Sinsinwar

Mythological origin

The Sinsinwar rulers of the Bharatpur dynasty claimed their descent from Balchand, a Yaduvanshi Rajput of Jadaun clan. Balchand's wife was infertile, so he had two sons named Vijje and Sijje with a Jat concubine whom he had captured during one of his usual plundering raids. His sons became Jats and adopted Sinsinwar as their gotra based on the village of Sinsini after being rejected as Rajputs. Historian Ram Pande notes several issues when examining the veracity of this legend: Sinsini had never been part of Karauli State, the caste of a child is not based on the mother's caste, and they would have become Darogas when rejected as Rajputs instead of Jats. Ram Pande states that this legend was created "to show superiority of Sinsinwar Jats over other Jats".

List of notable persons

This list includes some notable persons from Sinsinwar clan.

• Rajaram of Sinsini, chieftain of Sinsini in Bharatpur
• Badan Singh, Founder and first Maharaja of Bharatpur State
• Suraj Mal, Maharaja of Bharatpur State
• Vishvendra Singh, Indian politician and former cabinet minister in Government of Rajasthan
• Jawahar Singh, Maharaja of Bharatpur State
• Churaman, chieftain of Sinsini in Bharatpur