PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A
larger estate belonging to the Champawat Rathores (Aaidanot branch,
Jagannathot sub-branch) in Jalor Pargana, Jodhpur, consisting of 8
villages with a revenue of Rs.
18,525 and a single tazim. The estate, worth Rs 17,000 was granted to
Thakur Jagat Singh, son of Thakur Bihari Das of Ahor in 1760, by
Maharaja Vijai Singh of Jodhpur, for his meritorious services in the
battle of Merta against Jayappa Scindia. Estate holders were...
- Thakur JAGAT SINGH,
1st Thakur of Bhenswara 1760/-, son of Thakur Bihari Das of Ahor, and his first wife, Thakurani Raj
Kanwar, he was
granted the estate of Bhenswara by Maharaja Vijai Singh of Jodhpur in
1760, he adopted his nephew, Kunwar Gulab Singh of Chavarcha; married
Thakurani Phool Kanwar, daughter of Chauhan Thakur Surat Singh
Raghunathsinhot of Mundoti in Idar, and had adoptive issue.
- (A) Thakur Gulab Singh (qv)
- Thakur GULAB SINGH,
2nd Thakur of Bhenswara; he succeeded by adoption; married Thakurani
Kundan Kanwar,
daughter of Deol Thakur Kan Singh Ratansinhot of Lohiana, and had
issue, two sons and five daughters.
- Kunwar Samrath Singh
- Thakur Nawal Singh (qv)
- Baisa Mahtab Kanwar, married Bhati Thakur Himmat Singh of
Khejarla.
- Baisa Swaroop
Kanwar
- Baisa Sringar Kanwar
- Baisa Son Kanwar
- Baisa Chiman Kanwar, married Ranawat Maharaj Padam Singh
of Nana.
- Thakur NAWAL SINGH,
3rd Thakur of Bhenswara; married Thakurani Vijai Kanwar,
daughter of Ranawat Thakur Gulab Singh Shyamsinhot of Bhorunda, and had
issue,
two sons and one daughter.
- Thakur Shivnath Singh (qv)
- kunwar Raghunath Singh
- Baisa Ratan Kanwar, married Bhati Thakur Peerdan of
Bikamkor.
- Thakur SHIVNATH SINGH,
4th Thakur of Bhenswara; married Thakurani Sardar Kanwar,
daughter of Khichi Thakur Prem Singh Tejsinhot of Ghadai, and had
issue, three sons.
- Thakur Balwant Singh (qv)
- Kunwar Nain Singh
- Thakur Sawant Singh (qv)
- Thakur BALWANT SINGH,
5th Thakur of Bhenswara; he adopted his youngest brother,
Thakur Sawant Singh; married and had adoptive issue. He died sp.
- Thakur SAWANT SINGH,
6th Thakur of Bhenswara; he was adopted by his brother; married and
had issue, one son.
- Thakur MADHO SINGH,
7th Thakur of Bhenswara; educated
at
Mayo College,
Ajmer; elected to the Rajasthan Assembly in 1952, 1957 and 1967; served
as Deputy Minister for Public Works in the State Government; member of
the Hotel Corporation of India, married Thakurani Samandar Kanwar, also
elected to the Rajasthan Assembly in 1972 and 1980; and had issue.
- Baisa Chanda Kanwar [Thakurani
Chanda Kanwar of Sodawas], married 1963 in Bhenswara, Thakur Shri
Sunder Singhji of Sodawas, and has
issue.
- Thakur DALVIR SINGH,
8th Thakur of Bhenswara (qv)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Baisa (name unknown), married Kunwar Ram Singh of
Alsisar, Second Line, and had issue.
The help of Shri Deepak Aggarwal is gratefully
acknowledged,
February 2009. |
