PRESENT RULER: Thakur GAJRAJ SINGHJI, present Thakur Saheb of Diggi since 2005 (The Palace, Diggi, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
born 25th July 1975,
married 10th July 2006, Thakurani Maria Anastasia Stallone.
Tazimi Sardar of Jaipur State (#1)
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Ancestor of the family was Raja Jagmal, son of Raja Prithvi Singh I of Jaipur (Amber). His younger son Ramchandra founded Jammu and the eldest one, Rao Khangar, was granted the state of Naraina by emperor Akbar to which his eldest son succeeded, while his eighth son, Rao Bhakar Singh was granted the fiefdom of Sakhun. His fourth son Dwarkadas was granted Tilonia and his grandson was granted the estate of Lamba which was exchanged for Diggi after four generations. The principality of Diggi was one of the wealthiest and most powerful vassals of Jaipur. Rulers were...
Rao JAG MALJI, son of Raja Prithvi Singh I of Jaipur (Amber), married and had issue.
Rao Khangarji (qv)
Rao KHANGARJI, ancestor of the Khangarots, which comprised one of the bara Kotri (12 chambers) of the Kachhawa Royal Family; married and had issue, 13 sons. He died in 1584.
Thakur Raghav Das
Thakur Bhakar Singh of Sakhun (eighth son), married ten wives, and had issue, eight sons, the Bhakarsinghot clan of Khangarot Rajputs including the rulers of Padli, Jadawata, Akoda, Mendhawas, Chosla, Dudu, Bichun, Pachewar, Marwa, Jhir, Gudha Bairisa, Bagru Khurd, Dahmi, Hirnoda, Sitarampura, Gudha Saipura, Sitarampura, Kachroda, Mamana, Wader, Korsin, Bhojpur, Sali, Barol, Maral, etc. He died in 1633.
Thakur Dwarkadas of Tilorna (Tiloniya), fourth son, married two wives, and had issue, five sons.
Thakur Ajab Singh, married and had issue.
Thakur Hari Singh of Diggi (qv)
Thakur Bijai Singh
Thakur HARI SINGH, Thakur of Lamba -/1695, a well known personality in Jaipur; married 1stly, Thakurani Jamna Kanwar, daughter of Jaitawat Thakur Dalpat Singh of Jaitaran, married 2ndly, Thakurani Deep Kanwar, daughter of Jagmalot Thakur Karan Singh of Sanwad, married 3rdly, Thakurani Udai Kanwar, daughter of Sonigra Thakur Loonkaran, married 4thly, Rani Kishan Kanwar, daughter of Chandawat Thakur Jagat Singh, and had issue, two sons. He died 5th April 1695 in battle.
Thakur Gaj Singh (qv)
Thakur Amar Singh (qv)
Thakur GAJ SINGH, Thakur of Lamba 1695/1720, married and had issue. He died 1720 in battle.
Thakur Prithi Singh (qv)
Thakur PRITHI SINGH, Thakur of Lamba 1720/1723, died sp 1723.
Thakur AMAR SINGH, Thakur of Lamba (later exchanged for Diggi) 1723/1727, married and had issue. He died 1727 in Lamba.
Thakur Jagat Singh (qv)
Thakur JAGAT SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1727/1759, married 1stly, Thakurani Sobha Kanwar, daughter of Udawat Thakur Prahlad Singh, married 2ndly, Thakurani Chain Kanwar, daughter of Jodha Thakur Daulat Singh of Dhasook, married 3rdly, Thakurani Pane Kanwar, daughter of Merta Thakur Sawai Singh Mertia, and had adoptive issue. He died sp 1759.
(A) Thakur Kalyan Singh (qv)
Thakur KALYAN SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1759/1790, born as Kunwar Kalyan Singh, second son of Thakur Maha Singh of Mehndwas (see below); married 1stly, Thakurani Kundan Kanwar, daughter of Chandawat Thakur Devi Singh, married 2ndly, Thakurani Chiman Kanwar, daughter of Dodia Thakur Indra Bhan, and had issue. He died 1790 in Diggi.
Thakur Sardul Singh (qv)
Thakur SARDUL SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1790/1795, married Thakurani Takhat Kanwar, daughter of Jagmalot Thakur Aman Singh of Suk in Kishangarh, and had issue. He died 1795.
Thakur Karan Singh (qv)
Thakur KARAN SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1795/1800, married 1stly, Thakurani Chhatra Kanwar, daughter of Chundawat Thakur Bhairu Singh of Deogarh, married 2ndly, Thakurani Chandan Kanwar, daughter of Karnot Thakur Pem Karan, and had adoptive issue. He died sp 1800 in Jaipur.
(A) Thakur Megh Singh (qv)
Thakur MEGH SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1800/1846, born 1786 as Kunwar Megh Singh, son of Thakur Nathu Singh of Mundia (see below); Member of the Panch Musahibat; married 1stly, Thakurani Pratap Kanwar, daughter of Jagmalot Thakur Bhairu Singh of Masuda, married 2ndly, Thakurani Chain Kanwar, daughter of Champawat Thakur Nawal Singh of village Khawandya, married 3rdly, Thakurani Mahtab Kanwar, she committed sati in 1846, daughter of Jagmalot Thakur Bhairu Singh, married 4thly, Thakurani Paif Kanwar, daughter of Ranawat Maharaj Gopal Singh, and had issue, one son and five daughters. He died 1846.
Thakur Bhim Singh (qv)
Baisa (name unknown) Kanwar, married in Patan.
Baisa (name unknown) Kanwar, married in Jahajgarh.
Baisa (name unknown) Kanwar, married in Shahpura.
Thakurani Gulab Kanwar, married (as his first wife), Thakur Khushal Singh II of Auwa.
Thakurani Phool Kanwar, married Thakur Bakhtawar Singh of Asope. She died sp.
Thakur BHIM SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1846/1872, Member of the Panch Musahibat; married Thakurani Gulab Kanwar, daughter of Mertia Thakur Ranjit Singh, and had issue, two sons.
Thakur Pratap Singh (qv)
Kunwar Indra Singh, died sp.
Thakur PRATAP SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1872/1892, born 1829, Member of the State Council 1881/1892; he adopted Kunwar Devi Singh, son of Thakur Bairi Sal of Mundia, married 1stly, Thakurani Kundan Kanwar, daughter of Kandhlot Thakur Ranjit Singh of village Bhatron in Churu, married 2ndly, a daughter of Jagmalot Thakur Devi Singh of Masuda, married 3rdly, Thakurani Roop Kanwar, daughter of Mertia Thakur Pratap Singh of Ghanerao, married 4thly, Thakurani Takhat Kanwar, daughter of Rawlot Bhati Pratap Singh of Moi, and had adoptive issue. He died spm 1892.
Baisa (name unknown) (by Thakurani Roop Kanwar), married 1882 in Patan, Rao Mukund Singh of Patan.
(A) Thakur Devi Singh (qv)
Thakur DEVI SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1892/1910, born circa 1867 as Kunwar Devi Singh, son of Thakur Bairi Sal of Mundia; he was adopted by Thakur Pratap Singh as his successor; member of the State Council of Jaipur till his death; married 1stly, in Bair, married 2ndly, in Masuda, and had issue. He died 1910.
Thakur Amar Singh (qv)
Thakur AMAR SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1910/1918, born 1892, married in Hamirgarh, and had adoptive issue. He died sp 1918.
Thakur Sangram Singh (qv)
Thakur SANGRAM SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1918/1962, born 1887 as Kunwar Sangram Singh, son of Thakur Bhairu Singh of Lambia, and succeeded by adoption; he adopted his nephew, Kunwar Narain Singh on 21st March 1952; married 1stly, 1902, Thakurani (name unknown) of Barh in Jodhpur, married 2ndly, 1922, a daughter of Maharaja Bahadur Ravneshwar Prasad Singh of Gidhaur, and had adoptive issue. He died spm January 1962 in Ayodhya.
(A) Thakur Narain Singh (qv)
Thakur NARAIN SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1962/1996, born 15th November 1919 at Lambia, Tehsil Malpura, Distt. Tonk, Rajasthan as Kunwar Narain Singh, second son of Thakur Bhawani Singh of Lambia, he succeeded by adoption in 1962; elected M.L.A., Tonk 1957 (Congress Party), Malpura 1977 (Janta Party) and Malpura 1985 (Janta Dal); married Thakurani Kamla Kumari, daughter of Thakur Ram Singh Tanwar in Bikaner, and had issue, two sons and two daughters. He died 19th February 1996.
Thakur Ashok Kumar Singh (qv)
Baiji Lal Veena Kumari [Rani Veena Kumari of Dungarpur], married Maharaj Anirudh Singh of Dungarpur, and has issue.
Baiji Lal Sandhya Kumari
Thakur Ram Pratap Singh, born 21st March 1960, married Thakurani Jyotika Kumari, daughter of Captain R. N. Singh of the India Navy, and has issue, two sons.
Kunwar Rudra Pratap Singh
Kunwar Raghu Pratap Singh
Thakur ASHOK KUMAR SINGH, Thakur of Diggi 1996/2005, born 23rd August 1949, married Thakurani Gayatri Devi, daughter of Maharaj Nirmal Kumar Sinhji of Bhavnagar, and had issue, one son and one daughter. He died 2005.
Thakur Gajraj Singh (qv)
Baiji Lal Meghna Kumari, married 6th February 2010, Maharaj Upendra Singh Ju Deo of Sarila.
Thakur GAJ RAJ SINGH, Thakur of Diggi (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
UNKNOWN, married and had issue.
Thakur Bhim Singh, married and had issue, Thakur Sahebs of Mundia and Lambian (Lamba).
Several generations
Thakur Nathu Singh of Mundia, married and had issue.
Kunwar Megh Singh, adopted by Thakur Karan Singh of Diggi, and succeeded there as Thakur Megh Singh of Diggi (see above).
Several generations
Thakur Bairi Sal of Mundia, married and had issue.
Thakur Bhairu Singh, adopted to Lambia, married and had issue. He died 1894.
Kunwar Sangram Singh of Lambia, adopted by Thakur Amar Singh of Diggi, and succeeded there as Thakur Sangram Singh (see above)
Thakur Bhawani Singh, succeeded in Lambia, married and had issue.
Thakur Bhagwant Singh
Kunwar Narain Singh, adopted by Thakur Sangram Singh of Diggi on 21st March 1952, and succeeded there as Thakur Narain Singh (see above)
Thakur Onkar Singh
Kunwar Devi Singh, adopted by Thakur Pratap Singh of Diggi, and succeeded there as Thakur Devi Singh (see above)
generation
Thakur Vijai Singh, married and had issue.
Thakur Shiv Singh, married and had issue, four sons.
Thakur Maha Singh, he established the estate of Mehndwas, married and had issue.
Kunwar Kalyan Singh (second son), adopted by Thakur Jagat Singh of Diggi, and succeeded there as Thakur Kalyan Singh of Diggi (qv)
Thakur Hari Singh (see above)
Vassals of Jaipur (see)
The help of Deepak Aggarwal is gratefully acknowledged, January 2009.
Photo of Thakur Ram Pratap Singh, copyright P. Saha, 2006, used with permission.
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