PRESENT RULER: Thakur Shri MAHAVIR SINGH RATHORE, Thakur Saheb of Narayanpura (Narayanpura Fort, Kuchaman Road, Nagaur Distt., Rajasthan, India.)

educated at Jodhpur, managed agricultural farms and business of Liquor, married and has issue.

Double Gold Tazim, Sona Naresh, Sardar of Marwar Darbar (Noble of Jodhpur Confederacy).

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Ancestor of the family was Maharajadhiraj Indra Singh, son of Maharajadhiraj Sabal Singh of Maroth, present day Nawa, Kuchaman and Sambhar area of Rajasthan popularly called Gaudawati. His younger son, Thakur Hari Singh was granted Narayanpura^(#1) principality as Thikana in Maroth state. It was annexed in 1710 by Maharaja Abhai Singh of Jodhpur, and regranted upon acceptance of suzerainty of Jodhpur. Narayanpura Fort is located in the South West of Maroth near Kuchaman City Railway Station, earlier known as Naranpura Railway Station. The estate comprised of 15 villages including Muwana, Rajliya and Narayanpura. The Chiefs participated in battles of Jodhpur state in capacity of commanders of large armies. Rulers were....

• • Maharajadhiraj Maharaja RAGHUNATH SINGHJI, Maharaja of Maroth, married five princesses, and had issue, eight sons, the Raghunathsinghot clan of Mertia Rathore, of whom three died in his lifetime and five were given a Mahal or District each.

    • Tikai Maharaj Kunwar Roop Singh of Rewasa in Maroth and Sibsagar in Assam, he died sp.

    • Maharajadhiraj Sabal Singh, Maharaja of Maroth-Senior, married and had issue, one son.

      • Maharajadhiraj Indra Singh, Maharaja of Maroth-Snr or Minda (Mahal), married and had issue, the Indersinghot subclan.

        1. Maharajadhiraj Chhatrasal Singh of Minda

        2. Thakur Bairisal Singh of Bhanwata and Ghatwa

        3. Thakur Hari Singh of Narayanpura (continued below)

        4. Thakur Bakhat Singh of Manglana

    • Maharajadhiraj Bijay Singh of Maroth-Jnr or Abhaypura (Mahal), Padampura, Sargoth, Nagar, Devla, Kukanwali, Lichana, Dolpura, Anadpura.

    • Thakur Sher Singh of Loonwa (Mahal), Mandal Dewa and Bauri.

    • Thakur Huti Singh of Panchota (Mahal), Kuchaman, Mithri, Jijot, Shyamgarh, Bhagwanpura, Ladria, Chunya, Fogdi, Bhadlia, Palada, Sudrasan.

    • Thakur Anand Singh of Panchwa (Mahal), Prempura, Dhokria, Runija and Nimod.

1. Thakur HARI SINGH, Thakur of Narayanpura, married and had issue.

• • Thakur Arjun Singh (qv)

  • Baisa (name unknown), married into Khandela.

2. Thakur ARJUN SINGH, Thakur of Narayanpura, married and had issue.

• • Thakur Ajit Singh (qv)

3. Thakur AJIT SINGH, Thakur of Narayanpura, married and had issue.

• Thakur Shyam Singh (qv)

4. Thakur SHYAM SINGH, Thakur of Narayanpura, married and had issue.

• • Thakur Ratan Singh (qv)

5. Thakur RATAN SINGH, Thakur of Narayanpura, married and had issue.

• Thakur Raj Singh (qv)

6. Thakur RAJ SINGH, Thakur of Narayanpura, married and had issue.

• • Thakur Ram Singh (qv)

  • Baisa (name unknown)

  • Baisa (name unknown)

  • Baisa (name unknown)

  • Baisa (name unknown)

7. Thakur RAM SINGH, Thakur of Narayanpura, married and had issue.

• • Thakur Jawahir Singh (qv)

8. Thakur JAWAHAR SINGH, Thakur of Narayanpura, he was socially and politically very active, and is known for earning great fortunes and hiding treasure in the great walls of the fort; he changed the route of Bikaner-Jodhpur Railway line towards Kuchaman away from his capital; he married and had adoptive issue. He died in 1930s.

• • Baisa (name unknown), married Khangarot Thakur Saheb of Seva Thikana, and had issue.

    • Thakur Raghuvir Singh, Thakur Saheb of Sewa, married Rajkumari Hem Kanwar, daughter of Majarajadhiraj Bijay Singhji of Jiliya, and his wife, Rani Ambika Pratap of Nagod state in Madhya Pradesh.

      • Kanwar (name unknown) (died young)

      • Kanwar Bhanwar Singh, married and has issue.

      • Kanwar Mool Singh, married and has issue.

      • Kanwar Gopal Singh, married and has issue.

      • Baisa Rajkanwar (Bhani Baisa), married Mertia Bhanwar Singh Rathore of Palada in Kuchaman.

      • Baisa Pushpa Kanwar (Pappu Baisa), married and has issue.

  • (A) Thakur Bhawani Singh (qv)

9. Thakur BHAWANI SINGH RATHORE, Thakur Saheb of Narayanpura, he was adopted by Thakur Jawahar Singh of Narayanpura as his son and heir, and succeeded as the Thakur Sahib of Narayanpura Thikana, he married (as his only wife) Thakurani Saubhagya Kanwar Khangarotji Sahiba [Baisa Saubhagya Kanwar of Jadawata], daughter of Bhakarsinghot Khangarot Apji Sahib Thakur Paney Singhji, Thakur Sahib of Thikana Jadawata in Jaipur state, and his wife Thakurani Sahiba Kesar Kanwar Baisa, daughter of Madhodasot Mertia Rathore Thakur Sahib of Thikana Dobri (collateral branch of Rian) in Jodhpur-Marwar, and his wife, a Kanawat princess of Amargarh near Chomu (sister of Achrol Thakurani), and had issue, two sons and two daughters. He died by falling from the terrace of Narainpura Fort.

• • Thakur Shri Mahavir Singh (qv)

  • Kunwar Shri Karan Singh [Prince Kochu], married and has issue.

  • Baiji Lal Marudhar Kanwar Baisa, married and has issue.

  • Baiji Lal Sanji Baisa [Princess Sanji], married into Nathawatpura (Sikar); she was close to the Achrol family, and her marriage solemnized at Jiliya Fort was attended by her second cousin, HH Maharani Prakash Kumari of Idar [Pinky Baisa of Gondal]. She has no issue.

• 10. Thakur MAHAVIR SINGH, Thakur of Narayanpura (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

• Thakur (name unknown), married (amongst others) having had four concubines including a beautiful and intelligent non-rajput lady who refused to accept the status of pardayat semi-queen, and had issue.

• Baisa (name unknown), married the Maharaja of Jaipur, and had issue.

• Baisa (name unknown), married Rao Raja of Sikar in Jaipur.