PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Jajli is a larger estate belonging to the Sisodia clan,
and is situated on the banks of River Shivna, 18
kilometres South-East of Pratapgarh (District Headquarter)
and 7 kilometres from Arnod. The founder of the estate was
Thakur Pur Singh, a younger son of Thakur Gopal Das, the
3rd Thakur Saheb of Dhamotar,
himself a grandson of Thakur Sahasmal, a grandson of Rawat
Khemkaran, the founder of Pratapgarh. Rulers
were..
- Thakur Pur Singh (Puraji), he was a younger son of
Thakur Gopal Das of Dhamotar, married and had issue,
the Purawat clan in Pratapgarh.
- Thakur Sunder Singh, he was granted Bilesari in
jagir from Pratapgarh state.
- Thakur Madhav Singh, married and had issue.
- Kunwar Jorawar Singh
- Thakur Jagat Singh (continued below)
- Thakur JAGAT SINGH,
1st Thakur Saheb of Jajli 1837/-, he was granted the
Thikana of Jajli as well as the title of Thakur in
1837 by the Maharawat of Pratapgarh; married 1stly,
Thakurani Ajar Kunwar, daughter of Thakur Takht Singh
Chauhan, married 2ndly, Thakurani Chauhanjisa, and
had issue.
- Thakur Mohan Singh (by 1st marriage) (qv)
- Thakur Tej Singh (by 1st marriage) (qv)
- Kunwar Takht Singh (by 2nd marriage)
- Kunwar Duleh Singh (by 2nd marriage)
- Kunwar Ran Singh (by 2nd marriage)
- Thakur MOHAN SINGH,
2nd Thakur Saheb of Jajli, married Thakurani Chauhanjisa/Songiriji,
and had issue.
- Kunwar Ajit Singh, he was adopted by Thakur
Jaskaran of Bilesari.
- Thakur Jaswant Singh, married and had issue.
- Kunwar Hamir Singh, he died sp.
- Kunwar Gamir Singh, he died sp.
- Thakur TEJ SINGH,
3rd Thakur Saheb of Jajli, married four wives,
including 1stly, Thakurani Chatar Kunwar, daughter of
Thakur Khuman Singh of Guda in Wagad, married 2ndly, a
Kumari from Padliya, and had issue, four sons and one
daughter.
- Thakur Gulab Singh (qv)
- Thakur Bhairo Singh (qv)
- Thakur Bhawani Singh, married and had issue.
- Thakur Hamir Singh, married and had issue.
- Thakur Mod Singh, married and had issue.
- Kunwar Swaroop Singh
- Thakur Jaswant Singh, married and had issue.
- Kunwar Shivnath Singh
- Kunwar Bahadur Singh
- Kunwar Sajjan Singh
- Thakur Bakhtawar Singh, married and had issue.
- Thakur Maruti Singh, married Thakurani Mohan
Kumari of Lunakheda, and had issue.
- Kunwar Ramchandra Singh
- Kunwar Bharat Singh, married a Kumari from
Namli.
- Kunwar Nagendra Singh, married a Kumari
from Loharia (Kushalgarh), and had issue.
- Thakur Shatrughan Singh, married Thakurani
Shekhawatjisa.
- Baisa Bhagwat Kanwar, married Thakur Ran
Bahadur Singh of Lalgarh, and had issue
- Baisa Padmini Kanwar, married Thakur
Bharat Singh of Naila.
- Baisa Devendra Kanwar, married Thakur
Narendra Singhji of Paal in Gujarat.
- Thakur Takht Singh,married and had issue
- Baisa (name
unknown) Kanwar, married Thakur Abhay
Singh of Lalgarh.
- Baisa (name
unknown) Kanwar, married in Khanba.
- Thakur Mehtab Singh,married and had
issue.
- Kunwar Ram Singh
- Kunwar Raghuver Singh
- Kunwar Abhay Singh
- Kunwar Gopal Singh
- Thakur Onkar Singh
- Thakur Lal Singh, married and had issue.
- Thakur Bharat Singh, married and had issue.
- Kunwar Hindu Singh
- Baisa Kesar Kunwar
- Baisa Jadav Kunwar
- Thakur GULAB SINGH,
4th Thakur Saheb of Jajli, married. He died sp.
- Thakur BHAIRO SINGH,
5th Thakur Sahib of Jajli, married 1stly, Thakurani Tanwarjisa of
Badwas, married 2ndly, Thakurani Rathorjisa of
Raoti, and had issue.
- Thakur Balwant Singh (qv)
- Kunwar Duleh Singh, married and had issue.
- Baisa (name
unknown) Kanwar, married in Salwa.
- Kunwar Fateh Singh
- Kunwar Balu Singh, married and had issue.
- Baisa (name
unknown) Kanwar, married the Maharaj Saheb
of Multhan.
- Baisa Chatar Kanwar, married Maharaj Bhawani
Singhji of Semlia, and had issue.
- Rajkumar Jaswant Singh, he was adopted by Raja
Duleh Singh of Sailana and succeeded there as HH
Raja Sir Jaswant Singhji Bahadur of Sailana.
- Baisa (name
unknown) Kanwar, married the Maharaj Saheb
of Amleta.
- Thakur BALWANT
SINGH, 6th Thakur Saheb of Jajli, married
1stly, Thakurani Dhariav Kanwar, daughter of Thakur
Khuman Singh Sahib of Thikana Sarangi in Jhabua state,
married 2ndly, Thakurani Swaroop Kumari, daughter of
Thakur Jorawar Singh of Surkheda, and had issue, one
son and three daughters.
- Thakur Raghunath Singh (qv)
- Baisa Pratap Kanwar, married Thakur Raghunath
Singh of Chirola.
- Baisa Pragyan Kanwar, married Thakur Dalpat Singh
of Virpur.
- Thakur RAGHUNATH
SINGH, 7th Thakur Saheb of Jajli 1926/-,
educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and also did his
senior Cambridge; he was Lawn Tennis Captain of the
Mayo College 1912/1913; an outstanding All-round
Cricketer, he played in the Indian Test Cricket team
for six years from 1911 to 1917; he served as
honourary advisor to several Indian Princely States
(inclunding Kashmir, Jaipur and Dungarpur) during the
time of accession; married 1stly, Thakurani Bhom
Kanwar of Guderkheda, married 2ndly, Thakurani Ratan
Kanwar, daughter of Rana Jethuba of Vana state,
Gujarat, and had issue, three sons and five daughters.
- Thakur Rajendra Singh (qv)
- Kunwar Shatrunjai Singh, retired as Addl.
Suprintendent of Police in M.P.; married and has
issue.
- Kunwar Virendra Singh, retired as Suprintendent
Engineer in M.P.; married and has issue.
- Baisa Ratan Kumari, married Late Col. Maharaj
Shri Vikram Singhji Sahib of Semlia (see Sailana).
- Baisa Bhagwat Kanwar, married Late Thakur Shri
Fateh Singhji of Tana, grandson of Thakur Chaman
Singhji of Tana.
- Baisa Heera Kanwar, married Late Thakur Sahib
Mohan Singh of Sandla.
- Baisa (name
unknown) Kanwar, married Thakur Ramchandra
Singhji of Kalyanpura Jagir in Jhabua.
- Baisa (name
unknown) Kanwar, married Thakur Ramnath
Singhji of Chapragrahan.
COURT OF WARDS, for four years.
- Thakur RAJENDRA
SINGH, 8th Thakur Saheb of Jajli(see above)
The generous assistance of Shri Pawan Bakhshi is
gratefully acknowledged, September 2013.
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