Maharaja of Alwar
Rajput clan: Kachwaha | |
Vansh | Suryavansha |
Descended from: | Koshal (later Gird) |
Sub-clans: | 71 sub-clans: Rajawat, Shekhawat, Sheobramhpota, Naruka, Nathawat, Khangarot, Kumbhani, Kalyanot, Banvirpota, etc. |
Ruled in | Dhundhar |
Princely states: | Narwar Jaipur State Alwar Maihar States, established by sub-clans |
The Kuchwaha (also spelled as Kachavāhā, Kachawaha, Kacchavahas, Kachhawa, Kuchhwaha, Kachhawaha, Kushwaha, & Keshwala including Kacchapghata, Kakutstha, and Kurma) are a Suryavanshi Kshatriya clan who ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in India such as Alwar, Maihar, Talcher, while the largest kingdom was Jaipur (Jainagara) which was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727. The Maharaja of Jaipur is regarded as the head of the extended Kachwaha clan.
Outside of Rajasthan Kachwahas are found in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but are chiefly found in Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Mathura, Agra, Hardoi and Kanpur. A number of Kachwaha adventurers from the Gwalior also emigrated to Jalaun, where settlements were established in Etawah. kachhwahas from kachuna block Hardoi are said to be descended from jaipur, Kachhwahas from Bulandshahr(Chhatari village) are said to have descended from Narwar, while the Kachhwahas of Muzaffarnagar called themselves Jhotiyana.
Rulers of Alwar state
- Pratap Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1775–1791) Rao Raja of Alwar
- Bakhtawar Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1791–1815) Rao Raja of Alwar
- Bane Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1815–1857) Maharao Raja of Alwar
- Sheodan Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1857–1874) Maharao Raja of Alwar
- Mangal Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1874–1892) Maharaja of Alwar
- Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1892–1937) Maharaja of Alwar
- Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1937–1971) Maharaja of Alwar (titular Maharaja from 1971–2009)
- Jitendra Pratap Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar (titular from 2009-)