Information

Dynasty

Clan

Chundawat

Subclan

Sangawat

State

Udaipur

Revenue

INR 120,000

Villages

220

Population

25,146 (1901)

Hindi Name

देवगढ़

Also known as

Devgarh

Last Updated

2nd Jul, 2022

Present Head

Rawat Shri VEERBHADRA SINGH JI, 16th Rawat Sahib of Deogarh (2012/-), born in Ajmer, formerly a Planter, presently (2009) a hotelier; married 1st May 1985 in Ajmer, Kunwarani Namrata Kumari, daughter of Air Vice Marshal Thakur Chandan Singh A.V.S.M., P.V.S.M. of Bagawas, and his wife, Thakurani Junu Kumari, daughter of Thakur Bhom Singh of Umaidnagar, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
  • Bhanwar Mayurdwaj Singh, schooling from Mayo College, Ajmer. Graduated from Blue Mountain Hotel School, Australia - BBA and Hotel Management. Owner of Feldspar processing unit and managing Deogarh Resorts with an inventory of over 80 rooms. Married to Baijilal Kritika Kumari of Vijaynagar.
    • Bhanwar Bavji Devshrut Singh, born .
  • Baisa Pavitra Kumari, born in Jodhpur, studied in V.V.John School and Rajmata Krishna Kumari School in Jodhpur, where she secured highest marks in 12th class, in English. Completed her 3 year fashion degree course from Raffles International at New Delhi.
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History

Also known as Devgarh, located 38 kms NE of Udaipur, a Jagir belonging to the Sangawat sub-clan of the Chundawat clan of the Sisodia Royal Family. The Rawat of Devgarh is one of 16 feudal barons privileged to wait on the Maharana of Udaipur (Mewar). The founder of the family was Rawat Chunda, one of whose sons (Rawat Kandhal), was father of Rawat Sanga Singh, the first Rawat of Devgarh.
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Genealogy

  • Rawat Shri SANGA SINGHJI, 1st Rawat of Deogarh 1521/1574, married and had issue.
    • Rawat Shri Duda Singhji (qv)
  • Rawat Shri DUDA SINGHJI, 2nd Rawat of Deogarh 1574/1611, married and had issue. He died .
    • Rawat Shri Isar Dasji (qv)
  • Rawat Shri ISAR DASJI, 3rd Rawat of Deogarh 1611/1641, married and had issue. He died .
    • Rawat Shri Gokul Dasji I (qv)
  • Rawat Shri GOKUL DASJI I, 4th Rawat of Deogarh 1641/1669, married and had issue.
    • Rawat Shri Dwarka Dasji (qv)
    • Kunwar Sabal Singh, he was granted the jagir of Bassi and succeded there as Rao Sabal Singh of Bassi.
    • Kunwar Daulat Singh, he was granted the jagir of Daulatgadh.
    • Baisa Udai Kanwar, married Kunwar Padam Singh of Samuja, and had issue, six sons.
  • Rawat Shri DWARKA DASJI, 5th Rawat of Deogarh 1669/1706
  • Rawat Shri SANGRAM SINGHJI I, 6th Rawat of Deogarh 1706/1737, married and had issue.
    • Rawat Shri Jaswant Singhji (qv)
    • Kunwar Jai Singh, he was granted the jagir of Sangramgarh and succeeded there as Rawat Shri Jai Singhji of Sangramgarh.
  • Rawat Shri JASWANT SINGHJI, 7th Rawat of Deogarh 1737/1776, married and had issue.
    • Rawat Shri Raghav Dasji (qv)
    • Kunwar Gopal Das, married and had issue.
      • Kunwar Gyan Singh, he was granted the jagir of Gyangarh and succeded there as Rawat Shri Gyan Singhji, 1st Rawat Sahib of Gyangarh [cr.ca1800]
      • Kunwar Ajit Singh, he was granted the jagir of Kareda.
    • Maharani Kundan Kunwar, married Maharaja Sawai Madho Singhji II of Jaipur.
  • Rawat Shri RAGHAV DASJI, 8th Rawat of Deogarh 1776/1786, married and had issue.
    • Kunwar Anop Singh, married and had issue. He died vp aged 22.
      • Rawat Shri Gokul Dasji II (qv)
  • Rawat Shri GOKUL DAS II, 9th Rawat of Deogarh 1786/1821, married and had issue. He died .
    • Rawat Shri Nahar Singhji I (qv)
    • Maharani Shringar Kunwar, married Maharao Kishore Singhji II of Kotah.
  • Rawat Shri NAHAR SINGHJI I, 10th Rawat of Deogarh 1821/1847
  • Rawat Shri RANJIT SINGHJI, 11th Rawat of Deogarh 1847/1867, married and had issue.
    • Rawat Shri Krishna Singhji (qv)
  • Rawat Shri KRISHNA SINGHJI, 12th Rawat of Deogarh 1867/1900, born , married 1stly, 1887, Rani Monghi Kunwarba Sahiba of Dhrangadhra, married 2ndly, Rani Mertaniji of Ghanerao, and had issue, as well as adoptive issue. He died sp 1900.
    • Kunwar Jaswant Singh, married Kunwarani Ajab Kunwar of Badnore, died . He died vpsp January 1886.
    • (A) Kunwar Pratap Singh [Anop Singh], adopted from Sangramgarh, married and had issue. He died before his adoptive father before 1900.
      • Rawat Shri Vijai Singhji (qv)
  • Rawat Shri VIJAI SINGHJI, 13th Rawat of Deogarh 1900/1943, born , educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married Rani Nand Kunwar, daughter of Raj Rana Zalim Singhji of Delwara, and had issue. He died .
    • Rawat Shri Sangram Singhji II (qv)
    • Rani Laxmi Kumari Chundawat, born , Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 1962/1971, Member on the Panel of Chairmen, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly; Member of the Rajya Sabha 1972/1978, President of the Rajasthan P.C.C., author of a number of books in Hindi and Rajasthani, married 1934, Rawat Shri Tej Singhji of Rawatsar, and has issue. (Lakshmi Niwas, Jagdeesh Marg, Bani Park, Jaipur, Raiasthan)
    • Baisa Khuman Kunwar, married into Bagri.
  • Rawat Shri SANGRAM SINGHJI II, 14th Rawat of Deogarh 1943/1965, married Rani Krishna Kumari of Dumraon, and had issue. He died .
    • Rawat Shri Nahar Singhji II (qv)
    • Rani Sita Kumari, born in Deogarh, Udaipur, educated at Sophia Girls College, Ajmer; married 25th June 1955, Raja Bahadur Vishwanath Pratap Singh of Manda, and has issue, two sons.
    • Thakur Mandhata Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married Thakurani Govind Kumari, daughter of Thakur Sahib Sawant Singhji of Baneria, and has issue, two children.
      • Baisa Mayank Kumari [Rajmata Mayank Kumari Deo of Jeypore], educated at Sophia Girls College, Ajmer; married Shri Maharaja Shakti Vikram Deo of Jeypore Estate in Orissa, and has issue, one daughter.
        • Bhanwar Baisa Lalit Lavang Latika, a lawyer by profession.
      • Kunwar Kaushlendra Singh
        • Bhanwar Mahiraj Singh
        • Bhanwar Baisa Jayantika Kumari Deo
    • Thakur Indrajeet Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; formally a Tea Planter and now retired and settled in Jaipur; married Thakurani Yogini Kumari of Gamph in Gujarat, and has issue, two children.
      • Baisa Hemangini Kumari, educated at Sophia College, Ajmer, married to Vikram Singh Rathore, grandson of Anand Singh and have two issues.
        • Bhanwar Baisa Himaki Kumari, born , studied from Mayo College Girl's School and at St. Stephens College, Delhi.
        • Bhanwar Nirdwand Singh Rathore, born on , currently (2015) studying in Daly College, Indore.
      • Kunwar Prithivraj Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; at present he is settled in Africa; married Kunwarani Aaditi Kumari, daughter of Maharaj Suman Singhji of Jodhpur, and his wife, Rani Nirmala Kumari.
        • Bhanwar Baisa Kanika Chundawat, born on , currently (2015) studying in Mayo College Girl's School, Ajmer.
        • Bhanwar Nidhishwar Singh, born on , currently (2015) studying in Mayo College, Ajmer.
    • Kunwarani Chandramani Kumari, educated at Sophia Girls College, Ajmer; married Kunwar B. K. Singh, and has issue, three children, one daughter and two sons.
    • Thakurani Shakuntala Kumari, educated at Sophia Girls College, Ajmer; married Thakur K. A. P. Singhji of Pratapgarh, U.P., and has issue, two daughters.
    • Lt.-Col. Thakur Randhir Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; he served in the Indian Army in the Armoured Corps and commanded a regiment, he was also wounded in the India-Pakistan War of 1971; married Thakurani Chandra Kumari, daughter of Maharaj Govardhan Singhji Sahib of Nachana in Jaisalmer, and has issue, one son. He died on .
      • Thakur Hemant Raj Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and at M.S. University, Baroda; he was a Tea Planter from 1996 to 2009 in Dooars, West Bengal for Duncans Industries L.T.D.; from 2009 to 2015 he worked for the Mehrangarh Museum trust as a Manager, Adminstration; from 2015 to 2020 he ran a sucessful home stay in Jodhpur by the name of Jaswant Niwas; in 2021 he shifted along with his family to his native village and is residing at his ancestral place called Fort Seengh Sagar; married 2001, Kuwarani Leena Singh of Bakhatgarh (M.P), and has issue, one son.
        • Kunwar Suryanshu Singh
    • Thakur Vikram Singh, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married Thakurani Vijaylaxmi Kumari of Junia, and has issue, two children.
      • Baisa Devangana Kumari
      • Kunwar Ripudman Singh
  • Rawat Shri NAHAR SINGHJI II, 15th Rawat Sahib of Deogarh (1965/-) (Deogarh Mahal, Gokul Vilas, Deogarh - 313331, Rajasthan, India), born , died , bachelors from St. Stephen's College Delhi, masters in History from Delhi University, retired teacher from Mayo College Ajmer, member general council Mayo and governing body, Chairman Mayo College Girls Ajmer. Married Rani Bhuratna Prabha Kumari, daughter of Yuvaraj Alekshendra Kant Singh of Bhinga, and has issue, two sons and one daughter.
    • Kunwar Veerbhadra Singh (qv)
    • Baisa Aradhana Kumari [Rani Aradhana Kumari of Idar], born in Ajmer, Rajasthan, married 10th July 1986 in Jaipur, Maharaj Karan Singh of Idar, Managing Director - Spectrum International Hospitality Services, Sydney, Australia; and has issue, one son and one daughter.
      • Kunwar Nidhiraj Singh
      • Baisa Vindhya Kumari
    • Kunwar Shatrunjai Singh, born in Ajmer, formerly of a Corporate background with Reckitt and Colman and also with Tata Steel, presently (2009) a hotelier; married 10th December 1993 in Ajmer, Kunwarani Bhavna Kumari, daughter of Thakur Sahib Pushpendra Singh of Ghanerao, and his wife, Thakurani Rajeshwari Kumari, and has issue, two sons.
      • Bhanwar Mahadhriti Singh Chundawat
      • Bhanwar Bhagyaditya Singh Chundawat
  • Rawat Shri VEERBHADRA SINGH JI, 16th Rawat Sahib of Deogarh (2012/-) (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Rawat Swarup Singh, son of a Rawat Sahib of Deogarh, he was granted the Thikana of Bhagwanpura.
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