PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE: Shriman Maharaj Shri AJAY SINGHJI Saheb,11th and present Thakur Saheb of Semalia.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The estate of Semalia (also known as Semlia or Semliya) was granted to Maharaj Daulat Singh, youngest son of Raja Jai Singh, 1st Raja Saheb of Sailana. It was situated about 34 kilometres east of Sailan. The tanka levied on the estate was about Rs 6,001. The Jagirdar pays all cesses and renders service to the Darbar in common with all the other jagirdars. Estate holders were...

• Shriman Maharaj Shri DAULAT SINGHJI Sahib, 1st Thakur Saheb of Semlia, he was granted the thikana of Semalia/Semlia/Semilya, as his share of his father's property, married and had issue.

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Bakhtawar Singhji Sahib (qv)

• Shriman Maharaj Shri BAKHTAWAR SINGHJI Sahib, 2nd Thakur Saheb of Semalia, married and had issue.

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Shiv Singhji Sahib (qv)

• Shriman Maharaj Shri SHIV SINGHJI Sahib, 3rd Thakur Saheb of Semalia, married and had issue.

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Khushal Singhji Sahib (qv)

• Shriman Maharaj Shri KHUSHAL SINGHJI Sahib, 4th Thakur Saheb of Semalia, married and had issue.

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Nahar Singhji Sahib (qv)

• Shriman Maharaj Shri NAHAR SINGHJI Sahib, 5th Thakur Saheb of Semalia, married and had issue.

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Bhawani Singhji Sahib (qv)

• Shriman Maharaj Shri BHAWANI SINGHJI Sahib, 6th Thakur Saheb of Semalia, married Shrimati Rani Chatar Kumari, daughter of Thakur Bhairo Singhjisa, 4th Thakur Saheb of Jajli, and had issue, two sons and two daughters.

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Jashwant Singhji Sahib (qv)

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Chattar Singhji Sahib (qv)

  • Shrimati Rajkumari Bapu Sahiba Keshore Kunwariji (HH Semliawala Maharani Shri Keshar Kunwariji Sahiba, Maharani of Partabgarh), married (as his second wife), HH Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Sir Raghunath Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Pratapgarh, K.C.I.E.. She died 28th April 1908.

  • Shrimati Rajkumari Bapu Sahiba Partab Kunwariji (Rani Sahiba Partab Kunwar of Garhi), married Rao Sangram Singhjisa of Garhi, born 1873, died 1905, adopted son and successor of Rao Gambhir Singhjisa of Garhi in Banswara state, and younger son of Thakur Saheb Udai Singhjisa of Thakurda.

• Shriman Maharaj Shri JASWANT SINGHJI Sahib, 7th Thakur Saheb of Semalia -/1888, educated at Daly College, Indore, he was adopted to Sailana in 1888, and succeeded there as HH Raja Shri Sir Jashwant Singhji Bahadur, 7th Raja of Sailana (qv)

• Shriman Maharaj Shri CHATTAR SINGHJI Sahib, 8th Thakur Saheb of Semalia 1888/-, born 1867, educated at Daly College, Indore (1st Batch), he succeeded to Semlia on his brothers adoption to Sailana in 1888; the State granted him the personal right to exercise the powers of an Honorary Magistrate, 2nd Class, within the limits of his jagir; he made several attempts at securing recognition as an independent ruler from the British authorities, who refused all such requests; he was the recipient of the Delhi Durbar Silver Medal (1911), married and had issue, three sons and three daughters.

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Raghuraj Singhji Saheb (qv)

  • Dewan Saheb Shriman Maharaj Shri Vishwanath Singhji Saheb, born 29th January 1899, educated at Mayo College Ajmer, at Aligarh Muslim University (B.A. 1923), and at Allahabad University (M.A. 1926, LL.B. 1926); he was the Private Secretary to the ruler of Khilchipur State 1927-1929, Dewan and Administrator of Jobat State 1931-1937, Revenue Officer for Sohawal state 1938-1940, Dewan of Rajkot state 1940-1942 he was the recipient of the Delhi Durbar Silver Medal (1911), the Silver Jubilee Medal (1935) and the Coronation Medal (1937); he married 1stly, Shrimati Rani Sahiba (name unknown) Kumari, married 2ndly, Shrimati Panwariji Rani Sahiba Chapla Kumari, daughter of Rao Bahadur Thakur Saheb Fateh Singhji Panwar of Lavera, younger brother of Rao Bahadur Thakur Saheb Roop Singhji Panwar of Jhadol under Kishangarh State, the last Dewan of Kishangarh State, and had issue, four sons.

    • Maharaj Shri Virendra Singhji Saheb, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1947).

    • Maharaj Shri Surendra Singhji Saheb, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1948).

    • Maharaj Shri Narendra Singhji Saheb, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1949)

    • Maharaj Shri Gajendra Singhji Saheb, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1950)

  • Col. Maharaj Shri Vikram Singhji Saheb, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, married 1stly, Shrimati Rani Sahiba (name unknown) Kumari of Prithwiganj State, U.P., married 2ndly, Shrimati Sisodniji Rani Sahiba Ratan Kumari, daughter of Thakur Saheb Raghunath Singhjisa, 7th Thakur Saheb of Jajli under Pratapgarh, married 3rdly, Shrimati Panwariji Rani Sahiba Rajendra Kumari, daughter of Rao Bahadur Thakur Saheb Fateh Singhji Panwar of Lavera, younger brother of Rao Bahadur Thakur Saheb Roop Singhji Panwar of Jhadol under Kishangarh, the last Dewan of Kishangarh State, and had issue, five sons and four daughters.

    • Maharaj Shri Bhupendra Singhji Saheb, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married Shrimati Rani Sahiba (name unknown) Kumari of Urai State, and has issue.

      • Kunwar Shri Yogendra Singhji Saheb

    • Maharaj Shri Devendra Singhji Saheb, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married Shrimati Rani Sahiba (name unknown) Kumari of Kanchankhedi, and has issue.

      • Kunwar Shri Mahendra Singhji Saheb

      • Kunwar Shri Balweer Singhji Saheb

    • Maharaj Shri Dharmendra Singhji Saheb, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married Shrimati Rani Sahiba (name unknown) Kumari of Bundi. No issue.

    • Col. Maharaj Shri Vijendra Singhji Saheb, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married Shrimati Rani Sahiba Usha Kumari, daughter of Maj. Thakur Dhian Pal Singhji Saheb, and younger sister of Brig.Thakur Virendra Pal Singhji Saheb, foremost world famous Polo player, Bulandshaher (UP), and has issue.

      • Kunwar Shri Udayyan Raathore, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and at the University of Delhi (M.B.A.), he did modeling for several fashion companies, and is presently (2018) living in Mumbai, married Kunwarani Sahiba Divya Baghela from Jodhpur.

    • Maj.Gen. Maharaj Shri Manvendra Singhji Saheb, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married Shrimati Rani Sahiba Ranjna Kumari, Lakhimpur Kheri (U.P.) and has issue.

      • Kunwar Shri Purushendra Singhji Saheb

    • Shrimati Rajkumari Bapu Sahiba Madhur Kunwariji, married Thakur Saheb Shri Ramesh Singhji Sengar of Tekari.

    • Shrimati Rajkumari Bapu Sahiba Manjul Kunwariji, married Yuvraj Saheb Shri Yudradutt Singhji Panwar of Kanjari State, Gujarat.

    • Shrimati Rajkumari Bapu Sahiba Mridul Kunwariji, married Thakur Saheb Shri Maheshwar Singhji Rawat, owner of Jhaltora Tea Estate in Pithoragarh district, presently living in Almora (Uttarakhand)

    • Shrimati Rajkumari Bapu Sahiba Minakshi Kunwariji, married Thakur Saheb Shri Om Pal Singhji Saheb of Gadola (U.P.)

  • Shrimati Rajkumari Bapu Sahiba Jayraj Kunwarji (HH Shemliawala Rani Sahiba Jayraj Kunver ba Sahiba), married as his first wife HH Thakore Shri Sir Lakhajiraj III Bawajiraj Saheb, Thakore Sahib of Rajkot, K.C.I.E., eldest son of HH Thakore Shri Bawajiraj Mehrmansinhji Sahib, Thakore Sahib of Rajkot. She died in November1918 at the Ranjit Villas Palace, Rajkot.

  • Shrimati Rajkumari Bapu Sahiba Surendra Kunwariji (HH Rani Surendra Kunwar Sahiba, Rani Sahiba of Maihar), married 1920, as his second wife, HH Maharaja Shri Sir Brijnath Singh Ju Deo Bahadur, K.C.I.E., 9th Maharaja Saheb of Maihar, eldest son of Maharaja Shri Randhir Singh Ju Deo, Maharaja Saheb of Maihar.

  • Shrimati Rajkumari Bapu Sahiba Brijendra Kunwariji [Rani Sahiba Brijendra Kanwarii, Rani Sahiba of Raipur Ikdaria (Itaunja)], born1918, she succeeded her husband in the Itaunja estates in 1949; she adopted her sister's son as successor to these estates; she married as his second wife, Raja Saheb Surendra Bikram Singh, Raja Saheb of Raipur Ikdaria (Itaunja), adopted son of Raja Saheb Indra Bikram Singh, Raja Saheb of Raipur Ikdaria (Itaunja), in the Lucknow district of UP. She died sp on 24th April 1978, having adopted the son of her sister.

• Shriman Maharaj Shri RAGHURAJ SINGHJI Sahib, 9th Thakur Saheb of Semalia, born 1892; educated at Daly college Indore; married Shrimati Rani Sahiba (name unknown) Kumari of thikana Bawal, and had issue.

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Bhartendra Singhji Sahib (qv)

• Shriman Maharaj Shri BHARTENDRA SINGHJI Sahib, 10th Thakur Saheb of Semalia, educated at Daly College, Indore; married Shrimati Rani Sahiba (name unknown) Kumari of Rudrapur State, and had issue.

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Ajay Singhji Sahib (qv)

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Jay Singhji Sahib

  • Shriman Maharaj Shri Martanda Singhji Sahib

• Shriman Maharaj Shri AJAY SINGHJI Saheb,11th and present Thakur Saheb of Semlia (see above)