PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded in 1746. Rulers and estate holders were...

1. Thakur KESHRI SINGH 1746/1768, born 1728, youngest son of Thakur Shardul Singh of the Panchpana in Shekhawati, married and had issue. He died 1768.

   • Thakur SURAJ MAL (qv)

   • Thakur HANUMAT SINGH of Dundlod.

2. Thakur SURAJ MAL 1768/1787, born 1755, one of the most outstanding warriors of his time who led the victorious Rajputs and died valiantly fighting in the battle of Tunga against the Marathas led by Mahji Scindhia, founded Surajgarh in 1778, constructed the Fort of Surajgarh; married the daughter of Kunwar Dip Singh of Dhariawad, and had issue. He died 28th July 1787.

   • Thakur SHYAM SINGH (qv)

3. Thakur SHYAM SINGH 1787/1831, born 1771, the most famous of all the rulers of Bissau, he brought fame and fortune to the state of Bissau, he was considered amongst the best warriors of his time and aligned with the French in his constant battles with the British. Had also maintained very close ties with the Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Punjab; married and had issue. He died 20th July 1833.

   • Thakur HAMIR SINGH (qv)

   • Thakur Chain Singh of Surajgarh 1833/-, married and had issue.

     • Thakur Chiman Singh of Surajgarh, died 1906.

     • Thakur Govind Singh of Surajgarh, served with the Jaipur forces during 1857, married and had issue, four sons.

       • Thakur CHANDRA SINGH (qv)

       • Kunwar Hari Singh, died sp.

       • Thakur Vijay Singh of Surajgarh, married and had adoptive issue. He died sp.

         • (A) Maj.Rawal RAGHUBIR SINGHJI (see below)

       • Thakur Jiwan Singh of Surajgarh, born about 1862, died 1916.

   • Maharani Gulab Kanwar, married Maharao Ram Singhji of Bundi.

4. Thakur HAMIR SINGH 1831/1865, born 1806, married and had issue. He died 1865

   • Kunwar Jawahar Singh, born 1828, married and had issue. He died 1862.

5. Thakur CHANDRA SINGH 1865/1878, born 1847, adopted from Surajgarh, married and had issue. He died 1878.

   • Thakur JAGAT SINGH (qv)

6. Thakur JAGAT SINGH 1878/1893, born 1875, married Kumari (name unknown) [Thakurani Sahiba of Bissau], daughter of Thakur Devi Singh of Auwa, and had issue. He died 1893.

   • Rawal BISHAN SINGH (qv)

7. Rawal BISHAN SINGH 1893/1945, born 1891, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, in 1939 Surajgarh and Bissau were amalgamated in the person of his son who was adopted into Surajgarh, married 1stly, Rani Abhay Kanwar, younger daughter of Maharaj Fateh Singhji of Raoti, married 2ndly, 1913, Thakurani Anand Kanwar, daughter of Rao Bahadur Thakur Girdhar Singh of Chandawal, and his wife, Rani Indra Kanwar, and had issue. He died 31st December 1945.

   • Maj. Rawal RAGHUBIR SINGHJI (by Thakurani Anand Kanwar) (qv)

   • Baisa (name unknown) [Thakurani Sahiba of Khatoli] (by Rani Abhay Kanwar), married the Thakur of Khatoli in Kotah.

   • Rani Kamala Raje [Rani Sahiba of Masuda] (by Thakurani Anand Kanwar), married as his first wife, Rao Narayan Singh of Masuda, and had issue.

8. Maj. Rawal RAGHUBIR SINGHJI 1945/1971, born 28th December 1913 ^(#1), adopted by Thakur Vijay Singh of Surajgarh on 19th August 1915, thus uniting Bissau and Surajgarh, educated privately by his tutor, F.A. Jones M.A., C.B.E. and at Mayo College, Ajmer, and with the Sawai Man Singh Guards of the Jaipur State Forces; A.D.C. to the Maharaja of Jaipur; he was the noblest of all the rulers of Bissau, he brought Bissau back to its place of prominence after clearing the debts of the previous rulers. He was active both socially and politically and was immensely popular with all; married 21st February 1932, Rani Komal Kumari, daughter of HH Sri Raj-i-Rajan Maharawal Sir Prithvi Singhji Bahadur of Banswara, and had issue. He died 21st September 1971.

   • Rawal CHAKRAPANI SINGH (qv)

   • Kunwar Ajatshatru Singh, born 4th May 1937, educated at St. Xavier School, Jaipur and at Siddhartha College, Bombay earning a B.Com. degree, married Kunwarani Anand Kumari, daughter of Capt. Rao Manohar Singh of Bedla, and has issue.

     • Baiji Lal Priyadarshini Kumari, born 28th January 1965, married Rajkumar Ranbir Singh of Karjali.

   • Baisa Durgesh Nandini, married 26th January 1961, Yuvaraj Saheb Harish Chandrasinhji of Jambugodha in Gujarat.

9. Rawal CHAKRAPANI SINGH 1971/1978, born 1st December 1933, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and at the Institute of Science and Technology in Manchester, U.K., converted Bissau House at Jaipur into a successful hotel, married 5th February 1955 at Nagpur, Rani Sharda Kumari, daughter of Maj. Raja Bahadur Birendra Bahadur Singh of Khairagarh, and his wife, Rani Padmavati Devi, and had issue. He died 19th July 1978.

   • Rawal SANJAI SINGH (qv)

   • Kunwar Pranai Singh, born 10th July 1961, educated at Bishop Cotton School, Simla and at St. Xavier College, Bombay; married 27th April 1990 in Simla, Kunwarani Purnima Kumari, daughter of Rajkumar Rajendra Singh of Bashahr, and his wife, Rajkumari Rajendra Kumar, and has issue.

     • Bhanwar Aanjaneya Singh, born 29th November 1993.

     • Bhanwar Kartikeya Singh, born 26th August 1998.

10. Rawal SANJAI SINGH (see above)