PRESENT RULER: Shrimant Raja SHALIWAHAN VATS, Raja Saheb of Jamnia since 19th August 2005.

born 13th November 1964, educated at Ajmer (B.A.) and at Daly College, Indore; married 26th April 1993 in Jaipur, Shrimati Rani Riteshwari Devi, and has issue.

• Shri Yuvaraj Shiladitya Jamnia

• Shree Kumari Chirantana Jamnia

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The rulers of this former Princely State are Songara Chauhans, with their ancestry stemming from Chaturbhuj Chauhan "Offspring of Fire", the first Chauhan King who ruled a greater part of India in legendary antiquity. A descendant was Raja Anihul or Agnipal who ruled around 600BC, and was ancestor of Raja Vasudev who came to Sanbhar from Nagor in Marwar around 550AD. Raja Govind I of Guwak was honoured with the title of Veer (Hero) around 756AD, and was the ancestor of Raja Anaraja, an ally of the famous Raja Prithviraj III Chauhan in 1191. Raja Sonaji was the founder of the Songara Chauhan clan, and ancestor of the rulers of Jalore, Jamnia, Namli in Ratlam and Jojawar in Jodhpur. The state of Jamnia was founded in 1555 and consisted of 86 villages, a number of which were surrendered to Gwalior, Dhar and Indore, during British rule. Under the direct control of the Malwa Agency, Indore. The title of Raja was granted during the Mughal period by Padshah Jahangir. Rulers were...

• Raja SILHARDEV [Seruji or Silhadi], a descendant of Rao Sonaji, founder of the Songara Chauhan clan, he was the Raja of Songadh (Mandu) and Raisen, married and had issue. He died in the battle of Khanwa on 17th March 1527.

  • Raja Bhupatraji, killed in an attack by Padshah Humayum on the gates of Mandu Fort, married and had issue.

    • Raja Karanji, migrated to Mewar to seek his fortune there, married and had issue.

      • Raja Nanaji, founder of Jamnia state (see below).

• Raja NANAJI, Bhumia of Jamnia 1555/-, in 1555 he sought the help of Mughal forces from Agra in defeating Raja Bajbadhur of Mandu at the battle of Sarangpur; Songadh Fort and eight parganas of Betma, Sagor, Hasalpur, Digthan, Dharampuri, Nalcha, Maheshwar and Chikhalda were allotted to him by Padshah Akbar, he thus regained the subedhari of Songadh Fort in Mandu, married and had issue.

  • Rao Dhanaji, he was killed, along with his four sons in the battle of Asirgarh.

  • Raja Bhanaji (qv)

• Raja BHANAJI, Bhumia of Jamnia, married and had issue.

  • Raja Tananji (qv)

• Raja TANANJI, Bhumia of Jamnia, fought in the second battle of Asirgarh in 1601, married and had issue.

  • Raja Keshavdas (qv)

  • Rao Sunderji, stayed with Shahzada Khurram, during his Deccan Victory, he revolted against Padshah Jahangir, and was killed in the battle of Agra, after which his head was cut off and brought before Padshah Jahangir on a golden platter.

• Raja KESHAVDAS, Bhumia of Jamnia, he was granted the titles of Raja and Miraj-e-Jung by Padshah Jahangir, married and had issue.

  • Raja Bheruji (qv)

• Raja BHERUJI, Bhumia of Jamnia, married and had issue.

  • Raja Jashwant Singhji (qv)

• Raja JASHWANT SINGHJI, Bhumia of Jamnia

• Raja HARI SINGHJI, Bhumia of Jamnia

• Raja DEVI SINGHJI, Bhumia of Jamnia

• Raja ANUP SINGHJI, Bhumia of Jamnia

• Raja NAYDAR SINGHJI, Bhumia of Jamnia fl.1800, he was said to be the principal freebooter in the Western Yindbyas at the time of the settlement of Malwa; Sir John Malcolm concluded an engagement with Nadir Singh by which he was to receive from Holkar a tankha of Rupees 2,564 and to protect the country from Jam to Nalchha; he married and had issue.

  • Shrimant Raja Bhimanji (qv)

• Shrimant Raja BHIMAN SINGHJI, Bhumia of Jamnia 1815/1820, on his father's expulsion from Malwa, an engagement was made with Bhiman Singh, on 8th May 1820 (No. CCXLl), guaranteeing to him from the Holkar State all the tankhas which his father received; married and had issue.

  • Shrimant Raja Moti Singhji (qv)

• Shrimant Raja MOTI SINGHJI, Bhumia of Jamnia -/1863

• Shrimant Raja HAMIR SINGHJI, Raja of Jamnia 1863/1924, born 1855, married and had issue. He died 1924.

  • Shrimant Raja Raghunath Singhji (qv)

  • Kunwar (name unknown) Singh, married and had issue.

    • Kunwar Virendra Singh

  • Kunwar Jagmohan Singh

• Shrimant Raja RAGHUNATH SINGHJI, Raja of Jamnia 1924/1943, born 3rd October 1890, married and had issue. He died 1943.

  • Shrimant Raja Narendra Singhji (qv)

• Shrimant Raja NARENDRA SINGHJI, Raja of Jamnia 1943/2005, born 28th August 1940, married Shreemati Rani Kanak Devi [now Shreemati Rajmata Kanak Devi of Jamnia], daughter of HH Raja Shrimant Mahendra Singh Ju Dev Bahadur of Nagod, and his second wife, HH Rani Shyam Kumari, and had issue. He died 19th August 2005.

  • Shrimant Raja Shaliwahan Vats (qv)

  • Rajkumar Dhruv Raj Singh, born 27th October 1966, educated at Daly College, Indore, at St. Anselm's, Ajmer and at National College, Delhi; presently (2009) managing his farms at Kunjrod near Dhar; married Kunwarani Sahiba Mrinali, daughter of Shri Preethi Pal Singhji Minhas (daughter of Shrimati Jasjit Parmar from the Jagir of Padhiyana near Jalandhar), and has issue, two daughters.

    • Kumari Shubhangana Raje

    • Kumari Veerangana Raje

  • HH Shreemati Maharani Kaviteshwari Devi, married HH Maharaja Saheb Charnamirjit Singhji of Maihar.

  • Shreemati Yuvrani Kadambari Devi, married Shreeman Yuvraj Saheb Mandhattasinhji Manoharsinhji of Rajkot, and has issue.

  • Shreemati Bhanwar Baisa Pritika Kumari, married Bhanwar Sumair Vijay Singh of Dumraon, and has issue.

• Shrimant Raja SHALIWAHAN VATS (see above)