SAILANA (Princely State)

(11 gun salute)

 
AREA: 769 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 70,000R  ACCESSION: 15th June 1948
STATE: Madhya Pradesh  DYNASTY:Rathore (Ratanawat clan) RELIGION:Hindu
     
PRESENT RULER: HH Raja VIKRAM SINGH
born 1951, educated at Daly College, Indore; married HH Rani Chandra Kumari of Jaisalmer and has issue.
  • Rajkumari Shailaja Kumari, married 1997, Tikka Aishwariya Chand Katoch of Kangra-Lambagraon, and has issue.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded in 1730. Rulers were....
  1. Raja JAI SINGH 1730/1757, took revenge against his uncle for the murder of his father, and with his elder brother they shared the three estates amongst themselves, with his brother receiving Dharad (Ratlam) and Dhamnod, whilst he retained the estate of Raoti in 1730, later in 1730, he built the present capital of Sailana, and became its first ruler in 1730, married and had issue.
    • Raja JASWANT SINGH (qv)
    • Raja AJAB SINGH (qv)

  2. Raja JASWANT SINGH 1757/1772, married and had issue.
    • Maharaj Daulat Singh, received Somalia (Semalia/Semlia), as his share of his father's property.

  3. Raja AJAB SINGH 1772/1782, married and had issue.
    • Raja MOKHAM SINGH (qv)

  4. Raja MOKHAM SINGH 1782/1797, married and had issue.
    • Raja LAKSHMAN SINGH (qv)
    • Rajkumar (name unknown) Singh, married and had issue.
      • Raja NAHAR SINGH (qv)

  5. Raja LAKSHMAN SINGH 1797/1826, married and had issue.
    • Raja RATAN SINGH (qv)

  6. Raja RATAN SINGH 1826/1827

  7. Raja NAHAR SINGH 1827/1842, married and had issue.
    • Raja TAKHAT SINGH (qv)

  8. Raja TAKHAT SINGH 1842/1850, married and had issue.
    • Raja DULEH SINGH (qv)

  9. Raja DULEH SINGH 1850/1895, adopted his successor.

  10. HH Raja Sir JASHWANT SINGH Bahadur 1895/1919, son of Maharaj Bhawani Singhji, Jagirdar of Semlia, born 1864, K.C.S.I. [cr.1904], received the Kaiser-i-Hind Medal in 1901, married 1stly, HH Ranawatiji, daughter of the Rao of Dhariawad, married 2ndly, HH Kachhawaiji died 1906, daughter of the Raja of Machhand, married 3rdly, HH Rani Chandra Kunwar Baiji Sahiba of Barwani, and had issue, 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died 4th August 1919.
    • HH Raja Sir DILEEP SINGH Bahadur (qv)
    • Rajkumar Bharat Singh, adopted to Multhan and succeeded there on 26th August 1901, as Dharmalankar Dharm-Bhushan Dharm-Diwaker Shreeman Maharaj BHARAT SINHJI Sahib of Multhan.
    • Maharaj Ramchandra Singh, educated at Mayo Collge, Ajmer (Class-Captain 1919/20).
    • HH Rani Shiv Kanwar, married 1907, HH Shri Huzur Raja Sir ARJUN SINGHJI Sahib Bahadur of Narsingarh.
    • HH Maharani Devendra Kunwar, married 19th January 1907, HH Maharawal BIJAYA SINGHJI of Dungarpur.

  11. HH Raja Sir DILEEP SINGH Bahadur, 1919/1961, born 18th March 1891, K.C.I.E., married 1stly, 1909, HH Rani Raj Kunwar, daughter of HH Maharawat Sir RAGHUNATH SINGH Bahadur of Pratapgarh, married 2ndly, 1915, the daughter of the Rawat Sahib of Meja, and had issue, 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died 8th February 1961.
    • HH Raja DIGVIJAYA SINGH (qv)
    • Rajkumar Laxman Singh, born 20th February 1921, married Kumari Hemant Kumari, born 1918, daughter of Kanwar Ranzore Singh Sahib of Sirmur, and has issue, 5 daughters and a son.
    • Rani Lakshmi Kuwar, married Raja UDAI RAJ SINGH of Birsinghpur, and had issue.

  12. HH Raja DIGVIJAYA SINGH, 1961/- , born 15th October 1918.

  13. HH Raja VIKRAM SINGH (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Rajkumar Rani Madhvi Devi, married 23rd May 1975, Rajkumar Shri Dilip Singh Ju Deo of Jashpur, and has issue, three sons.

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