PRESENT RULER: Rawat
RAMPRATAP SINGH DODIA, Jagirdar of Mandawal and (one
third share) of Panth Piploda since June 1943.
born 14th July 1940 in Sunkhera, educated at Daly College, Indore
(1957), Cambridge, U.K. (Senior) and Mayo College, Ajmer (1959), has
been active in politics at Village and Tehsil representation; married
June 1960 in Lalgarh, Rani Annapurna Devi Chauhan of Lalgarh (Malwa) in
Madhya Pradesh, and has issue.
- Kunwar Devendra Pratap Singh, married Kuwrani Neeru
Nathawat of Doongri in Jaipur, and has issue.
- Kumari Vijayshree Girnara, married Kunwar Pradeep Singh
Jethwa of Gosa in Porbander, Gujarat, and has issue, two sons and one
daughter.
- Kumari Nipurna Jethwa
- Kumar Amar Jethwa
- Kumar Ayush Jethwa
- Kumari Rajshree Girnara, married Kunwar Harpal Singh Gohil
of Lakhanka in Bhavnagar, Gujarat,
and has issue, one son.
- Bhanwar Yashraj Singh Gohil
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PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The
present Head of the family is the Tikai or Senior Representative of the
Chandravanshi Dodia Rajputs, one of the 36 rajput clans. Early
historical documents state that the Dodias were based
in and
around Multan in Sindh (now in Pakistan) during 12th and 13th
centuries, when they built
a fort near Multan by the name of Rohtashgarh.
In the 14th century the Dodia Rajputs migrated to Gujarat and
established
their
kingdom around Girnar (Junagarh) by Raja Phul Singh Dodia, and from
there they were ruled by Rawat Soorsinghji, Rawat Chandrabhansinghji,
Rawat
Krishnaji, Rawat
Chalotji and Rawat Arjundasji. From this place, one of the Dodia
brothers of the Rawat migrated to
Mewar Chittorgarh accompanying the Rajmata of Mewar as an escort. The
Dodias proved their valour in various battles in the service of Mewar,
including the Battle of Haldighati, and were rewarded with the jagir of
Lava (later called Sardargarh). Rawat Singhraoji migrated from Gujarat
and established
his rule in Sewana
Jagir in Malwa. He was followed by Rawat Kalusinghji, Rawat
Dulehsinghji, Rawat Pachoji, Rawat
Sawganji, Rawat Ramsinghji, Rawat Akhaybhanji and Rawat Puraji, whose
elder son, Rawat Jagatsinghji, established
Mandawal, Rawat Chatrasalsinghji, established Naveli Jagir, Rawat
Sawalsinghji,
established Piploda Jagir and Rawat Pharasramji, established
Chandrawta Jagir
all in Malwa.
Rawat Amarsinghji, the elder son of Rawat Jagatsinghji succeeded to
Mandawal and
the younger
son, Pratapsinghji established Sunkhera in Malwa, which was a
guaranteed jagir of
Gwalior. Rulers were ....
- Rawat RATAN SINGHJI, married a daughter of the Thakur Saheb
of Daulatpur Jagir in Bhopal, and had issue. He died June 1943.
- Kunwar Daulat Singh, adopted to Sunkhera and succeeded
there as Rawat DAULAT SINGHJI of Sunkhera (#1),
he married 1stly, a Princess of Khijadia, a Thikana in Dhrol, married
2ndly, Rani Pramila Devi of Khijadia in Dhrol, and had issue.
- Kunwar Ghanshyam Singhji of Sunkhera (by 1st wife)
- Kunwar Ram Pratap Singh of Sunkhera (by Rani Pramila
Devi), adopted by his grandfather, Rawat Ratan Singhji of Mandawal, and
succeded there as Rawat RAMPRATAP SINGH DODIA (qv)
- Rawat RAMPRATAP SINGH DODIA (see above)
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