Rulers of Marwar

Flag of Indian Princely State Jodhpur

The Rulers of the Indian Princely State of Jodhpur were of an ancient dynasty established in the 8th century. However, the dynasty's fortunes were made by Rao Jodha, first of the rulers of the Rathore dynasty in Jodhpur in 1459.

The state was incorporated into the Mughal Empire during the reign of the Emperor Akbar. During the late 17th century it was under the strict control of the Emperor Aurangzeb, but the ruling house of Rathore was allowed to remain semi-autonomous in their territory. The British had no role in the state's affairs until the 1830s, when the Raja at that time, Man Singh, entered into a subsidiary alliance, after which the Rajas of Marwar (or Jodhpur) continued as rulers of a princely state. Their reign continued until Maharaja Sir Hanwant Singh acceded his state to the new Dominion of India following Indian independence in 1947.

House of Rathore (1250–1459)

Name[1]		Reign Began	Reign Ended
1	Rao Shiva	1250	1273
2	Rao Asthan – He was killed in battle against the forces of Sultan Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khilji of Delhi, 1292.	1273	1292
3	Rao Duhad	1292	1309
4	Rao Rai Pal	1309	1313
5	Rao Kanha Pal	1313	1323
6	Rao Jalhansi	1323	1328
7	Rao Chhada	1328	1344
8	Rao Tida	1344	1357
9	Rao Salkha	1357	1374
10	Rao Viram Deo	1374	1383
11	Rao Chandra – He was killed in battle against Salim Shah of Multan, 1424	1383	1424
12	Rao Kanha	1424	1427
13	Rao Rid Mal Ranmal	1427	1438

House of Rathore (1459–1947) at Jodhpur

Name[1]		Reign Began	Reign Ended
1	Rao Jodha	12 May 1459	6 April 1489
2	Rao Satal	6 April 1489	March 1492
3	Rao Suja	March 1492	2 October 1515
4	Rao Biram Singh – son of Bagha	2 October 1515	8 November 1515
5	Rao Ganga	8 November 1515	9 May 1532
6	Rao Maldeo – Lost Merta and Ajmer to Emperor Akbar, and forced to send two of his sons as hostages to the Imperial Court.	9 May 1532	7 November 1562
7	Rao Chandra Sen – Lost his territories in wars with the Mughals	7 November 1562	1565
8	Raja Udai Singh Mota Raja – restored by the Mughals with the title 'Raja' as a vassal	4 August 1583	11 July 1595
9	Sawai Raja Suraj-Mal	11 July 1595	7 September 1619
10	Maharaja Gaj Singh I – To be the first to take the title 'Maharaja' by himself	7 September 1619	6 May 1638
11	Maharaja Jaswant Singh	6 May 1638	28 November 1678?
12	Raja Rai Singh – Son of Raja Amar Singh	1659	1659
13	Maharaja Ajit Singh	19 February 1679	24 June 1724
14	Raja Indra Singh – Installed in opposition to Maharaja Ajit Singh by Emperor Aurangzeb but unpopluar with people of Marwar	9 June 1679	4 August 1679
15	Maharaja Abhai Singh	24 June 1724	18 June 1749
16	Maharaja Ram Singh – First Reign	18 June 1749	July 1751
17	Maharaja Bakht Singh	July 1751	21 September 1752
18	Maharaja Vijay Singh – First Reign	21 September 1752	31 January 1753
19	Maharaja Ram Singh – Second Reign	31 January 1753	September 1772
20	Maharaja Vijay Singh – Second Reign	September 1772	17 July 1793
21	Maharaja Bhim Singh	17 July 1793	19 October 1803
22	Maharaja Man Singh	19 October 1803	4 September 1843
23	Maharaja Sir Takht Singh – Not in the direct line, but a great-great-great grandson of Ajit Singh. Formerly Regent of Ahmednagar.	4 September 1843	13 February 1873
24	Maharaja Sir Jaswant Singh II – Kaisar-i-Hind	13 February 1873	11 October 1895
25	Maharaja Sir Sardar Singh – Colonel in the British Indian Army	11 October 1895	20 March 1911
26	Maharaja Sir Sumair Singh – Colonel in the British Indian Army	20 March 1911	3 October 1918
27	Maharaja Sir Umaid Singh – Lieutenant-General in the British Indian Army	3 October 1918	9 June 1947
28	Maharaja Sir Hanwant Singh – Last Ruler of Marwar (Jodhpur)	9 June 1947	15 August 1947

• Silver Shaded Rows signify the Mughal Empire.
• Yellow Shaded Rows signify the British Indian Empire

Heads of the Rathore Clan 1947–1952

XXVII. Maharaja Shri Gaj Singh II (13 January 1948–) r. 26 January 1952–. eldest son of Maharaja Shri Hanwant Singh

1. Rao Raja Hukum Singh [Tutu Bana Jodhpur] Second son of Maharaja Shri Hanwant Singh (mother name Zubaida ), born 1952 to 1980
   1. Rao Raja Parikshit Singh (son of Rao Raja Hukum Singh Tutu Banna)
   2. Rajkumari Jayanandini Kumari, (son of Rao Raja Hukum Singh Tutu Banna) married Kunwar Vikramaditya Singh of Palaitha-Kotah.^[2][1]

Present Line of Succession

The House of Rathore follows male primogeniture by the sons of Rajput mothers only.

• 1. Yuvraj Shivraj Singh of Jodhpur (b. 1975). Son of the present Maharaja.
• 2. Maharaj Shri Himmat Singh (b. 1925). Son of Maharaja Umaid Singh.
• 3.. Maharaj Shri Dalip Singh (b. 1937). Son of Maharaja Umaid Singh.
• 4. Rajkumar Shri Vir Vikram Singh (b. 1967). Only son of Dalip Singh.
• 5. Bhanwar Shri Aditya Singh (b. 1996). Only son of Vir Vikram Singh.
• 6. Maharaj Shri Shobagh Singh (b. 1928). Grandson of Maharaja Sardar Singh through his youngest son "Maharajadhiraja Shri Sir Ajit Singh (1907–1978).
• 7. Rajkumar Shri Ranvijay Singh (b. 1959). Elder son of Shobagh Singh.
• 8. Bhanwar Shri Abhay Singh (b. 1996). Only son of Ranvijay Singh.
• 9. Rajkumar Shri Karanvijay Singh (b. 1968). Younger son of Shobagh Singh.
• 10. Bhanwar Shri Jananjay Singh (b. 1998). Elder son of Karanvijay Singh.
• 11. Bhanwar Shri Kartikeya Singh (b. 2010). Second son of Karanvijay Singh.
• 12. Maharaj Shri Raghavendra Singh (b. 1967). Son of Maharaj Shri Swarup Singh (1933–2003), the younger brother of Shobagh Singh.
• 13. Rajkumar Shri Amar Singh (b. 2004). Only son of Raghavendra Singh.
• 14. Maharaj Shri Suryavir Singh (b. 1973). Younger brother of Raghavendra Singh.
• 15. Rajkumar Shri Samarvir Singh. Only son of Suryavir Singh.

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Jodhpur. Royalark.net. Retrieved on 2011-10-29.
2. ^ http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/j/jodhpur.html
3. ^ JODH15. Royalark.net. Retrieved on 2011-10-29.
4. ^ JODH14. Royalark.net. Retrieved on 2011-10-29.

• Jodhpur, Published by [s.l.], 1933.
• Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur and His Times (1803–1843 A.D.), by Padmaja Sharma. Published by Shiva Lal Agarwala, 1972.
• The Administration of Jodhpur State, 1800–1947 A.D., by Nirmala M. Upadhyaya. International Publishers, 1973.
• Marwar under Jaswant Singh, (1658–1678): Jodhpur hukumat ri bahi, by Satish Chandra, Raghubir Sinh, Ghanshyam Datt Sharma. Published by Meenakshi Prakashan, 1976.
• Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer: Desert Kingdoms, by Kishore Singh, Karoki Lewis. Lustre Press Ltd. 1992.
• The House of Marwar: The Story of Jodhpur, by Dhananajaya Singh. Lotus Collection, Roli Books, 1994. ISBN 81-7436-002-6.
• Modern Indian Kingship: Tradition, Legitimacy & Power in Jodhpur, by Marzia Balzani. Published by James Currey Limited, 2003. ISBN 0-85255-931-3.
• Jodhpur and the Later Mughals, AD 1707–1752, by R. S. Sangwan. Published by Pragati Publications, 2006.

External links

• The Maharaja Gaj Singh II Of Marwar-Jodhpur (present maharaja), Official website
• Jodhpur History and Genealogy at RoyalArk