PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The estate was founded in 1746. Estate holders were...
- Thakur KESHRI SINGH,
1st Thakur of Bissau 1746/1768, born
1728, youngest
son of Thakur Shardul Singh of the Panchpana in Shekhawati, married and
had
issue.
He died 1768.
- Thakur Suraj Mal (qv)
- Thakur Hanumant Singh, he succeeded to Dundlod.
- Thakur SURAJ MAL,
2nd Thakur of Bissau 1768/1787, born
1755,
one of the
most outstanding warriors of his time who led the victorious Rajputs
and
died valiantly fighting in the battle of Tunga against the Marathas led
by Mahji Scindhia, founded Surajgarh in 1778, constructed the Fort of
Surajgarh; married the daughter of
Kunwar Dip
Singh of Dhariawad, and had issue.
He died 28th July 1787 in the battle
of Tunga.
- Thakur SHYAM SINGH,
3rd Thakur of Bissau 1787/1831, born
1771, the most
famous of all the rulers of Bissau, he brought fame and fortune to the
state of Bissau, he was considered amongst the best warriors of his
time
and aligned with the French in his constant battles with the British.
Had
also maintained very close ties with the Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the
Punjab; married 1stly, Thakurani Mertaniji, married 2ndly, Thakurani
Bikawatiji, and had issue.
He died 20th July 1833 (Shrawan Sudi 4, 1890VS).
- Thakur Hamir Singh (qv)
- Thakur Chain Singh, Thakur Sahib of Surajgarh
1833/-, married and
had issue.
- Thakur Chiman Singh, Thakur Sahib of Surajgarh -/1906,
died 1906.
- Thakur Govind Singh, Thakur Sahib of Surajgarh, served
with
the Jaipur forces
during 1857, married and had issue, four sons.
- Thakur Chandra Singh (qv)
- Kunwar Hari Singh, died sp.
- Thakur Vijay Singh, Thakur Sahib of Surajgarh,
married and had
adoptive issue. He died sp.
- (A) Maj. Rawal
Raghubir Singhji (see below)
- Thakur Jiwan Singh, Thakur Sahib of
Surajgarh,
born about 1862, died 1916.
- Maharani Gulab Kanwar, married
Maharao Ram Singhji
of Bundi.
- Thakur HAMIR SINGH,
4th Thakur of Bissau 1831/1865, born
1806, married
and had issue. He died 1865
- Kunwar Jawahar Singh, born 1828,
married and had
issue. He died 1862.
- Thakur CHANDRA SINGH,
5th Thakur of Bissau 1865/1878,
born
1847, son of Thakur Govind Singh of Surajgarh (see above), he succeeded
by adoption, married and had issue. He died 1878.
- Thakur JAGAT SINGH,
6th Thakur of Bissau 1878/1893, born
1875, married Kumari (name unknown) [Thakurani Sahiba of
Bissau],
daughter of Thakur Devi Singh of Auwa,
and had issue. He died 1893.
- Rawal BISHAN SINGH,
7th Rawal of Bissau 1893/1945, born
1891, educated
at Mayo College, Ajmer, in 1939 Surajgarh and Bissau were amalgamated
in
the person of his son who was adopted into Surajgarh, married 1stly,
Rani Abhay Kanwar, younger daughter
of Maharaj Fateh Singhji of Raoti,
married
2ndly, 1913, Thakurani Anand Kanwar, daughter of Rao Bahadur Thakur
Girdhar Singh of Chandawal, and his
wife, Rani Indra Kanwar,
and had issue. He died
31st
December 1945.
- Maj. Rawal Raghubir Singhji (by Thakurani Anand Kanwar)
(qv)
- Baisa (name unknown) [Thakurani Sahiba of Khatoli]
(by Rani Abhay Kanwar), married
the
Thakur of Khatoli
in Kotah.
- Rani Kamala Raje [Rani Sahiba of Masuda] (by Thakurani
Anand Kanwar), married
as his first wife, Rao
Narayan Singh
of Masuda, and had issue.
-
 Maj. Rawal
RAGHUBIR SINGHJI, 8th Rawal of Bissau 1945/1971, born 28th
December 1913 (#1),
adopted by Thakur Vijay Singh
of Surajgarh on 19th August 1915, thus uniting Bissau and Surajgarh,
educated privately by his tutor, F.A. Jones M.A., C.B.E. and at Mayo
College,
Ajmer, and with the Sawai Man Singh Guards of the Jaipur State Forces;
A.D.C. to the Maharaja of Jaipur; he was the noblest of all the rulers
of Bissau,
he brought Bissau back to its place of prominence after clearing the
debts
of the previous rulers. He was active both socially and politically and
was immensely popular with all; married 21st February 1932, Rani Komal
Kumari, daughter of HH Sri Raj-i-Rajan Maharawal Sir
Prithvi Singhji Bahadur
of Banswara, and had issue. He died 21st
September
1971.
- Rawal Chakrapani Singh (qv)
- Kunwar Ajatshatru Singh, born 4th
May
1937, educated
at St. Xavier School, Jaipur and at Siddhartha College, Bombay earning
a B.Com. degree, married Kunwarani Anand Kumari, daughter of
Capt. Rao Manohar Singh of Bedla,
and has issue.
- Baiji Lal Priyadarshini Kumari,
born 28th January
1965, married Rajkumar Ranbir Singh of Karjali.
- Baisa Durgesh Nandini, married 26th January 1961, Yuvaraj
Saheb Harish Chandrasinhji of Jambugodha
in Gujarat.
- Rawal CHAKRAPANI SINGH,
9th Rawal of Bissau 1971/1978,
born 1st December
1933, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and at the Institute of Science
and
Technology in Manchester, U.K., converted Bissau House at Jaipur into a
successful hotel, married 5th February 1955 at Nagpur, Rani Sharda
Kumari, daughter of Maj. Raja Bahadur Birendra Bahadur Singh
of Khairagarh, and his wife, Rani
Padmavati Devi, and had issue. He
died
19th July 1978.
- Rawal Sanjai Singh (qv)
- Kunwar Pranai Singh, born 10th
July
1961, educated
at Bishop Cotton School, Simla and at St. Xavier College, Bombay;
married
27th April 1990 in Simla, Kunwarani Purnima Kumari, daughter of
Rajkumar Rajendra Singh of Bashahr,
and his wife, Rajkumari Rajendra Kumar, and has issue.
- Bhanwar Aanjaneya Singh, born 29th November
1993.
- Bhanwar Kartikeya Singh, born 26th
August
1998.
- Rawal SANJAI SINGH,
10th Rawal of Bissau (see above)
Information courtesy of
Rawal Sanjai
Singh Bissau, 
April 2003 and Deepak Aggarwal,
November 2003. |
PRESENT
RULER: Rawal
SANJAI SINGH, Tazimi Sardar of Jaipur, and 10th and present
Rawal Saheb of Bissau, since the 19th July
1978.