Anoopshahr

Thikana Anoopshahr or Anupro is the prominent and famous family of Bishnadasot race, which is a sub-arm of Kandhal Rawatot domain. Bishnadasot is derived from Rao Bishandas Ji who was immediate grandson of Rao Kandhal Ji and son of Rao Raj Singh Ji. Post martyrdom of Rao Kandhal Ji, his second son Rao Raj Singh Ji was given throne of Rajasar as eldest son Baagh Singh attained martyrdom fighting against Sultan Behlol Lodhi. There is dilemma that Rajasar throne might have gone to Banir Ji who was son of Baagh Singh Ji but it is a fiction as in many history books (Raghunath Singh Kaalipahari et al. 2066) have proved that Banir Ji was in child age hence Raj Singh remained as ruler. Rajasar was one of the main thikana among four thikana of Bikaner Province. By the passage of time, Rajasar transformed into Rawatsar as honorable ‘Rawat’ title was awarded to Raj Singh Ji and simultaneously decedents of his are known as ‘Rawtot’. Kunwar Saheb Kishandas Ji who was eldest son of Raj Singh Ji displayed extraordinary bravery against Kamran who attacked on Bikaner. Second son Bishandas Ji was also a brave having Rajput virtues and took part in several attacks and fought with extra ordinary courage and gave bloody nose to the enemies. Bishandasot consecutively migrated and occupied thikana in outskirts of Rawatsar, Jaitsar, Sahwa, Bhadra, Bisrasar, Ganghusar, Khui, Aasann and Kalasar. Now, currently majority of Bishandasot are residing in Anoopshahr and Aashann.

Anoopshahr is thikana with ample number of temples and monuments of Maharaja Jorawar Singh Ji of Bikaner. Maharaja Jorawar Singh of Bikaner was wounded in the battle of Hissar and attained martyrdom in Sidhmukh. But since Sidhmukh was religious land or tapobhoomi declared by the Guru Gorakshnath of Gogameri. So final rites of Maharaja Jorawar Singh Ji was completed in Anupro at that time. His seven wives made a Johaado or water storage pond and monument or Chattari by providing seven beegha of land and recruited a care taker but due to passage of time and constant carelessness these are at the age of extinction.