PREDECESSORS AND STATE HISTORY: Predecessor
state
was founded in circa 700AD, later Raja Dholan Deo Tonwar
founded Dholpur in 1004, his dynasty ruling till 1505,
when it was merged with Gohad state existing as such till
1806 when Rana Khirat Singh of Gohad (1803/1805), became
the first ruler of Dholpur. The family colour was azure,
but in an encounter towards the end of the 18th century,
the then Chief captured from the Thakurs of Bamraoli a
golden-yellow flag, with a figure of Hanuman (the
monkey-god) in the centre of the field, and this has been
subsequently adopted as the family cognisance. The Maharaj
Rana maintains a military force of 139 cavalry, 1588
infantry, and 32 guns. Rulers were...
- Maharaj Rana
KHIRAT SINGH, 1st Maharaj Rana of Dholpur
1806/1836, received Dholpur, Bari, Rajakhera and the
taluka of Sri Muttra in exchange for Gohad, which was
made over to the Maharaja of Gwalior in 1806, first
Jat ruler of Dholpur, married and had issue. He died
21st April 1836 (Baisakh
sudi 5, 1892).
- Maharaj Rana Pohap Singh (qv)
- Maharaj Rana Bhagwant Singh (qv)
- Maharaj Rana POHAP
SINGH, 2nd Maharaj Rana of Dholpur in 1836
(for eight months), died sp in December 1836.
- Maharaj Rana
BHAGWANT SINGH, 3rd Maharaj Rana of Dholpur
1836/1873, K.C.S.I., G.C.S.I. [cr.1869], born 1824,
rendered valuable service to the British authorities
during the 1857 war of independence, and was created a
Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star
of India, married a daughter of the Jat chieftain,
Nand Kishor Rajauria, and had adoptive issue. He died
sp on 9th
February 1873.
- (A) Kunwar Kulendra
Singh, born as Maharaj Singh, adopted by the Rana as
his successor, married Kunwarani Basant Kaur,
daughter of Maharaja Narendra Singh of Patiala, and had
issue. He died vp before 1873, aged 28 years.
- Maj. HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk
Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana Nihal Singh
Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo (qv)
- [?Rani
Hanumant Kaur, married (as his second wife),
Raja Harnarayan Singh of Hathras.]
- Maj. HH Rais
ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai
Maharaj Rana NIHAL SINGH Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung
Jai Deo, 4th Maharaj Rana of Dholpur
1873/1901, born 4th May 1863, succeeded 9th February
1873 (#1),
granted full ruling rights in 1884, educated privately
by his mother, learning English, Hindi, Sanskrit and
Persian; Honourary Major in the Central India Horse,
and received the C.B.E. and Frontier Medal for
services in the Tirah campaign; attended the Prince of
Wales Darbar in Delhi in 1876; an enlightened ruler,
he constructed hospitals, roads and railway; married
30th April 1879, HH Maharani Harbans Kaur, the second
daughter of Shahzada Bahadur Shah Dev Singh of Pandriganeshpur in
Lahore, and had issue. He died 28th July 1901.
- HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Maharajadhiraj
Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana Ram Singh Lokindra Bahadur
Diller Jang Jai Deo (qv)
- Lt.Col. HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk
Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai
Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhan Singh Lokindra Bahadur
Diler Jung Jai Deo (qv)
- Raja Birender Singh, married Rani Taptej Kaur from
Kot Fateh (sister of Rani Rajbans Kaur, married to
Raja Ram Narain Singh of Patiala).
- Kunwar Keshav Singh, educated at Mayo College,
Ajmer; married Kunwarani Kartar Kaur of Patiala,
married and had issue.
- Kunwar Ajay Singh (aka Guni Raja in Dholpur),
active in social and political circles till his
death, he married Kunwarani Laxmi Kumari, and had
issue.
- Kunwar Ajit Singh Rana (Narsingh
Dyori, Dholpur, Rajasthan, India)
- Kunwar Upendra Singh
- HH Rais ud-Daulah
Sipahdar ul-Mulk Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj
Rana RAM SINGH Lokindra Bahadur Diller Jang Jai Deo,
5th Maharaj Rana of Dholpur 1901/1911, born 26th May
1883, granted full ruling rights in March 1905,
educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; later joined the
Imperial Cadet Corps; married HH Maharani Ripudaman
Kaur, daughter of HH Raja Sir Hira Singh Malvinder
Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha,
and had issue. He died 2nd April 1911 (#2).
- Kunwar Devender Singh, he left Dholpur before
attaining his majority and adopted the life of an
ordinary individual in Badrinath.
-
 Lt.-Col. HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk
Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai
Maharaj Rana Sir UDAIBHAN SINGH Lokindra Bahadur
Diler Jung Jai Deo, 6th Maharaj Rana of
Dholpur 1911/1954, born 12th December 1893, G.C.I.E.
[cr.1931], K.C.S.I. [cr.1918], K.C.V.O. [cr.1922],
granted full ruling rights on 9th October 1913,
educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and the Imperial Cadet
Corps at Dehra Dun; Honorary Colonel of 1/143rd
Narsingh (Dholpur) Infantry, enjoys a personal gun
salute of 17, married 1911, HH Maharani Malvender
Kaur, sister of the Rais of Badrukhan in Jind, and had
issue. He died 22nd October 1954 (#3).
- HH Maharani Urmilla Devi, married 25th April
1944, HH Maharaja Pratap Singh Malvinder Bahadur of
Nabha, and had issue.
- HH Maharaja Hanuwant Singh
Malvinder Bahadur of Nabha.
- HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar
ul-Mulk Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri
Sawai Maharaj Rana Hemant Singh Lokindra Bahadur
Diler Jung Jai Deo (qv)
- HH Rais ud-Daulah
Sipahdar ul-Mulk Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj
Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana HEMANT SINGH Lokindra
Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo, 7th Maharaj Rana of
Dholpur (see above)
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