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Auwa and Thakur Kushal Singh

Thakur Kushal Singh of Auwa in Marwar led the Erinpura rebels and beat first Jodhpur's army and then the force of the AGG.

⏱ 2 min read✓ Facts checked 16 October 2026

Contents

At a glance

  1. Exam angle: the leader who beat the combined British and Jodhpur army (CET 2022).
  2. Sugali Mata: the British took the idol of Auwa's deity, a form of Mahakali, to Ajmer.
  3. Name: Kushal Singh in exam papers and in RBSE Class 8, 9 and 11; the RBSE Class 12 book writes Khushal Singh.

Facts

Thakur ofAuwa, in Jodhpur (Marwar) state; of the Champawat clan
PlaceAuwa, near Marwar Junction, Pali district
Quarrel withMaharaja Takhat Singh of Jodhpur, with whom his relations had been strained for some years
Rebels he ledThe Erinpura rebels of the Jodhpur Legion, who took service with him on their march to Delhi
Surrendered8 August 1860, at Neemuch cantonment
VerdictA commission under Major Taylor, sitting at Ajmer, found no case against him, and he was acquitted
Died1864, in Mewar

The battles

  • Bithoda, 8 September 1857: the rebels beat Jodhpur's army; its kiledar Anar Singh was killed and Lieutenant Heathcote barely escaped.
  • Chelawas, 18 September 1857: AGG Lawrence's force was beaten and the Jodhpur Political Agent, Mock Mason, was killed; his head was hung at the gate of Auwa fort.
  • Delhi march: in October 1857 the Erinpura rebels left Auwa for Delhi, with Marwar thakurs such as the Thakur of Asop.

The fall of Auwa

  • Brigadier Holmes besieged Auwa from 19 January 1858 and the British took it on 24 January 1858 (other RBSE books give 20 or 29 January for the attack).
  • Kushal Singh got away and was sheltered in Mewar, at Salumbar and Kotharia.
  • The British looted Auwa and punished its people harshly.

Remember: often mixed up

  • Bithoda or ChelawasBithoda beat Jodhpur's army, with Heathcote · Chelawas beat Lawrence's force, with Mason's death.
  • Auwa or KotaKushal Singh at Auwa · Mehrab Khan and Jaidayal at Kota.
  • Mason or BurtonMock Mason, Jodhpur's agent, died at Chelawas · Major Burton, Kota's agent, died at Kota.

Test yourself: asked in exams

CET Graduation Level 2022 · Q9

Who defeated the combined army of British and Jodhpur state in the Revolt of 1857?

  1. (1)Thakur Kushal Singh
  2. (2)Jaydayal
  3. (3)Mehrab Khan
  4. (4)Rawat Ram Singh
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✓ (1) Thakur Kushal Singh

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