Present Head
- Baisa Alka Tejsingh, married Kunwar Vikram Singh Rathore of Peeh-Thawla, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
- Bhanwar Digvijaya Singh, born , educated at Woodstock School in Mussoorie and Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal. Pursued Hotel Management from Les Roches, Switzerland and Kendall College in Chicago. Has worked at hotels in South Africa, Switzerland and New York and most recently he was the Front Office Manager at Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago. Currently he is in charge of operations at his ancestral property - Mundota Fort and Palace.
- Bhanwar Baisa Divyakriti Singh, born , Arjuna Awardee (India's first woman equestrian to win it). Gold medalist in Equestrian Dressage at the 9th Asian Games at Hangzhou, China. Educated at Mayo College Ajmer and JMC, Delhi. [Wikipedia]
- Baisa Mahendra Kanwar, married Lt. Major Digvijaya Singh Sumal of Kheda near Meerut (U.P), died at Uri in Kashmir, and has issue, one daughter.
- Devayani Singh, born , schooling from Mayo College Ajmer and LSR, Delhi.
History
A Bawni and Double Tazimi Thikana, enjoying the highest respect at the royal court of the Jaipur dynasty and was granted to a great grand son of Maharaja Prithviraj of Jaipur - Thakur Jaswant Singh.
Strategically placed on top of a hill in the Aravalli Range north-west of Jaipur, Mundota Fort overlooks the village of village. Its construction was completed in the 14th century, by the Naruka Rajputs. It was later won over by the Nathawat Rajputs after a fierce battle, they remain the owners to this day.
At the foothill, the palace was built in the late 15th century by Nathji (the scion of the illustrious Nathawat clan), It the same family and was expanded by the following generations.
The Thakurs of Mundota were known for exceptional bravery, having fought in many notable battles; such as those of Kabul, Ghazni, Kakaur, Mawanda, Kushtal Pancholas to name some. Their army fought and defeated five Afghan rulers and gifted those battle-won flags to the Maharaja of Amer (now: Jaipur) who converted them into the Pachranga flag of Amer, in return the Maharaja honoured the Nathawats with the white Kachchawa flag with Kachnar insignia. Mundota remains the proud custodian of that flag.
The palace and fort, as it can be seen today, tells the tale of its brave and loyal benefactors, and with the coming of the modern era it has been transformed into one of the most spectacular luxury travel destinations of the region. The restoration of the hotel was undertaken by the family over a period of almost 8 years.
Genealogy
- Thakur JASWANT SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, he succeeded to the estate of Mundota, married and had issue, seven sons (one grandson, Jagbhan died in Kabul whilst fighting for the Mughal Emperor).
- Thakur SURTAN SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, married Thakurani Surtan Kanwar, became sati, (their cenotaph can still be seen in Mundota), and had issue. He died in the battle of Kakaur.
- Thakur INDER SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, married and had issue, four sons.
- Thakur RAGHUNATH SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, married and had issue. He died in the battle of Mawanda.
- Thakur Sardar Singh (qv)
- Thakur SARDAR SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota
- Thakur BIJAY SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, he is renowned for unparalleled bravery in the battle of Kushtaal Pancholas in 1730; married and had issue.
- Thakur Jodh Singh (qv)
- Thakur JODH SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota
- Thakur BHAIRON SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, he is credited with having built the second fort in Mundota in 1775.
- Thakur SALEM SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, married a Thakurani of Kathda.
- Thakur CHAND SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, married a Thakurani of Manowara.
- Thakur DURJANSAL SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, married Thakurani Chandawatji of Nokha.
- Thakur MADHO SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, married 1stly, Thakurani Jadoniji from Etmadpur near Agra, married 2ndly, Thakurani Jodhiji from Ralawata, married 3rdly, Thakurani Kaanlotji from Lamba, and had issue, two sons and one daughter.
- Baisa Gopal Kanwar, married Thakur Sahib Sher Singh, Tazim Naresh of Panch Mahal Maroth, Thakur of Jiliya, and had issue.
- Thakur REWAT SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, married 1stly, Thakurani Guman Kanwar of Dhamli, married 2ndly, Thakurani Gulab Kanwar, daughter of Rao Kesari Singhji of Piploda, and had issue.
- Kunwar Devi Singh, died aged in his teens.
- Col. Thakur Lakshman Singh (qv)
- Baisa Brij Kanwar, married Thakur Sher Singh of Dhankoli.
- Baisa Jatan Kanwar, married Thakur Bhairon Singh of Barkana.
- Col. Thakur LAKSHMAN SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; during WW II he was posted in Italy as an officer of the Sawai Man Guard and later the Kacchawa Horse, he was the first officer to join the newly formed 61 Cavalry of the Indian Army at Gwalior; married Thakurani Saiyar Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Inder Singh of Peelwa, and had issue.
- Thakur Tej Singh (qv)
- Baisa Sajjan Kanwar, married Thakur Takhat Singh of Chandelao, and has issue.
- Thakur TEJ SINGH, Thakur Sahib of Mundota (see above)
