PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Shivrati
is a major branch of the Mewar (Udaipur) ruling family, the
descendants of Maharaj Arjun Singh, fourth son of Maharana Sangram
Singh II. This ‘brood of blue blood’ lay claim to the oldest
serving dynasty in the world. Three
Maharanas were adopted from this line of the royal family. The last
ruling Maharana (Bhagwat Singh) of Udaipur was also from this
house. The heroic lineage of Shivrati family compares to no
other throughout the whole of India.
Rulers
were.....
- Maharaj ARJUN SINGH, son of Maharana SANGRAM SINGH II of Udaipur, he played a prominent role
during Maharana Ari Singh II's reign. When
Madhav Rao Scindia attacked Mewar, Maharaj Arjun Singh fought on the
side of the
Maharana, whilst other prominent nobles were part of a force trying to
depose Maharana Ari Singh and put a pretender, Ratan Singh on the
throne. Afterwards, in the battle of Gangrar with 'Mahapurash', Arjun
Singh was
in the front line with the Maharana, and fought valiantly, receiving
many wounds. During Maharana Hamir Singh II's minority, Arjun Singh
looked
after State affairs. In his final days, Arjun Singh retired to Kashi,
where he
died; he married and had issue.
- Maharaj SHIV SINGH (qv)
- Maharaj Bahadur Singh, granted the Jagir of Jarkhana,
married and had
issue.
- Maharaj Jawan Singh, married and had issue.
- Maharaj Jaswant Singh, married and had issue.
- Maharaj Madan Singh
- Maharaj Prithvi Singh
- Maharaj Ajit Singh
- Maharaj Zorawar Singh
- Maharaj SHIV SINGH, married and had issue.
- Maharaj SURAJ MAL (qv)
- Kunwar Daulat Singh, adopted bu Maharaj BHAIRON SINGH of
Karjali and succeeded there as Maharaj DAULAT SINGH of Karjali, married and had issue.
- Maharaj ANUP SINGH, succeeded in Karjali.
- Rajkumar Dal Singh, adopted by Maharaj Surajmal,
married and had
issue. He died
prematurely in 1869 without succeeding.
- Maharaj GAJ SINGH (qv)
- Maharaj SURAT SINGH, adopted into Karjali, married
and
had issue.
- Maharaj HIMMAT SINGH (qv), adopted by Maharaj Gaj
Singh of Shivrati and succeeded there as the head of the Shivrati
family.
- Maharaj Takhat Singh
- Maharaj Tej Singh
- Maharaj Khuman Singh
- Kunwar Fateh Singh, adopted initially by his brother,
Maharaj Gaj Singh, but was later adopted by Maharana Sajjan Singh of
Udaipur and succeeded there as HH 108 Sri Maharaj Adhiraj Raj Rajeshwar
Ravi Kula
Bushana-Mahi
Mahindra Yavadarya Kula Kamaldhivakara Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana
Shri Sir
FATEH SINGHJI Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati of Udaipur.
- Maharaj SURAJMAL, he became
the confidante of Maharana Bhim Singh. As Maharaj Surajmal had no male
issue, he therefore adopted RajKumar Dal Singh, son of Surajmal’s
younger
brother Daulat Singh (adopted by the ruler of Karjali),
who became heir to the leadership of Shivrati.
- Maharaj GAJ SINGH 1869/-, born about 1835, member of the
Regency Council during
Maharana Sajjan Singh's reign. A foresighted personality, shrewd
politician and was magnanimous enough to renounce the throne of Mewar,
married the daughter
of the
Thakur
of Baroda-Gujarat, as he too, had no male issue,
he adopted his younger brother,
Fateh Singh, and gave him to adoption by Maharana Sajjan Singh of
Udaipur (and
later became Maharana Fateh Singh), he next adopted Himmat
Singh, his younger brother's eldest son from Karjali, making Shivrati
head of the royal branch.
- (A) Rajkumar Fateh Singh, later adopted by Maharana
Sajjan Singh of Mewar, and succeeded there as HH 108 Sri Maharaj
Adhiraj Raj Rajeshwar
Ravi Kula
Bushana-Mahi
Mahindra Yavadarya Kula Kamaldhivakara Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana
Shri Sir
FATEH SINGHJI Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati of Udaipur.
- (A) Rajkumar Himmat Singh, succeeded as Maharaj Himmat
Singh.
- Maharaj HIMMAT SINGH, he was
a close aide to his uncle, Maharana Fateh Singh, and looked after state
matters and was a special adviser in the court; he built many palaces
and temples in the jagir villages (the famous Himmat Sagar Lake at
Shivrati was built during his rule). He also took a keen interest in
the art
and culture of Mewar and collected many artifacts of interest. He
encouraged the painting of
elaborate portraits and sculptures during his reign; he married the
daughter of Raj Rana
ZALIM SINGH,
15th
Raj Rana Sahib of Delwara, and had
issue, four sons and four daughters.
- Maharaj SHIVDAN SINGH (qv)
- Maharaj PRATAP SINGH, received the Thikana of Bhupalgarh
after the adoption of his son to Udaipur.
- Maharaj Hamir Singh, married and had
issue.
- Maharaj Inder Singh
- Maharaj Tribhuvan Singh
- Maharaj Udai Singh, married and had
issue.
- Maharaj Yagvendra Singh
- Maharaj Shatrudaman Singh
- Maharaj Madhusudan Singh, married and has issue.
- Baisa Smita Kumari, married 2nd December 2007 at
Udaipur, Kunwar Shri Shivraj Singh, son of Thakur Sahib Shri Devi
Singhji.
- Baisa Hukam Udai Kumari, married the Rao Sahib of Neemri
in Madhya Pradesh.
- Bai Sahiba Ratan Kumari, married the Thakur Sahib of
Sandwa-Lakhansar in Bikaner.
- Bai Sahiba Vijay Kumari [Rani Vijay Kuwarba of Sarodad],
married Brig. Maharaj Saheb Pratapsinhji Juwansinhji Jadeja of Sarodad,
Nawanagar, and had issue.
- Bai Sahiba Anand Kumari, married the Thakur Sahib of
Satheen in Jodhpur.
- Maharaj SHIVDAN SINGH, born 19th March 1900, educated
initially
privately,
then at Mayo College, Ajmer; Senior Member of Medhraj Sabha (Chiefs
Court)
and Walter Krit Rajput Kitkarni Sabha; Honourary Major of Mewar State
Forces, he was a scholar, thinker and philosopher. Many still remain
indebted
to his good will and social work. He was respected amongst the pioneers
of
Indian Independence, he represented the state assembly and contested
for Member of Parliament. Founder of the Devesthan Trust, which
promotes religious and cultural heritage activities;
he married 1stly, a daughter of the Thakur of Ras, married 2ndly, a
daughter
of the Chief of Kushalgarh, and had issue, six sons and two daughters.
He died March 1975.
- Maharaj BHIM SINGH (qv)
- Maharaj Man Singh, married a daughter of the Rawal Sahib
of Sindhri in Jodhpur, and has issue.
- Bai Sahiba Devhooti Kumari
- Bai Sahiba Sharad Kumari
- Kunwar Chatur Pradeep Singh
- Maharaj Narendra Singh, married Rani Girija Kumari,
daughter of Brig.
Thakur Bagh
Singhji of Daudsar in Bikaner, and had
issue.
- Kunwar Vivekbhan Singh, born 1956, married 1984,
Kunwarani Vrinda
Kanwar,
born 1959, daughter of Raj Rana HARI SINGH of Tana,
and has issue.
- Kumari Bhuratna
- Bhanwar Shiladitya Singh
- Bai Sahiba Smriti Kumari
- Kunwar Bhagirath Singh
- Maharaj Prithvi Singh, married to a daughter of the
Darbar Sahib of Ghodasar in Gujarat, and has issue.
- Kunwar Harish Chandra Singh
- Kunwar Dalip Singh
- Bai Sahiba Sudha Kumari
- Maharaj Narayan Singh, married 1stly, a daughter of the
Thakur Sahib of Ghodach in Udaipur, married 2ndly, a daughter of the
Darbar Sahib of Ghodasar in Gujarat, and had issue.
- Maharaj Manumaheep Singh (by 1st marriage)
- Bai Sahiba Jyoti Kumari (by 1st marriage)
- Maharaj Anirudh Singh (by 2nd marriage)
- Maharaj Surendra Singh, married the daughter of Thakur
Sher Singhji of Balunda,
and has issue, two sons.
- Kanwar Mahipal Singh, married 1990,
Kunwarani Meenakshi Kanwar, a daughter of Raja Kuber Singh
Ji of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh and has issue, two children.
- Kumari Pratiyaksha
- Bhanwar Akhilshwer Singh
- Kanwar Mandhata Singh, married 1994, Kunwarani Smitha
Kanwar, a daughter of the Apji Sahib of Rajgarh in Kotah, and has
issue, two children.
- Bhanwar Puranjai Singh
- Kumari Jhanvi
- Baisa Hukam Kalyan Kanwar, married the Thakur Sahib of
Bori in Jhabua in Madya Pradesh.
- Bai Sahiba Ratan Kunwar, married Thakur UMAID SINGH of Santha in Jaipur.
- Maharaj BHIM SINGH 1975/2006, born 29th June 1932, educated
at Maharaja Sadul Public
School, Bikaner; Mayo College, Ajmer and Bhopal Nobles, Udaipur. Known
as ‘The
Man Who Would Be King’, rightful successor of Udaipur,
but unfortunately for him, his uncle’s son (Maharana Bhagwat Singh) was
adopted to the throne of Mewar as Bhim Singh was considered too young
in age to
succeed Maharana Bhopal Singh. Honorary Member, Wild life Conservation
Trust, Chairman Devesthan Trust, Member Zoological Society, Member
Kshatriya Club, Member Charbhuja Ji Trust, Agriculturist, Hotelier
and Property Developer; he married Rani Sahiba Prem Kumari, daughter of
Thakur UMAID
SINGH of Nimaj-Jodhpur,
and had issue. He died September 2006
- Rajkumar Dhruv Narain Singh, born 13th July 1951, B.A.,
educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and Government College, Ajmer.
He was an Agriculturist, Hotelier, Historian, Special advisor to
Maharana
Mahendra Singh Mewar, Trustee Devesthan Trust, Member Mayo Old Boy’s
Association, Patron Electronics Dealers Association (Rajasthan),
Member Field Club. Interests included: Horse Riding, Reading,
Classical and Folk music etc.; he married Kanwarani Sahiba Jaishree
Singh, daughter of Raja
RAJENDRA
CHANDRA MARDRAJ HARICHANDRA of Nilgiri
in Orissa, and had issue. He died prematurely in August 1997.
- Maharaj RAGHAV RAJ SINGH (qv)
- Baisa Hukam Usha Kiran, married the Maharaj Saheb of
Dhonswas-Amleta in Ratlam, and has issue.
- Kunwar Ashutosh Singh Rathore, married Kunwarani
Aarti Jadeja from Gujarat.
- Bai Sahiba Namrata, married Thakur Sahib Randeep
Singh Shekhawat of Dundlod.
- Maharaj RAGHAV RAJ SINGH (see above)
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born
30th December 1980 in Udaipur, B.A.(Hons.),
M.B.A, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; Cheltenham College, England
(UK); St.Stephens College, Delhi; Masters from Edinburgh Business
School, Scotland (UK). Managing
Trustee of the SHIVRATI TRUST, Chairman of Devesthan Charitable
Trust, Honourary Member Cultural and Heritage Preservation Society
(New Delhi), Member Nehru Centre (UK), Member of Cirencester Park
Polo Club, Member Hurlingham Polo Association (UK), Member Old Boy’s
Association Mayo College, Member Stephanian’s Alumni Association
and Member Army Polo and Riding Club. Interests include: Polo,
Golf, F1, Wild life observations, Humanitarian and Philanthropic
activities, Jazz, Travel and Politics etc. Eminent international
Polo player, having won many accolades and trophies, currently
working with an infrastructure development group based in the UK;
married 21st November 2007 at Jodhpur, Rani Sahiba Shelja Kumari,
daughter of Thakur Sahib Veer Vijay Singh and Thakurani
Sahiba Gayatri Singh of Umaidnagar,
Jodhpur.