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.
Area[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Raisal, a Shekhawat, was a favorite of Akbar, and his descendants went on to establish a series of estates in Rajputana.[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[edit | edit source]
Title[edit | edit source]
The title of Rao Raja was conferred by Jagat Singh on Lakshman Singh.[3][10]
Flag[edit | edit source]
In 1877, Ram Singh II conferred on Madho Singh the Panchranga, a striped standard of five colors.[10]
List of rulers[edit | edit source]
Rulers[edit | edit source]
| Name | Reign Start | Reign End |
|---|---|---|
| Daulat Singh | 1687 | 1721 |
| Shiv Singh | 1721 | 1748 |
| Samrath Singh | 1748 | 1754 |
| Nahar Singh | 1754 | 1756 |
| Chand Singh | 1756 | 1763 |
| Devi Singh | 1763 | 1795 |
| Lakshman Singh | 1795 | 1833 |
| Ram Pratap Singh | 1833 | 1850 |
| Bhairon Singh | 1851 | 1886 |
| Madho Singh | 1886 | 1922 |
| Kalyan Singh | 28 June 1922 | 1954 |
Titular rulers[edit | edit source]
| Name | Reign Start | Reign End |
|---|---|---|
| Kalyan Singh | 1954 | 5 November 1967 |
| Bikram Singh | 5 November 1967 |
Other family members[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Not Available (1933). A Colleection Of The Report Of Committee Of Inquiry. p. 1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Jain, kesharlal Ajmera (1935). The Jaipur Album Or All About Jaipur. pp. 48–50.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Batra H. C. S. Chand and Co. 1958. p. 9.
- ↑ Biswas, Arun Kumar (1987). A Pilgrimage to Khetri & the Sarasvati Valley. Sujan Publications. p. 22.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Imperial coronation durbar 1911. The Imperial Publishing, Lahore. 1911. pp. 234–236.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Meharda, B. L. (2006). Territory, Polity, and Status: A Study of Shekhawats. Rawat Publications. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-81-7033-887-1.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sinh, Ranbir (2001). History of Shekhawats. Publication Scheme. pp. 61–63, 134–135. ISBN 978-81-86782-74-3.
- ↑ Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa & Company. p. 585. ISBN 978-81-291-0890-6.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Not Available (1903). Chiefs And Leading Families In Rajputana. pp. 63–64.
- ↑ Uddin, Nasir; Chowdhory, Nasreen (31 January 2019). Deterritorialised Identity and Transborder Movement in South Asia. Springer. p. 137. ISBN 978-981-13-2778-0.