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The Estate of Sikar was the largest chiefship in Jaipur, and its head held the title of Rao Raja. Rao Raja was a vassal of Jaipur State and functioned as a subordinate to it. The family seat of administration was at Sikar.
Area
The estate included around 440 villages and covered an area of approximately 1,400 square miles (3,625 km²). The territory was divided into seven tehsils for administrative purposes. These were Reengus, Sikar, Singrawat, Nechwa, Laxmangarh, Fatehpur, and Ramgarh.
Geography
It was bounded to the north by Bikaner State, to the east by Shekhawati, a nizamat of Jaipur, to the south by Sambhar, another nizamat of Jaipur, and to the west by Bikaner State and Jodhpur State.
List of rulers
Rulers
| Name | Reign Start | Reign End |
|---|---|---|
| Madho Singh | 1886 | 1922 |
| Kalyan Singh | 28 June 1922 | 1954 |
Titular rulers
| Name | Reign Start | Reign End |
|---|---|---|
| Kalyan Singh | 1954 | 5 November 1967 |
| Bikram Singh | 5 November 1967 |
Other family members
References
- Not Available (1933). A Colleection Of The Report Of Committee Of Inquiry. p. 1.
- ^ Jain, kesharlal Ajmera (1935). The Jaipur Album Or All About Jaipur. pp. 48–49.
- Uddin, Nasir; Chowdhory, Nasreen (31 January 2019). Deterritorialised Identity and Transborder Movement in South Asia. Springer. p. 137. ISBN 978-981-13-2778-0.