PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Maharaja Udai Singh of Jodhpur
granted
his fourth son, Kunwar Dalpat Singh, the Pargana of
Pisangan in the
Ajmer district of Rajasthan. His great grandson, Raja
Ratan Singh,
founded
Ratlam in 1652.
Rulers were....
- Maharaja RATAN
SINGH,
1st Maharaja of Ratlam 1652/1658, courageous in youth,
he
gained Padshah Shah Jahans notice by calming the
Emperors favourite
elephant which had run amok in the Agra Palace Garden,
fought for the
Emperor against the Persians in Kabul and Qandahar,
later in 1652, the
Emperor substituted Jalore for the pargana of Ratlam
and many other
areas, and he became the first Raja of Ratlam, in 1658
a false
rumour of the
death of the Emperor resulted in a frenzied scramble
for succession to
the throne amongst his sons. Dara Shikoh who was
officiating for his
father, sent a combined army of Rajputs and Muslims
under the command
of
Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur, against his brother
Aurangzeb. The
Maharaja, as head of the Rathore clan, was persuaded
to hand over
command of the Imperial army to Maharaja Ratan Singh.
Non-cooperation
by the Muslim commanders resulted in the army
sustaining heavy losses
in the fierce battle at Dharmat, as well as the death
of Ratan Singh
(said to have sustained 80 sword wounds on his body),
he married
(amongst others), Maharani Sukhroopde Kanwar Shekhawat
Ji Sahiba,
daughter of Kunwar Purshottam Das of Jhajhar
[Shekhawati], and
had
issue. He died
1658 in battle at Dharmat near Ujjain.
- Maharaja Ram Singh (qv)
- Maharaj Rai Singh, he received the estate of Kachhi-Baroda.
- Maharaj Sakat Singh, he received the estate of Multhan.
- Maharaja Chhatrasal (fifth son) (qv)
- Maharaja RAM SINGH,
2nd Maharaja of Ratlam 1658/1682, married and had
issue. He
died 1682.
- Maharaja Shiv Singh (qv)
- Maharaja Keshav Das (qv)
- Maharaja SHIV SINGH,
3rd Maharaja of Ratlam 1682/1684, he died sp.
- Maharaja KESHAV DAS,
4th Maharaja of Ratlam 1684/1695, during his reign an
important
Mughal officer was killed in Ratlam by the state
employees, as a
result, the Mughal Emperor confiscated Ratlam and
Maharaja Keshav Das
went to Sitamau, which was given in jagir to him when
he was forgiven
by Padshah Aurangzeb, and he thus became the 1st Raja
of Sitamau
in 1701.
- Raja CHHATRASAL,
5th Raja of Ratlam 1705/1706, he was regranted the
state
of
Ratlam for his services to the Mughal Emperor, because
of his grief at
the death of his eldest son and heir, the Raja divided
his
territory amongst his brothers (received Dharad and
Raoti), and his
grandson (received Dhamnod), against Rajput tradition,
married 1stly,
Rani Gulab Kanwar, daughter of the Thakur of Korana,
married 2ndly,
Rani Gyan Kanwar, daughter of Raja Bahadur Singhji of
Khandela, married
3rdly, Rani Jaideo
Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Jujhar Singhji of Anandpur
(Rampura),
married 4thly, Hadi Rani Phool Kanwar, daughter of
Maharao Pratap
Singhji of Bundi, committed sati
in 1712, and had
issue. He died 1712 in the battle of Panhela whilst
fighting the
Marathas.
- Maharaj Hati Singhji, married 1stly, Rani Chandra
Kanwar,
a daughter of Maharaj Bhagwan
Das of Udaipur, married 2ndly, Rani Swaroop Kanwar,
daughter of Mokam
Singhji Rajawat of Jaipur, married 3rdly, Rani
Pooran Kanwar, daughter
of Anand Singhji Jhala of Bari Sadri
in Udaipur, married 4thly, Rani
Har Kanwar, daughter of Hukam Singhji Saktawat of
Sakthali in
Pratapgarh, and had issue. He died 1712 in the
battle of Panhela.
- Maharaj Bairi Sal, lawful heir of his
grandfather, he
was granted the estate of Dhamnod as his share
instead of succeeding as
Maharaja of Ratlam as was his right, his uncle,
Maharaja Kesari Singh
took advantage of his minority to forcibly
amalgamate Dhamnod with
Dharad, his mother then fled with her son to
Udaipur for their safety,
on attaining his majority he approached the
Mughal Emperor and
was granted the pargana of Hisar in the Punjab for
his maintainance,
unable to retain Hisar, he surrendered it to the
Emperor and left for
Malwa, but at Jaipur he was received by Maharaja
Sawai Jai Singh II, to
whom he was related (married to his cousin), who
promised military
support in taking back his lost territory, married
1stly, Rani Mirdha
Kanwar, daughter of Rawal Kushal Singhji, married
2ndly, Rani Bakhat
Kanwar, daughter of Nirbhey Singhji Hada of Bundi,
married 3rdly, Rani
Mam Kanwar, daughter of Chatra Singhji Geor of
Rajgarh, married 4thly,
Rani Bakhat Kanwar, daughter of Rai Rudra Singhji
Chandrawat of
Rampura, and had issue. He died spm
and was succeeded by his
youngest brother.
- Rajkumari Anop Kanwar, married Kunwar
Chatrasalji,
son of Thakur Jaswant Singhji of Jhalai.
- Rajkumari Ganga Kanwar, married Raghunath
Singhji of
Jhalai.
- Rajkumari Indra Kumari, married Hati Singhji,
son of
Devi Singhji of Jhalai.
- Maharaja Achal Singh, married and had issue, one
son.
- Kunwar Sangram Singh, a warrior of note, he
was
successful in clearing the the Nimbaj area at
the request of Maharaja
Bijaya Singh of Jodhpur, for which he was
granted the jagir of Rohel in
the Indrana area of Jodhpur in addition to the
jagir of Samore near
Dausa, in Jaipur. He was also responsible for
arranging patties
of special measurements for
the Hawa Mahal of Jaipur at the request of the
Jaipur Dewan. He enjoyed
the confidence of the rulers of Jodhpur and
Jaipur, as well as their
former enemy, the Maharaja of Baharatpur.
- Raja Abhay Singh, tried many times to win back
his
territory by approaching the Mughal Emperor, but
Delhi, following the
death of Aurangzeb, was in turmoil and unable to
help, however in 1747,
Maharaja Sawai Ishwari Singh of Jaipur granted
some large jagirs in
Jaipur including the fertile lands of Naroli, when
Maharaja Jawahar Mal
of Bharatpur attacked Jaipur in 1766, 150 men of
Naroli sacrificed
their lives in battle against the Bharatpur ruler,
in gratitude, the
Jaipur ruler added further land to Naroli which
was renamed Sirkati,
married 1stly, Rani Bakhat Kanwar Chundawatji of
Salumber in Udaipur,
married 2ndly, a daughter of Amar Singhji of
Dharnaode, she committed sati 1766 in Gwalior, and had
issue. He died 1766.
- Raja Fateh Singh, granted some villages in
Jaipur for
his help in the battle of Maonda, succeeded his
father in Sirkati, his
matami ceremony was performed by Maharaja Sawai
Madho Singh I of
Jaipur, who presented him with the usual
coloured Saropaos, married
1stly, Rani Amar Kanwar, daughter of Zorawar
Singhji Ranawat of Thikana
Dhunas in Udaipur, married 2ndly, Rani Swaroop
Kanwar, daughter of
Berisalji Chundawat of Thikana Hamirgarh in
Mewar, and
had issue. He died in battle against the
Marathas at Tunga near Lalsot,
where his chatri
still stands.
- Raja Sajet Singh, fought with his father
against
the Marathas at Tunga and was victorious, for
which he was granted
further villages to add to his territory; he
was successful in a
further battle with the Scindia Marathas at
Sainthal near Dausa,
pursuing them all the way to Lakheri near
Bundi, he was further
rewarded with a personal 11 gun salute as well
as a presentation of an
elephant, horses, swords, saropaos and
jewellry when he arrived at
Purana Ghat, the gateway to Jaipur City, he
was held in great esteem by
the defeated Scindia ruler, and though he had
seized Naroli, he
restored it to Raja Sajet Singh as well as
promising military help in
reclaiming Dhamnod, married 1stly, Rani Gulab
Kanwar, daughter of Inder
Singhji Rajawat, married 2ndly, Rani Zorawar
Kanwar, daughter of Inder
Singhji Rajawat (sister of the first wife),
and had issue. He died
near Indore.
- Raja Sumer Singh, succeded his father in
their
Ratlam territory; a haughty and short
tempered individual, though brave
and direct, he earned the enmity of the
Dewan of Jaipur, who, for some
unknown reason, made false and exaggerated
complaints against the Raja,
who abruptly left Jaipur in anger and
frustration and offered his
services to the Holkar ruler of Indore, the
major portion of his
Thikana was palced under temporary zabti,
leaving
only a few villages for the maintainence of
the staff left
behind, he led the Holkar army in a battle
in the Chambal Ghati area,
assisted by many nobles, including the Rao
of Amjhara and the Chief of
Raghogarh (now known as Soma Barkhera and
situated near Baghli), in
this battle the Raja was killed and the Rao
was executed by the British
authorities, married 1stly, Rani Lad Kanwar,
daughter of Shiv Singh
Jirajawat of Jaipur, married 2ndly, Rani
Rajawatji, daughter of Raja
Pep Singhji of Lawan in Jaipur. He died sp.
- Maharaj Goverdhan Singh of Barwaha,
married and
had issue.
- Raja Pep Singh, adopted by Raja Sumer
Singh and
succeeded to the estate, he was
unsuccessful in reclaiming the jagir in
Jaipur, and died soon after in
frustration, he married and had issue.
- Raja Karan Singh, succeeded his father
in the
estate, he too made efforts to recover
the jagir but was advised by the
Maharaja of Jaipur, to go to Delhi and
to attend the Darbar of Lord
Ripon in 1866, he was assured of
Jaipur's help in the restoration of
Dhamnod, through a dialogue with the
Maharaja of Ratlam's
representative, as well as the Thakur of
Sarwan and the Thakur of
Namli, however the Jaipur ruler became
displeased with Raja Karan Singh
and placed the Ratlam jagir under
temporary zabti, which remained
in place till
Independence, he was offered another
jagir on the proviso that he give
up any claim to ratlam state, which was
rejected. He retired in
frustration to Indore, where he was
maintained by the Indore ruler who
still supported his claim to Dhamnod,
married 1stly, a daughter of
Kesri Singhji in Malwa, married 2ndly, a
daughter of the Thakur of
Chittora in Jaipur, married 3rdly, Rani
(name
unknown) . He died sp
in Indore, having first adopted
Kunwar Bhom Singh from Barwaha.
- Maharaj Swaroop Singh of Barwaha,
married and
had issue.
- Raja Bhom Singhji (Photo),
adopted
by his uncle and
succeeded to his estate in Jaipur,
very self-respecting and
uncompromising in his principles, he
made every effort for the
restoration of the large portion of
the Jaipur jagir which was still
under zabti, he was
appointed
Deputy Superintendent of Police by HH
Sawai Maharaja Madho Singh II of
Jaipur, and was also promised support
for his claim but the Maharaja
soon died and a minor ruler succeeded
in Jaipur. Raja Bhom Singh
resigned his post in 1924, and again
approached the new Maharaja of
Jaipur for restoration of Naroli, but
the Raja died suddenly of a heart
attack and the papers remained
unsigned, he married 1stly, Rani
Kalianotji of Thikana Sungari in
Jaipur, married 2ndly, Rani Rajawatji
of Thikana Piplia in Sewar, Jaipur,
married 3rdly, Rani Rasel Kanwar
Jagannathotji, daughter of Raja Saheb
Toda Bheem, Jaipur, and had
issue. He
died 2nd August 1932.
- Raja Amar Singh (+), D.I.G. Police
(retired); married Rani
Vidyawatiji, daughter of Thakur
Naraian Singh of Pacchaongaon in
Etawah, and had issue.
- Raja Raghuveer Singhji, married
Rani
Malti Devi of Dehad, Seharsa in
Bihar (Jadon Rajput of Karauli),
and
had issue, two sons and two
daughters.
- Maharaj Chanderveer Singhji,
married
Kaurani Prakash Kanwar Sodha ji of
Amarkot,
and
had issue, one son and
two daughters.
- Maharaj Pushpender Singhji M.A.
(Arts),
senior
most Tourist escort in Jaipur and
promoter of tourism and arts in
Jaipur, prominent designer worked
in stained glass, for which he was
awarded the Maharana of Mewar
Foundation Award; married Kaurani
Yatan
Kanwar Khinchiji of Naulana in
Indore, and has issue, one son
and one daughter.
- Rajkumar Mahaveer Singhji,
married
Kaurani Sengharji from Gwalior
and has issue, one daughter.
- Rajkumari Pushpa Kumari, married
Kunwar
Rajendra Singhji Nana of Nana Beda
in Jodhpur.
- Maharaj Raj Singh (+)
- Maharaj Vikram Singhji (Photo) (by
Rani Rasel Kunwar),
born 6th April
1932 in Jaipur, an Arts graduate,
and retired from the post of
Assistant
Commercial Taxes Officer in 1991,
representative of
the senior line of the Ratlam Rajya,
married 1956 in Kanpur, Rani Radha
Kumari
Kushwaha (Photo),
daughter of Thakur Mardan Singhji of
Khutila Puredan, Bindki;
Senior Superintendent of Police,
Kanpur; and had
issue, one son and two daughters. He
died 25th November
2007.
 Shree Ji
Maharaj Natwar Singhji, born 2nd
March 1957, has undertaken a
course in Hotel Management (1976)
and is
presently working in a Senior
Management position in the hotel
industry, married Kaurani Brijesh
Gaurji (Photo),
daughter
of Thakur Arjun Singhji of
Dhimrai in Etawah, and has issue,
two daughters. (Ratlam
House
2nd, C-262, Bhabha Marg, Tilak
Nagar, Jaipur-302004, Rajasthan,
India)
- Rajkumari Baiji Lal Tanishkha
Rathore (Photo),
presently
(2006) studying at Sawai Man
Singh Vidyalaya in Jaipur.
- Rajkumari Baiji Lal Siddita
Rathore (Photo),
presently
(2006)
studying at Sawai Man Singh
Vidyalaya in Jaipur.
- Rajkumari Tej Kanwar, married
Shri
Pradeep Kumar Singh of Kurra in
Mainpuri.
- Rajkumari Divya Kumari, married
Kunwar
Janak Singhji Rajawat of Bhajera
in Jaipur.
- Rajkumari Raj Kanwar, married Rao
Saheb
Shambhu Singhji of Bagunia near
Garoth (Rampura).
- Maharaj Hindu Singh
- Maharaj Roop Singh
- Maharaj Gaj Singh
- Rajkumari Daulat Kanwar, married into the
Thikana
of Beler in Jaipur.
- Maharaj Shivdan Singh
- Maharaj Vijay Singh of Patlasi.
- Rajkumari (name
unknown) Kunwar, married 15th May
1761 (as his sixth wife), HH
Sri Sawai
Maharaja Madho Singh
I of Jaipur.
(The Toran Ceremony was
performed in the old Ratlam Haveli on Amber
Road, Jaipur)
- Maharaj Nirbhey Singh, married and had issue,
one
son. He died in battle in 1766 at Maonda (#2).
- Kunwar Kesari Singh, died sp in
battle in 1766 at Maonda.
- Rajkumari Gulab Kanwar, married 1767, HH Sri
Sawai
Maharaja Pratap Singhji of Jaipur.
- Maharaj Ajab Singh, also left for Malwa, but
unable
to recover Dhamnod, settled in Barwaha in
Indore, and was granted some
landed property there.
- Kunwar Sangram Singh
- Kunwar Sadul Singh
- Rajkumari Anand Kanwar, married Maharaj Bahadur
Singhji
of Udaipur.
- Rajkumari Bijai Kanwar, married Kunwar Arjun
Singhji
Ranawat
of Banera in Mewar.
- Rajkumari Kesar Kanwar, married Kunwar Prithvi
Singhji
Ranawat
of Banera in Mewar.
- Raja Keshri Singh (qv)
- Maharaj Pratap Singh, received the estate of Raoti
by his
his brother, and later shifted his capital to
Sailana, he fought with his
brother over his estate, killing him in 1716 and
thus becoming briefly
the ruler of all three states (1716/1717).
- Maharajkumari Jet Kanwar (by Rani Gulab Kanwar),
married
Bhagwan Singhji Ranawat of Thikana Nadair in
Mewar.
- Maharajkumari Kishore Kanwar (by Rani Jaideo
Kanwar),
married Maharaj Inder Singhji Ranawat of Udaipur.
- Raja KESHRI SINGH,
6th Raja of Ratlam 1706/1716, initially he was granted
the
estate of Dharad by his brother, but was dispossessed
of his estate by
his younger brother, married and had issue. He was
killed by his
brother in 1716.
- Raja Man Singh (qv)
- Raja Jai Singh (second son), took revenge against
his
uncle for the murder of his father, and with his
elder brother they
shared the three estates amongst themselves, with
his brother receiving
Dharad (Ratlam) and Dhamnod, whilst he retained the
state of Sailana,
becoming its first ruler in
1736.
- Raja MAN SINGH,
7th Raja of Ratlam 1717/1743, received Dharad and
Dhamnod
as share and later shifted his capital to Ratlam, he
married and had
issue, three sons.
- Raja Prithvi Singh (eldest son) (qv)
- Maharaj Deep Singh, received Jadwasa (Jarwasa), as
his
share of his father's property.
- Maharaj Kushal Singh, received Amlatha (Amleta), as his
share of his father's property.
- Raja PRITHVI SINGH,
8th Raja of Ratlam 1743/1773, married and had issue.
- Raja PADAM SINGH,
9th Raja of Ratlam 1773/1800, married (amongst
others),
Rani Swarup
Kunwar of Namli, and
had issue.
- Raja PARBAT SINGH,
10th Raja of Ratlam 1800/1824, married and had
adoptive
issue. He died sp
1824.
- (A) Raja
Balwant
Singh (qv)
- Raja BALWANT SINGH,
11th Raja of Ratlam 1824/1857, a cousin of the Chief
of
Salumbar, he was recognized as heir in 1821, married
and had adoptive
issue. He died 29th August 1857.
- (A) Raja
Bhairon
Singhji (qv)
- Raja BHAIRON
SINGHJI,
12th Raja of Ratlam 1857/1864, married (amongst
others)
(a), 1850, Maharani
Birad
Kanwar of Bhindar,
married (b),
Baijilal Ajab Kunwari Bai [Maharani Ajab Kunwari Bai],
daughter of Raja
Sangram Singhji of Banera,
and his
first
wife, Rani Jodhpuriji, and had issue. He
died
27th January 1864.
- HH Raja Sir Ranjit Singhji (qv)
- Rajkumari (name
unknown)
Kunwar, married HH Shri Sawai
Maharaja Sir Mangal
Singh Virendra Shiromani Dev of Alwar.
- HH Raja Sir RANJIT
SINGHJI, 13th Raja of Ratlam 1864/1893, born
1860,
succeeded 28th
January 1864 (#1), placed
in charge of the
state in 1880, educated at Daly
College,
Indore; K.C.I.E. (1887), married 1stly, 1878, HH Rani
Raj Kunwarba
Sahiba of Dhrangadhra,
died 1882, married 2ndly, 28th April 1884 at
Dhrangadhra, HH Rani
Baijilalba
Sahiba of Dhrangadhra, and had issue. He died 20th
January 1893.
- Maj.-Gen. HH Maharaja Sir Sajjan Singhji Bahadur
(qv)
- Rajkumari (name
unknown)
Kunwar, married HH Maharajah Sir Venkatraman Singhji
Ju
Deo Bahadur of Rewah.
She died 1913.
- Rajkumari Gopal
Kunwar [HH Maharani Gopal Kunwar of Sirohi], married
1912 (as his
second wife), HH Maharajadhiraj Maharao Shri Sir
Sarup Ram Singhji
Bahadur of Sirohi.
 Maj.-Gen. HH Maharaja
Sir SAJJAN SINGHJI Bahadur, 14th Maharaja of
Ratlam
1893/1947, born 13th
January
1880 (#3), G.C.I.E.,
K.C.S.I. [cr.1909], K.C.V.O. [cr.1922], Maharaja
[cr.1921],
appointed an ADC to HRH the Prince of Wales in 1922,
granted a
permanent
local
salute of 15 guns, married 1stly, 29th June 1902, a
daughter of HH
Maharajadhiraj
Mirzan Maharao Shri Sir Khengarji III Sawai Bahadur of
Kutch,
married 2ndly, 1922, a member of the Jamnagar family,
and had issue. He
died 3rd February 1947.
- HH Maharaja Lokendra Singh Bahadur (by 2nd wife)
(qv)
- HH Maharaja Ranbir Singh Bahadur (qv)
- Maharajkumari Chandra Kunwar
- Maharajkumari (name
unknown) Kunwar, married in April 1938,
Col. HH Maharao Raja
Bahadur Singh Sahib
Bahadur of Bundi, and
had issue.
- HH Maharaja
LOKENDRA SINGH
Bahadur, 15th Maharaja of Ratlam 1947/1991,
born 9th
November 1927 (#4),
married 1947, HH Maharani Prabha
Rajya Lakshmi
Devi, daughter of Major-General Shri Shanker
Shumsher Jung
Bahadur
Rana of Nepal.
He
died sp on
24th June 1991.
- HH Maharaja RANBIR
SINGH
Bahadur, 16th Maharaja of Ratlam 1991/2011.
He died 2011.
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