PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The
Sidhus have seven sub-clans: Brar, Harike, Bhaike,
Pirkotiye, Rosse, Jaid and Manoke
- Rawal JAISAL,
Rawal of Ludarva 1153/1156 and founder and 1st Rawal
of Jaisalmer 1156/1168, later he was driven from the
kingdom by a rebellion, and wandered northwards and
settled near a town called Hisar, married and had
issue, four sons. He died 1168
- Rawal Salivahan II, he succeeded his father to
Jaisalmer.
- Rawal Kailan, he succeeded his nephew to
Jaisalmer.
- Rai Pem
- Rai Hemraj [Hemhal ](qv)
- Rai Hemraj,
born 1150, he had a dispute with his brothers which
led to his settlement in Hisar in 1180 and when
Mohammed of Ghor invaded India he gave him full
support and was rewarded with the control of the
Sirsa, Hisar and Bathinda areas in 1212; he built a
fort in Hisar, and ousted the Panwar Rajputs from the
area of Muktsar; married and had issue. He died
1214/1219.
- Rao Jondhar [Jandra or Jaidrath] (qv)
- Rai Jondhar,
married and had issue, had twenty-one sons, each of
whom founded a new clan.
- Batera Rai [Pate Rai] (qv)
- Batera Rai,
married and had issue.
- Rai Manjalrab [Mangal Rao] (qv)
- Manjalrab Rai,
he rebelled against the Delhi government, but was
captured and beheaded at Jaisalmer; married and had
issue.
- Undra Rai [Anand Rao] (qv)
- Undra Rai,
married and had issue.
- Khiwa Rai [Khiva Rao] (qv)
- Khiwa Rai,
he built Khiva Khota, his marriage outside of his
caste caused him to be shunned by his community;
married 1stly, a Rajput Rani, married 2ndly
(unequally), Rajo, a Saroo-Basehra lady from Neli
Dulkota, daughter of Basir, a Jat Zamindar, and had
issue, by second marriage, a son who took the caste of
his mother.
- Sidhu Rai,
born about 1250; descendants merged into the Jat
community; married a girl from the Gill Jat tribe, and
had issue, six sons, founders of the Sidhu Clan.
- Dahar [Dhar or Devi], descendants are know as Bhaike
of Kaithal and Jhumba, Arnowli and Sadhowal.
- Dhar (?same as above?), descendants are know as Pirkotias.
- Roop [Rupach], progeny are Rosse of the
village of Tehna in Faridkot.
- Suro [Sur] progeny are know as Meharmia.
- Mano, descendants are settled in Malkana and
Naurang villages and known as Manokes.
- Bhura [Bur] descendants are known as Harikas
and Brars.
- Sita Rao, married and had issue.
- Hari Rao, married and had issue, the Harkike
Sidhu branch, Sardars of Kaonke, Attari,
Harike and Fattanke.
- Jarth, married and had issue.
- Bhura, married and had issue. (alternate line from
Annals and Antiquities)
- Bhir [Bir], married and had issue.
- Sidtilkara, he became an ascetic.
- Sitrah, [Satrach / Satra], married and had
issue.
- Jertha [Charta], married and had issue.
- Mahi [Maho], married and had issue.
- Gala [Kala], married and had issue.
- Mehra, married and had issue.
- Hambir [Hamira], married and had
issue.
- Lakhumba, married and had issue.
- Hari, ancestor of the Attari and
Harike familys.
- Barar Sidhu,
a renowned warrior, he regained Bathinda after
defeating the Bhatis, and made Bidowali his capital,
he attacked Timur near Tohana, during his raid into
Northern India in 1398; married and had issue, the
Brar Jats. He died 1415 in Bidowali.
- Paur, married and had issue, the Phoolke, Mehrajke
and Ghurajke.
- Balrath [Bairath or Bairi], married and had
issue.
- Kai [Kayen or Kao], married and had issue.
- Mehna
- Kilja
- Bao [Baho], married and had issue.
- Dull [Dhul], married and had issue, the
Faridkotiye and Sangharke.
- Ratan Pal, his descendants are settled in the
villages of Abloo, Daan Singh Wala, Kotli, Kili,
Mehma Sarja and Kundal.
- Lakhan Pal, his descendants are called Deonke.
- Binay Pal, his descendants are in Matta, Doda,
Kauni, Bhagsar and Jhutti Patti of Bathinda;
married and had issue.
- generations
- Sangar Brar, married and had issue.
- Chaudhri Bhallan Brar, he was appointed
Chaudhri of the Brar tribe by Emperor Akbar.
He died spm
in 1643.
- Bhai Lala Brar, married and had issue.
- Chaudhuri Kapura Singh, born 1628,
founder of Kot Kapura in 1661, married and
had issue. He was killed by Isa Khan Manj
in 1708.
- Chaudhuri Sajja Singh [Sema]
1708/1710, he was killed sp
in battle in 1710.
- Chaudhuri Sukha Singh [Sukhia]
1710/1731, born 1681, married and had
issue. He died 1731.
- Chaudhuri Jodh Singh 1731/1767,
married and had issue. He died 1767.
- Chaudhuri Tegh Singh of Kot Kapura
1767/1806, married and had issue. He
died 1806.
- Sardar Karam Singh of Kot Kapura
in 1807, incorporated into Nabha
in 1807, married and had issue.
- Sardar Gajja Singh of Kot
Kapura, married and had issue.
- Chaudhuri Jagat Singh of Kot
Kapura 1806/1807, married and had
issue. He died 1825.
- Rani Pratap Kaur, married
1825, Maharaja Sher Singh of Lahore.
She died 23rd August 1857.
- (A) Thakar Singh,
born about 1843, adopted
in 1847, son of his
mothers cousin, Gajja
Singh.
- Sardar Jit Singh [Amrik Singh],
died 1767.
- Sardar Hamir Singh, 1st Sardar Sahib
of Faridkot 1763/1782
- Sardar Bir Singh
- Sardar Makhu Singh [Mukhia], he killed
Isa Khan and took control of the entire
area; ancestor of the families of Rori
and Matta.
- Sehan Pal, his posterity settled in Nagedi Sran
and Fidde
- Sanghar Brar,
he entered the service of Baber in 1524, married and
had issue. He was killed 21st April 1526 at the Battle
of Panipat in which Baber defeated Ibrahim Lodhi.
- Chaudhury Beeram [Bariyam or Bairam] (qv)
- Chaudhury Beeram,
he was appointed by Baber to be Chaudhury of the
territory to the south-west of Delhi in 1526, and
which was confirmed by Humayum in 1554, married and
had issue. He was killed 1560 in a skirmish with the
Muslim Bhatis.
- Chaudhury Meeraj [Mehraj or Maharaj] (qv)
- Geraj [Garaj]
- Chaudhury Meeraj
Brar, he succeeded his father as Chaudhary
and also engaged in battles with the Bhatis, married
and had issue.
- Chaudhury Sattu [Suttoh] (qv)
- Chaudhury Sattu
Brar, married and had issue. He was killed
1560 in a skirmish with the Muslim Bhatis.
- Chaudhury Pukka [Pakhu or Pukkoh](qv)
- Chaha
- Lukha
- Chaudhury Pukka
Brar, he was killed in a skirmish with Bhati
Rajputs at Bidowali, married and had issue.
- Chaudhury Mohan (qv)
- Habbal
- Chaudhury Mohan
Brar, he moved to Nathana in 1618 to avoid
further clashes with Bhatis, later he founded the
village of Mehraj in 1627 on the advice of the Sixth
Guru, Guru Hargobindji, married and had issue. He was
killed in 1632.
- Chaudhury Kala (qv)
- Bhai Rup Chand, married Mat Ambi, a Jitani Jat
lady, and had issue. He was killed in 1632.
- Chaudhury Phul Brar (qv)
- Bhai Sandali Brar
- Chaudhury Kala Brar,
Chaudhury 1632/-, guardian of his nephews, he founded
the village of Kalyanwali in Sirsa, married and had
issue.
- generation
- Maluka, he founded the village of Kaleka,
married and had issue.
- two generations
- Choudhury Kannah, zamindar of Kaleke, married
and had issue.
- Mai Fatto (possibly aunt of Gurbakhsh Singh)
[Rani Fateh Kaur of Patiala], married Maharaja
Ala Singh, Maharaja of Patiala, and had issue.
She died 1773.
- generation
- Gurbakhsh Singh, fifth in descent, he served
as Diwan of Patiala to Maharaja Ala Singh,
married and had issue.
- Chaudhury Phul Brar,
born 1627, he founded Rampura Phul, he fought with the
Sixth Guru, Guru Hargobindji, against Mughal Delhi in
the battle of Gurusar, married 1stly, Chaudhrani Rail
[Bali], daughter of a zamindar of Dhilwari in Nabha
territory, married 2ndly, Chaudhrani Rajji of Sidhani,
and had issue, six sons and one daughter. He died at
Bahadurpur in Nabha state on 28th January 1689, and
was cremated at the village of Phul.
- Chaudhury Tilokha Singh (by Rail), baptized with Khande
da amrit at the hands of the Tenth Sikh Guru,
Guru Gobind Singh at Damdama Sahib, married and had
issue, the Nabha, Jind and Badrukhan families. He
died 1705.
- Gurditta Singh, married a daughter of Sardar
Sardul Singh Mann of Mauran, and had issue, one
son. He died 1754
- Suratya Singh, married and had issue. He died
1752
- Kapur Singh, jagirdar of Kapurgarh and
Sangrur, married Bibi Raj Kaur, daughter of
Sardar Sujan Singh Mansahia.
- Raja Hamir Singh, founder of Nabha.
- Sukhchen Singh, married Bibi Agan, daughter of
Chuhr Singh, a Bullar Jat of Mandi, and had issue.
He died 1751 aged 75.
- Alam Singh, he was a brave soldier, and
distinguished himself in many fights with the
Imperial troops, after the conquest of Sirhind,
in 1763, he took possession of a considerable
tract of country, but was killed the following
year by a fall from his horse, married 1stly, a
Gill lady of Gholia Chubara, married 2ndly, a
daughter of a Mann zamindar of Maur Saboki,
married 3rdly, Mai Malan, daughter of Dhaliwal
zamindar. He died sp in 1764
- Raja Gajpat Singh (by Agan), founder of Jind.
- Bulaki Singh, married 1stly at Kot Kapura, a
girl of the Nehre Sanduan family, married 2ndly,
1764, Mai Malan, the widow of his eldest
brother, and had issue. He died about 1785.
- Mirza Singh (by 1st wife), he founded the
village of Dialpuria
- Jitu Singh (by 2nd wife)
- Chaudhury Rama Singh (by Rail), baptized with Khande
da
amrit at the hands of the Tenth Sikh Guru,
Guru Gobind Singh at Damdama Sahib, he raided the
territories of the Bhatis and the Muslim Chief of
Kot and captured both Bhatian and Kot, he founded
Bhai Rupa in 1680 and built Rampur, married
Chaudhrani Sabi, daughter of Bhuttar, zamindar of
Nanun, and had issue, six sons, the Patiala,
Bhadaur, Kot Duna and Malaudh families. He was
killed at Maler Kotla in 1714.
- Chaudhury Duna, founder of the estate of
Bhadaur, married and had issue (see Bhadaur and Kot
Duna). He died 1726.
- Subha Singh, married and had issue, one son. He
died 1729.
- Jodh Singh, married Mai Deso (married 2ndly,
Maharaja Ala Singh of Patiala). He died 1729.
- Baba Ala Singh (qv)
- Sardar Bakhta Singh [Bakht Mal], he was founder
of the estate of Malaudh, married and had issue
(see Malaudh). He died 1757.
- Budh Singh, died 1714.
- Ladh Singh, died 1742.
- Raghu Singh [Rughu] (by Rail), married and had
issue, four sons.
- Hardas Singh, married and had issue, the
Phulkian family of Jiundan.
- Bibiji Rami Kaur (by Rail), married a Sardar of
Ram Das, and had issue, descendants in Burgar
- Channu (by Rajji), he held jagirs in the village
of Gumti, married and had issue, the Laudgharia
Sardars of Gumti.
- Jhandu (by Rajji), he died sp.
- Takht Mal (by Rajji), he held jagirs in the
village of Gumti, married and had issue, five sons,
the Laudgharia Sardars of Gumti.
- Bir
- Lakhmir
- Bhumia
- Dalloh
- Bakhta
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