PRESENT RULER: Thakur Sultan Singh Rathore, present Thakur Saheb of Barkana since August 1977. (Barkana, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India)

born 18th June 1954 in Jaipur, Pradhan (75 villages), Block President (BJP, four times) from 1978 to date, married 6th March 1975 in Kotharia (Mewar), Thakurani Sushma Kumari, daughter of Thakur Pratap Singh of Kotharia in Mewar, and has issue.

• Tikai Kanwar Vikram Singh, married Kunwarani Sheetal Kumari, daughter of Thakur Narayan Singh of Nandli in Dungarpur, and his wife, Thakurani Kailash Kanwar.

• Kumari Padmini Singh, married Kunwar Hem Singh of Sankotra.

• Kanwar Yuvraj Singh

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The estate was granted to Thakur Ranjit Singh, elder son of Thakur Prithvi Singh of Narlai (see Ghanerao). Estate holders were......

• Thakur Ranjit Singh, 1st Thakur Saheb of Barkana, he was granted the estate of Barkana; married and had issue.

• Thakur Ummaid Singh, 2nd Thakur Saheb of Barkana

• .....

• Thakur Chandan Singh, Thakur Saheb of Barkana, born as Kanwar Chandan Singh, son of Thakur Juhar Singh of Falna (see Ghanerao), and adopted as successor to Barkana, he succeeded by adoption, married and had issue.

  • Thakur Bhaeruon Singh (qv)

• Thakur Bhaeruon Singh, Thakur Saheb of Barkana -/1977, married Thakurani Jatan Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Rewat Singh of Mundota, and had issue. He died August 1977.

  • Thakur Sultan Singh (qv)

  • Thakur Daleep Singh, born 1960, appointed, and presently (2014) serving as State President for Games and Equestrian Sports by the B.J.P. Government, married 1981, Thakurani Nayana Kanwar, daughter of Rawal Thakur Bharat Singhji of Matar in Gujarat, and has issue.

    • Kanwar Digvijay Singh, married Kunwarani Dharini Singh of Bhagwanpura in Mewar.

    • Kanwar Vikramaditya Singh

    • Kunwarani Priyanka Singh, married Kunwar Randhir Singh of Kalwar in Jaipur.

  • Kumari (name unknown), married Thakur Kamal Singh of Khandela-Junior.

• Thakur Sultan Singh Rathore, Thakur Saheb of Barkana (see above)

As per another source:

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Ancestor of the family was Thakur Pratap Singhji of Ghanerao, son of Rao Viramdeoji of Merta, himself a grandson of Rao Jodha of Marwar. The Thakur was a Single Tazimi Sardar of Marwar Darbar (Eklari Tazim) and entitled to be received with Hath ka Kurab. The Rekh or revenue was Rs 10,000. Estate holders were...

• Thakur PRATAP SINGH VIRAMDEVOT, Thakur of Ghanerao (1552/1568), married and had issue, three sons.

  • Thakur Gopal Das (qv)

  • Thakur Bhagwandas

  • Thakur Haridas

• Thakur GOPALDAS, Thakur of Ghanerao (1568/1626), married and had issue.

  • Thakur Kishan Singh [Kishandas] (qv)

• Thakur KISHAN SINGHJI [Kishandasji], Thakur of Ghanerao 1626/1649, married and had issue. Thakur Durjan Singhji I (qv)

  • Thakur Durjan Singh (qv)

• Thakur DURJAN SINGHJI I, Thakur of Ghanerao 1649/1675, married and had issue.

  • Thakur Gopinathji (qv)

• Thakur GOPINATHJI, Thakur of Ghanerao 1675/1704, founder of the Gopinathot subclan, married and had issue, the Thakurs of Nadana-Senior, Falna, Chanod-Khas, Koselao and Barkana.

  • Thakur Surat Singhji of Ghanerao (qv)

    • Generations...

      • Thakur Bhairon Singh of Thikana Barkana (see below)

• Thakur BHAIRON SINGH, Thakur Saheb of Barkana -/1977, he was an active politician and Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly; he married Thakurani Jatan Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Rewat Singh of Mundota, and had issue. He died August 1977.

  • Thakur Sultan Singh (qv)

  • Thakur Daleep Singh, born 1960, married 1981, Thakurani Nayana Kanwar Sahiba, daughter of Rawal Thakur Bharat Singhji of Matar in Gujrat, and has issue, two sons and one daughter.

    • Kanwar Digvijay Singh, married Kunwarani Dharini Singh of Bhagwanpura in Mewar.

    • Kanwar Vikramaditya Singh

    • Kunwarani Priyanka Singh, married Kunwar Randhir Singh of Kalwar in Jaipur.

  • Kumari (name unknown), married Thakur Kamal Singh of Khandela-Junior.

• Thakur SULTAN SINGH RATHORE (see above)