KHETRI (Thikana),,,,,Shekhawat

Founded in 18th century, second largest Thikana in Jaipur after Sikar, related to the families of Harina, Alsisar, Badangarh and Aruka. Rulers include..

• Thakur KISHAN SINGH 1742/1745, born 1709, married and had issue. He died 1745.
  • Thakur BHOPAL SINGH (qv)
  • Raja BAGH SINGH (qv)
  • Thakur PAHAR SINGH of alsisar, heerwa Badangarh and arooka He died circa 1771.
  • Daughter, married Maharaja BIJAY SINGH of Jodhpur .

• Thakur BHOPAL SINGH 1745/1771, born 1735, granted a mansab of 1000 in 1756, later raised to 1250, constructed the Khetri Mahal, died sp 1771.

• Raja BAGH SINGH 1771/1800, granted the title of Raja by Madhoji Scindia, married and had issue. He died 1800.
  • Kunwar Hari Singh, adopted by Thakur Pahar Singh but died young circa 1771.
  • Thakur ABHAI SINGH (qv)

• Raja ABHAI SINGH 1800/1826, born 1769, title of Raja confirmed by Maharaja of Jaipur, was granted the pargana of Kotputli in 1806, married 1stly, Rani Gulab Kanwar of Pokhran married 2ndly, Rani Swarup Kanwar of Auwa, and had issue. He died 2nd November 1826.
  • Raja BAKHTAWAR SINGH (by 1st wife) (qv)

• Raja BAKHTAWAR SINGH 1826/1829, born 1790, married 3rdly, daughter of Rawat SARDAR SINGH of Salumber, committed sati, and had issue. He died 31st December 1829.
  • Raja SHIVNATH SINGH (qv)

• Raja SHIVNATH SINGH 1829/1843, born 1826, married 1841, the daughter of Thakur GULAB SINGH of Kesroli-Alwar, and had issue. He died 18th January 1843.
  • Rajkumari Rukmani Kumari, born 1842, married Rajkumar Bhawani Singh of Narsinghgarh and had issue.
    
  • Raja FATEH SINGH (qv)

• Raja FATEH SINGH 1843/1870, born 12th February 1843, married 1stly, 1860 at Diggi, Rani Chand Kanwar, daughter of Thakur KUSHAL SINGH of Auwa married 2ndly, Rani Jodhiji of Nima, married 3rdly, Rani Jodhiji of Bhinai. He died spl 30th November 1870 at Delhi.
  • Daughter (by a concubine), married 1879, Rao Raja Mool Singh of Jodhpur.
• Raja AJIT SINGH Bahadur 1870/1901, born 16th October 1861 at Alsisar, son of Thakur CHATAR SINGH of alsisar married 1875, the daughter of Thakur DEVI SINGH of auwa died 16th May 1904, and had issue. He died 18th January 1901 at Sikandra, cremated at Mathura.
  • Raja Shri JAI SINGH Sahib (qv)
  • Rani Suraj Kanwar, born 16th September 1882, married 1894, HH Svasti Shri Rajadhiraja Sahib UMAID SINGH II Bahadur of shahpura She died 8th August 1913.
  • Yuvrani Chandra Kumari, born 17th January 1889, married 1903 Yuvraj Man Singh of Pratapgarh
    

• Raja Shri JAI SINGH Sahib 1901/1910, born 26th January 1893, died sp 30th March 1910.

• Raja Bahadur AMAR SINGH 1911/1927, born 27th September 1898, son of Thakur Jaswant Singh of Alsisar, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married 4 wives and died sp 6th May 1927 at Jaipur.

• Raja SARDAR SINGH Bahadur, born 16th March 1920, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, M.A. (Cantab), Bar-at-Law, Member of the Jaipur Legislative Council 1945, the Constituent Assembly 1947/1950, the Provisional Parliament 1950/1952 and the Rajya Sabha 1952/1956, secretary to the Maharaja of Jaipur, Indian Ambassador to Laos in 1959, married 25th November 1948 (div.), Rani Bhuvan Laxmi Devi, daughter of Supradipta Manyabara Lt.Gen. Maharajkumar Singha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal and his wife, Rani Tara Rajya Lakshmi Devi, (daughter of HH Maharaja Dhiraj PRITHVI Bir Bikram of Nepal). He died sp 23rd February 1987