Badanwara was an istimrari in Ajmer that belonged to the Rathore clan of Rajputs.
The estate was located 14 miles south of Nasirabad. [1] [2] It consisted of twenty-one villages. [1] It covered an area of 34,845 bighas (approximately 21,603.90 acres). [2]
Mokal Singh, the Maharana of Mewar, is said to have taken Ajmer and Sambhar from the Sultan of Delhi, and he granted the village of Badanwara for the maintenance of a temple of Eklingji. [3] Chandra Sen, an ancestor of the Rao of Badanwara, succeeded his father, Maldeo, as the Rao of Marwar. [3] [4] He refused to acknowledge Akbar’s suzerainty and was ousted from Jodhpur by his son Udai Singh. [3] [5] He attempted to recover Jodhpur but failed, and thereafter resorted to pillaging in areas acquired by the Mughal armies. [5] A grandson of Karma Sen, through his son Ugar Sen (also known as Agar Sen), came to Ajmer and was received with a feast by a Bhil who held eighty-four villages, including Bhinai. [3] [6] However, Karma Sen killed his host and took possession of his host’s property. [3] Akbar later confirmed Karma Sen in this possession. [3]
The estate of Bhinai was partitioned several times, and in one generation from the founder of that estate came Udai Bhan. [3] He granted three villages of the estate to his adopted son, Narsingh Das, for his maintenance. [3] [7] After his demise, his biological sons, Kesri Singh and Suraj Mal, quarrelled, and the estate of Bhinai was partitioned. [3] [6] Suraj Mal received ten villages in his appanage and subsequently founded Bandanwara in 1667. [3]
| Name (Birth – Death) | Term of office | Note(s) | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | End date | |||
| Suraj Mal I | He went to Delhi and entered the service of Aurangzeb in 1659. [3] He rendered valuable military service and was granted the mansab of 3,500 hazari along with an elephant. [3] Aurangzeb had Suraj Mal’s paternal estate of Bhinai partitioned between him and his brothers. [3] Aurangzeb also granted him Ramsar and Srinagar as jagir. [3] These two were, however, later taken away by Ajit Singh of Jodhpur, as the Thakur of Bandanwara did not go in Peshwai. [1] | [8] | ||
| Amar Singh | He retained Bandanwara, and his younger brothers received Padlan, Jaola, Kalyanpura, Jotayan, and Amargarh. [3] Jaola reverted to Bandanwara when its Thakur, Lakshman Singh, died without an heir. [3] | |||
| Bahadur Singh | ||||
| Akhay Singh | ||||
| Abhay Singh | ||||
| Pratap Singh | ||||
| Suraj Mal II | ||||
| Ranjit Singh (? – 1894) | 1894 | His original name was Bharat Singh, and when he succeeded in Bandanwara by adoption from Kalyanpura to Suraj Mal II, he was renamed Ranjit Singh. [1] He received the title of Rao as a personal distinction in 1877 and served as an Honorary Magistrate and Munsif within the limits of his own estate. [1] | ||
| Gaj Singh (1871 – 1916) | 1894 | 1916 | Educated at Mayo College in Ajmer. [1] | |
| Rameshwar Singh (1904 – 1935) | 1916 | 1935 | Educated at Mayo College in Ajmer. [9] | |
| Chandra Singh | 1935 | 1948 | ||
| Harendra Singh | ||||
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