PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded
in
1465 by Rao Bikaji a son of Rao Jodhaji, founder of Jodhpur.
Rulers were...
- Rao BIKAJI, 1st
Rao of Bikaner 1465/1504, born 6th August 1438,
in 1465 he left Jodhpur to conquer a kingdom for
himself and came to Desnok, from where he went to Chandasar and
subsequently to Kodamdesar where he built a small fort, after three
years he moved to Janglu, where he married a daughter of the Bhati
Chief; in 1488 he laid the foundation of the present city of
Bikaner; he continued to exapnd his territories to the extant that some
3,000 villages belonged to him; married
(amongst at least seven Ranis),
a daughter of Rao Shaikha Bhati of Poongal, and had issue, ten sons. He
died 17th September 1504.
- Rao Naroji Singh (qv)
- Rao Lunkaranji (qv)
- Rao Gursi, ancestor of the
Gursisar
and Ursisar families.
- Rao Umra Singh
- Rao Raj Singh
- Rao NAROJI SINGH,
2nd Rao of Bikaner [17.9.1504] - [13.1.1505], born 20th October 1468,
died sp on 13th January 1505.
- Rao LUNKARANJI, 3rd
Rao of Bikaner [13.1.1505] - [14.7.1526], born 12th January 1470, soon
after his succession, the tribal chiefs rebelled but were defeated; in
1512 he invaded Fatehpur and annexed 120 villages; he was powerful
enough to defeat Prince Kamran of Delhi who had marched from Bhatner to
Bikaner with a large army; married (amongst
others), a daughter of Maharana Raimalji of Mewar, and had
issue.
He died 31st March 1526 in the battle of Dhonsi.
(Sawan Badi
4th S. 1583).
- Rao Jetsiji Singh (qv)
- Kunwar Ratan Singh, ancestor of
the estate holders of Mahajan.
- Kunwar Pratap Singh, died 31st
March
1526 in the battle of Dhonsi.
- Kunwar Bairsi Singh, died 31st
March
1526 in the battle of Dhonsi.
- Rani Apurva Devi [Bala Bai],
married
Raja Prithvi Singhji I of Amber, and
had issue.
- ?Rani Jatan Kunwarba Sahiba,
married
Raj Sahib Ranoji
Nathoji of Dhrangadhra.
- Baisa (name unknown) [Rani
Rahiba of Jaisalmer], married Rawal Lunkaranji
of Jaisalmer.
- Rao JETSIJI SINGH,
4th Rao of Bikaner
1526/1542, born
31st October 1489,
he subdued the Joias, who had refused to join his father in his
expedition
against Jaisalmer; Rao Maldevji of Jodhpur, attacked Bikaner with
20,000 troops in a battle at Sahva in which the Rao of Bikaner was
killed; married and
had issue. He died in battle April 1541 or February 1542 at Sahva (Chait
Badi
11th
S. 1598).
- Rao Kalyan Singh (qv)
- Rakumar Sheo Singh, ancestor of
the
Narnot clan.
- Rajkumar Ashpal Singh
- Rajkumar Bhim Raj, ancestor of
the
family of Rajpura.
- Baisa (name unknown),
married Rawal Maldevji of Jaisalmer.
- Rao KALYAN SINGH,
5th Rao of Bikaner
1542/1571, born
6th January 1519,
he sought the help of Shershah Suri of Delhi to provide an army to
enable him to reclaim his kingdom, and in 1544, Rao Maldevji of Jodhpur
was forced to fall back and Bikaner was restored; later when Akbar came
to power he was able to prove his loyalty; married and
had issue. He died 25th April 1571.
- Raja Raj Singh I (qv)
- Rajkumar Amar Singh
- Rajkumar Sultan Singh
- Rajkumar Prithvi Singh, married
a daughter of Rawal
Harrajji of Jaisalmer.
- Rajkumar Ram Singh
- Baisa (name unknown) [Rani Sahiba of Jaisalmer],
married Rawal Harrajji of Jaisalmer.
- Raja RAJ SINGH I,
6th Raja of Bikaner
1571/1611, born
22nd July 1541, he laid the foundation stone of Junagarh Fort in
Bikaner in 1589 which took three years to build; he defeated the Raja
of Jodhpur at Sojat and Siriyari with the help of a Mughal army; he
served the Mughal emperor in campaigns to Gujarat, Bengal and Kabul on
diffrent occasions and his mansabdari
was raised from 4000 to 5000; he was appointed Subedar of Burhanpur
1585/1592, Governor of Surat in 1596 and Governor of Burhanpur in 1612;
married 1595,
a daughter of Rawal Harrajji of Jaisalmer
(whose sister married Akbar,
the
Mughal Emperor), and had issue. He died 22nd January 1612.
- Raja Dalpat Singh (qv)
- Raja Sur Singh (qv)
- Rajkumar Hanwant Singh
- Rajkumar Kishan Singh, ancestor
of
the family of
Sankhu.
- Rani Dev Kunwarba Sahiba, married
Raj
Sahib Raisinhji
Mansinhji of Dhrangadhra.
- Baisa (name unknown), married Shahzada Salim
(later Padshah Jahangir
of Delhi), and was the mother of
Prince Parwiz of Delhi.
- generation (one of the above?)
- Baisa (name unknown), married Bhimji Rawal of
Jaisalmer.
- Raja DALPAT SINGH,
7th Raja of Bikaner
1612/1614, born
8th February 1565, soon after his succession, troops were sent after
him by the Mughal Emperor and remainder of his reign was beset with
various troubles and a conspiracy hatched by his brother who
ingratiated himself with the Mughal Emperor; he was betrayed by his own
army and imprisoned in Delhi for a short time but soon after died
without returning to Bikaner; married and
had issue. He died 10th February 1614.
- Raja SUR SINGH, 8th
Raja of Bikaner
1614/1631, born 28th December 1595,
he was installed as Raja in the absence of his brother in November
1613; by the end of his reign the Bikaner Raj became greatly reduced in
size; he too maintained cordial relations with Delhi and served with
distinction in various capacities; married and
issue. He died 10th October 1631.
- Raja Karan Singh (qv)
- Rajkumar Shatrusalji
- Rajkumar Arjun Singh
- Raja KARAN SINGH,
9th Raja of Bikaner
1631/1669, born
20th July 1616, proclaimed Jai
Jangal
Dhar Badshah, married a lady from Rampur, and had issue, four sons.
He died
2nd July 1669 in the Deccan.
- Maharaja Anup Singh (qv)
- Rajkumar Padam Singh, married and
had
issue.
- Maharani Prem Kunwar, married
Maharawat Pratap Singhji
of Pratapgarh.
- Maharani Vijay Kunwar, married
Maharawat Prithvi Singhji of Pratapgarh.
- Rani Panna Kanwar, married (as his first wife), Rao
Kesri Singh of Khandela.
- Rajkumar Kesri Singh, married
Rajkumari Karuna De, daughter of Raja Dwarka Das
of Khandela.
- Rajkumar Mohan Singh
- Maharaja ANUP SINGH,
10th
Maharaja of Bikaner
1669/1698, born
21st March 1638, Maharaja
[cr.1687], he collected large number of rare manuscripts
in Sanskrit and other languages whilst he was in the Deccan and
established
a library, known as the Anup
Sanskrit Library; married (amongst others) (a), Maharani Lad
Kanwar,
daughter of
Raja
Birsingh Deo of Khandela,
married (b), Maharani Kalyan Kanwar, daughter of Maharawat Hari Singh,
Maharawat of Deolia-Pratapgarh,
and his wife, Maharani Anand Kunwar, and
had issue. He died 17th June 1698.
- Maharaja Sarup Singh (qv)
- Maharaja Sujan Singh (qv)
- Maharaj Anand Singh, married and
had
issue.
- Rajkumar Amar Singh
- Maharaja Gaj Singh I (qv)
- Rajkumar Gudar Singh
- Rajkumar Tara Singh
- Maharaja SARUP SINGH,
11th
Maharaja of Bikaner
1698/1700,
born 2nd August 1689, died of smallpox 25th December 1700.
- Maharaja SUJAN SINGH,
12th
Maharaja of Bikaner
1700/1736, born
7th August 1690, during his reign he successfully defended Bikaner
against attacking forces from Jodhpur and Nagaur; married
and issue. He died 27th December 1735.
- Maharaja Zorawar Singh (qv)
- Maharajkumar Abhey Singh
- Maharaja ZORAWAR SINGH,
13th
Maharaja of Bikaner
1736/1745,
born 25th January 1713, the Thakurs of Mahajan, Bhadra and Churu rose
in rebellion against the Maharaja, who successfully defeated the rebel
nobles; towards the end of his reign cordial relations were established
between Bikaner and Jodhpur; married
Maharani Udai Kanwar, daughter of Raja Dhiraj Singh of Khandela-Junior.
He
died
5th June 1745.
- Maharaja GAJ SINGH I,
14th
Maharaja of Bikaner
1745/1787, born
9th April 1723, Sri Raj
Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shiromani [cr.1752], further attacks
by Jodhpur forces occurred, but were repulsed; he was granted the
privilege of minting his own coin by the Mughal Emperor, Padshah
Alamgir; married (amongst
others), (a) daughter of Maharawal Akhai Singhji of Jaisalmer, married
(b),
a Princess of Jhalai, married (c),
Maharani Akha Kunwar, daughter of Maharao
Man Singhji III of Sirohi, and his
third wife, Rani Vagehliji Rambha
Devi, and had issue, 61
children but only six sons were
legitimate. He died 25th March 1787.
- Maharaja Raj Singh II (qv)
- Maharaja Surat Singh (by the
Jhalai
Princess) (qv)
- Maharajkumar Chattar Singh,
married
and had issue.
- Maharaj Dalel Singh, married
and
had issue.
- Maharaj Sakat Singh, married
and
had issue.
- Maharaj Shri Lall Singhji
Bahadur, married (amongst
others), (a) a sister of Thakur Jivraj Singh of Rori, and had issue.
- HH Maharaja Shri Dungar
Singhji
(by 1st wife)(qv)
- Rajkumar Gulab Singh
- Maj.-Gen.HH
Maharajadhiraj
Raj Rajeshwar Narendra
Siromani Maharaja Sri Sir Ganga Singhji Bahadur (qv)
- Maharaj Madan Singh, married
and
had issue.
- Maharaj Sri Khet Singhji
Sahib,
married and had issue.
- Col. Maharaj Sri Sir
Bhairun
Singhji Bahadur, born
1879, C.S.I. [cr.1909], K.C.S.I. [cr.1916], educated at Mayo College,
Ajmer,
Vice President of Council, Bikaner State, Personal ADC to the Maharaja,
married and had issue.
- Maharaj Shri Ajit
Singhji,
married 1936, Rani
Nawal Kanwar, daughter of Rawat Narayan Singhji of Bohera, and had issue.
- Maharaj Shri Pratap Singh of Bikaner, married
and had issue.
- Rajkumari Anupama Kumari, married Kunwar
Sher Singh of Sri Karanpur (see Jadla).
- Maharaj Kharak Singh, married
and
had issue.
- Maharaj Makhan Singh,
married
and had issue.
- Maharaj Jaswant Singh
- Maharaj Jawan Singh
- Maharaj Nahar Singh
- Maharaj Takhat Singh
- Maharaj Khuman Singh, married
and
had issue.
- Maharajkumar Ajib Singh fl.1801
- Maharajkumar Sultan Singh
fl.1801,
married and had
issue.
- Maharaj Guman Singh, married
and
had issue.
- Maharaj Paney Singh, married
and
had issue.
- Maharaj Hamir Singh,
married
and had issue.
- Maharaj Balwant Singh
- Maharaj Jay Singh
- Maharaj Akhay Singh, married
and
had issue.
- Maharaj Dule Singh
- Maharaj Bhim Singh
- Maharaj Sheonath Singh
- Maharajkumar Shyam Singh
- Maharajkumar Davi Singh
- Maharajkumar Khuska Singh
- Maharajkumari (name unknown),
married the Raja of
Narwar.
- Maharaja RAJ SINGH II,
15th
Maharaja of Bikaner [4.4.1787] - [25.4.1787] (for 21
days
only), born
23rd October 1744, married (amongst others), (a) Maharani Chandan
Kanwar,
daughter of Thakur Nawal Singh Bahadur of Nawalgarh,
married
(b),
a daughter of Maharawal Akhai Singhji of Jaisalmer,
and
had issue. He died 25th April 1787.
- Maharaja Pratap Singh (qv)
- Maharajkumar Jai Singh, married and had issue.
- Rajkumari (name unknown), married Rao Raja
Lakshman Singh, Rao Raja of Sikar.
- Maharaja PRATAP SINGH,
16th
Maharaja of Bikaner in
1787, born
in June 1781,
died sp
10th October 1787.
- Maharaja SURAT SINGH,
17th
Maharaja of Bikaner
1788/1828,
born 18th December 1765, married
and had issue. He died 24th March 1828.
- Maharaja Ratan Singh (qv)
- Maharaj Moti Singh (second son),
married
Rani Dip Kanwar
of Udaipur, committed sati in 1825. He died 1825.
- Maharaj Lakshmi Singh
- Maharaj Tikam Singh
- Maharajkumari (name unknown),
married 1839, Maharana
Sardar Singhji of Udaipur.
- Maharaja Narendra RATAN
SINGH, 18th Maharaja of Bikaner
1828/1851,
born 30th December 1791, he was granted the additional title of Narendra
by the
Mughal Emperor, married
(amongst
others) 1806, Maharani Raj Kanwar, died
1852, daughter of Thakur Ranjit Singh of Dundlod,
and his first wife, Thakurani
Ratan Kanwar, and had issue. He died 7th
August 1851.
- Maharaja Sardar Singh (qv)
- Maharaj Sher Singh
- Maharaja Narendra SARDAR
SINGH, 19th Maharaja of Bikaner
1851/1872,
born
14th September
1818, the British
Government
granted the Tibbi llaka/Pargana to the Maharaja in recognition of his
services
to it during the Mutiny of 1857, later in 1871, Maharaja Sardar Singh
subscribed
one Lakh of Rupees to the Mayo College at Ajmer. The Civil, Criminal
and
Revenue Courts were also established then at the same time, he married
(amongst others) (a), 12th February 1833,
Maharani Pratap
Kunwari, daughter of Maharajkumar Dip Singh
of Pratapgarh, married
(b),
1836, a niece of the Maharaja of Rewa, married (c), 13th June 1855, the
daughter of Maharaja Vinay Singhji of Alwar,
and
had issue.
He
died spl on 16th May 1872.
- Kunwar Megh Singh (natural son)
- HH Maharaja Narendra Shri
DUNGAR
SINGH, 20th Maharaja of Bikaner
1872/1887, born 5th September 1854,
married 1stly, 1876, a daughter of Maharao Pragmalji II of Kutch,
married 2ndly, a daughter of the Thakur of Satasar. He died sp
on 31st August 1887.
 Maj.-Gen.HH
Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Narendra Siromani Maharaja Sri Sir GANGA
SINGHJI
Bahadur, 21st Maharaja of Bikaner 1887/1943, born 13th October
1880 in Bikaner (Asoj Sudi, 10th S. 1937 = 3rd Oct. 1880),
K.C.I.E.
[cr.1901],
K.C.S.I.
[cr.1904], G.C.S.I. [cr.1911], G.C.I.E. [cr.1907], G.C.V.O.
[cr.1919],
G.B.E. (Mil) [cr.1921], K.C.B.(Hon)(Mil) [cr.1918], LL.D. (Hon)
(Cambridge
and Edinburgh), D.C.L. (Hon) (Oxford), F.R.G.S., initially educated
privately,
then at Mayo College, Ajmer 1889/1894. From 1895 to 1898, he was put
under
the guidance of Sir Brian Egerton for administrative training, learning
the entire administrative work from that of Patwari to that of Prime
Minister.
For Military training, he was sent to Deoli in 1898 and attached to the
Deoli Regiment, which had the reputation of being one of the finest
Regiment
in India under the command of Lt. Col. Bell. He established a Chief
Court
in Bikaner in , presided over by a Chief Judge who was assisted by two
Judges. Bikaner was the first State in Rajasthan to take such a step.
He
announced the establishment of a Representative Assembly in 1913.
He later established a High Court with a Chief Justice and two
sub-judges
by an Edict in 1922. Maharaja Ganga Singhji was again the first prince
in Rajputana to have granted full charter of powers to a High Court. A
life insurance and Endowment Assurance Scheme was introduced for the
benefit
of the employees. Also, facilities of a Saving Bank were made available
to the people. He was one of the first Rulers to introduce through
legislation
Sharda Act by which child marriages were stopped. He was a Donat of
Order
of St John of Jerusalem in England, served in China in 1900, commanding
the Bikaner Camel Corps (received the KCIE and medal, mentioned in
despatches),
served during WWI in France and Egypt (receiving the KCB, rank of Hon.
Maj.-Gen., 1914 Star, Grand Cordon of Order of the Nile), awarded the
Kaiser-i-Hind
(Gold) Medal in 1900, has a personal gun salute of 19 granted in 1918
and
a permanent local gun salute of of 19 granted in 1921, Hon. ADC to HRH
Prince of Wales in 1902 and to HM in 1910, Member of the Central
Recruiting
Board-India 1917, represented India at Imperial War Conference 1917 and
at Imperial War Cabinet and Peace Conference 1919, Chancellor of Indian
Chamber of Princes 1920/26, Patron of Benares Hindu University and Sri
Bharat Dharam Mahamandal, Vice President of East India Association and
Royal Colonial Institute, Member of the Indian Gymkhana Club and Indian
Army Temperance Association, Member of General Council of Mayo and Daly
Colleges, Member of the Indian Society of Oriental Art and the Indian
Society-London
and the Bombay Natural History Society, first Member of the Indian Red
Cross Society. He married 1stly, in July 1897, HH Maharani Vallabh
Kumariji Sahiba, daughter of HH Maharawat Sir Raghunath Singhji Bahadur
of Pratapgarh, she died
19th August
1906, married 2ndly, HH Maharani Sri Ajabh Kunvar [HH Maharani
Sri Bhatiyaniji Sahiba], died July 1922, daughter of Thakur
Bahadur Singh of Bhikamkore, Jodhpur, and
had issue. He died 2nd February 1943 in Bombay (Magh Badi, 11th
S. 1999).
- Maharajkumar Ram Singhji, born 30th June 1898, died 30th
June 1898.
- Maharajkumari Chand Kanwar, born 1st July 1899, died
31st July 1915.
- Lt.-Gen. HH Maharajadhiraj Raj
Rajeshwar Narendra
Shiromani Maharajah Sri Sadul Singhji (qv)
- Maharajkumar Sri Bijaya Singhji,
born
29th March 1909, married
26th April 1927, Maharajkumarani Manohar Kanwar of Jaisalmer, and had
issue. He died 11th February 1932.
- Rani Jay Kunwar, born 19th January 1928, married 20th
November 1948, Raja Vijay Bushan Singh of Jashpur,
and has issue.
- HH Maharani Lakshmi Kumari, born 9th November 1929,
married 1st June 1950, HH Shri
Huzur Maharaja
Bhanuprakash Singhji Sahib Bahadur of Narsinghgarh,
and
has
issue, five sons.
- HH Maharani Dev Kunwar,
born 1st January 1932, married,
3rd
May 1955, HH Maharawal
Mahipal Singhji II of Dungarpur, and
has issue.
- Maharajkumar Vir Singhji, born 7th October 1910, died
27th March 1911.
- HH Maharani Shiv Kumari [HH
Rajmata
Sahiba of Kotah],
born 1st March 1912, M.L.A. of Khanpur, District Jhalawar for one term,
from 1966
to 1971, married 30th April 1930, HH Maharao Shri Bhim Singhji II of Kotah,
and has issue. (Umed Bhawan Palace, Palace Road, Kota,
Rajasthan,
India)
-
 Lt.-Gen. HH
Maharajadhiraj Raj
Rajeshwar Narendra
Shiromani Maharajah Sri SADUL SINGHJI
Bahadur G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., C.V.O., 22nd Maharaja of Bikaner
1943/1950, born 7th
September
1902, succeeded 2nd February 1943 and was installed on the gaddi on 13th February 1943,
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem; he
accompanied his father on important Imperial and International
conferences including the peace treaty at Versailles in 1919 and the
League of Nations Session; he joined the constituent assembly and
played significant role in the unification of the country; he toured
the Middle East War front in 1943 and visited the Sadul Light Infantry
Stationed in Persia and the 49 (Bikaner) G.P.T. Company in Iraq, in
November 1944, he proceeded to the Assam-Burma war theatre where the
Bijay Battery was engaged in active operations against the Japanese;
married 18th April 1922, HH Maharani Sudarshan
Prasad Kumari, born 5th September 1906, died 19th December 1971,
daughter of HH Maharajah Sir Venkatraman Prasad
Singhji
Ju Deo
Bahadur of Rewah, and his second
wife, the daughter of Raja Ranjit Singh of Ratlam,
and had issue. He died
25th
September 1950.
- HH Maharani Sushila Kunwariji,
born 24th April 1923, married 29th February 1940, Colonel HH 108 Sri
Maharaj
Adhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Ravi Kula
Bushana-Mahi
Mahindra Yavadarya Kula Kamaldhivakara Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana
Shri Bhagwat Singh Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati, 33rd Maharana of Udaipur, and had
issue.
She died 5th November 1999 in Udaipur.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar
Narendra Shiromani
Maharajah Sri Dr. Karni Singhji Bahadur (qv)
- Maharaj Amar Singh, born
11th December 1925, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and at St.
Stephen's College, Delhi; married 10th March 1944, Rani Manhar Kunwarba
Sahiba, daughter of Kumar Shri Bhupat Singhji of Dhrangadhra, and his
wife, the younger daughter of Kumar Shri Jawan Singhji of Nawanagar
(and niece of the
Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar), and had issue. He died 16th June 2007.
- Maharaj Chandra Shekhar Singh,
married and has issue.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Raj
Rajeshwar
Narendra Shiromani
Maharajah Sri Ravi Raj Singh Bahadur (qv)
- Rajkumari Hemangini Kumari, (Yuvarani
Hema Kumari), married 1stly, (div. 2003), Maharaj Kumar Yuvaraj
Himanshu Sinhji,
born
30th
December 1966, Yuvraj Sahib of Gondal,
married 2ndly, 28th May 2003 (sep.'d, July 2008), Kumar Shri
Ajayveersinh Ghanshyamsinhji of Mansa.
- Maharaj Rajesh Singh, married and has issue.
- Rajkumari Shriridhi Kumari
-
 HH
Maharajadhiraj
Raj Rajeshwar
Narendra Shiromani
Maharajah Sri Dr. KARNI SINGHJI
Bahadur, 23rd Maharaja of Bikaner 1950/1988, born 21st April
1924.
His preliminary schooling was completed
in Bikaner, then at St.
Stephens
College, Delhi, at St Xavier's College, Bombay, [BA (Hons) (History and
Politics)]; at Bombay University PhD, 1964 for his thesis 'Relationship
of Bikaner Royal Family with Central Authority (1465-1949)'. He was
elected
Member of Parliament from 1952 to 1977 Lok Sabha (Indian
Parliament),
served on various consultative comittees of different ministries.
Recreations
include.. tennis; shooting (he was a world renowned shooter, as an
outstanding
player, he participated in many Olympic and Asian Games in clay pigeon
shooting; National Champion in clay pigeon traps and skeet for many
years;
represented India, clay pigeon shooting, Olympic Games: Rome, 1960,
Pre-Olympics,
Tokyo, 1963, Tokyo, 1964 (Captain), Mexico, 1968, Munich, 1972, Moscow,
1980 World Shooting Championships Oslo, 1961; Cairo (Captain) , 1962
(2nd
in world after tie for 1st place); Wiesbaden, 1966 (Captain); Bologna,
1967; San Sebastian, Spain, 1969; Asian Shooting Championships Tokyo,
1967;
Seoul, 1971 (Captain, Gold Medal); Won Clay Pigeon Welsh Grand Prix, N
Wales Cup and NW England Cup, 1981; Asian Games, Tehran, 1974 (Silver
Medal);
Kuala Lumpur 1975 (Silver Medal)); golf; flying (qualified for private
pilot's licence); cricket; mechanics; photography; oil painting.
Clubs include Royal Wimbledon Golf; Clay Pigeon Shooting Assoc., Essex
(Hon. Life Vice-Pres.); Willingdon Sports, Cricket Club of india,
Bombay
Flying, Bombay Presidency Golf, Western India Automobile Association
(Bombay);
Delhi Golf (Delhi); National Sports Club of India. He was an ardent
supporter
of Rajathani Language and pleaded for its inclusion in the 14th
schedule
of Indian Constitution. Awards include.. Insignia Grand Commander:
Order
of Vikram Star (Bikaner), Order of Sadul Star (Bikaner), Order of Star
of Honour (Bikaner); Africa Star; War Medal; India Service Medal,
'Arjuna
Award' for shooting sports in 1962. Member of the Asiatic Society of
India
and the Bombay Natural History Society, married 25th February 1944, HH
Maharani Sushila Kumari, daughter of HH Rai-i-Rayan Maharawal Shri Sir
Lakshman Singhji Bahadur
of Dungarpur, and his second wife,
HH Maharani Manhar Kunwar, and has issue, one son and two daughters. He
died 6th/4th September
1988.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar
Narendra Shiromani
Maharajah Sri Narendra Singhji Bahadur (qv)
-
 Maharaj
Kumari Rajyashree Kumari [née Kumari Ratja Devi], born 4th June
1953 in Bombay. She stands
unrivalled
in target shooting. At the age of seven she had the unique distinction
of winning the National Air Rifle Championship in the under twelve
years
of age junior section. Furthermore, and significantly, the Princess
beat
all competitors in all age group in air rifle shooting and won
the
open championship trophy first at the age of ten and then again at the
age of twelve. At the age of 14 at the All India Selection Trials held
at Ahmedabad during the year 1967 she set a new All India record of
358/400
in Air Rifle Shooting by beating her nearest rival by a big margin of
33
points. She was declared "Sports Person of the year" and was awarded
the
much-coveted 'Arjuna Award' in 1969 when she was only 16 years
old.
This award is the highest acclaim that India can give to its sportsmen
and sportswomen for outstanding achievement. She comes from a very long
line of great shooters. At the 13th National Shooting Championship held
in Madras in 1968, Princess Rajyashree Kumari at the age of 15 won all
the items in which she entered and won the largest number of gold
medals
in shooting. When she was only 17, she established National
Record
scoring 92 out of 100 in Trap shooting (I.R.) at the National Shooting
Championship in 1970 which is still unbeaten. National Champion in All
India Ladies Clay Pigeon Trap Shooting Championships. At the National
Shooting
Championship at Chandigarh in 1975 the Princess on Second place in Trap
Shooting, beating all male competitors, (her father Dr. Karni Singh,
won
first place), married 19th February 1973, Kumar Shri Mayurdhwajsinhji
Jayvantsinhji Gohel, son of Kumar Shri Sir Jayvantsinhji
Gohel of Palitana, and has
issue, a daughter, and a son.
- Maharaj Kumari Madhulika Kumari,
born 9th August 1956, married 10th December 1974, Yuvaraj Rajveer
Sinhji, son of Thakur Sahib Bhupendra Sinhji of Malia, and his wife, Thakurani Dilhar
Kumari, eldest
daughter of Shrimant Raja Mahendra Singh Ju Deo of Nagod, and has
issue, one son.
-
 HH Maharajadhiraj Raj
Rajeshwar
Narendra Shiromani
Maharajah Sri NARENDRA SINGHJI
Bahadur, 24th Maharaja of Bikaner 1988/2003, born 13th January
1946,
succeeded 4th September 1988, installed on the gaddi on 29th September 1988,
married 27th April 1971 at New Delhi,
Rajkumari Padma Kumari
[HH Maharani Padma Kumari of Bikaner], born 1st January 1953 at Chamba,
daughter of HH Raja Saheb Shri Lakshman
Singh of Chamba,
and his wife, HH Rani Devendra Kumari, and had issue, three
daughters.
He died 24th October 2003 at Delhi, cremated the next day at Devi
Kund Sagar on the outskirts of Bikaner town.
- Maharajkumari Dakshya Kumari, born 13th July 1972, died
in June 2000.
- Maharajkumari Siddhi Kumari, born 6th October 1973.
- Maharajkumari Mahima Kumari, born 23rd December 1975,
married in April 1997, Sunit Sharma, and is settled in
New Delhi.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Raj
Rajeshwar
Narendra Shiromani
Maharajah Sri RAVI RAJ SINGHJI
Bahadur, 25th Maharaja of Bikaner (qv)
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