VILLAGES: 20 (1680)
AREA: 481 km2
LOCATION: Jodhpur (Nagaur Distt.)
REVENUE: 26,000Rs (1893)
DYNASTY: Rathore (Mertia clan, Raghunathsinghot subclan)
ACCESSION: 1956
RELIGION: Hindu
PRESENT RULER: Thakur BAKHTAWAR SINGH RATHORE, Thakur Saheb of Loonwa (Line-1),
Tazimi Sardar of Marwar (Lunwa, Nagaur District, Rajasthan)
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The ancestor of the family was Thakur Sher Singh, son of (Thakur Kishor Singh?) Majarajadhiraj Maharaja Raghunath Singh of Maroth, and his third Rani. It was the third main royal palace (mahal) of the five Royal Houses of Maroth state, the Panchmahal Maroth. It had an area of 1,90,000 bigha land, i.e., around 481 sq.km. Estate holders were...
Thakur SHER SINGH, 1st Thakur of Loonwa, son of Raja Raghunath Singh and his 3rd wife; he received Loonwa, a Mansab of 38 Horses (1,90,000 bigha), and a Fort in Maroth. He married and had issue, four sons.
Thakur Surtan Singh (qv)
Thakur Sawai Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-2.
Thakur Gaj Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-2.
Thakur Ridh Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-2.
Thakur Sankardan, Thakur of Lunwa-2.
Thakur Surajbhan, Thakur of Lunwa-2.
Thakur Sardar Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-3.
Thakur Sujan Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-3.
Thakur Bheru Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-3.
Thakur Dolat Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-3.
Thakur Samrath Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-3.
Thakur Kisan Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-3.
Thakur Sobhag Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-4.
Thakur Jagram Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-4.
Thakur Kalyan Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-4.
Thakur Padam Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-4.
Thakur Prabhudan, Thakur of Lunwa-4.
Thakur Shivnath Singh, Thakur of Lunwa-4.
Thakur Jagat Singh of Bauri (Bawdi), married and had issue.
Thakur Sagat Singh, Thakur of Bauri.
Thakur Dalel Singh, Thakur of Bauri.
Thakur Jaswant Singh, Thakur of Bauri.
Thakur Jorawar Singh, Thakur of Bauri.
Thaur Hamir Singh, Thakur of Baudi.
Thakur Santokh Singh, Thakur of Mandal Dewa.
Thakur Sobh Singh, Thakur of Mandal Dewa.
Thakur Mohabbat Singh, Thakur of Mandal Dewa.
Thakur Ajit Singh, Thakur of Mandal Dewa.
[Thakur Sanwat Singh?]
Surat Singh Sanwatsinghot, he died in battle 1811 BS (1755 AD)
Thakur SURTAN SINGH, 2nd Thakur of Loonwa (Line 1), married and had issue.
Thakur Bharath Singh (qv)
Thakur BHARAT SINGH, 3rd Thakur of Loonwa, married and had issue.
Thakur Milap Singh (qv)
Thakur MILAP SINGH, 4th Thakur of Loonwa, married and had issue.
Thakur Devi Singh (qv)
Thakur DEVI SINGH, 5th Thakur of Loonwa, married and had issue.
Thakur Ranjit Singh (qv)
Thakur RANJIT SINGH, 6th Thakur of Loonwa (Line 1), married and had issue.
Thakur Jorawar Singh (qv)
Thakur JORAWAR SINGH, 7th Thakur of Loonwa (Line 1), married and had issue.
Thakur Bakhtawar Singh (qv)
Thakur BAKHTAWAR SINGH RATHORE, Thakur of Loonwa (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
Rani (name unknown), married Rao Shiv Singh, 2nd Rao of Sikar (1721/1748).
Baisa Umed Kanwar, married (as his fifth wife) Thakur Roop Singh of Khood, who founder of Roopgarh.
Baisa (name unknown), married into Chomu.
Baisa (name unknown), married Thakur Bhur Singh of Akhaipura, son of Raja Sajjan Singh, 12th Raja of Khandela (Junior) 1885/1952, and his wife Rani Mool Kanwar, daughter of Rao Saheb Thakur Madho Singhji of Kharwa; and had issue, one daughter, as well as adoptive issue. He died spm.
Baisa Umaid Kanwar Mertaniji, married (as his first wife) Thakur Guman Singh, 3rd Thakur Saheb of Danta. He died sp.
1. Page 75, Rajput Kshatriya Shakhaon ka Itihas, Ranbankura Prakashan, Devi Singh Mandawa, Volume 1, 1990.