PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Founded
in 1631 as an off-shoot of Bundi (qv). Rulers were...
- Rao MADHO SINGH 1631/1656, married with issue, died 1656
aged 66.
- Rao MUKUND SINGH (see below)
- Maharaj Mohan Singh, granted the Jagir of Palaitha,
married and had issue, the Rajgarh and Dabri families. He died in
battle in 1658.
- Maharaj Jhujhar Singh, granted the Jagir of Ramgarh and
Relawan,
married
and had issue. He died in battle in 1658.
- Maharaj Kuniram Singh [Kani Ram], granted the Jagir of Koelah,
married and had issue. He died in battle in 1658.
- Maharaj Paim Singh, may have held Kotah for 16 months
from 1669.
- Rao KISHOR SINGH I (see below)
- Rao MUKUND SINGH 1656/1658, married and had issue. He died
in battle in 1658.
- Rao JAGAT SINGH 1658/1669. He died sp 1669.
- Rao KISHOR SINGH I 1669/1685, initially was granted the
Jagir of
Sangode,
married and had issue. He died 1685.
- Maharaj Bishen Singh, disinherited by his father,
received the Jagir of
Antah in compensation, married and had issue.
- Maharaj Prithvi Singh of Antah, married and had issue.
- Rao RAM SINGH I (qv)
- Maharaj Prithvi Singh, third son, married and had issue.
- Maharaj Bakht Singh of Kherli, 4th son,
- Maharaj Chain Singh of Kotra, 5th son, married and had
issue.
- Maharaj Suraj Mal, granted Bamolia (5 villages and
11,000Rs), married
and
had issue.
- Several generations
- Maharaj Dhirat Singh of Amli.
- Maharaj Chaggan Singh of Kotra, married and had
issue.
- Maharaj Jay Singh of Bamolia 1888/-, born 1872,
succeeded Maharaj
Narsing
Singh, died June 1888, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married the
daughter
of Jagannath Singh of Karauli.
- Lt.Col.(Hon). HH Maharao Mahendra Shri Sir
UMAID SINGH II Bahadur (qv)
- Maharaj Harnath Singh
- SON, married and had issue.
- SON, married and had issue.
- Thakur Suraj Mal of Bamolia
- Rao RAM SINGH I 1685/1707, married (amongst others), a
sister of Raja
Himmat
Singh of Umri, and had issue. He died 1707 in the battle of Jajau.
- Maharao BHIM SINGH I (qv)
- Maharao BHIM SINGH I 1707/1720, he was granted the title of
Maharao and punj hazari; married and had issue. He
died 19th
June
1720.
- Maharao ARJUN SINGH (qv)
- Maharaj Shyam Singh, died 1724.
- Maharao DURJAN SAL (qv)
- Maharao ARJUN SINGH 1720/1724, married the sister of Kumar
Shri Madhosinhji Jhala. He
died sp 1724.
- Maharao DURJAN SAL 1724/1756, married the daughter of the
Maharana of
Mewar.
He died sp 1756.
- Maharao AJIT SINGH 1756/1759, married and had issue. He
died in 1759
aged
over 80 years.
- Maharao CHHATAR SAL (qv)
- Maharao GUMAN SINGH
- Maharaj Raj Singh
- Maharao CHHATAR SAL I 1759/1766, died 1766 sp.
- Maharao GUMAN SINGH 1766/1771, married and had issue. He
died 1771.
- Maharao UMAID SINGH I (qv)
- Maharaj Goverdhan Singh
- Maharaj Gopal Singh
 Maharao UMAID SINGH
I 1771/1819, born 1761, married and had
issue. He
died
21st November 1819.
- Maharao KISHOR SINGH II (qv)
- Maharaj Bishen Singh, born about 1784.
- Maharaj Prithvi Singh, born about 1792, married and had
issue.
He died 1st
October
1821.
- Maharao RAM SINGH II (qv)
- Maharjkumari (name unknown), married the Maharana
of Udaipur.
- Maharao KISHOR SINGH II 1819/1828, born about 1781, married
and
had issue.
He
died 20th July 1828
- Yuvaraj (name unknown)
Singh, died August 1825.
- Maharao RAM SINGH II 1828/1866, in 1838 it was resolved,
with the
Maharao's
consent, to dismember the state, and to create the new principality of
Jhalawar as a separate provision for the descendants of Zalim Singh
(see Jhalawar);
married (amongst others), (a), the daughter of Maharaj Maha Singh of Jaisalmer, married (b),
Maharani Mehtab Kunwar, second daughter of Raja
BHIM SINGH II of Banera, and his third
wife, Rani Bhatiyaniji, and had
issue.
He died 1866.
- Maharao CHHATAR SAL II (qv)
- Maharao CHHATAR SAL II 1866/1889, married the
daughter of the
Maharaja
of Karauli, died sp 11th June 1889.
- Lt.Col.(Hon).
HH Maharao Mahendra Shri Sir UMAID SINGH II Bahadur 1889/1940, born 5th
September 1873 as Kunwar Udai Singh, son of Thakur Chaggan Singh of
Kotra,
G.B.E.(civil) [cr.1918], G.C.S.I. [cr.1911], G.C.I.E. [cr.1907],
K.C.S.I.
[cr.1900], enjoys a personal salute of 19 guns, married 1stly, 21st
November
1892, a Princess of Udaipur, married 2ndly, 1908, a sister of the
Thakur
of Isarda. He died 27th December 1940.
- HH Maharao Shri BHIM SINGH II Bahadur 1940/1991, born
14th September
1909,
educated at Mayo College, Ajmer (Class-Captain 1928/29) from where he
obtained
his Diploma. He was Head monitor and captain of the College Cricket
Team
and held college colours for tennis. He was Patron and President of the
Governing Body of Mayo College. He was Honorary Brigadier in the Indian
Army and also Honorary Colonal of the 17 Poona Horse. During the Second
World War he was a member of the Viceroy's War Council. Up-Rajpramukh
of
Rajasthan State 1948/1956. He has also served as India's alternate
delegate
to the United Nations General Assembly in 1956 and has travelled
extensively
all over the world. He Is keen sportsman and a wildlife photographer of
repute. His study of wildlife is well known. He was President of the
Rajasthan
State Board of Wildlife since its inception and is now a Member of
Rajasthan
Wildlife Advisory Board. He has also given generous donations for
educational
and other purposes including a donation of 700,000Rs for the
construction
of a general hospital in Kota, which is known as 'Maharao Bhim Singh
General
Hospital.' He was Vice-President of Bikaner Thunderbolt Rifle Club and
also a Life member and Vice-President of the National Rifle Association
of India. He was patron of Kota Rifle Club and President of Rajasthan
State
Rifle Association. He was one of India's top shooters in Skeet and had
been taking part In the National championships for the over 25 years.
During
this period he had won National championships a number of times and
Kota
Team Championship several times. He has also represented India in the
following
shooting championships: Took part in the Pre-olympics at Tokyo 1963,
was
Captain of the Indian Shooting Team which participated in the Singapore
Shooting Championships in 1969. Member of the Indian Shooting Team for
the World Shooting Championships at San Sebastian, Spain in 1969,
represented
India in the Polar Prize held in Finland 1970, represented India in the
2nd Asian Shooting Championships held at Sepul, missing the third
position
by only one point 1971, represented India in the VII Asian Games in
shooting
held in Tehran 1974, represented India in the 3rd Asian Shooting
Championships
held at Kuala Lumpur 1975, Captain of the Indian Shooting Team which
took
part in the Montreal Olympics 1976 (in the selection trials he broke
the
National Record by shooting 195 birds out of 200 which included 100
straight
birds), Captain of the Indian Shooting Team for the VIII Asian Games
held
In Bangkok 1979. Vice-President of the National Rifle Association of
India,
President of the Rajasthan State Rifle Association, Member of the IX
Asian
Games General Organizing Committee. Awarded the 'Arjuna Award' in 1971
for the sport of Shooting, married 1930, HH
Maharani
Shiv Kumari, born 1913, daughter of Maj.-Gen.HH
Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Narendra Siromani Maharaja Sri Sir GANGA
SINGHJI
Bahadur of Bikaner,
and his second wife, HH Maharani Sri
Bhatiyaniji Sahiba; M.L.A. of Khanpur,
District Jhalawar for one term,
from
1966 to 1971, and had issue, 1 son and 2 daughters. He died
20th July 1991.
- HH Maharao Shri BRIJRAJ SINGH Bahadur (qv)
- Maharajkumari (name
unknown) Kumari, married HH Raja Rawat BIKRAMADITYA SINGH
Bahadur of Rajgarh,
M.P., born 18th December 1936.
- HH Maharao Shri BRIJRAJ SINGH Bahadur (see above)
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born 21st
February 1934, Chairman Board of Directors, Central Co-operative Bank,
Kotah, 1959/61; Member, State Board for Preservation of Wildlife,
rajasthan,
1959/74; Member of Lok Sabha 1962/67 and 1967/70; Member, Consultative
Committee on Defence in Parliament from 1962/77; Member, Consultative
Committee
on Civil Aviation In Parliament 1962/71; Member, Consultative Committee
on Atomic Energy in Parliament 1968/71; Member, State Planning Board,
Rajasthan,
1962/66; Member (Associate), Delimitation Commission for Rajasthan,
1964/66;
Member, Estimate Committee of Parliament, 1964/65 and 1969/79; Member,
ZiIa Parishads of Kota and Jhalawar, 1962/77; Member, Programme
Advisory
Committee, A.I.R., Jaipur 1964/67; Member, Soil Conservation Centre,
Kota,
1965/70; Member, Nehru Memorial Fund's Sub-Committee, Rajasthan,
1965/70;
Member, Mayo College General Council, Ajmer 1955/60 and 1962/-; Member,
Board of Governors, Mayo College, Ajmer 1974/-; President, Kshatriya
Shiksha
Pracharak Samiti Hadoti, Kota 1962/-; Member, Indian Goodwill
Delegation
to Malaysia, 1965; Member, Council for Development of Automobiles
Tractors,
etc. 1958/70; Director, The Bank of Rajasthan Ltd, 1963/69; President,
Bal Hitakari Samiti, Kota, 1966/-; President, Small Industries Chamber,
Kota, 1970/-; Member, Indian Board for Wildlife, 1974/77. Recreation
and
Hobbies: Photography, painting, hunting, reading, motoring and gliding.
Has been a top trap shooter In All-India National Championships. Stood
first in team event for Trap in 1955 and won bronze medal in 1963 for
Individual
Championships in Skeet. Clubs and Associations: President, Old Boy's
Association,
Mayo College, Ajmer, 1953 (1976/1981); President, Working Committee of
Old Boy's Association, Mayo College, Ajmer 1974/77 and 1981; married
1stly,
December 1956 (divorced), HH Maharani Maheshwari Devi, daughter of HH
Maharawat Sir RAM SINGH II Bahadur of Pratapgarh,
married 2ndly, 1963, HH Maharani Uttara Devi, daughter of Maharaj Kumar
Indrajitendra Narayan of Cooch
Behar, and his wife, Rani Kamala Dev, and has issue.