PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
A tributary Thikana, founded
by Thakur Nawal Singhji Bahadur, younger son of Thakur Sardul Singh of Jhunjhunu, and who first laid the
foundation of a fort (Bala Kila)
in 1737 at the village site of Rohili on the banks of a pond. Nawalgarh
was encircled by high walls (Parkota)
comprising of four gates (Pols),
facing different directions, namely, Agoona Darwaja, Bawadi Darwaja,
Mandi Darwaja and Nansa Darwaja, each having an iron door. Bala Kila
Fort was situated in the centre of the Thikana and Fatehgarh Fort was
outside of the parkota, serving as an out post. Nawalgarh was noted for
its Rasala of well bred
horses, and was also a Hathiband
Thikana, that is, a thikana where elephants were kept, with the
Nawalgarh Royals having their own. Traditionally a coronation of a new
ruler or the birth of a son to the Thakur Sahib or the marriage of a
daughter was announced with a cannon salute. Each ruler minted his own
stamps. Thakur Nawal Singh wisely encouraged the settlement of traders
from Jaipurs within his new estate, and to set up shops for the trading
families who settled here. Land and houses were allotted free of cost
for residential and business purposes by the Thakur Sahib. Today,
Nawalgarh is considered to be one of the most attractive of Shekhawat
Thikanas. Rulers were....
- Thakur NAWAL SINGH Bahadur,
Thakur of Nawalgarh 1742/1780, born 1715, fifth son
of
Thakur Sardul Singh of Jhunjhunu,
and his third wife, Thakurani Bakhat
Kanwar, he was granted
the title of
Bahadur
and a mansab of 3000 zat and
2000 sawars in 1775, built
Bala Kila Fort and Fatehgarh Fort both in Nawalgarh, built Dalelgarh
Fort in Dalelgarh, later renamed Pilani, built Mandawa Fort in Mandawa;
married
1stly, Thakurani Udawatji, daughter of Thakur Sangram Singh, and
grand-daughter of Thakur Sabal Singh of Deh in Nagour, married 2ndly,
Thakurani Bikawatji, daughter of Thakur Himmat Singh, and
grand-daughter of Thakur Man Singh of Dadrewa in Bikaner, married
3rdly, Thakurani Champawatji, daughter of Thakur Hindu Singh, and
grand-daughter of Thakur Amar Singh of Auwa
in Jodhpur [or daughter of Thakur Harnath Singh of Auwa], married
4thly,
Thakurani Bikawatji, daughter of Thakur Devi Singh, and grand-daughter
of Thakur Mokal Singh of Bhadonda, and had
issue, ten sons. He died 24th February 1780 at Singhana where his
cenotaph was
built.
- Thakur Narsinghdas (qv)
- Thakur Nahar Singh, he was granted the estate of 13
villages, later more were
added and was founder of Mahansar.
- Thakur Dalel Singh, he was granted the estate of Pilani
and Baloda with 12
other villages.
- Thakur Zalim Singh, he was granted the estate of Bhimsar
and 12 other
villages,
married and had issue. He died 1816.
- Kunwar Man Singh, died vpsp in 1793 in his
Kunwarpadi.
- Kunwar Prithvi Singh, married Kunwarani Amar Kanwar
Bidawatji, and had issue. He died vp
1816 in his
Kunwarpadi.
- Bhanwar Jawan Singh, died young in his Bhanwarpadi vpsp
before 1816.
- Kunwar Lal Singh, he was granted the estate of Sonthali
with 12 other
villages, died vpsp on 6th June
1775 in the battle of Mandan.
- Kunwar Anhey Singh
- Kunwar Sheva Singh
- Kunwar Fateh Singh
- Kunwar Jiwan Singh
- Kunwar Kharag Singh
- HH Maharani Chandan Kanwar Shekhawatji Sahiba, married
1752, Kunwar Raj Singh
(later HH Maharaja
Raj Singhji of Bikaner).
- Thakur NARSINGHDAS,
Thakur of Nawalgarh 1780/1790, fought in the battles of
Loharu, Kalund and Mandan, whilst his father was still alive, he
married Thakurani Shyam
Kanwarji, daughter
of Thakur Devi Singhji of Pokhran, she
built the Mahadas Mandir and Bawari in 1801 near Bawari Darwaja in
Nawalgarh, and
had
issue. He died 1790 when the thikana of Nawalgarh was divided into two
shares.
- Thakur Udai Singh, shared jointly with his brothers, in
their father's inheritance (see below, Pana 1).
- Thakur Mohabat Singh, shared jointly with his brothers,
in their father's inheritance (see below, Pana 3).
- Thakur Padam Singh, shared jointly with his brothers, in
their father's inheritance (see Mandawa
First Pana).
- Thakur Gyan Singh, shared jointly with his brothers, in
their father's inheritance (see Mandawa
Second Pana).
Nawalgarh - Pana 1 (1790-1923)
- Thakur UDAI SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 1) 1790/1828, Tazimi noble of Jaipur, built
Shri Gopinath Ji Mandir in 1813 in Nawalgarh; he married
and had issue. He died 1828 when his share was further divided between
his two sons.
- Thakur Sultan Singh (qv)
- Thakur Raghunath Singh (see below, Pana 2)
- Thakur SULTAN SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 1) 1828/1835, married
and
had issue. He died 1835.
- Thakur Ratan Singh (qv)
- Thakur Fateh Singh, adopted into Nawalgarh Pana 2 (see
below)
- Thakur RATAN SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 1) 1835/1855, died sp
in 1855.
- Thakur MOHAN SINGH
[or Mool Singh], Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 1) 1855/-, married and had
issue.
- Thakur Karan Singh [Karni Singh] (qv)
- HH Maharani Nand Kunwar Shekhawatji Sahiba, married HH
Maharaja Jaswant Singhji of Jodhpur.
- HH Maharani Bakhtawar Kunwar Shekhawatji Sahiba, married
1871, HH Maharaja
Sir Pratap Singhji
of Idar. She died sp.
- Thakur KARAN SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 1), married and had issue.
- Thakur SHIV SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 1) and Nawalgarh (Pana 2), inherited the
share (Nawalgarh - Pana 2)
of
Thakur Chandra
Singh (see below), married and had issue.
- Thakur KALYAN SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 1 and Pana 2), on his death without male
issue, his
share (Pana 1 and Pana 2) was added to that of Pana 3 (see below). He
died sp
1923.
Nawalgarh - Pana 2 (1828-1889)
- Thakur RAGHUNATH SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 2) 1828/-, second son of Thakur Udai
Singh of Pana 2, he adopted his nephew, Kunwar Fateh Singh.
- Thakur FATEH SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 2) 1835/-, son of Thakur Sultan Singh of
Pana 1, succeeded by adoption, married
and had issue.
- Thakur Chandra Singh (qv)
- Thakur CHANDRA SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 2) -/1889, he adopted Kunwar Shiv Singh
of
Nawalgarh - Pana 1, who thus united the two shares, married. He died spm
1889 (his widow built the Kalyan Ji Mandir in Nawalgarh in
1903).
Nawalgarh - Pana 3 (1790-1953)
- Thakur MOHABAT SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 3) 1790/1822, shared jointly with his
brothers, in their father's inheritance, he was granted the honour of Tazimi
Sirdar by HH Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh of
Jaipur in 1797, he
married and had issue. He died 1822 when his share was further divided
between his two sons.
- Thakur Govind Singh, shared jointly with his brothers, in
their father's inheritance. (qv)
- Thakur Nathu Singh, shared jointly with his brothers, in
their father's inheritance (see below Pana 4).
- Thakur GOVIND SINGHJI Saheb,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 3) -/1837, married and
had issue. He died 1837.
- Thakur CHIMAN SINGHJI Saheb,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 3) 1837/1847,
married
and had issue. He died 1847.
- Thakur Durjansal Singhji (qv)
- Thakur DURJANSAL SINGHJI
Saheb, Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 3) 1847/1895, born posthumously
1847,
married and
had
issue. He died 1895.
- Thakur Berisal Singh, adopted by Thakur Mukund
Singh in
1878, and adopted
Thakur
Bahadur Singh of Mandawa, who succeeded to Mukangarh.
He died sp 1895 (same day as his father).
- Thakur Saheb ROOP SINGHJI
Saheb, Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 3) 1899/1926, born 1877, son
of
Thakur Ajit Singhji
of Mandawa, adopted to Thakur
Durjan Salji, he inherited the share (Pana
1) of
Thakur
Kalyan Singhji in 1924, thus re-uniting the thikana of Nawalgarh; he
built
the Roop Niwas Kothi,
later finished by his son. He died sp
1926.
- Rawal MADAN SINGHJI Saheb,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 3) 1928/2002, born 4th November
1907 in
Mandawa,
second son of Thakur Hari Singhji of Mandawa
(Line II) and succeeded by adoption on 1st September 1928, educated at
Mayo College, Ajmer 1923/1928,
he was granted the title of Rawal by HH Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of
Jaipur on 12th March 1947 in his Rajat
Jaiyanti Samahro in Jaipur; he constructed the road (Rajpath) from the Railway Station
to Roop Niwas Kothi in Nawalgarh, he built the Nawalgarh Bhawan in
Jaipur; married
1925, the daughter of Thakur Pratap Singhji of Auwa,
died 1992, and had issue. He died January 2002.
- Kunwar Sangram Singh, born 6th March 1926, educated at
Mayo College,
Ajmer
and Allahabad University; MA, LL.B., Director of Sawai Man Singh City
Palace
Museum for 10 years, married 1stly, 1949, Kunwarani Daulat Kumari,
daughter of
Thakur Laxman Singhji of Ghanerao,
and
his wife, Thakurani Prem Kumari, married 2ndly, Kanwarani Kusum
Kumari of Nawanagar, and
had
issue. He died 14th February 1994 at Nawalgarh.
- Rawal Devendra Singh, born 19th August 1951, educated
at Mayo College,
Ajmer; married
13th March 1974, Rani Ranjana Kumari, daughter of Rana Shivamber Singh
of Khajurgaon,
and his wife, Rani
Mahendra Rajya
Laxmi
Kumari Devi, and has issue.
- Baiji Lal Namrata Kumari, married Rajkumar Brijraj
Singhji of Raoti.
- Baiji Lal Geetika Kumari, married Kunwar Vikram Jeet
Singhji of Raipur in Marwar.
- Baiji Lal Jogeshwari Kumari
- Thakur Surya Vijay Singh, born 30th November 1957,
educated at Rajkumar
College,
Rajkot (1973); married 1stly, (div.), Thakurani Brigitte, married
2ndly,Thakurani Kusum Kumari of Nawanagar.
- Thakur Sumer Singh, born 21st February 1928, educated at
Mayo College,
Ajmer and the Pilani Institute of Engineering, Pilani; married
6th March 1954, Thakurani
Chandra Vijai Kumari, elder daughter of Commander-in-Chief Gen. Maharaj
Rajender Singh of Nawanagar, and has
issue.
- Kunwar Dhrupad Singh, married Kunwarani Reena Kumari,
daughter of Raja
Samar Vijay Singh of Bhadarwa, and
has issue.
- Baiji Lal Hershini Kumari
- Baiji Lal Darshini Kumari
- Baiji Lal Harsha Vijay, married Tikka Jagdeep Singh
Chandel of Ramgarh
jagir in Haryana.
- Baiji Lal Ummed Kanwar, married Kumar Anirodh Singh
Jadeja, son of Rajkumar Madhav Singh of Nawanagar
(Jamnagar).
Nawalgarh - Pana 4 (1822-1859)
- Thakur NATHU SINGH,
Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 4), he married
and had
issue.
- Thakur MUKAND SINGH,
initially Thakur of Nawalgarh (Pana 4) and later founder of Mukandgarh Thikana in 1859 where his
descendants later resided.
The help of Deepak Aggarwal 
November 2003, and Bhanwar Ajit Karan Singh Shekhawat July 2007, is
gratefully acknowledged. |