PRESENT RULER: Maharaj Shri RANDHIR SINGH M.Sc., 19th Jagirdar of Bhindar since 1967 and 1st Class Umrao of Mewar (Rajmahar, Bhinder, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India)

born 10th February 1958 in Bhindar, Udaipur; Member of the Vidbhan Sabha (12th); married 7th July 1981, Rani Dipendra Kumari, daughter of Rajkumar Karan Singh Chauhan of Wao in Gujarat, and has issue, one son and one daughter.

• Rajkumari Hemavati Kumari, married Kunwar Suryavijay Singh Rathore, grandson of Brigadier Thakur Sultan Singhji of Asrasar in Bikaner.

• Kunwar Pranveer Singh

REDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The jagirs of Bhindar and Bhadsoda, were granted to Rawat Shakti Singh, who was the younger son of Maharana Udai Singh of Mewar and younger brother of Maharana Pratap Singh of Mewar. Estate holders were...

1. Maharaj SHAKTA, married and had issue. He died after 1576.

   • Maharaj BHANJI (qv)

   • Rawat Achal Das, he was granted the thikana of Bansi; married and had issue, the Achalawat sub-clan, including the Rawats of Bansi.

   • Kunwar Ballu Singhji

   • Rawat Madho Singh, married and had issue.

     • Rawat Jagat Singh of Kolyari, married and had issue.

       • Rawat Lal Singh, he was granted the thikana of Sheogarh.

   • Rani Damiyanti, married Raja Maha Singh of Amber.

   • Rani Sahiba Sisodniji, married Rao Surtan Singh of Bundi.

2. Maharaj BHANJ 1594/1605, married and had issue. He died 1605

   • Kunwar Dayal Singh

   • Kunwar Ber Singh

   • Kunwar Man Singh

   • Kunwar Gokul Das

   • Maharaj PURAN MAL (qv)

   • Thakurani Jam Kanwar, married Thakur Vithal Dasji of Rinsi, and had issue.

3. Maharaj PURAN MAL 1605/1611, married and had issue.

   • Maharaj SABAL SINGH (qv)

   • Maharaj CHATAR SAL, 1st Thikanedar of Kunthawas.

4. Maharaj SABAL SINGH 1611/1635, served in the Mughal Imperial Army with 2500 zat and 1000 sawar.

5. Maharaj MOKHAM SINGH I 1635/1681, married and had issue, 7 sons.

   • Maharaj Jodh Singh, ancestor of Dhalopa Thikana

   • Maharaj Anand Singh of Mandkla, married and had issue.

     • Kunwar Kalyan Singh, was given Sakatpura in jagir.

6. Maharaj AMAR SINGH 1681/1709, married and had issue.

   • Maharaj JAIT SINGH (qv)

7. Maharaj JAIT SINGH 1709/1727, married and had issue.

   • Maharaj UMAID SINGH (qv)

8. Maharaj UMAID SINGH 1727/1753

9. Maharaj KUSHAL SINGH 1753/1765, died sp.

10. Maharaj MOKHAM SINGH II 1765/1810, adopted from Dhalopa, married and had issue, two sons.

    • Maharaj ZORAWAR SINGH (qv)

    • Kunwar Fateh Singh, he was granted the jagir of Bohera, and succeded there as Rawat Fateh Singhji of Bohera.

11. Maharaj ZORAWAR SINGH 1810/1827

12. Maharaj HAMIR SINGH 1827/1878, adopted from the Pansal family (descended from the 12th son of Maharaj Shakti Singh), married three wives, 1stly Rani Chauhaniji of Baneria, married 2ndly, Rani Bhatyaniji of Mohi, married 3rdly, Rani Jhaliji of Gogunda, and had issue.

    • Maharaj MADAN SINGH (qv)

    • Kunwar Shakti Singh

    • Kunwar Ratan Singh, adopted by Rawat Shri Adot Singhji of Bohera, and succeded there as Rawat Shri Ratan Singhji of Bohera.

    • Kunwar Duleh Singh, married and had issue.

      • Maharaj KESRI SINGH (qv)

      • Maharani Birad Kanwar, married 1850, Maharaja Bhairon Singh of Ratlam.

      • Kunwar Balwant Singh, married and had issue.

        • Maharaj MAN SINGHJI (qv)

13. Maharaj MADAN SINGH 1878/1887, married Rani Chauhaniji of Bedla, and had adoptive issue. He died sp.

    • (A) Maharaj KESRI SINGH (qv)

14. Maharaj KESRI SINGH 1887/1901, born 1875, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married 1stly, Rani Chauhaniji of Garhi in Banswara State, married 2ndly, 1891, Rani Govardhan Kunwar, born 1879, daughter of Raj Rana Amar Singhji of Tana, and his wife, Rani Chandra Kunwar, and had issue.

    • Maharaj MADHO SINGH (qv)

    • Maharaj Tej Singh, he was adopted by Maharaj Kalyan Singhji, 5th Rawat of Pansal, married and had issue.

    • Maharaj BHOPAL SINGH (qv)

15. Maharaj MADHO SINGH 1901/1919, born 1893, married Rani Chauhaniji Dariao Kanwar of Sanjeli, and had issue. He died spm 1919.

    • Rani Krishna Kumari, married Maharaj Tejraj Singh of Gainta in Kotah State.

16. Maharaj BHOPAL SINGH 1919/1928, adopted by his brother, married Rani Chawri Krishna Kumari of Arjya in Mewar State, and had issue.

    • Kunwarani Sajjan Kumari, married Kunwar Ghanshyam Singh Rathore of Natwara in Tonk State.

17. Maharaj MAN SINGH 1928/1952, adopted by his uncle to succeed him on the gaddi of Bhindar, he was the son of Kunwar Balwant Singh, married 1stly, Rani Solankiji Mohan Kanwar of Dhoriya, married 2ndly, Rani Chauhaniji Chand Kumari of Kotharia in Mewar State, and had issue.

    • Maharaj BHAIRAV SINGH (qv)

    • Rani Brajraj Kumari, married Maharaj Chiman Singh Rathore of Raoti in Jodhpur State.

    • Thakurani Govind Kumari, married Thakur Dilip Singh Rajawat of Piplaj (sic. Pipla) in Jaipur State.

    • Kunwar Ghanshyam Singh, married Kunwarani Tanwarji Gopal Kanwar of Kelawa in Jodhpur State.

18. Maharaj BHAIRAV SINGH 1952/1967, married to Rani Meratni Anand Kumari of Mithri in Jodhpur State, and had issue, three sons.

    • Maharaj RANDHIR SINGH (qv)

    • Kunwar Balbir Singh

    • Kunwar Devendra Singh

19. Maharaj RANDHIR SINGH (see above).

OTHER MEMBERS:

• Kunwar Prafullit Singh Shaktawat, married Kunwarani Phool Kunwar, and has issue.

  • Bhawar Hukum Raj Singh Shaktawat, born 11th December 1995 in Bhindar.