Present Head
Thakur Saheb Surajbaksh Singhji, 10th Thakur of Neema.
History
Neema is an ancestral seat of Kishansinghot clan of Bika Rathores. Thakurs of Neema are descendants of Maharaj Kishan Singhji, second son of Raja Rai Singhji (ruler of Bikaner), and brother of Raja Sur Singhji (8th ruler of Bikaner), who had conferred the hereditary Dohri Tazim, Hathro Kurab to Thakur Saheb Jagat Singhji of Sankhu, in 1630 AD. Thikana had provided significant support to Maharajah Sardar Singhji of Bikaner, during Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 AD and Thakur Mohkam Singhji of Neema, died gallantly in the battlefield. Thikana provided chakari asvar of 12 to Bikaner State. Rulers are seated at number 3 in "Misl Davi Samli" in Bikaner Durbar.
Genealogy
- Maharaj Kishan Singhji, son of Raja Rai Singhji of Bikaner, 1st Ruler of Sankhu, married had issue.
- Thakur Saheb Jagat Singhji, 2nd Thakur of Sankhu and 1st of Neema, married and had issues.
- Kunwar Durjan Singh, heir apparent to Sankhu.
- Kunwar Bhim Singh (qv)
- Thakur Saheb Bhim Singhji, 2nd Thakur of Neema, married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb Ram Singhji, 3rd Thakur of Neema, married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb Bagh Singhji, 4th Thakur of Neema, married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb Pem Singhji, 5th Thakur of Neema, amongst the most dynamic, brave thakurs of his era. He was in charge of Artillery during the dynastic tussle for heir to Bikaner and was instrumental in defeat of Jodhpur State Army, led by rebel Thakurs of Mahajan and Bhadra who were in connivance with Maharajah Abhay Singhji of Jodhpur in 1746 AD. He was also made responsible for security of Maharaja Vijay Singhji of Jodhpur, post fall of Nagore to Jaiappa Scindia of Gwalior, married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb Bisen Singhji, 6th Thakur of Neema, married and had issues.
- Thakur Saheb Sher Singhji, 7th Thakur of Neema, married and had issues.
- Thakur Saheb Hari Singhji, 8th Thakur of Neema, married and had issues.
- Baisa (name unknown), married to Raja Fateh Singh Ji, 7th Raja of Khetri.
- Thakur Saheb Shivnath Singhji, 9th Thakur of Neema, married and had issues.
- Thakur Saheb Surajbaksh Singhji (qv)
- Baisa (name unknown), married to Raj Shri Thakur Bagh Singh Ji, 7th Thakur of Mandrella.
- Thakur Saheb Surajbaksh Singhji, adopted from Thakur's of Janau Meethi (see above)
