Chaldu

Chaldu Thikana, situated on the historic borderlands of Malwa and Mewar (in present-day Neemuch district), was a prominent estate held by the Shaktawat sub-clan of the illustrious Sisodia Rajputs of Udaipur. Founded by the descendants of Maharaj Shakti Singh, the legendary brother of Maharana Pratap of Mewar, the Thikana of Chaldu played a vital strategic role in defending the southern frontiers of the Mewar State against external incursions during the Mughal and Maratha epochs. Known for their martial prowess and loyalty to the House of Mewar, the Thakurs of Chaldu administered their estate with traditional Rajput polity, later transitioning into treaty relations under the British Raj's Central India Agency before the estate was formally integrated into the Indian Union post-Independence.