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The Sisodia (also known as Shishodia or Shishodya or Sisodya or Sisodhya) are a Rajput clan who ruled the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. Before Rana Hamir the clan was known as Gehlot or Guhilot. In 1303 CE Alla-ud-din Khilji attacked Chittor.In the war all Rajputs in the fort were killed and Rani Padmini committed Jauhar.Some of their kinsmen survived, who were outside the fort. Amongst the survivors was Hamir who hailed from Sisoda village. He reestablished rule over Chittor after 23 years muslim rule over Chittor. His clan was renamed Sisodia after the name of their village "Sisoda".

Contents 1 Overview 2 Gehlot rulers of Mewar 3 Sisodia Gehlot rulers of Mewar 4 Guhil or Gehlot Rulers of Bhavnagar 5 The Sisodia flag 6 Famous people from Gehlot or Guhilots 7 Notible residents 8 See also 9 Sources

They trace their descent from Bappa Rawal, purported scion of the Guhilot or Guhila or Gehlot or Gahlot clan, who established himself as ruler of Mewar in 734 AD, ruling from the fortress of Chittor (or Chittorgarh).

Rana Hamir Singh (1326-1364) recaptured Chittaurgarh in 1326, and was the first ruler of the clan to use the royal title of "Rana." He changed the family name to Sisodia, derived from Sisoda, the name of the village where he was born. Rana Kumbha (1433-1468) expanded the kingdom and established a system of forts to secure its boundaries. He made Mewar the most powerful Rajput state of the period. Rana Sanga (1509-1527) sought to free northern India from the Sultanate, and convinced Babur, founder of the Mughal dynasty, to challenge Sultan Ibrahim Lodi. Babur defeated Ibrahim at the First Battle of Panipat, and Rana Sangha then led an assembled Rajput army to drive Babur away and to recapture Delhi from the Muslims, who had ruled there since the end of the 12th century. Rana Sanga was defeated by Babur at the Battle of Khanua, and Mewar was forced to pay tribute to the Mughals.

The struggle between Babur's successor Humayun and the Suri Dynasty allowed Mewar to regain its independence for several decades. Humayun's successor Akbar brought most of the Rajput states under his rule by force or by dynastic marriage, but the Sisodias refused, and Akbar sent an army headed by the Rajput general Raja Man Singh of the Kachwaha clan. After the capture of Chittaur by the emperor Akbar in 1568, Rana Udai Singh II (1537-1572) shifted the capital to the more defensible site of Udaipur, which he had founded shortly before the fall of Chittaur. Rana Pratap Singh (1572-1596) led a guerrilla war against the occupying armies of the Mughals and their Rajput allies. After the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb attacked the neighboring kingdom of Marwar in 1679, the Sisodias formed a triple alliance with the Rathores of Marwar and the Kachwahas of Jaipur to liberate the Rajputs from the Mughals.

Bhim Singh (1777-1828) was the first ruler to use the title maharana (great king). A branch of the family ruled the state of Barwani in present-day Madhya Pradesh. After India became independent in 1947, Maharana Sir Bhupal Singh acceded to the Government of India in 1948. The Sisodias still retain their royal titles and Maharana Arvind Singh of Udaipur is still the "royal officiator of Udaipur" (2005).

A second branch of Gohils who also were the descendents of Bappa Rawal ruled Khergarh in Marwar. They were displaced by the Rathores and were forced to migrate to present day Gujarat under the leadership of Sejakji. After building various alliances with the local Solanki and Raijada rulers and displacing some of the local Kathi rulers Sejakji established a kingdom in eastern Kathiawar. Sejakji's descendents managed to hold a precarious hold over their newly acquired terriotery under constant pressure from the local Kathis and the Muslim Sultanate of Gujrat. They kept expanding by conquering Kathi terrioteries and gained wealth and prominence by raiding the terrioteries of the Sultanate of Gujrat. They frequently plundered the ships of the Delhi Sultans that plied the Gulf of Khambat.Sejakji's grandson Mokhdaji became famous as a plunderer of Mohammad Tugluq's fleet. The Gohils eventually founded the State of Bhavnagar also known as Gohilwar. One of Mokhdaji's sons migrated to Rajpipla and founded the state of Rajpipla in eastern Gujrat. The Gohil Rulers of Bhavnagar and their immediate brethren(up to six generation distant) are titled Raol. H.H Maharaja Raol Shree KrishnakumarSinghji Gohil of Bhavnagar was the first Indian Ruler to voluntarily acede to the Indian Union in 1947. In addition to Bhavnagar two of Sejakji's sons each founded the smaller states of Palitana and Lathi in Kathiawar. Other branch of Gohils from Khergarh (Marwar) settled at Naroli in the present day Banaskantha District and made Naroli their capital. They were eventually displaced by the Chauhans.

Guhil was the first person of this clan, after whom the clan was named Guhilot or Gehlot. Son of Guhil was Bhoj and his son was Mahendra. Son of Mahendra was Nagaditya and his son was Shiladitya (646AD). Son of Shiladitya was Aparajit (661AD). Son of Aparajit was Mahendra II and his son was Kalbhoj. Kalbhoj is also known by his title Bappa Rawal. He established rule over Chittor in 734 AD.

• Bappa Rawal or Kalbhoj.(734-)
• Khuman
• Matatt
• Bhartribhatt I
• Singha
• Khuman II
• Mahoyak
• Khuman III
• Bhartribhatt II
• Allat
• Narwahana
• Shalivahana
• Shakti Kumar
• Amba Prasad
• Shuchi Varma
• Narvarma
• Kirtivarma
• Yograj
• Vairath
• Hanspal
• Bair Singh
• Hanspal II
• Amar Singh
• Choud Singh
• Vikram Singh
• Karan Singh or Ran Singh
• Kshem Singh
• Samant Singh
• Kumar Singh
• Manthan Singh
• Padma Singh
• Jaitra Singh (1213-1253)
• Tej Singh (1253-1273)
• Samar Singh (1273-1302)
• Rawal Ratan Singh (1302-1303)

• Rana Hamir Singh (1326-1364)
• Rana Kshetra Singh (1364-1382)
• Rana Lakha (1382-1421)
• Rana Mokal (1421-1433)
• Rana Kumbha (1433-1468)
• Rana Udai Singh I (1468-1473)
• Rana Raimal (1473-1509)
• Rana Sangha (Sangram Singh) (1509-1527)
• Rana Ratan Singh (1527-1531)
• Rana Vikramaditya mahthan (1531-1537)
• Rana Udai Singh II (1537-1572)
• Rana Pratap Singh (1572-1596)
• Rana Amar Singh (1596-1620) He faced many attackas.One of his kinsmen was appointed as Rana by the Mughal emperor Jahangir. But he never received recognition from public and noblity. Amar Singh remained Maharana of Mewar.
• Rana Karan (1620-1628)
• Rana Jagat Singh (1628-1652)
• Rana Raja Singh (1652-1680)
• Rana Jaya Singh (1680-1699)
• Rana Amar Singh II (1699-1711)
• Rana Sangrama Singh II/ (1711-1734)
• Rana Jagat Singh II (1734-1752)
• Rana Pratap Singh II (1752-1754)
• Rana Raja Singh II (1754-1761)
• Rana Ari Singh II (1761-1771)
• Rana Hammir II (1771-1777)
• Maharana Bhim Singh (1777-1828)
• Maharana Jawan Singh (1828-1838)
• Maharana Sardar Singh (1838-1842)
• Maharana Sarup Singh (1842-1861)
• Maharana Sambhu (1861-1874)
• Maharana Sujjan Singh (1874-1884)
• Maharana Fateh Singh (1884-1930)
• Maharana Sir Bhupal Singh (1930-1955). In 1948, the Maharana acceded his state to the Government of India.
• Maharana Bhagwat Singh (1955-1985)
• Maharana Mahendra Singh Mewar(1984-present) and Maharana Arvind Singh (1985-present)(disputed)[1][2]

• Thakursahib Sejakji (1194/1254)
• Thakursahib Ranoji (1254/1309)
• Thakursahib Mokhdaji(1309/1347)
• Thakursahib Dungarji(1347/1370)
• Thakursahib Vijoji(1370/1395)
• Thakursahib Kanoji(1395/1420)
• Thakursahib Srangji(1420/1445)
• Thakursahib Shivdasji (1445/1470)
• Thakursahib Jethiji (1470/1500)
• Thakursahib Ramdasji(1500/1535)
• Thakursahib Sartanji (1535/1570)
• Thakursahib Visoji (1570/1600)
• Thakursahib Dhunaji (1600/1619)
• Thakursahib Ratanji (1619/1620)
• Thakursahib Harbhamji (1620/1622)
• Thakursahib Govindji (1622/1636)
• Thakursahib Akherajji (1636/1660)
• Thakursahib Ratanji II (1660/1703)
• Thakursahib Bhavsinhji (1703/1764)
• Thakursahib Akheraji II (1764/1772)
• Thakursahib Wakhatsinhji(1772/1816)
• Thakursahib Vijaysinhji(1816/1852)
• Thakursahib Akherajji III (1852/1854)
• Thakursahib Jaswantsinhji (1854/1870)
• H.H Maharaja Takhtasinhji (1870/1896)
• H.H Maharaja Bhavsinhji(1896/1919)
• H.H Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji (1919/1965)
• H.H Maharaja Virbhadrasinhji (1965/1994)

The Mewar flag is disinguished for its "crimson" flag. During both times of war and peace, this standard could always be seen flying high. It depicts the image of a dagger and a flaming sun. Robert Taylor of the Bengal Civil Service records in his book, "The Princely Armory", "...for eight centuries a golden sun in a crimson field has floated over the head of the Rana at feast and fray, and is conspicuous in the ornament of his palace...On the top of the mast is the face of the Sun, embossed in gold. On the triangular Nishan (flag), the human face is embroidered in gold depicting the Sun. It has a gold tassle at the end. A Katar (a type of dagger) with silver threads on the Nishan completes this simple design. The Sun signifies that the Nishan is of the "Surya Vansi" (Sun Dynasty) Maharanas of Mewar. The Katar is the emblem of independence....the colour of the Nishan (flag) is Saffron and the mast is red."

• GhanshyamSinh Gohil(Bhavnagar)- Lieutenant General, Indian Army.
• Ashok Gehlot-Chief Minister of Rajasthan for 1998 to 2003. Wel known leader Mr Ashok Gehlot is General Secretary of Indian National Congress now a days. He was chief minister of the Indian state of Rajasthan from 1 December 1998 to 8 December 2003. Ashok Gehlot (born May 3, 1951 in the Mandorva Rajput family of MandoreMarwar. He is a son of world famous magician Shri Laxman Singh Gehlot) is a leader of Indian young generation. he servrd as a MP in the Lok Sabha for 5 term from Jodhpur. Earlier he was Deputy Tourism Minister with Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Minister of state for Civil Aviation with Rajeev Gandhi and State Minister for Textiles in P.V. Narsimha Rao Government. In Rajasthan He is only mass leader and the only hope of youth community.
• Rajendra Gehlot-Ex Minister of Rajasthan. Mr. gehlot is knowing as a leader of common people of Rajasthan, India. Gehlot has been worked as a chairman of UIT and President of BJP's Youth wing.
• Janardan Singh Gehlot-Ex State Food and Supply Minister of Rajasthan
• J.S. Gehlot-President International Kabaddi Federation / President Rajasthan Olympic Association
• Anand Singh Gahlot~ originally from Jaspur, Distt. Udham Singh Nagar, Uttaranchal, has been living in Mumbai since 1950's, has been associated with Nav Bharat Times ( Hindi) of Times Group, is a famous Film critic and Linguist and authored a number of books including 'Safar Shabdo Ka'on etymology of many currently used words and phrases in modern Hindi or Hindustani.
• Deepa Gahlot~ Daughter of Shri Anand Singh Gahlot is a renowned Film and Drama critic and has been contributing articles syndicated to many Newspapers and sites including Mid Day, Asian Age and Rediff.com. She has authored a coffee-table book on the life of Raj Kapoor-'Prithviwallahs' in association with his younger brother, Shashi Kapoor.
• Prof. Hansraj Guhilot, Professor and Head, Department of Electronics and Communication, KLE Society's College of Engineering and Technology, Belgaum. PG Faculty at Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum.Inventor and Scientist, U.S. Patent and World Patent holder in High Frequency Lighting.
• Mrs. Hemalata H. Guhilot, B.A., H.R.P, Belgaum.
• Ms.Reva Guhilot, B.E., Software Engineer, EDS, Bangalore
• Mr. Omkar Guhilot, famous artist and Electronics Engineer.

• Late Shri Harivansh Singh Sisodia (1903-1992); village Nadehi,Tehsil Kashipur, Distt. Udham Singh Nagar, Uttaranchal, also known as 'Gandhiji,' was a social figure in the area, who worked for the development of the area and was instrumental in starting a cooperative Sugar Mill at Nadehi.
• Dr.Samar Singh Sisodia, B.A., M.A. LL.B.; originally from Village Nadehi, Tehsil Kashipur, Distt. Udham Singh Nagar, Uttaranchal,was one of the first from the area to obtain higher education from Allahabad University (Prayag Vishwavidhyalaya).
• Dr Chitranjan Singh Ranawat; Orthopedic Surgeon.
• Chief Justice Jawan Singh Ranawat; Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court from Kankarwa, Mewar
• Maharaj Chief Justice Nagendra Singh, ICS, of Dungarpur, Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice, The Hague.
• Maharaj Raj Singh Dungarpur, Ex-manager of the Indian Cricket team.
• Himmat Singh, IPS, of Nandli Ahara, Tehsil Aspur, Distt. Dungarpur, was Dy. Inspector General of Police in Rajasthan.
• Ku. Santosh Singh Sisodia, Dept. General Manager, State bank of Indore, Indore

• Rajput
• Rajput Clans
• Dhangar

• House of Mewar
• Mewar India

• Hindu on net
• Maheronline
• Amar Patel, History of Western India