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Siddhshree-Rajshree Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Raj Singh Ji ll [Rajkumar] installed on gaddi since 1995, born in Nawalgarh. Educated at Mayo college Ajmer and Oxford University in England. He is Social activitist and a renowned Industrialist Renowned Trap Shooter Married with Sunita Kumari Ji, daughter of Wing Commander Thakur Kesar Singh Ji & Parmeshwari Kumari Ji and has issues.
  • Yuvraj Mahapadmanand Singh Ji, married to Vishakha Kumari and had only one issue. Died in a car accident with wife and Son
    • Rajkumar Jaswant Singh Ji
  • Baijilal Divya Kumari Ji
  • Baijilal Vandana Kumari Ji
  • Yuvraj Rajranveer Pratap Singh Ji
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Genealogy

  • Samrat Vapyata
  • Samrat Gopal After the death of the Gauda king Shashank, a century of anarchy and confusion ensued in Bengal. This situation is described by the Sanskrit phrase matsya nyaya ("fish justice" i.e. a situation in which the big fish prey on the smaller ones). It was during these times that Gopala came to power around 750 CE.
  • Samrat Dharampal Dharamapala directly ruled over the present-day Bengal and Bihar regions. Since the extent of Gopala's kingdom is not known, it is uncertain if Dharmapala inherited these territories or acquired them through conquests.He also became dominant in other areas of North India, but the exact details of his victories are not available. It is known that he defeated Indraraja (or Indrayudha), the ruler of Kanauj, who was a vassal of the Pratiharas. He then handed over the throne to his own nominee Charkayudha, and held an imperial court at Kannauj. According to the Khalimpur copper plate issued by Dharmapala, this court was attended by the rulers of Bhoja (possibly Vidarbha), Matsya (Jaipur and north-east Rajasthan), Madra (East Punjab), Kuru (Haryana-Delhi-Western Up region), Yadu (possibly Mathura, Dwarka or Siṁhapura in the Punjab (Katas Raj Temples)), Yavana, Avanti, Gandhara and Kira (Kangra Valley).[9][10] These kings accepted the installation of Chakrayudha on the Kannauj throne, while "bowing down respectfully with their diadems trembling". Some historians have speculated that all these kingdoms might have been the vassal states of the Pala empire. Although the rulers of these regions may have paid obeisance to Dharmapala, but maintained their autonomy.The Kannauj dispute resulted in a struggle between Dharmapala and the Pratihara king Vatsaraja. Vatsaraja defeated Dharmapala in a battle fought near Prayag. Shortly after this, Vatsaraja himself was defeated by the Rashtrakuta king Dhruva of southern India. After Vatsaraja's defeat, Dharmapala regained the control of Kannauj, but was defeated by Dhruva. However, soon after this, Dhruva returned to his southern kingdom, and thus, Dharmapala did not lose much in this quick chain of events. These events had left the Pratiharas badly mauled, which indirectly helped Dharmapala. After Dhruva's death in 793 CE, the Rashtrakutas were weakened by a war of succession. Taking advantage of this situation, Dharmapala recaptured Kannauj and placed his vassal Chakrayudha on the throne.He became the most powerful ruler in North India, and declared himself as Uttarapathasvamin ("Lord of Northern India").He was real founder of Pala Dynasty because he greatly expanded the boundaries of the empire, and made the Palas a dominant power in the northern and eastern India. He was a great patron of Buddism.He revived the Nalanda university and founded the Vikramshila university.He built the great Vihara at Somapuri in Verendri and the Vihara in Paharpur.
  • Samrat Devpal Devapala was the fourth king in the line, and had succeeded his father Dharamapala. His mother was Rannadevi, a Rashtrakuta princess.The highly exaggerated[6] Badal Pillar inscription of a later Pala king Narayanapala states that Devpala's empire extended up to the Vindhyas, the Himalayas, and the two oceans (presumably the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal). It also claims that Devapala exterminated the Utkalas (present-day Orissa), conquered the Pragjyotisha (Assam), shattered the pride of the Hunas, humbled the lords of Gurjara and the Dravidas.[7][8] These claims are exaggerated, but cannot be dismissed entirely: the neighbouring kingdoms of Rashtrakutas and the Gurjara-Pratiharas were weak at the time, and may have been subdued by Devapala.[3][9]Conquests in Eastern IndiaDevapala launched military campaigns under his cousin and his general Jayapala, who was the son of Dharmapala's younger brother Vakpala.[10] These expeditions resulted in the invasion of Pragjyotisha (present-day Assam) where the king submitted without giving a fight and Utkala (present-day Odisha) whose ruler fled from his capital city.Conquests in Northern IndiaThe "Gurjaras" in the inscription refers to the Gurjara-Pratiharas led by Mihira Bhoja. The Hunas probably refers to a principality in North-West India.Conquests in Southern India"Dravida" is generally believed to be a reference to the Rashtrakutas (led by Amoghavarsha), but Rc Majumdar believes that it may refer to the Pandyan king Sri Mara Sri Vallabha. However, there is no definitive record of any expedition of Devapala to the extreme south. In any case, his victory in the south could only have been a temporary one, and his dominion lay mainly in the northWar with KambhojasAccording to the Monghyr copper plate of Devapāla, his army reached the Vindhyas and Kamboja. However, the location of Kambhoja cannot be easily determined, though it may have existed in the northwest (Afghanistan). Regardless, it is unlikely that his conquest extended that far.[3] Viradeva, who was appointed as the abbott of Nalanda by Devapāla, is believed to be a native of Nagarahara ( a city in Afghanistan which is modern-day Jalalabad ). This may support the possibility that Devapāla's conquests extended to Afghanistan. Based on the connection between Viradeva, the abbot of Nalanda who was appointed by Devapāla, and Afghanistan, some scholars have speculated that Devapāla may have led a military expedition to present-day Afghanistan during which he met Viradeva.Conflict with TibetansDevapāla is said to have reached the Kambhoja country (Tibet) in his military campaign. As a result, Devapāla came into conflict with the Tibetan Empire. There is nothing impossible as the Tibetan sources claim that their kings Khri-srong-lda-btsan and his son Mu-teg-btsan-po subdued India and forced Dharmapāla to submit. Therefore, Devapāla must have also clashed with and defeated the Tibetan kings.He was staunch Buddhist and constructed many temples and monasteries in Magadha.He patronized the Vikramashila University and the Nalanda University. Famous poet Vajradatta who was author of Lokesvarashataka, was one of the gems of his court.He expanded the realm of the authority of Pala Empire by conquering present day Assam and Orissa.
  • Samrat Mahendra pal
  • Samrat Shurapal l
  • Samrat Vigrahpal l
  • Samrat Narayan Pal
  • Samrat Rajyapal
  • Samrat Gopal ll
  • Samrat Vigrahpal ll
  • Samrat Mahipal l He was one of the mighty rulers of Pala dynasty who expanded his boundaries as far as Varanasi
  • Samrat Shurapal ll
  • Samrat Rampal
  • Samrat Kumarpal
  • Samrat Gopal lll
  • Samrat Madanpal
  • Samrat Govindpal
  • Samrat Indrpal
  • Samrat Bhimpal
  • Raja Shivpal 1st Raja of Gaurati
  • Raja Haripal
  • Raja Padam Singh Ji
  • Raja karan Singh Ji
  • Rao Raja Rajranveer Pratap Singh Ji l, participated in the war of Dharmat as War General in Army of Maharaja Jaswant Singh Ji of Jodhpur against Aurangzeb
  • Rawal Takht Singh Ji, 1st Rawal of Kekri. After the the war of Dharmat Capital was Shifted to Kekri near about 1658 -1659
  • Rawal Giriraj Singh Ji, 2nd Rawal of Kekri 1675/1684
  • Rawal Raj Singh Ji, 3rd Rawal of kekri 1684/1691
  • Rawal Agar Singh Ji, 4th Rawal of Kekri 1691/1696
  • Rawal Bhimpal Singh Ji, ll 5th Rawal of kekri 1696/1711
  • Rawal Mahadev Singh Ji, l 6th Rawal of Kekri 1711/1730
  • Rawal Jagat Singh Ji, 7th Rawal of Kekri 1730/1749
  • Rawal Sajjan Singh Ji, 8th Rawal of kekri 1749/1752
  • Rawal Megh Singh Ji, 9th Rawal of kekri 1752/1773
  • Rawal Karan Singh Ji, 10th Rawal of Kekri 1773/1793
  • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Induprakash Singh Ji, 11th Rawal of kekri 1793/1825, born . Married and had issue.
    • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Shekhvyash Singh Ji
  • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Shekhvyash Singh Ji, 12th Rawal of kekri 1825/1835, born , married with Umravati Ji of Jaisalmer and had issue.
    • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Roopchandr Singh Ji
    • Baijilal Karnika Kumari Ji
  • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Roopchandr Singh Ji, 13th Rawal of kekri 1835/1880, born , married with Krishan Kumari Ji of Narsinghgarh and had issues
    • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Mangalchandr Singh Ji
  • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Mangalchandr Singh Ji, 14th Rawal of kekri1880/1903, born , married with Chandrawati Kumari Ji of Rajpipla
    • Rajkumar Hamir Singh Ji
    • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Ganpat Singh Ji
    • Baijilal Charumati Kumari Ji
  • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Ganpat Singh Ji, 15th Rawal of kekri 1903/1919, born . Married with Padmini Kumari Ji of Idar and had issues.
    • Baijilal Gauravi kumari
    • Baijilal Bhairavi Kumari
    • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Mahadev Singh Ji ll
  • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Mahadev Singh Ji ll, 16th Rawal of kekri 1919/1940, born Educated at Mayo College Ajmer. Married with Gayatri Kumari Ji of Bashahr and had issues.
    • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Murlidhar Singh Ji
    • Rajkumar Bhairon Singh Ji
  • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Murlidhar Singh Ji, 17th Rawal of kekri 1940/1984, born in Scotland Educated at Mayo College Ajmer & Eton College and Cambridge University England. Married with Priya Kanwar Ji and had issues.
    • Yuvraj Puran Singh Ji married and died in Kolkata and had no issues.
    • Baijilal Anandi Kumari Ji
    • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Shyam Singh Ji
    • Rajkumar Jivan Singh Ji
    • Rajkumar Ramovtar Singh Ji
  • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Shyam Singh Ji, 18th Rawal of Kekri 1984/1995, born in Kolkata. Educated at The Doon School Dehradun Harrow School and Cambridge University married with Bimla Kumari Ji of Churiajeetgarh and had issue
    • Baijilal Santosh Kumari Ji Married to Raja Parshotam Singh Ji Zamindari of Dassuya Punjab
    • Baijilal Latesh Kumari Ji Married to Kishore Singh Ji
    • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Raj Singh ll [Rajkumar Singh]
    • Rajkumar Sajjan Singh Married to Ritu Kumari Ji of Bikaner
  • Siddhshree-Rajshree-Raj Rajeshwar Rawal Raj Singh ll [Rajkumar], installed on gaddi since 1995, born in Nawalgarh. Educated at Mayo college Ajmer and Oxford University in England Iit Kharagpur. Married with Sunita Kumari Ji, daughter of Wing Commander Thakur Kesar Singh Ji&Parmeshwari Kumari Ji and has issues
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