POKHRAN (Thikana)

 
VILLAGES: 108 REVENUE: 93,000Rs (1893) ACCESSION: ??
STATE: Jodhpur DYNASTY:Rathore (Champawat clan) RELIGION:Hindu
     
PRESENT RULER: Thakur NAGENDRA SINGH  (Fort Pokhran , P.O. Pokhran-345021, Distt. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India)
born 1960, one of eight Premier Nobles of Marwar (Sirayat), married 1984, Thakurani Yashwant Kumari, born 1964, daughter of Thakur SUNDER SINGH of Sodawas, and has issue.
  • Kunwar Param Vijay Singh, born December 1984.
  • Baisa Bhavini Kumari, born 1990.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The Jagir of Pokhran was granted to Rajshri Thakur Maha Singh in around 1715 by Maharaja Abhay Singhji of Jodhpur. Rulers were...
 
  • Rajshri Thakur MAHA SINGH 1715/-, founder of Pokhran, younger son of Thakur Bhagwan Dasji Champawat of Bheenmal (see Daspan), married and had issue.
    • Rajshri Thakur DEVI SINGH (qv)
  • Rajshri Thakur DEVI SINGH fl.1745, married and had issue.
    • Rajshri Thakur SABAL SINGH (qv)
    • Thakurani Bidhad Kanwar, married (as his fourth wife), Thakur KESHRI SINGH of Dundlod, she committed sati in 1768.
    • Thakurani Shyam Kanwar, married Thakur NARSINGHDAS of Nawalgarh.
  • Rajshri Thakur SABAL SINGH, married and had issue.
    • Rajshri Thakur SAWAI SINGH (qv)
  • Rajshri Thakur SAWAI SINGH, married and had issue. He died 1808.
    • Rajshri Thakur SALAM SINGH (qv)
    • Rani Gulab Kanwar, married Raja ABHAI SINGH of Khetri, and had issue.
    • Thakurani Ratan Kanwar, married Thakur RANJIT SINGH of Dundlod, and had issue.
  • Rajshri Thakur SALAM SINGH, born about 1783, fl.1820
  • Rao Bahadur Thakur BHABHOOT SINGH, he adopted Kunwar Guman Singh, younger son of Thakur Samel Singhji of Daspan in 1876. He died sp.
  • Rajshri Thakur GUMAN SINGH, born as Kunwar Guman Singh, younger son of Thakur Samel Singhji of Daspan, adopted by Rao Bahadur Thakur Bhabhoot Singhji in 1876; he adopted his nephew, Kunwar Mangal Singhji, son of Thakur Sagat Singhji of Daspan in 1877. He died sp.
  • Rao Bahadur Thakur MANGAL SINGH 1877/-, born about 1871 as Kunwar Mangal Singhji, son of Thakur Sagat Singhji of Daspan, and adopted by his uncle, Thakur Guman Singh in 1877; educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; hereditary Pradhan of Jodhpur State, Member of the Maharaja's Council, C.I.E.; he married and had issue.
    • Rao Bahadur Thakur CHAIN SINGH (qv)
    • Thakur Sukh Singh
    • Thakur KHUSHAL SINGH of Geejgarh.
  • Rao Bahadur Thakur CHAIN SINGH, born 1889, Thikanedar of Pokhran and Taluqdar of Ralpur in Rae Bareli Distt., Oudh, Pradhan of the Champawat clan (17th in descent from Rao Champa and 9th in descent from Rao Bhagwan Das, 1st Pradhan of the family), M.A., LL.B., F.R.E.S., Senior Advocate of the Federal Court of India, Advocate of the High Court of Allahabad, Puisne Judge of the Chief Court 1922/1927, Chief Judge of the Chief Court 1927/1929, Acting Chief Minister 1934, Member of the Agra University Court 1930/36, Member of the Benares University Court 1918/- ; married and had issue, 4 sons and at least 2 daughters.
    • Thakur BHAWANI SINGH (qv)
    • Thakur Akhey Singhji, married and had issue.
      • Thakur Ajai Singh, married Thakurani Sandhya Kumari, daughter of Rajkumar Dr. Sajjan Singh of Churhat, and has issue, one daughter.
        • Baisa Darshika Kumari, born 6th October 1983.
      • Baisa Madhulika Kumari
    • Rani Sohan Kunwari, married Rawat MAN SINGH of Kotharia.
    • Rani Kishore Kanwar, married Raja SANGRAM SINGH of Khandela-Junior.
  • Thakur BHAWANI SINGH, B.A. Hons.(Cantab.), Barrister-at-Law, married and had issue, 3 sons.
    • Thakur BIKRAM SINGH (qv)
    • Thakur Banney Singh, married 1961, Thakurani Rajendra Kumari of Bohera, and has issue, two sons and one daughter.
      • Thakur Dilip Singh
      • Thakur Digvijay Singh
    • Thakur Birendra Singh, married Thakurani Sushila Kumari, daughter of Raja Chattar Dev Singh of Poonch.
  • Thakur BIKRAM SINGH, born 1930, married 1956, Thakurani Shobha Rani of Pratapgarh in U.P., and had issue. 
    • Thakur NAGENDRA SINGH (qv)
    • Baisa Urmija Kumari, born 1958.
    • Baisa Urvashi Kumari, born 1966.
    • Baisa Geetanjali Kumari, born 1968. 
  • Thakur NAGENDRA SINGH (see above)
 
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