GARHI (Jagir)

 
VILLAGES: 167 REVENUE: 40,000Rs ACCESSION: xx
STATE: Banswara DYNASTY: Chauhan RELIGION: Hindu
  POPULATION: 17,453  
     
PRESENT RULER: The Rao Saheb of Garhi

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Estate holders were...
  1. Thakur AGAR SINGHJI, Thakur Saheb of Wasi, from Thakurda in Banswara, he received the Jagir of Wasi in Banswara, fl.1750, married and had issue.
    • Thakur Udai Singhji (qv)

  2. Thakur UDAI SINGHJI, Thakur Saheb of Wasi, he received the Jagirs of Garhi and Nawagaon.

  3. Thakur ARJUN SINGHJI, Thakur Saheb of Garhi

  4. Rao RATAN SINGHJI, Thakur Saheb (later Rao) of Banswara, Kamdar of Banswara 1874/1876, he was granted the title of Rao [cr.1872] by the Maharana of Udaipur, married and had issue.
    • Rao Gambhir Singhji (qv)
    • Baisa (name unknown) [Maharani Sahiba Chauhaniji], married Maharana Shri Shambhu Singhji of Udaipur.

  5. Rao GAMBHIR SINGHJI, Rao Saheb of Garhi -/1889, he adopted Kunwar Sangram Singh, son of Thakur Udai Singh of Thakurda, married and had adoptive issue. He died sp 1889 (1890?).
    • (A) Rao Sangram Singhji (qv)

  6. Rao SANGRAM SINGHJI, Rao Saheb of Garhi 1889/1905, born 1873 as Kunwar Sangram Singh, son of Thakur Udai Singh of Thakurda, and succeeded by adoption; married the daughter of the Thakur of Semlia in Sailana [?Maharaj Bhawani Singh], and had adoptive issue. He died 1905.
    • (A) Rao Rai Singhji (qv)

  7. Rao RAI SINGHJI, Rao Saheb of Garhi 1905/-, born 1887, adopted from Gamra, an off-shoot of Thakurda in Banswara, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer.

  8. Rao RANJIT SINGHJI, Rao Saheb of Garhi

  9. Rao HIMMETH SINGHJI, Rao Saheb of Garhi -/1939, born 1917, married Rao Rani Phool Kumari, born 1919, died 1962, daughter of Rao Raja Sardar Singhji of Uniara, and had issue, two children, one son and one daughter. He died 1939.
    • Rao Indrajit Singhji (qv)
    • Baiji Lal Giriraj Kumari [Rani Giriraj Kumari of Rampura], born 1st November 1938, married 17th February 1957, Raja Samar Singh of Rampura, and has issue, two sons and one daughter.

  10. Rao INDRAJIT SINGHJI, Rao Saheb of Garhi 1939/2006, born 1936, educated at Daly College, Indore; married 195x, Rani Sampat Kumari, daughter of Maharaj Shri Ajit Singh Sahib of Jodhpur, and his wife, Rani Man Kumari, and had issue, five children. He died 2005/2006.
    • Baiji Lal Jayraj Kumari (Princess Joy) [Kunwarani Jayraj Kumari of Ghanerao], married Kunwar Suryabhan Singh of Ghanerao.
    • Baiji Lal Rohini Kumari (Princess Gattu) [HH Maharani Rohini Kumari of Karauli], married 1986, HH Maharaja Shri Krishan Chander Pal Deo of Karauli.
    • Rajkumar Ranjit Singh, died young about 1979/1980.
    • Rajkumari Kirti Kumari, married 1988, Rajkumar Jungvijay Singh of Amarkot.
    • Rajkumari Parneeti Kumari, married in Dungarpur.

  11. Rao (name unknown) (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Rani Sahiba Chauhaniji, married (as his first wife), Maharaj Shri Kesri Singhji of Bhindar.
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