PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The thikana was founded
in 1742. Estate holders were...
- Thakur
KESHRI SINGH, 1st Thakur
Saheb of Dundlod 1742/1768, born
1729, the fourth
son of Thakur Sardul Singh Shekhawat of Jhunjhunu, ancestor of the
families
of Bissau, Surajgarh and Dundlod, constructed the fort of Dundlod in
1750,
married 1stly, Thakurani Kanlotji, married 2ndly, Thakurani Madhodasot,
married 3rdly,Thakurani Bikawatiji, married 4thly, Thakurani Birad
Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Devi Singh of Pokhran, she committed sati in 1768, and had issue. He
died 1768 at Jhunjhunu.
- Kunwar Fateh Singh, died vpsp.
- Thakur Hanumat Singh (qv)
- Thakur Suraj Mal, he succeeded to
the estate of Bissau.
- Thakur
HANUMAT SINGH, 2nd Thakur of
Dundlod 1768/1784,
married, as his only
wife, Thakurani Ranawatiji of Dhariawad,
and had issue, one son.
He died 1784 at Jhunjhunu.
- Thakur
RANJIT SINGH, 3rd Thakur of Dundlod 1784/1808,
married 1stly, Thakurani
Ratan Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Sawai Singh of Pokhran, married
2ndly,
a daughter of the Thakur of Khimsar,
married 3rdly, Thakurani Nath
Kanwar,
daughter of Thakur Akhai Singh of Janiwara
in Jodhpur, and had issue. He was killed on the orders of Shyam Singh
of Bissau on
21st December 1808.
- Kunwar Pratap Singh (by Thakurani Ratan
Kanwar), married a daughter of Thakur Indra Singh of Geejgarh. He was
killed by Shyam Singh of Bissau on sp
21st
December 1808.
- Thakur Shiv Singh (by Thakurani Karamsotji)
(qv)
- Baisa Raj Kanwar [Maharani Raj Kanwar of Bikaner] (by Thakurani Ratan
Kanwar), married 1806,
Maharajkumar Ratan Singh of Bikaner,
and
had issue. She died 20th December 1852.
- Thakur
SHIV SINGH, 4th Thakur of Dundlod 1808/1850,
married
1stly, Thakurani Udawatiji of Lambia, married 2ndly, Thakurani
Mertaniji of Baghot, married 3rdly, Thakurani Baghelji from Sohawal,
and had issue.
He died 1850.
- Kunwar Chiman Singh, died vpsp.
- Thakur Jai Singh (qv)
- Thakur
JAI SINGH, 5th Thakur of Dundlod 1850/1875,
born
1836 (Paush Sudi 5, 1894),
married 1stly, Thakurani Kanlotji from Rawatsar, married 2ndly,
Thakurani Udawatji from Lambia, married 3rdly, Thakurani Mertaniji from
Baghot, and had issue, two sons from the second marriage. He died 7th
September 1875 (Bhadwa Sudi 7, 1932).
- Thakur Panney Singh (qv)
- Thakur Chander Singh (qv)
- Thakur
PANNEY SINGH, 6th Thakur of Dundlod 1875/1897,
born
15th September
1855, he succeeded to a half share in Dundlod, which was inherited by
his
brother
on his death; married 1stly, Thakurani
Tanwarji of Jetsisar, married 2ndly, Thakurani Mertaniji of Baghot,
married 3rdly, Thakurani Kandhalotji of Rawatsar. He died sp 18th April 1897.
- Thakur
CHANDER SINGH, 7th Thakur of Dundlod 1875/1905,
born
9th October
1858, he adopted Kanwar Harnath Singh, son of Thakur Chattar Singh of Malsisar, married 1stly, Thakurani
Mertaniji of Maroth, married 2ndly, Thakurani Chanpawatji of Khatu,
married 3rdly, Thakurani Bidawatji of Sobhasar. He died sp 1903.
INTERREGNUM
1903/1905
- Rawal
HARNATH SINGHJI Bahadur, 8th Thakur
of Dundlod
1905/1976, born 17th
September 1893, he was granted the personal title of Rawal by HH
Maharaja
Sawai
Man Singh II of Jaipur in 1947, married 26th January 1913 at Bera,
Rani
Sireh Kanwar, died 25th
January
1967, daughter of Rao Bahadur Thakur Shivnath Singhji of Bera in Jodhpur, and
his wife, Rani
Roop Kanwar, and had issue. He died 26th
January 1976 at Dundlod.
- Bai Mohan Kanwar [Rani Mohan Kanwar of Kanore], married
Rawat Karan Singh of Kanore.
- Thakur Ratan Singh, born 3rd December 1918, educated at
Mayo College,
Ajmer;
married Kumari Shashi Prabhawati Kumari [Thakurani Shashi
Prabha Devi], the eldest daughter of Maharaj Ranzor Singh of Sirmur,
and had issue. He died 1999.
- Kanwar Rajendra Singh, born 29th November 1939,
educated at Mayo
College,
Ajmer; married Kanwarani Shreelekha Kumari, daughter of Shri Narain Rao
alias Shri Fateh Singh Rao Patankar of Gwalior, and had issue. He died
27th May
1993
in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Thakur Randeep Singh, married Thakurani Namrata
Kumari, daughter of the Maharaj Sahib of Dhonswas in Ratlam, and his
wife, Rani Usha Kiran.
- Thakur Rajat Singh, born 15th September 1971 in
Assam,
educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, then completed a Bachelor of Arts
degree in English Honours, and a Masters in Business administration;
employed with the Taj Group of hotels in Sales and Marketing for
some years, he is presently (2009), along with his wife, the proprietor
and manager of "SUVASA", an apparel and home furnishing company.
- Thakur Veer Vijay Singh, educated at Mayo College,
Ajmer; married Thakurani
Savita Kumari of Kelwa in Mewar, and has issue.
- Kanwar Suryaveer Singh
- Kanwar Vishwaveer Singh
- Baiji Lal Loveleena Kumari, married Someshwar Bahadur
Singh.
- Bai Navneeta Kumari [Rani Navneeta Kumari of Birwa],
married Raja Baleshwar Singh of
Birwa.
- Lt.-Col. Thakur Raghuvir Singh, born 19th March
1920 in Bera, Jodhpur, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer. During World
War
II served in the Western Desert, Egypt. He also served in 19 Inf. Div.
in Kashmir in 1948 as well as in the Defence Service Staff College in
Wellington,
India and in HQ Eastern Command in Calcutta. Later became the Military
Secretary to HH the Rajpramukh of Rajasthan after independence. He was
awarded the Meritorious Service Medal Class I of Jaipur State. He has
had
the honour of being cavalry officer with the Jaipur Lancers, Rajendra
Hazari
Guards, Kachhawa Horse, Gwalior Lancers and the 61st Cavalary of the
integrated
Indian Army; married April 1947, Thakurani Bharati Devi, eldest
daughter of
Maharaj Champaksinhji of Rajpipla,
and has issue.
- Kanwar Ranjit Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer
and St
Xaviers
College,
Bombay; married Kanwarani Brita Maitra , daughter of Sudhendu Kumar
Maitra, and has issue.
- Bhanwar Vijit Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer.
- Kanwar Raghuvendra Singh, educated at Mayo College,
Ajmer;
married
Kanwarani
Ganga Pande, daughter of Tribhuwan Narain Pande, and has issue, two
daughters.
- Bai Urwashi Devi [Thakurani Urwashi Devi of Rohet],
married Thakur Digvijay Singh
Champawat of Rohet.
- Bai Brijraj Kanwar [Rajkumarani Brijraj Kanwar of
Khairagarh], married Rajkumar Bikram
Bahadur
Singh of Khairagarh.
- Bai Raghuraj Kanwar [Rani Raghuraj Kanwarba Jadeja],
married Lt.-Col. Maharaj
Ranbirsinhji of Nawanagar.
- Thakur Ranbir Sinh, Playwright, Historian and Author,
born 7th July 1929, educated at Mayo
College, Ajmer; Executive Secretary of Bharatiya Natya Sangh 1962/1965,
Vice Chairman
of
Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy for two terms, Cultural Advisor to the
Government of Mauritius 1976/1981; Vice President of the National
Council of Indian People's Theatre
Association {I.P.T.A.}; Fellow of Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi; Hon.
Member of Latvian Writers Association; Member of Progressive Writers
Association {India}; Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great
Britain and Ireland; as a Playwright, he has written more than nineteen
plays, including Hai Mera Dil
which has completed over 1500 shows, and is is the longest Hindi play
to date; as a Historian he has authored a number of books and has
contributed several articles on theatre, culture and Litrature to
various Journals and Books, books include, Mauritius; The Key To The Indian Ocean,
History of Shekhawats,
Wajid Ali Shah:The Tragic
King, Ranthambhor The
Impregnable Fort, Vanshavali
of the Rulers of Amber and Jaipur, as well as Parsi Theatre,
Inder Sabha a critical assessment, Contribution in the Encyclopedea of
Asian Theate published by Cambridge University, Contribution to the
encyclopedea of World theatre published by Routledge, English
translation of Banki Das Ki Khyat
and Theatre Quotes, also in English, married Thakurani Kalyani Devi,
the eldest daughter of General Shri
Prakram Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal, and has issue.
- Kanwar Ranvijay Singh, married Bhawna Kumari, daughter
of Raja Briraj Singh
of Halwapur, U.P., and
has issue.
- Bai Kavita Kumari, married Maj. Shri Bishambhar
Narsingh Rana.
- Thakur Rajvir Singhji, born 1st December 1930, educated
at
Mayo College,
Ajmer;
married Thakurani Uma Kumari, daughter of Maharaj Narayan Singhji of Jodhpur, and has issue.
- Kanwar Rishiraj Singh, married Kanwarani Neeta, and has
issue.
- Bai Gulab Kanwar [Thakurani Gulab Kanwar of Rohet],
married Lt.-Col. Thakur Rajendra
Singh
of Rohet.
- Bai Chand Kanwar [Thakurani Chand Kanwar Bhist], married
Lt.-Col. Thakur Narendra
Singh
Bhist.
- Bai Rajendra Kunwar [Rani Rajendra Kunwar of Ajabpur],
married 7th March 1962 in
Jaipur, Rawat
Thakur Digvijai Singh of Ajabpur, and
has issue.
The help of Kanwar Raghuvendra Singh 
September 2003 and Deepak Aggarwal
November 2003, is gratefully acknowledged. |
