PRESENT RULER: HH Shrimant Raja DIGVIJAYSINHRAO

born 5th January 1940, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1958); married HH Rani Sahiba Indiraraje, and has issue.

• Yuvaraj Mahendrasinrao Mukne

• Rajkumari Padminiraje Mukne

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded by Jaideorao Maharaj Mukne on the 6th June 1342 when he was granted the title of Shaha by the Emperor of Delhi. Rulers were...

1. Shrimant Raja JAIDEORAO MAHARAJ MUKNE, married Rani Mohanabai, daughter of Uddajirao of Dharmagad, and had issue.

   • Shrimant Raja NEMSHAH I (qv)

   • Kumar Holkarrao Mukne, married and had issue.

     • Kumar (name unknown) Mukne, married and had issue.

       • Shrimant Raja KRISHNASHAH I (qv)

     • Kumar Dasiputra Mukne [Deoraj], captured by the Bahmani Sultan Ahmed Shah (1422/1435), and forcibly converted to Islam.

2. Shrimant Raja NEMSHAH I, married and had issue.

   • Shrimant Raja BHIMSHAH [Bhimrao] (qv)

3. Shrimant Raja BHIMSHAH [Bhimrao], married and had issue.

   • Shrimant Raja MOHAMEDSHAH [Deobarao],

4. Shrimant Raja MOHAMEDSHAH [Deobarao], captured, along with his cousin, by the Bahmani Sultan Ahmed Shah (1422/1435), he was sentenced to death, but the Sultans daughter had become captivated by the young Raja, and pleaded with her father to spare the Raja's life. The Sultan agreed, provided that the Raja converted to Islam. The Raja agreed to these terms, married the Sultan's daughter and returned to Jawhar, ruling until his death, though he never was installed on the gaddi.

5. Shrimant Raja KRISHNASHAH I, selected by the Sardars of the state as the Raja of Jawhar in preference to the sons of Raja Mohamedshah, who were Muslim, he married and had issue.

   • Shrimant Raja NEMSHAH II (qv)

6. Shrimant Raja NEMSHAH II, married and had issue.

   • Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH I (qv)

7. Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH I, maintained a small fleet of boats near Sanjan to check Portuguese piracy, wyo were forced to pay chauth (tribute) for the Nagar Haveli area, he joined forces with Chatrapati Shivaji at Shirpaumal in Jawhar, and helped in the Maratha plunder of Surat in 1664, married and had issue. He died 1678 in battle against Moropant Pingle at Salher.

   • Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH I (qv)

8. Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH I 1678/-, married and had issue.

   • Shrimant Raja KRISHNASHAH II (qv)

   • Kumar Lavjirao Mukne, married and had issue.

     • Kumar Khandojirao Mukne, married and had issue.

       • Kumar Trimbakrao Mukne, married and had issue.

         • Kumar Deobararo Mukne, he commanded the Jawhar army outside Jawhar territory in 1857. He joined the rebels, was arrested and tried by the British authorities, and imprisoned in Ahmednagar Fort where he died; he married and had issue.

           • Kumar Madhavrao Mukne, married and had issue.

             • Kumar Shankarrao Mukne [Govindrao], married and had issue.

               • Kumar Narayanrao Mukne

               • Kumar Shankarrao Mukne

               • Kumar Ganpatrao Mukne

             • Kumar Malharrao Mukne, adopted by Rani Lakshmi Bai Saheb, the widow of Shrimant Raja Vikramshah IV, and succeeded to the Jawhar gaddi as Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH IV VIKRAMSHAH [MALHARRAO] (see below).

9. Shrimant Raja KRISHNASHAH II, married 1stly, Rani Saikuwar, married 2ndly, Rani Mohankuwar, and had issue.

   • Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH II (qv)

10. Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH II -/1740, married and had issue.

    • Shrimant Raja KRISHNASHAH III [MALOJIRAO] (qv)

11. Shrimant Raja KRISHNASHAH III [MALOJIRAO] 1740/1765, rebuilt the Nagarkhana in Jawhar, married Rani Rajasbai, committed sati in 1765, and had issue. He died 1765.

    • Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH II [GANGADHARRAO] (qv)

12. Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH II [GANGADHARRAO] 1765/1798, married and had issue.

    • Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH III [MALOJIRAO] (qv)

    • Kumar Madhavrao Mukne, married and had issue.

      • Kumar Prataprao Mukne, married Kumari Gopikabai, Regent of Jawhar during the minority of Raja Patangshah IV, and had issue.

        • Kumar Narayanrao Mukne, adopted by Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH III, and succeeded him as Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH IV [MADHAVRAO] (qv)

        • Kumar Raojirao Mukne, adopted by Kumari Gopikabai from a collateral branch of the family, married and had issue.

          • Kumar Yeshwantrao Mukne, married and had issue.

            • Kumar Vilasrao Mukne

            • Kumar Kesharao Mukne

            • Kumar Dattarao Mukne

          • Kumar Mohanrao Mukne, married and had issue.

            • Kumar Jaisinghrao Mukne

            • Kumar Laxmanrao Mukne

          • Kumar Harirao Mukne, married and had issue.

            • Kumar Tulshiram Mukne

          • Kumar Hambirrao Mukne, married and had issue.

            • Kumar Ramchandra Mukne

            • Kumar Pandurangrao Mukne

          • Kumar Balwantrao Mukne

          • Kumar Bhiwarao Mukne

    • Kumar Yashwantrao Mukne

13. Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH III [MALOJIRAO] 1798/1821, married (amongst others), Rani Anandibai Sahib, and had issue. He died May 1821.

    • Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH III [HANUMANTRAO] (qv)

14. Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH III [HANUMANTRAO] 1821/1865, married and had adoptive issue.

    • Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH IV [MADHAVRAO] (qv)

15. Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH IV [MADHAVRAO] 1865, born as Kumar Narayanrao, son of Kumar Prataprao (see above), married Rani Lakshmi Bai Saheb [Muktabai] from the Talegaon family, died after 1865. He died sp 1865.

16. Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH IV VIKRAMSHAH [MALHARRAO] ('the Great') (adoptive son) 1865/1905, born 1855, son of Kumar Madhavrao Devrao Mukne (see above), succeeded 29th June 1866 ^(#1), married and had issue.

    • Shrimant Raja KRISHNASHAH IV [GANPATRAO] (qv)

    • Hon. Lt. HH Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH V [MARTANDRAO Bhau Saheb] (qv)

    • Kumari Champabai Saheba, married Sardar Tulajirao Bhangre.

17. Shrimant Raja KRISHNASHAH IV [GANPATRAO] 1905/1917, married and had issue. He died spm 1917.

    • Kumari Sonitai Saheba, married Sardar Pilajirao Mate.

18. Hon. Lt. HH Shrimant Raja VIKRAMSHAH V [MARTANDRAO Bhau Saheb] 1917/1926, born 17th November 1885, succeeded 16th November 1917, granted a herditary salute of 9 guns, married 1stly, Rani Mahalsabai, married 2ndly, Rani Sagunabai, and had issue. He died spm 16th December 1926.

    • HH Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH V [YESHWANTRAO] Mukne (qv)

    • Kumar Anandrao Mukne

    • Rajkumari Changuna Saheba, married Sardar Anandrao Nandkar.

19. HH Shrimant Raja PATANGSHAH V [YESHWANTRAO] Mukne 1927/-, born 11th December 1917 and succeeded 11th December 1927, installed on the gaddi on 16th January 1938, educated at Poona and at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, married 8th May 1938 at Jai Vilas Palace in Jawhar, Rajkumari Kamala Bai [HH Rani Priyamvande of Jawhar] of Jath, and had issue.

    • HH Shrimant Raja DIGVIJAYSINHRAO (qv)

    • Rajkumari Asharaje, married Shri Fatehsinh Rane of Goa, and has issue.

      • Kumari Varunadevi

      • Kumari Ratnadevi

      • Kumari Kartikadevi

    • Rajkumari Premaraje, married Wala Shri Bhupendrasinh Vala of Khijadia, and has issue.

      • Yuvaraj Shri Sukhdevsinh Vala

      • Kumar Shri Udaysinh Vala, married Kumari Anuradha Chudasama from Gondal, Gujarat.

      • Kumar Shri Ajaysinh (Omkar) Vala

20. HH Shrimant Raja DIGVIJAYSINHRAO (see above)