PRESENT RULER: HH Maharana Sri MAHIPENDRA SINGH Sahib Bahadur, present Maharana Saheb of Danta since the 10th of July 1989. (Bhavani Villa, Danta Bhawangad - 385120, Gujarat, India)

born 17th December 1948 in Bombay, married 6th March 1975 in Jaipur, HH Maharani Chandra Kumari, daughter of Yuvraj Surendra Pal Deo of Karauli, and his wife, Yuvrani Narendra Kumari, and has issue.

• Maharajkumari Rituja Kumari, born 9th October 1976, married Maharajkumar Anant Pratap Deo, son of HH Maharaja Shri Udit Pratap Deo of Kalahandi, and his wife, HH Maharani Padma Manjari Devi, and has issue, one daughter.

• Maharajkumar Riddhiraj Singh, born 3rd December 1980 in Jaipur, married 6th/9th March 2007, Maharajkumari Divyajyoti Devi, eldest daughter of Gajapathi Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb IV, Maharaja of Puri, and his wife, Maharani Lilabati Pattamahadei.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Princely State located east of Palanpur in North Eastern Gujarat. It paid tribute of 3,983Rs to either Palanpur or Idar. The Maharana maintains a military force of 70 cavalry and 67 infantry (in 1893). The founder of the state was devoted to the goddess, Ambika Mata, who rewarded him for his devotion by granting him 760 villages at Arasur to rule, after his original capital at Nagar Tatta in Sindh was overrun by Muslims. Rulers were...

• Rana Shri JASRAJI, 1st Rana Shri of Arasur 1068/1069, married and had issue.

  • Rana Shri Kedarsinhji (qv)

• Rana Shri KEDARSINHJI, 2nd Rana Shri of Tarsanghmo 1069/- , in 1069 he killed the Bhil Chief of Tarsanghmo and fixed his capital there; married and had issue.

  • Rana Shri Jaspalji (qv)

• Rana Shri JASPALJI, 3rd Rana Shri of Tarsanghmo

Unknown number of Ranas

• Rana Shri JAGATPALJI, Rana Shri of Tarsanghmo 1395/1445, he recovered Tarsanghmo after it had been taken by the Muslims at an unknown earlier date;

Unknown number of Ranas

• Rana Shri KANARDEVJI, Rana Shri of Tarsanghmo, he was sixth in descent from Rana Jagatpalji; his brother Amboji conquered the territory of Kotara; married 1stly, Maharani Jhaliji from Halvad, married 2ndly, Maharani Ratan Kunveri of Mewar, and had issue, two sons. He was killed in a scuffle with his brother in 1445.

  • Rana Shri Askaranji (qv)

• Maharana Shri ASKARANJI, 1st Mahrana Shri of Tarsanghmo 1445/-, the state was attacked by Rao Bhanji of Idar after hearing of the death of the two brothers in 1445, the Rao petitioned Sultan Muhammed II of Ahmedabad (1441/1451) for help who sent an army against the Rao of Idar, destroying his fort, they then secured Tarsanghmo and turned it over to the young Rana, he received the title of Maharana and a Dress of Honour from Imperial Delhi for sheltering one of Akbar's sons; married and had issue, three sons.

  • Maharana Shri Vaghji Askaranji (qv)

  • Maharana Shri Jaimalji Askaranji (qv)

  • Maharajkumar Pratapsinhji Askaranji

• Mahrana Shri VAGHJI ASKARANJI, 2nd Mahrana Shri of Tarsanghmo -/1544, he offended the Rao of Idar who attacked Tarsanghmo and imprisoned or poisoned him.

• Mahrana Shri JAIMALJI ASKARANJI, Mahrana Shri of Danta 1544/ca1545, he too was beset by the Rao of Idar, who utterly destroyed Tarsanghmo and the Rana fled to Danta, which became the new capital; married and had issue. He died 1544/1545.

  • Maharana Shri Jetmalji Jaimalji (qv)

• Mahrana Shri JETMALJI JAIMALJI, 3rd Mahrana Shri of Danta ca1545/-; married and had issue.

  • Maharana Shri Jaisinhji Jetmalji (qv)

  • Maharana Shri Punjasinhji Jetmalji (qv)

• Maharana Shri JAISINHJI JETMALJI, Maharana Shri of Danta, he offended the nobles of the state and they replaced him with his younger brother; he then retired to his villages of Gangwa and Mankari.

• Maharana Shri PUNJASINHJI JETMALJI, Maharana Shri of Danta, he was a successful ruler, establishing several claims over neighbouring lands, married and had issue, three sons.

  • Maharana Shri Mansinhji I Punjasinhji (qv)

  • Maharajkumar Amarsinhji Punjasinhji, he was granted the estate of Sudasana.

  • Maharajkumar Dhengoji Punjasinhji, he was granted the estate of Gancheru

• Mahrana Shri MANSINHJI I PUNJASINHJI, Mahrana Shri of Danta for five years, married and had issue, two sons.

  • Maharana Shri Gajsinhji Mansinhji (qv)

  • Maharajkumar Jasvoji Mansinhji, he was granted the estate of Ranpur and later succeeded to the estate of Sudasana, as well as acquiring Vasai and Jaspur-Chelanu

• Mahrana Shri GAJSINHJI MANSINHJI, Mahrana Shri of Danta -/1687; married 1stly, Vahuji Shri Anand Kunwar, committed sati on Sunday, Marghsirsh sudi 9th, 1743 Samvat, married 2ndly, Vahuji Shri Vaghela Rupali Anand Kanwar, committed sati on Sunday, Marghsirsh sudi 9th, 1743 Samvat, married 3rdly, Vahuji Shri Bhatianiji Anop Kanwar of Jaisalmer, committed sati on Sunday, Marghsirsh sudi 9th, 1743 Samvat, and had issue, as well as adoptive issue.

  • Maharana Shri Prithvisinhji Gajsinhji (qv)

  • Maharajkuumar Viramdevji Gajsinhji, he was granted the estate of Nagel.

  • (A) Thakore Shri Sardarsinhji Jasvoji, he was adopted at a time when the Maharana was childless, but afterwards a son and heir was born to the Maharana and he was compensated by a number villages and eventually succeeded to Sudasna.

• Maharana Sri PRITHVISINHJI GAJSINHJI, Maharana of Danta 1687/1743, during his reign the army of Damaji Gaekwad of Baroda attacked Danta and had to bought off by a large sum of money in tribute; an attack by Haider Quli Khan, Viceroy of Gujarat (1721/1722) was repulsed; married 1stly, Vahuji Shri Devri Phul Kunvar, she committed sati on Monday, Shrawan sudi 2nd, 1799 samvat, married 2ndly, Vahuji Shri Vaghela Sardar Kunvar of Pethapur, she committed sati on Monday, Shrawan sudi 2nd, 1799 samvat, and had issue, seven sons, all died vp. He died 1743 and was succeeded by his nephew.

• Maharana Sri VIKRAMDEOJI, ?Maharana of Danta in 1743

• Maharana Sri KARANSINHJI, Maharana of Danta 1743/-, he quarrelled with his chief minister who with the aid of the Thakore of Sudasna forced the Maharana to flee only recovering the gadi with the help of the Diwan of Palanpur two years later; married and had issue.

  • Maharana Sri Ratansinhji Karansinhji (qv)

  • Maharana Sri Abhaisinhji Karansinhji (qv)

• Maharana Sri RATANSINHJI KARANSINHJI, Maharana of Danta for five years

• Maharana Sri ABHAISINHJI KARANSINHJI, Maharana of Danta -/1795, married and had issue. He died 1795.

  • Maharana Sri Mansinhji Abhaisinhji (qv)

  • Maharana Sri Jagatsinhji Abhaisinhji (qv)

  • Maharana Sri Naharsinhji Abhaisinhji (qv)

• Maharana Sri MANSINHJI II ABHAISINHJI, Maharana of Danta 1795/1800, he was a vigorous ruler and increased the power of the state. He died 1800.

• Maharana Sri JAGATSINHJI ABHAISINHJI, Maharana of Danta 1800/1823, he too was a vigorous ruler who managed to punish Bhil cattle stealers and exact tribute from several villages. He died sp of a fever in 1823.

• Maharana Sri NAHARSINHJI ABHAISINHJI, Maharana of Danta 1823/1847, married and had issue.

  • Maharana Shri Jhalamsinhji Naharsinhji (qv)

  • Maharana Sri Harisinhji Naharsinhji (qv)

  • Rani Daulat Kunwar, married 1834 (as his sixth wife), Maharao Shri Sheo Singhji of Sirohi, and had issue.

• Maharana Sri JHALAMSINHJI NAHARSINHJI, Maharana of Danta 1847/1859, married and had issue.

  • Maharana Sri Sardarsinhji Jhalamsinhji (qv)

  • Maharajkumari Guman Kumari [HH Maharani Guman Kunwar of Sirohi], married in May 1876 (as his first wife), HH Maharao Kesari Singhji Bahadur of Sirohi, and had issue. She died 24th April 1899.

• Maharana Sri SARDARSINHJI JHALAMSINHJI, Maharana of Danta 1859/1860

• Maharana Sri HARISINHJI NAHARSINHJI, Maharana of Danta 1860/1876, born 1817, married and had issue. He died in December 1876.

  • Maharana Sri Jashwantsinghji Harisinhji (qv)

• Maharana Sri JASHWANTSINHJI HARISINGHJI, Maharana of Danta 1876/1908, born 14th October 1850, succeeded 1st December 1876 ^(#1), married and had issue. He died 1908.

  • HH Maharana Sri Hamirsingji Jashwantsinghji (qv)

  • Maharajkumar Fatehsinghji Jashwantsinghji, married and had issue, three daughters.

    • Rani Saheba Sajjan Kanwar, married (as his first wife), Maharaj Govardhan Singhji Sahib of Nachana in Jaisalmer. She died sp.

    • Kumari (name unknown), married Maharaj Kishore Singhji of Banswara.

    • Kumari (name unknown) [Pratap Kumari??], married to Nimach [Thakur Daulat Singhji of Nimaj??].

  • Maharaj Dalpatsinghji Jashwantsinghji, born 17th August 1880 ^{(#4 p.31)}, married and had issue. He died on 24th July 1944.

    • Maharaj Shri Prithvisinhji Dalpatsinghji, born 3rd January 1905 ^{(#4 p.31)}., married and had issue, five sons.

      • Maharaj Shri Mayurdhvajsinhji Parmar

      • Maharaj Shri Kishansinji Parmar

      • Maharaj Shri Himmatsinhji Parmar

      • Maharaj Shri Madansinhji Parmar

      • Maharaj Shri Bhagvatsinhji Parmar

    • Rajkumar Shri Narayansinhji Dalpatsinghji, born 8th January 1907 ^{(#4 p.31)}.

  • Maharajkumari (name unknown) Kumari, married as his second wife, HH Sri Raj-i-Rajan Maharawal Sir Prithvi Singhji Bahadur of Banswara, and had issue.

• HH Maharana Sri HAMIRSINHJI JASHWANTSINHJI, Maharana of Danta 1908/1925, born 21st December 1869, succeeded 16th June 1908; he was granted a salute of 9 guns in 1921; married HH Maharani Bhoor Kanwar [later Rajmata Bhoor Kanwar Bhatianiji of Danta], born 1878, died on 25th October 1945, daughter of Thakur Laxman Singh of Munpura (see Jakhan), and his wife, Thakurani Kumpawatiji, and had issue. He died 1925.

  • HH Maharana Sri Bhawanisinhji Hamirsinhji (qv)

  • Maharaj Shri Balwantsinhji Hamirsinhji, married and had issue. He died before 1937.

    • Rajkumar Shri Laxmansinhji Balwantsinhji, born 27th March 1925 ^{(#4 p.31)}.

• HH Maharana Sri BHAWANISINHJI HAMIRSINHJI Sahib Bahadur K.C.S.I., Maharana of Danta 1925/1948 (abdicated 30th January 1948), born 12th ^{(#4 p.31)} or 13th September 1899 ^{(#3 p.300)} and succeeded to the gadi on 20th November 1925 ^{(#2)(#3 p.300)}, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; he was granted an enhanced gun salute of 11 guns about 1935; he was created a K.C.S.I. in 2nd January 1939 ^{(#3 p.300)}; married 1stly, 1914, HH Maharani Vijay Kanwar, born 1897, died sp in 1923, daughter of Maharaj Shri Mool Singhji of Raoti, Rao of Dattigaon, and his third wife, Rani Sundar Kanwar, married 2ndly, HH Maharani (name unknown), died spm in 1923, a daughter of Raja Bhagwant Raj Bahadur Singh, Raja of Sohawal in Bundelkhand, married 3rdly, HH Maharani (name unknown), a daughter of Kunwar Pratap Singh of Auwa in Jodhpur, and had issue, three sons and seven daughters. He died 1961.

  • HH Maharana Sri Prithvirajsinhji Bhawanisinhji Sahib Bahadur (qv)

  • Maharajkumari Jitendra Kumari (by Maharani Baghelji Sahiba), born 1918, married (as his first wife), 19th May 1937 at Danta, Raja Ram Singh of Khandela-Senior, and had issue. She died sp on 19th August 1944 at Danta.

  • Rani Krishna Kumari (fourth daughter), married 1945, Raja Devi Singhji, Raja Sahib of Asope, and had issue, two sons and four daughters. She died 1995.

  • Maharajkumar Madhu Sudan Singh, born 30th May 1933, married Rajkumari Jagjitindra Kumari, daughter of Raja Jagganath Singh, Raja of Daulatpur, and his second wife, a daughter of Raja Sahib Sir Ranbir Singhji of Patiala and had issue.

    • Rajkumari Hemangini Kumari, married Kumar Shri Digvijaysinh Jadeja of Mengani Estate in Rajkot, Gujarat, and has issue, two sons.

      • Kumar Shri Arjunsinh Digvijaysinhji Jadeja

      • Kumar Shri Rajsinh Digvijaysinhji Jadeja

    • Rajkumari Gitanjali Kumari, married in Uttarakhand, and has issue, one daughter.

      • Kumari Khyati Kumari

    • Rajkumar Harshwardhan Singh, married Rajkumarani Vrinda Kumari of Gorad, and has issue.

  • Maharajkumar Shri Raghubir Singhji Saheb, born 4th December 1934, married and has issue.

    • Rajkumar Paramveersinh

    • Rajkumari Katyani Singh

  • Maharajkumari (name unknown) Kumari, married Thakur Govind Sen Rathore of Pisangan, and has issue.

• HH Maharana Sri PRITHVIRAJSINHJI BHAWANISINHJI Sahib Bahadur, Maharana of Danta 1948/1989, born 22nd July 1928 ^{(#3 p.301)(#4 p.31)}, married 30th January 1948, HH Maharani Hemant Kumari, daughter of HH Rai-i-Rayan Maharawal Shri Sir Lakshman Singhji Bahadur of Dungarpur, and his second wife, HH Maharani Manhar Kunwar, and had issue, five sons and three daughters. He died 10th July 1989.

  • HH Maharana Sri Mahipendra Singh Sahib Bahadur (qv)

  • Maharaj Shri Mayurdhwajsinhji Prithvirajsinhji Parmar

  • Maharaj Shri Kishansinhji Prithvirajsinhji Parmar

  • Maharaj Shri Madansinhji Prithvirajsinhji Parmar

  • Maharaj Shri Himmatsinhji Prithvirajsinhji Parmar

  • Maharaj Shri Bhagvatsinhji Prithvirajsinhji Parmar of Danta Bhavangadh.

• HH Maharana Sri MAHIPENDRA SINGH Sahib Bahadur, present Maharana of Danta (see above)