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MANDAWAL (Thikana)

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LOCATION: Jaora DYNASTY: Dodia RELIGION: Hindu

PRESENT RULER: Rawat RAMPRATAP SINGH DODIA, Jagirdar of Mandawal and (one third share) of Panth Piploda since June 1943.
born 14th July 1940 in Sunkhera, educated at Daly College, Indore (1957), Cambridge, U.K. (Senior) and Mayo College, Ajmer (1959), has been active in politics at Village and Tehsil representation; married June 1960 in Lalgarh, Rani Annapurna Devi Chauhan of Lalgarh (Malwa) in Madhya Pradesh, and has issue.

Kunwar Devendra Pratap Singh, married Kuwrani Neeru Nathawat of Doongri in Jaipur, and has issue.
Bhanwar Kartikay Singh
Kumari Vijayshree Girnara, married Kunwar Pradeep Singh Jethwa of Gosa in Porbander, Gujarat, and has issue, two sons and one daughter.

Kumari Nipurna Jethwa

Kumar Amar Jethwa

Kumar Ayush Jethwa
Kumari Rajshree Girnara, married Kunwar Harpal Singh Gohil of Lakhanka in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, and has issue, one son.

Bhanwar Yashraj Singh Gohil

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The present Head of the family is the Tikai or Senior Representative of the Chandravanshi Dodia Rajputs, one of the 36 rajput clans. Early historical documents state that the Dodias were based in and around Multan in Sindh (now in Pakistan) during 12th and 13th centuries, when they built a fort near Multan by the name of Rohtashgarh. In the 14th century the Dodia Rajputs migrated to Gujarat and established their kingdom around Girnar (Junagarh) by Raja Phul Singh Dodia, and from there they were ruled by Rawat Soorsinghji, Rawat Chandrabhansinghji, Rawat Krishnaji, Rawat Chalotji and Rawat Arjundasji. From this place, one of the Dodia brothers of the Rawat migrated to Mewar Chittorgarh accompanying the Rajmata of Mewar as an escort. The Dodias proved their valour in various battles in the service of Mewar, including the Battle of Haldighati, and were rewarded with the jagir of Lava (later called Sardargarh). Rawat Singhraoji migrated from Gujarat and established his rule in Sewana Jagir in Malwa. He was followed by Rawat Kalusinghji, Rawat Dulehsinghji, Rawat Pachoji, Rawat Sawganji, Rawat Ramsinghji, Rawat Akhaybhanji and Rawat Puraji, whose elder son, Rawat Jagatsinghji, established Mandawal, Rawat Chatrasalsinghji, established Naveli Jagir, Rawat Sawalsinghji, established Piploda Jagir and Rawat Pharasramji, established Chandrawta Jagir all in Malwa. Rawat Amarsinghji, the elder son of Rawat Jagatsinghji succeeded to Mandawal and the younger son, Pratapsinghji established Sunkhera in Malwa, which was a guaranteed jagir of Gwalior. Rulers were ....
Rawat GAJSINGHJI

Rawat AJABSINGHJI
Rawat KIRTISINGHJI

Rawat GUMANSINGHJI

Rawat NATHUSINGHJI

Rawat BHIMSINGHJI

Rawat SHIVSINGHJI

Rawat SHIVSINGHJI

Rawat FATEHSINGHJI

Rawat KESRISINGHJI

Rawat RATAN SINGHJI, married a daughter of the Thakur Saheb of Daulatpur Jagir in Bhopal, and had issue. He died June 1943.
Kunwar Daulat Singh, adopted to Sunkhera and succeeded there as Rawat DAULAT SINGHJI of Sunkhera (#1), he married 1stly, a Princess of Khijadia, a Thikana in Dhrol, married 2ndly, Rani Pramila Devi of Khijadia in Dhrol, and had issue.
Kunwar Ghanshyam Singhji of Sunkhera (by 1st wife)

Kunwar Ram Pratap Singh of Sunkhera (by Rani Pramila Devi), adopted by his grandfather, Rawat Ratan Singhji of Mandawal, and succeded there as Rawat RAMPRATAP SINGH DODIA (qv)

Rawat RAMPRATAP SINGH DODIA (see above)

1. SUNKHERA: A Gauranteed Thikana of Gwalior State with an annual Revenue of over One Lakh Rupees. Sunkhera and Mandawal are Dodia Rajputs and have exchanged an heir to the gaddi in adoptions two or three times.