PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: This
village was granted in 1708 by Maharaja Ajit Singh of Marwar to Thakur
Sardar Singh, grandson of Thakur Ugrasen, himself great-grandson of Rao
Kumpa of Mewar, founder of the
Kumpawat clan. Estate holders were....
- Thakur SARDAR SINGH,
1st Thakur of Siwas 1708/-, he was granted the estate of Siwas in 1708
by
Maharaja Ajit Singh of Marwar; married and had issue.
- Thakur VIRAM DEO,
2nd Thakur of Siwas -/1755, married and had issue. He
died in 1755.
- Thakur Shambhu Singh (qv)
- Thakur SHAMBHU SINGH,
3rd Thakur of Siwas 1755/1786, he was confirmed in
his
possession of the estate with a revenue of Rs. 7000 by Maharaja Vijay
Singh on wresting of
Godwad from Udaipur, married and had issue. He died in 1786.
- Thakur KUBER SINGH,
4th Thakur of Siwas 1786/-, married and had issue.
- Thakur FATEH SINGH,
5th Thakur of Siwas -/1835, married and had issue.
- Thakur Harnath Singh (qv)
- Thakur Bhom Singh, married and had issue.
- Kunwar Ranjit Singh, he was adopted by his uncle and
succeeded
as Thakur Ranjit Singh (see below).
- Thakur HARNATH SINGH,
6th Thakur of Siwas 1835/- married and had adoptive issue.
- (A) Thakur Ranjit Singh (qv)
- Thakur RANJIT SINGH,
7th Thakur of Siwas, born as Kunwar Ranjit Singh, son of
his adoptive father's younger brother, Thakur Bhom Singh (see above),
married and had issue.
- Thakur KUSHAL SINGH,
8th Thakur of Siwas -/1917, married and had issue. He died
1917.
- Thakur PRATAP SINGH,
9th Thakur of Siwas 1917/1929, born 1904, married
1924, Thakurani Nandu Kanwar, daughter of Ranawat Maharaj Gokul Singh
of Basani village, and had issue, one son. He died 1929.
- Thakur NAHAR SINGH,
10th Thakur of Siwas (see above)
The help of Deepak Aggarwal is gratefully acknowledged,
January 2009.
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