Sikar (estate)

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The Estate of Sikar was the largest chiefship in Jaipur, and its head held the title of Rao Raja. Rao Raja was a vassal of Jaipur State and functioned as a subordinate to it. The family seat of administration was at Sikar.

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Area

The estate included around 440 villages and covered an area of approximately 1,400 square miles (3,625 km²). [1] The territory was divided into seven tehsils for administrative purposes. [2] These were Reengus, Sikar, Singrawat, Nechwa, Laxmangarh, Fatehpur, and Ramgarh. [2]

Geography

It was bounded to the north by Bikaner State, to the east by Shekhawati, a nizamat of Jaipur, to the south by Sambhar, another nizamat of Jaipur, and to the west by Bikaner State and Jodhpur State. [2] Sikar had a total of nine forts. [3]

History

Raisal, a Shekhawat, was a favorite of Akbar, and his descendants went on to establish a series of estates in Rajasthan. [4] [5] His descendants are known by the patronymic Raisalot. [5] One of Raisal's many sons was Rao Tirmul. [5] He accompanied his father in the Battle of Ahmedabad. [6] Akbar, in recognition of his commendable service, conferred upon him the title of Rao and granted him the parganas of Nagaur and Kasli. [2] [6] His descendants came to be known as Raojika. [5] Rao Rajas of Sikar claim descent from Tirmul. [2] [3] A descendant of Tirmul, Jaswant Singh, was killed by Bahadur Singh, the Raja of Khandela, at Sheogarh Fort in Khandela. [6] [7] To atone for the murder, Bahadur Singh granted Virbhan-ka-Bas to Daulat Singh, the son of the deceased, in 1687. [8] Daulat Singh subsequently renamed it Sikar after Rao Shekha. [7] [9]

Title and flag

Title

The title of Rao Raja was conferred by Jagat Singh on Lakshman Singh. [3] [10]

Flag

In 1877, Ram Singh II conferred on Madho Singh the Panchranga, a striped standard of five colors. [10]

List of rulers

Rulers

NameReign StartReign End
Daulat Singh 16871721
Shiv Singh 17211748
Samrath Singh 17481754
Nahar Singh 17541756
Chand Singh 17561763
Devi Singh 17631795
Lakshman Singh 17951833
Ram Pratap Singh 18331850
Bhairon Singh 18511886
Madho Singh 18861922
Kalyan Singh 28 June 19221954

Titular rulers

NameReign StartReign End
Kalyan Singh 19545 November 1967
Bikram Singh5 November 1967

Other family members

References

  1. ↑ Not Available (1933). A Colleection Of The Report Of Committee Of Inquiry. p. 1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jain, kesharlal Ajmera (1935). The Jaipur Album Or All About Jaipur. pp. 48–50.
  3. 1 2 3 Batra H. C. S. Chand and Co. 1958. p. 9.
  4. ↑ Biswas, Arun Kumar (1987). A Pilgrimage to Khetri & the Sarasvati Valley. Sujan Publications. p. 22.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Imperial coronation durbar 1911. The Imperial Publishing, Lahore. 1911. pp. 234–236.
  6. 1 2 3 Meharda, B. L. (2006). Territory, Polity, and Status: A Study of Shekhawats. Rawat Publications. pp. 67–68. ISBN   978-81-7033-887-1.
  7. 1 2 Sinh, Ranbir (2001). History of Shekhawats. Publication Scheme. pp. 61–63, 134–135. ISBN   978-81-86782-74-3.
  8. ↑ Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa & Company. p. 585. ISBN   978-81-291-0890-6.
  9. ↑ Ratnawat, Shyam Singh (1990). Rajput Nobility: With Special Reference to the Kachchawaha Nobility of Jaipur During 1700-1858 A.D. Panchsheel Prakashan. p. 58. ISBN   978-81-7056-057-9.
  10. 1 2 Not Available (1903). Chiefs And Leading Families In Rajputana. pp. 63–64.
  11. ↑ Uddin, Nasir; Chowdhory, Nasreen (31 January 2019). Deterritorialised Identity and Transborder Movement in South Asia. Springer. p. 137. ISBN   978-981-13-2778-0.
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