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History
The historic Thikana of Jhajoo, a prominent estate of the Rawlot Bhati clan of Rajputs, was established in 1871 VS (circa 1814 AD) when it was conferred upon Maharaj Tej Singhji, the elder brother of Maharawal Gaj Singhji of Jaisalmer, by Maharaja Surat Singh of Bikaner. Situated within the geopolitical realm of the erstwhile Bikaner State, the rulers of Jhajoo held an exalted status and were traditionally counted among the esteemed parsangis (noble kinsmen) of the Bikaner royal family. The thikana's prestige was further elevated during the reign of Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner, who bestowed the coveted honor of Tazim upon Thakur Saheb Prabhu Singhji of Jhajoo, cementing their high ceremonial standing in the royal court. Following India's independence and the subsequent integration of princely states, the estate merged into the modern state of Rajasthan, though the descendants of this Rawlot Bhati lineage continue to preserve their illustrious ancestral heritage.
Genealogy
- Maharawal Mulraj Singhji II of Jaislamer.
- Maharaj Jait Singh, married and had issue. He died after 1820.
- Rajkumar Maha Singh
- Maharaj Maha Singh, married and had issue. He died before 1820 from a fall from his horse.
- Rajkumar Tej Singh(qv), elder brother of Maharawal Gaji Singhji of Jaisalmer, put in exile at Bikaner.
- Rajkumar Gaj Singhji, heir apparent to Jaisalmer.
- Maharaj Tej Singh, 1st Rawal of Jhajoo, for some time also moved to Jaipur, married and had issues.
- Maharaj Bhim Singh (qv)
- Maharaj Man Singh, Thakur Sahib of Eta (Thikana was granted by Jaipur Durbar), born about 1846, he adopted Kunwar Jawahir Singh later Maharawal of Jaisalmer.
- Rani Hari Kanwar, married (as his first wife), 1900, Maharaj Ratan Singhji Sahib of Raoti, and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb Prabhu Singhji, 2nd Thakur of Jhajoo, maried and had issue.
- Kunwar Guman Singhji (qv)
- Thakur Saheb Guman Singhji (see above)