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Dynasty

Clan

Rajawat

Subclan

Madhani

State

Jaipur

Hindi Name

झालाई

Last Updated

3rd Jan, 2022

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Maharaj Shri JAI SINGHJI, Raja Saheb of Jhalai, born in Staines, younger son of HH Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur, married 1983, Rani Vidya Devi, born O ctober 1942, daughter of Kanwar Rajinder Singh of Jubbal, and has issue.
  • Rajkumar Ajit Singh, married 16th April 2016 to Rajkumari Ambika Kumari, born , daughter of Maharaj Sahib and Rani Sahiba Raghuvendra Singh of Jodhpur.
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History

The Raja Saheb of Jhalai belongs to the Sangramsinghot branch of the Rajawat sub-clan and represents the Senior branch of the ruling family.
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Genealogy

  • Rao KHUSHAL SINGH, Rao of Jhalai fl.1704, married and had issue.
    • Maharani Raj Kunwar, married (as his third wife), Umara-i-Uzzam Maharaja Mahendra Aniruddh Singh of Bhadawar.
    • Maharani Kishan Kunwar, married (as his fourth wife), Raja Surtan Singh of Banera in Udaipur State. Her son Raja Sardar Singh succeeded as next ruler of Banera.
  • Thakur BAHADUR SINGH, Thakur of Jhalai fl.1787
  • Thakur BHOPAL SINGH, Thakur of Jhalai fl.1844, Heir Presumptive to the Jaipur gadi for a short time, Member of the Panch Musahibat,
  • ......
  • Thakur BHAWANI SINGH, Thakur of Jhalai -/1876, son of Kunwar Sangram Singh. He died .
  • Thakur NAHAR SINGH, Thakur of Jhalai (brother) 1876/-, born , married and had issue.
    • Kunwar Bijay Singh, born .
  • Thakur GOVERDHAN SINGH, Thakur of Jhalai, born about 1884, he wished to adopt his brother as his successor, but he died in , and he therefore adopted Rajkumar Jai Singh, the younger son of the Maharaja Sahib of Jaipur, he married 2ndly, 1920, a niece of the Maharaja of Bikaner, and had adoptive issue. He died sp.
    • (A) Maharaj Shri Jai Singhji (qv)
  • Maharaj Shri JAI SINGHJI, Raja of Jhalai (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Rani Ratan Kunwar, married (as his third wife), Raja Bhim Singh I of Banera.
  • Rani Kishan Kunwar, married (as his fourth wife), Raja Surtan Singh of Banera.
  • Maharani (name unknown), married Maharaja Gaj Singh of Bikaner, and had issue.
  • Thakur Jaswant Singhji of Jhalai, married and had issue.
    • Kunwar Chatrasalji, married Rajkumari Anop Kanwar, daughter of Maharaj Bairi Sal of Ratlam, and had issue.
  • Kunwar Raghunath Singhji of Jhalai, married Rajkumari Ganga Kanwar, daughter of Maharaj Bairi Sal of Ratlam.
  • Thakur Devi Singhji of Jhalai, married and had issue.
    • Kunwar Hati Singhji, married Rajkumari Indra Kumari, daughter of Maharaj Bairi Sal of Ratlam.
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Pictures

Map

Jhalai map
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