PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: It was once the capital of Narukas and its Governor Kathar Deo fought against forces of Emperor Alau-d-din Khilji. Around 16th century it became the estate of Thakur Kalyan Das, youngest son of Raja Prithviraj Singhji I, 8th Raja of Amber (Jaipur) 1502/1527 and Sisodia Rani (daughter of Rana Raimal of Mewar). Kharagsen of Kalwar was one of the most trusted and valiant commanders of Mirja Raja Jai Singh (the founder of Jaipur). Kharagsen was martyred in battle in the Southern Province. The name of Bhakat Singh of Kalwar finds very special mentions in the battle of Hinglaj in 1728 AD and in many other battles in Afghanistan. One of the descendants of this clan, Man Singh Kilyanot, is immortalized and glorified in 'Kurm Vijaya' the historical recital of the battle of Maonda Mandholi fought between then Jaipur and Bharatpur States in 1767 AD. The Thakur is a Double Tazimi Sardar and is one of the closest 12 Chambers (bara kotri) of Jaipur Royal Family. Estate holders were....

• Raja Prithviraj Singhji I, 8th Raja of Amber (Jaipur) 1502/1527, married Rani Sisodani ji, daughter of Rana Raimal of Mewar, and had issue.

  • • Kunwar Kalyan Das (youngest son) (see below)

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1. Rao KALYAN DAS, 1st Rao of Kalwar, he was granted the jagir of Kalwar in 1508. He was one of the most outstanding warriors of his time. He fought in battle of khanwa under Rana Sanga against Babur. He was victorious in battle of Bas Bareliy , married 1^stly to Rani Kapurde, daughter of Raja Kuntal of Karauli, married 2^ndly to Rani Shobha, daughter of Rao Jagmal of Jodhpur, married 3^rdly to Rani Chand Kanwar, daughter of Rao Jaimal of Merta.

   • Thakur Rai Singh

   • Thakur Man Singh, died in the battle of Hinglaj. [?he participated in the battle of Mandwa-Mandol (Maonda and Mandholi near Patan Torawati) in 1767 AD.]

   • Thakur Karm Singh (qv)

   • Thakur Sagat Singh

   • Thakur Sadul Singh

   • Thakur Jagannath Singh

   • Thakur Narayan Singh

   • Thakur Mohan Das

2. Thakur KARM SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar,

   • Thakur Sunder Das

   • Thakur Kharag Singh (qv)

   • Thakur Bagh Singh

3. Thakur KHARAG SINGH [Kharag Sen], Thakur of Kalwar, he died in a battle in South.

   • Thakur Girdhari Das (qv)

   • Thakur Shiv Singh

   • Thakur Raghunath Singh

4. Thakur GIRDHARI DAS [GIRDHARI SINGH], Thakur of Kalwar,

   • Thakur Mohkam Singh, he died in the battle of Gazni.

   • Thakur Roop Singh, he died in the battle of Gazni.

   • Thakur Hindu Singh (qv)

   • Thakur Surat Singh

   • Thakur Prahlad Singh

5. Thakur HINDU SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar,

   • Thakur Bagat Singh (qv)

   • Thakur Guman Singh

6. Thakur BAGAT SINGH [BHAKAT SINGH], Thakur of Kalwar, he participated in the battle of Hinglaj in 1728 AD and also in Afghanistan.

   • Thakur Zorawar Singh

7. Thakur ZORAWAR SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar,

   • Thakur Jaswant Singh

   • Thakur Durjan Singh, founded Durjaniyawas.

8. Thakur JASWANT SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar,

   • Thakur Jagmal Singh

9. Thakur JAGMAL SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar, married and had issue.

   • Thakur Ranjeet Singh (qv)

   • Thakur Ratan Singh (qv)

10. Thakur RANJEET SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar, married and had issue.

11. Thakur RATAN SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar, married and had issue.

    • Thakur Ram Singh (qv)

12. Thakur RAM SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar, he did not have a natural heir for long, so he decided to adopt child from thikana Durjanyawas in 1835AD?; married and had adoptive issue.

    • (A) Kunwar Balwant Singh (qv)

13. Thakur BALWANT SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar, adopted by Thakur Ram Singh from Durjaniyawas in 1875; he commenced the construction of Kalwar Castle in 1879 AD (1869AD?) and the construction continued for the next two generations. He married three wives, and had issue.

    • Thakur Himmat Singh

    • Thakur Roop Singh (qv)

    • Thakur Guman Singh

    • Thakur Inder Singh, he was adopted by Thakur Bahadur Singh of Durjaniyawas.

    • Thakur Pape Singh

    • Thakur Anand Singh

14. Thakur ROOP SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar, succeeded his father Thakur Balwant Singh and continued construction of Castle Kalwar; married and had issue.

    • Thakur Narayan Singh, overlooked in succession due to dwarfism, married and had issue.

      • Thakur Gopal Singh, married to Thakurani Nonand Kanwar of Thikana Dobari Riya (Dobri, Rian).

        • Thakur Gajraj Singh, married to Thakurani Chandan Kanwar Chouhan of Mokala, Merta.

          • Kunwar Major Karnee Pratap Singh, married Kunwarani Ayushi Rana of Thikana Ghatawada, Mandsaur, M.P.

          • Baisa Priyanka Kanwar, married to Kunwar Major Kuldeep Singh Chundawat of Manyas, Chittorgarh.

        • Thakur Mahendra Singh, married to Thakurani Rajdeep Kanwar Jodha of Banjakuri, Jetaran, Pali.

          • Kunwar Aryavardhan Singh

        • Baisa Hansa Kanwar, married to Thakur Ravindra Singh Jodha of Thikana Jotaya, Ajmer.

      • Thakur Prem Singh, married to Thakurani Suraj Kanwar of Thikana Daulatpura.

        • Baisa Ratan Kanwar, married to Thakur Sharwan Singh of Rampura, Churu.

        • Baisa Jatan Kanwar, married to Thakur Shailendra Singh of Thikana Piplad.

        • Baisa Fateh Kanwar, married to Kunwar Manghet Singh of Thikana Khaldiya, Parbartsar.

        • Kunwar Kamal Singh, married to Kunwrani Santosh Kanwar of Thikana Arath, Parbartsar.

          • Baisa Neha Kanwar

          • Bhanwar Amar Singh

          • Bhanwar Mahendra Singh

      • Baisa Madan Kanwar

      • Baisa Chhagan Kanwar

      • Baisa Maaf Kanwar

    • Thakur Bahadur Singh (qv)

    • Thakur Jashwant Singh, married to Thakurani Sugan Kanwar of (unknown thikana).

      • Kunwar Kan Singh

    • ?[Thakurani (name unknown), married (as his first wife) Dewan Bahadur Thakur Madho Singh Chauhan of Tazimi Thikana Sankhwas in Jodhpur, he was the Home Minister of Jodhpur during Maharaja Umaid Singh's reign, and had issue, one son by her. [His second wife was daughter of Thakur Chandan Singh Mertia of Barkana.]

      • Thakur Sangram Singh of Sankhwas, edu. Mayo College, Ajmer, married and had issue.

        • Thakurani Krishna Kumari, married Thakur Hanuman Singh of Jaola-Badanwara in Jodhpur.]

15. Thakur BAHADUR SINGH, married 1stly, Thakurani Laad Kanwar of (unknown thikana), married 2ndly, Thakurani Dhiraj Kanwar of (unknown thikana), and had issue.

    • Baisa Shobhag Kanwar

    • Baisa Kamal Kanwar

    • Baisa Prakash Kanwar

    • Baisa Ratan Kanwar

    • Baisa Kishan Kanwar

    • Thakur Jai Singh (qv)

    • Thakur Bhawani Singh, married to Thakurani Bhagwan Kanwar, daughter of Rao Saheb Jagannath Singhji, 12th Rao of Parsoli 1924/-, and his wife Rani Hem Kanwar, daughter of Maharaj Goverdhan Singhji of Arnod, and had issue.

      • Thakur Nawal Deep Singh, married to Thakurani Manisha Singh, daughter of Maharaj Mahendra Singh Bundela from Uprai Badoni State (Bundelkhand, M.P.).

        • Kunwar Akshat Pratap Singh

      • Baisa Hem Kanwar, married to Kunwar Veerbhadra Singh Rathore of Thikana Dabla.

      • Baisa Yogita Kanwar, married to Kunwar Kuldeep Singh Rathore of Thikana Dabla.

      • Baisa Shweta Kanwar, married to Kunwar Vassudev Singh Chauhan of Thikana Dharnavda.

16. Thakur JAI SINGH, Thakur of Kalwar, he was a reputed shikari turned wild life conservationists, who established and developed the game sanctuaries of Sawai Madhopur and Sariska, married Rajkumari Ramawat Rathoreji Nirbhay Kanwar, youngest daughter of Rao Ranjit Singhji, Rao of Kushalgarh, and had issue.

    • • Lt. Gen. Thakur Mandhata Singh (qv)

      • Thakur Ganpath Singh, married Thakurani Manju Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Veerender Singh of thikana Baggad in Shekhawati, and has issue, two daughters and a son.

        • Kunwar Bhupender Singh, married to Kanwrani Uma Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Surender Singh of Thikana Rupaili (Mewar) and has issues, one daughter and a son.

          • Bhanwar Lakshraj Singh

          • Bhanwar Baisa Vibhuti Kunwar

        • Baisa Rajashwari Kanwar, married to Thakur Bhagwat Singh Rathore of thikana Jasol.

        • Baisa Minakshi Kanwar, married to Thakur Harishchandra Singh Chundawat of thikana Devpura.

      • Late Baisa Lakshmi Kanwar

      • Baisa Bhagvander Kanwar

      • Baisa Yagvender Kanwar

      • ?[Kunwar Randhir Singh, married Kunwarani Priyanka Singh, daughter of Thakur Daleep Singh of Barkana in Pali, and his wife Thakurani Nayana Kanwar, daughter of Rawal Thakur Bharat Singhji of Matar in Gujarat.]

      • ?[Kunwar Narender Singh]

      • ?[Baisa Kannalotji (name unknown), married (as his 2nd wife) Rao Saheb Devi Singh, 12th Rao of Deolia; she had issue, one son.

        • • Thakur Divakar Singh Deolia]

17. Lt. Gen. Thakur Mandhata Singh, Thakur of Kalwar (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

17. • Rani Kilyanotji Sahiba, married Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Nahar Singh, Raja of Maroth-Abhaypura, and had issue.

17. • Kumari (name unknown) married into Jodhpur.

17. • Chandra Singh Kalyanot of Padampura and Fakir Singh Kalyanot of Khonchpuri received siropav from Maharaja for bravery.

17. • Thakur Kalyan Singh, married Baisa Kan Kanwar, the only daughter of Rao Saheb Surajbhan Singh, 10th Rao Saheb of Deolia, and his wife, Rani Sahiba Sisodniji of Lasani,