VILLAGES: x
AREA: 33,517 km2
LOCATION: Rajasthan
ACCESSION: 7th April 1949
RELIGION: Hindu
REVENUE: Rs 80,00,000 (1940)
PRESENT RULER: HH 108 Sri Maharaj Adhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Ravi Kula Bushana-Mahi Mahindra Yavadarya Kula Kamaldhivakara Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana Shri MAHENDRA SINGH Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati, 76th Sisodia ruler and 34th Maharana of Udaipur since 1984.
born 14th February 1941, installed 19th November 1984; he assisted in the formation of the Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation; he was managing the Lake Palace Hotel when it received its 5 star rating, and the Garden Hotel when it received its 3 star rating; he contested the Parliament (Lok Sabha) elections from Chittorgarh in 1989 and won with a record margin of over 190,000 votes; married HH Maharani Nirupama Kumari, daughter of Lt. Col. HH Maharaja Manabendra Shah Sahib Bahadur of Tehri-Garhwal, and his wife, HH Maharani Suraj Kanwar, and has issue.
Maharajkumar Vishvaraj Singh, married Rajkumari Mahima Kumari, daughter of Maharaj Jagdishwari Prasad Singh Deo of Panchkot, and has issue.
Bhanwar Devajaditya Singh
Bhanwar Baisa Jayati Kumari
Maharajkumari Trivikrama Kumari, married Kumar Divya Ashish Singh of Akhnoor.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The genealogy of the Mewar rajput rulers starts in 566AD with Raja Gohil. His descendant, Rana Hamir Singh, the 43rd Sisodia ruler (1326/1364), was the first ruler to use the title Maharana (see Udaipur). Rulers were....
Rana Guhil, ancestor of the Guhilot dynasty, claiming descent from Luv, younger son of Lord Rama Chandra of Ajodhya, including the Gohil rulers of Bhavnagar and Rajpipla.
Rana Bhoj
Rana Mahendra
Rana Naag
Rana Sheel
Rana Aparajit
Rana Mahendra
Rana Vappa
Rana Khumar
Rana Bhratrbhat
Rana Singh
Rana Allat
Rana Narvahan
Rana Shalivahan
Rana Shaktikumar
Rana Shuchivarma
Rana Narvarma
Rana Kirtivarma
Rana Vairat
Rana Vairi Singh
Rana Vijay Singh
Rana Arisingh
Rana Chaursingh
Rana Vikram Singh
Rana Kshem Singh
Rana Samant Singh
Rana Kumar Singh
Rana Mathan Singh
Rana Padam Singh
Rana Jait Singh
Rana Tej Singh
Rana Samar Singh
Rana Ratan Singh
Rana Karan Singh
Rana Rahapp
Rana Narpati
Rana Dinkaran
Rana Jashkaran
Rana Nagpal
Rana Puranpal
Rana Prithvipal
Rana Bhuvan Singh
Rana Bhim Singh
Rana Jai Singh
Rana Laxman Singh
Rana Ajaisingh
Rana Arisingh
Maharana HAMIR SINGH, 1st Maharana of Mewar 1326/1364, born about 1291 in Sisoda village, hence the name of the dynasty became Sisodia, married (amongst others), Maharani Songari, daughter of Raja Maldev Chauhan (Sonigra) of Jalore, and had issue. He died 1364 at Chittor.
Maharana KSHETRA SINGH
Maharana LAKHA SINGH [Laksh Singh], 3rd Maharana of Mewar 1382/1397 or 1421
Maharana MOKAL SINGH, 4th Maharana of Mewar 1421/1433
Baisa Lalbai, married Khichi Rao Achal Singh of Gagrun.
Maharana KUMBHAKARNA SINGH, 5th Maharana of Mewar 1433/1468
Maharana UDAI SINGH I, 6th Maharana of Mewar 1468/1473
Maharana RAIMAL SINGH, 7th Maharana of Mewar 1473/1508
Maharana SANGRAM SINGH I, 8th Maharana of Mewar 1508/1528(#1)
Maharana RATAN SINGH, 9th Maharana of Mewar 1528/1531
Maharana VIKRAMADITYA SINGH, 10th Maharana of Mewar 1531/1536
Maharana UDAI SINGH II, 11th Maharana of Udaipur 1537/1572
Maharana Pratap Singh II (by Rani Jaywanti Bai) (qv)
Yuvraj Kunwar Jagmal Singh (by Rani Bhatiyani Dheer Kanwar), ninth son, ruler of Jahajur, co-ruler of Sirohi 1581/1583, he was made the Crown Prince by his father shortly before his death but after his death the Nobles declared the eldest son as the ruler and he joined services of the Faujdar of Ajmer and was granted jagir of Jahajpur by Akbar and later was bestowed with half of Sirohi as well which belonged to his father-in-law, married (amongst others), a daughter of Rao Man Singhji of Sirohi, and had issue. He was killed by his brother-in-law in battle on 17th October 1583.
Maharana PRATAP SINGH II, 12th Maharana of Udaipur 1572/1597
Maharana AMAR SINGH I, 13th Maharana of Udaipur 1597/1620
Maharana KARAN SINGH, 14th Maharana of Udaipur 1620/1628.
Maharana JAGAT SINGH I, 15th Maharana of Udaipur 1628/1652
Maharana RAJ SINGH I, 16th Maharana of Udaipur 1652/1680
Maharana Jai Singh (qv)
Raja Bhim Singh, fourth son, born July 1654, received the Jagir of Banera, married and had issue.
Kunwar Kirat Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Khedawda.
Kunwar Bijay Singh, he was granted the Jagir of Amla.
Kunwar Jorawar Singh, ancestor of the Thikanedars of Bardia.
Maharana JAI SINGH, 17th Maharana of Udaipur 1680/1698
Maharana AMAR SINGH II, 18th Maharana of Udaipur 1698/1710
Maharana SANGRAM SINGH II, 19th Maharana of Udaipur 1710/1734
Maharana JAGAT SINGH II, 20th Maharana of Udaipur 1734/1751
Maharana PRATAP SINGH II, 21st Maharana of Udaipur 1751/1753
Maharana RAJ SINGH II, 22nd Maharana of Udaipur 1753/1761
Maharana ARI SINGH, 23rd Maharana of Udaipur 1761/1773
Maharana HAMIR SINGH II, 24th Maharana of Udaipur 1773/1778
Maharana BHIM SINGH, 25th Maharana of Udaipur 1778/1828
Maharana JAWAN SINGH Bahadur
Maharana SARDAR SINGH Bahadur
Maharana SWARUP SINGH Bahadur
HH Maharana SHAMBHU SINGH Bahadur
HH Maharana SAJJAN SINGH Bahadur, 30th Maharana of Udaipur 1874/1884
HH Maharana Shri Sir FATEH SINGHJI Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati, 31st Maharana of Udaipur 1884/1930
Major-General HH Chattis Rajkul Singar Maharana Shri Sir BHUPAL SINGH Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati, 32nd Maharana of Udaipur 1930/1955
Colonel HH Maharana Shri BHAGWAT SINGH Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati, 33rd Maharana of Udaipur 1955/1984
HH Maharana Shri MAHENDRA SINGH Bahadur Hindua Suraj Hindupati, 34th Maharana of Udaipur (see above)
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* Population of state recorded 1,018,805 (1901)
NOTE - The genealogy in detailed wef Maharana Hamir Singh is mentioned in page Udaipur.