PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Predecessor state of Mathura, founded
about 900 by Raja Brahm Pal. Rulers
were...
- Maharaja CHHATRA PAL [Chhatra Man] 1643/1655, ruled at
Bahadurpur, married and had issue.
- Maharaja DHARAM PAL II (qv)
- Rao Bhup Pal, he was granted the Jagir of Inayati and
created Rao at the same time.
- Maharaja DHARAM PAL II 1655/1674, 25th Maharaja of Mathura
and its successor states, and the first Maharaja to rule at Karauli,
married and had issue.
- Maharaja KUNWAR PAL II (qv)
- Rao Kirti Pal, he was granted the Jagir of Hadoti and
Gareri, and created Rao at the same time.
- Thakur Bhoj Pal, he was granted the Jagir of Rawanthara,
and created Thakur at the same time.
- Maharaja RATAN PAL 1674/1688
- Maharaja KUNWAR PAL II 1688/1724, married and had issue.
- Maharaja GOPAL SINGH (qv)
- Maharaja GOPAL SINGH 1724/1757, he was considered to be a
very wise and good administrator,
he extended his rule over 253 villages across the Chambal river, up to
Vijaypur. The borders of Karauli state extended up to within 15kms of
Gwalior. He caused to be built the Gopal temple, Madan Mohan temple,
new Kalyan temple,
Tripolia gate, Deewan E Aam and Nakkar Khana. He died sp 1757
and
was succeeded by a cousin.
- Maharaja TURSAM PAL 1757/1772, married and had issue. He
died 24th October 1772.
- Maharaja MANIK PAL (qv)
- Rao Juhar Pal, founded Juhargarh and was adopted to
Hadoti, married and had issue.
- Rao Ameer Pal of Hadoti, married and had issue.
- Maharaja (name unknown)
Singh, married and had issue.
- Maharaj Bhairon Pal, married and had issue.
- Maharaj Mangal Pal, married and had issue.
- Maharaja ARJUN PAL II (qv)
- Maharaj Durjan Pal, married and had issue.
- HH Maharaja Sir BHANWAR PAL Deo Bahadur Yadakul
Chandra Bhal (qv)
- Maharaj Sujan Pal, Thakur of Pardampura, married and
had issue.
- HH Maharaja Sir BHOM PAL DEO Bahadur Yadakul
Chandra Bhal (qv)
- Maharaj Moti Pal
- Maharaj Padam Pal, married and had issue.
- Maharaj Jatu Pal, married and had issue.
- Maharaja MANIK PAL 1772/1804, married and had issue.
- Maharaja AMOLAK PAL (qv)
- Maharaja HARBAKSH PAL (qv)
- Daughter, married 1785, Rao Raja BISHAN SINGH of Bundi.
- Maharaja AMOLAK PAL 1804/1805, rebelled against his father
and later died in Utgarh in 1804 (1805).
- Maharaja HARBAKSH PAL 1805/1837, born circa 1792, he
adopted Rao Pratap Pal of Hadoti and died 1837.
- Maharaja PRATAP PAL 1837/1849, married Maharani Takhat
Kumari of Khandela-Senior,
and had issue. He died spm 1849.
- Daughter, married Maharao CHHATAR SAL of Kotah.
- Maharaja NARSINGH PAL 1849/1852, adopted from Hadoti
himself, he adopted a distant
relative the
day before his death, died sp 10th January 1852.
- Maharaja BHARAT PAL 1852/1854, it was first proposed to
enforce the
doctrine
of lapse, but finally his adoption was recognized. In the meantime a
strong
party had been formed in favour of Madan Pal, a nearer relative, whose
claim was supported by the opinions of several chiefs in Rajasthan. An
inquiry was ordered, and it was ascertained that the adoption of Bharat
Pal was informal by reason of the minority of the Maharaja and the
omission
of certain necessary rites.
- Maharaja Sir MADAN PAL 1854/1869, accepted by the Ranis and
by 9 of the
most influential Thakurs, and was recognized as the ruler on 14th March
1854, sent
a body of troops against the Kotah rebels in 1857, and for these
services
he was created a G.C.S.I., a debt of 1.2 lakhs to the British
Government
was remitted, a dress of honour was conferred, and the salute was
permanently
increased from 15 to 17 guns, a sanad of adoption was also
granted
in 1862, married the daughter of the Rao of Sirohi. He died sp
16th August 1869.
- Maharaja LAKSHMAN PAL in 1869 or 1869/1871, not recognized
as Maharaja in some sources.
- Maharaja JAISINGH PAL 1871/1875, there was a dispute on the
matter of adoption, it took almost 2 years to finalize the matter,
meanwhile the state was managed by Thakur Vrishbhan Singh Tanwar,
father-in-law of Maharaja Madan Palji. Finally, Jaisingh Pal, Rao
of Hadoti was adopted as the successor. He died sp 17th
November 1875.
- Maharaja ARJUN PAL II 1876/1886, adopted from Hadoti in
January 1876, died 14th August 1886 (#1).
- HH Maharaja Sir BHANWAR PAL Deo Bahadur Yadakul Chandra
Bhal 1886/1927,
born 24th July 1864, adopted from Padampura, educated at Mayo College,
Ajmer; obtained full
ruling
powers in 1889, G.C.I.E. [cr.1897], K.C.IE. [cr.1894], married six
times,
including, 1stly 1878, daughter of Apji Ajit Singh of Koela, married
2ndly,
1880, daughter of Raja KUSHAL SINGH of Khandela-Senior,
died before 1893, married 3rdly, 1889, daughter of Thakur AJIT SINGH of
Mandawa-Senior, married
4thly,
Baijilal Sajjan Kumari [HH Maharani Sajjan Kumari of Karauli], daughter
of Raja AKSHAY SINGH of Banera, and his
second wife, Rani Mertaniji. He died sp 3rd August 1927.
 HH Maharaja Sir BHOM PAL Deo Bahadur Yadakul Chandra
Bhal
1927/1947,
born
16th June 1866, recognised as the Head of the Yadava Rajputs, married
1stly,
the daughter of Raja Bahadur Bhagwan Singh, married 2ndly, sister of
Raja
Bahadur Bhagwan Singh, married 3rdly, daughter of Thakur Chiman Singh,
and had issue. He died 6th April 1947.
- HH Maharaja Shri GANESH PAL Deo Bahadur Yadakul Chandra
Bhal (qv)
- HH Maharaja Shri GANESH PAL Deo Bahadur Yadakul Chandra
Bhal 1947/1984, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married (amongst
others), HH
Maharani
Jas Kanwar of Khandela-Senior, and had issue. He died 1984.
- Yuvaraj Brijendra Pal Deo, born 27th October 1927,
married 15th
February
1947, Maharajkumari Dhairiya Kunwarba Sahiba of Dhrangadhra.
He died sp 9th August 1984.
- Yuvraj Surendra Pal Deo married Yuvrani Narendra Kumari
of Sailana, and had issue. He died vp.
- Maharani Brijrajnandini Devi, married 12th March 1955, HH
Maharaja Rao
VIRBHADRASINHJI KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI GOHIL of Bhavnagar.
- HH Maharaja Shri KRISHAN CHANDER PAL Deo Bahadur Yadakul
Chandra Bhal
(see
above)
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married
1980, HH Maharani Rohini Kumari of Garhi, and has issue.