (by Rani Bhatianiji), he served
as the home minister in Alwar state and also represented the state
assembly after the Independence of India and became the leader of
opposition in the assembly; married 1919, Kunwarani Chauhanjisa of
Badegaon in Eta, and had issue, seven children.
- Bhanwar Parikshit Singhji Naruka, married to a daughter
of Thakur Netrapal Singhji of Dalshapur, and had issue, four sons and
two daughters.
- Bhanwar Baisa (name unknown), married Kunwar
Bhom Singh Sahib of Devli in Jodhpur, and had issue.
- Bhanwar Baisa (name unknown), married Kunwar Ram
Singh Sahib of Tarsing in Alwar, and had issue.
- Bhanwar Baisa (name unknown), married Lal Sahib
Shiv Dayal Singh Sahib.
- Bhanwar Baisa (name unknown), married Thakur
Bhawani Singh Sahib of Ratanpura in Alwar, and has issue.
- Baiji Lal Arjun Kanwar (by Rani Bhatianiji) [Thakurani
Sahiba Arjun Kanwar of Kankarwa], married
Thakur Sahib Guman Singh Ji Ranawat of Kankarwa,
Udaipur, and had issue, one daughter. She died spm.
- Raja Sahib PRAHLAD SINGHJI 2008/2051 (samvat), born 1918,
he
worked as a S.D.M officer (R.A.S.) of Independent Rajasthan, but
resigned the job after the death of Rao Bahadur Raja Sahib Durjan
Singhji, to manage the thikana independently; married Baiji Lal
Saubhagya Kanwar of Daspan, and had
issue. He died 2051 (samvat)
- Baiji Lal Kamlesh Kanwar, married Maharaj Jagjit Singh
Sahib of Zorawarpura in Kishengarh, former twice elected M.L.A. from
Kishengarh, and had issue, one son.
- Kunwar Ashok Singh Sahib, succeeded as Raja Sahib ASHOK
SINGHJI (qv)
- Thakur Harshvardhan Singh Sahib, presently (2009) working
for Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals, as a Senior Manager of State;
married
Baiji Lal Shakti Kanwar [Thakurani Shakti Kanwar], daughter of Thakur
Sahib Veer Bhadra Singhji Baghela of Vartol in Gujarat, and has issue,
one son and one daughter.
- Kunwar Siddharth Singh, presently (2009) working in
L&T InfoTech, Pune as a Software Engineer.
- Bai Sahiba Tripda Kumari, presently (2009) studying in
M.G.D school of Jaipur in 12th standard.
- Baiji Lal Mithlesh Kumari, married Maharaj Samrath Singh
Sahib of Zorawarpura (I.P.S., ret'd.), and has issue, three daughters.
- Baiji Lal Suresh Kumari, married Lt.-Col. Kunwar Puran
Singh Sahib, son of Thakur Sahib Govardhan Singhji Rathore of Khanpur,
and has issue, one daughter and one son.
- Raja Sahib ASHOK SINGHJI (see above)
GLOSSARY:
- 3 Hazaari Mansab, Padshah Akbar started giving
Mansabs to non Muslim People who were deserving of recognition for
their valuable contribution. By these mansabs, it indicated the status
of the ability of the person or his state.
- 1 Hazaari (thousand) mansab, consisted of 104
horses, 30 elephants, 21 camels, 4 donkeys and 42 carts for luggage.
Salary was Rs 8000 monthly.
- 5 Hazaari mansab, consisted of 337 horses, 100
elephants, 80 camels, 20 donkeys for carrying luggage and 160 carts.
Salary was Rs 30,000 monthly.
- Maahi Muratib, a medal of gold in the shape of a
fish. This was gifted to the very close nobles of the Emperor and only
they were allowed to wear it. This was the highest order of honour
given by the Mughal Emperor.
The help of Kunwar Indrajeet Singh Jaoli, is gratefully
acknowledged, April 2009. |