PRESENT RULER: HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana HEMANT SINGH Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo, 7th Maharaj Rana of Dholpur (1954/-) (Raj Niwas Palace, Dholpur-328001, Rajasthan)

born 1950, educated at the Doon School, Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal and graduated in 1971, from Hindu College, Delhi University, married 1stly, 17th November 1972 (sep. 1973, div.) at Pune, Maharashtra, Maharaj Kumari Vasundhara Raje Scindia of Gwalior [HH Maharani Vasundhara Raje Sahiba of Dholpur], born 8th March 1953, currently the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, she has issue one son; he married 2ndly Maharani Bhawani Ba Saheba, daughter of Thakur Saheb of Vana in Kathiawar, and has issue.

• Tikka Dushyant Singh (by Maharani Vasundhara), born 11th September 1973 in Mumbai, B.A., M.B.A. (Hotel Administration) and P.G. Diploma in Hotel Operations, educated at Doon School, Dehradun; St. Stephen's College, Delhi; Johnson and Wales University, Providence, R.I., USA and IHTTI School of Management, Neuchatel, Switzerland; elected Member of Parliament from Jhalawar constituency in Rajasthan. He was elected in May 2004 to the Lok Sabha, Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture 2004, married 11th December 2000, Rajkumari Niharika Raje, daughter of HH Raja Ranjit Singh of Samthar, and has issue.

  • Kumari Bhairawi Raje

  • Kunwar Vinayak Pratap Singh, born 27th July 2004 in New Delhi.

• Maharajkumari Rudrani Singh, (by Maharani Bhawani) married in 2008, Shri Ashish Choudhary.

PREDECESSORS AND STATE HISTORY: Predecessor state was founded in circa 700 A.D., later Raja Dholan Deo Tonwar (Tomar) founded Dholpur in 1004, his dynasty ruling till 1505 (his descendants established various Thikanas including Thakurayat of Musepur, Kayasthapada), when it was merged with Gohad state existing as such till 1806 when Rana Khirat Singh of Gohad (1803/1805), became the first ruler of Dholpur. The family colour was azure, but in an encounter towards the end of the 18th century, the then Chief captured from the Thakurs of Bamraoli a golden-yellow flag, with a figure of Hanuman (the monkey-god) in the centre of the field, and this has been subsequently adopted as the family cognisance. The Maharaj Rana maintains a military force of 139 cavalry, 1588 infantry, and 32 guns. Rulers were...

• Maharaj Rana KHIRAT SINGH, 1st Maharaj Rana of Dholpur 1806/1836, received Dholpur, Bari, Rajakhera and the taluka of Sri Muttra in exchange for Gohad, which was made over to the Maharaja of Gwalior in 1806, first Jat ruler of Dholpur, married and had issue. He died 21st April 1836 (Baisakh sudi 5, 1892).

  • Maharaj Rana Pohap Singh (qv)

  • Maharaj Rana Bhagwant Singh (qv)

• Maharaj Rana POHAP SINGH, 2nd Maharaj Rana of Dholpur in 1836 (for eight months), died sp in December 1836.

• Maharaj Rana BHAGWANT SINGH, 3rd Maharaj Rana of Dholpur 1836/1873, K.C.S.I., G.C.S.I. [cr.1869], born 1824, rendered valuable service to the British authorities during the 1857 war of independence, and was created a Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, married a daughter of the Jat chieftain, Nand Kishor Rajauria, and had adoptive issue. He died sp on 9th February 1873.

  • (A) Kunwar Kulendra Singh, born as Maharaj Singh, adopted by the Rana as his successor, married Kunwarani Basant Kaur, daughter of Maharaja Narendra Singh of Patiala, and had issue. He died vp before 1873, aged 28 years.

    • Maj. HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana Nihal Singh Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo (qv)

    • [?Rani Hanumant Kaur, married (as his second wife), Raja Harnarayan Singh of Hathras.]

• Maj. HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana NIHAL SINGH Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo, 4th Maharaj Rana of Dholpur 1873/1901, born 4th May 1863, succeeded 9th February 1873 ^(#1), granted full ruling rights in 1884, educated privately by his mother, learning English, Hindi, Sanskrit and Persian; Honourary Major in the Central India Horse, and received the C.B.E. and Frontier Medal for services in the Tirah campaign; attended the Prince of Wales Darbar in Delhi in 1876; an enlightened ruler, he constructed hospitals, roads and railway; married 30th April 1879, HH Maharani Harbans Kaur, the second daughter of Shahzada Bahadur Shah Dev Singh of Pandriganeshpur in Lahore, and had issue. He died 28th July 1901.

  • HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana Ram Singh Lokindra Bahadur Diller Jang Jai Deo (qv)

  • Lt.Col. HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhan Singh Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo (qv)

  • Raja Birender Singh, married Rani Taptej Kaur from Kot Fateh (sister of Rani Rajbans Kaur, married to Raja Ram Narain Singh of Patiala).

  • Kunwar Keshav Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married Kunwarani Kartar Kaur of Patiala, married and had issue.

    • Kunwar Ajay Singh (aka Guni Raja in Dholpur), active in social and political circles till his death, he married Kunwarani Laxmi Kumari, and had issue.

      • Kunwar Ajit Singh Rana (Narsingh Dyori, Dholpur, Rajasthan, India)

    • Kunwar Upendra Singh

• HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana RAM SINGH Lokindra Bahadur Diller Jang Jai Deo, 5th Maharaj Rana of Dholpur 1901/1911, born 26th May 1883, granted full ruling rights in March 1905, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; later joined the Imperial Cadet Corps; married HH Maharani Ripudaman Kaur, daughter of HH Raja Sir Hira Singh Malvinder Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha, and had issue. He died 2nd April 1911.

  • Kunwar Devender Singh, he left Dholpur before attaining his majority and adopted the life of an ordinary individual in Badrinath.

• Lt.-Col. HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir UDAIBHAN SINGH Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo, 6th Maharaj Rana of Dholpur 1911/1954, born 12th December 1893, G.C.I.E. [cr.1931], K.C.S.I. [cr.1918], K.C.V.O. [cr.1922], granted full ruling rights on 9th October 1913, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and the Imperial Cadet Corps at Dehra Dun; Honorary Colonel of 1/143rd Narsingh (Dholpur) Infantry, enjoys a personal gun salute of 17, married 1911, HH Maharani Malvender Kaur, sister of the Rais of Badrukhan in Jind, and had issue. He died 22nd October 1954.

  • HH Maharani Urmilla Devi, married 25th April 1944, HH Maharaja Pratap Singh Malvinder Bahadur of Nabha, and had issue.

    • HH Maharaja Hanuwant Singh Malvinder Bahadur of Nabha.

    • HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana Hemant Singh Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo (qv)

• HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana HEMANT SINGH Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo, 7th Maharaj Rana of Dholpur (see above)