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He got engaged [4] to Gayatri Kumari Pal from Lucknow, of the former royal family of Askot in Uttaranchal on 10 March 2010. The engagement ceremony took place at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, in the presence of Shivraj's father, Gaj Singh II, mother Hemlata Rajye and elder sister, Shivranjini Rajye.
Kingdom of Marwar, also known as Jodhpur State during the modern era, was a kingdom in the Marwar region from 1243 to 1818 and a princely state under British rule from 1818 to 1947. It was established in Pali by Rao Siha , possibly a migrant Gahadavala noble, in 1243.
The palace has 347 rooms and is the principal residence of the former Jodhpur royal family. A part of the palace is a museum. The groundbreaking for the foundations of the building was carried out on 18 November 1929 by Maharaja Umaid Singh and the construction work was completed in 1943.
Gaj Singh was born on 13 January 1948 to Hanwant Singh and his first wife, Krishna Kumari, in the Zenana (women's quarters) of Umaid Bhawan Palace. [2] [3] When his father, Hanwant Singh, lost his life in an air accident in 1952, [4] the throne and titles were passed to him at the age of four.
The Marwar Royal family is considered the head house of Rathores. At the time of India's independence in 1947, the princely states ruled by various branches of the Rathore clan included: [26] [1] Jodhpur (Marwar) in present-day Rajasthan, founded in 1226 by Rao Siha. Bikaner in present-day Rajasthan, founded in 1465 by Rao Bikaji (son of Rao ...
Udai Singh (Udai Singh Rathore; 13 January 1538 – 10 July 1595), often referred as the Mota Raja (Fat King) was the Rathore ruler (r. 1583 – 95) of Marwar, which was later known as Jodhpur (in the present-day Rajasthan state of India).
Singh was born on 22 October 1845 to the Royal Family of Marwar. He was the third son of Takht Singh of Jodhpur (1819–13 February 1873) the Maharaja of Jodhpur, and his first wife, Gulab Kunwarji Maji. He was educated privately, and little is known of his early life.
Shivranjani Rajye is a princess of the royal family of Jodhpur State, the daughter of Former Maharajah Gaj Singh [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and Hemlata Rajye. She has one ...