PRESENT RULER: HH Nawab Saheb MUHAMMED JAHANGIR KHANJI DILAWAR KHANJI, 11th Nawab of Junagadh since 1989.

born 6th August 1955, living in Karachi, Pakistan, married and has issue.

• Nawabzada Ali Murtaza Khanji Jahangirkhanji

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Junagadh was originally the kingdom of the Chudasama Rajputs for over four hundred years, until it was conquered by Sultan Muhammad Beg in 1473. The modern state was founded in 1730, when Sherkhan Babi, a soldier of fortune and officer under the subah, expelled the Deputy Governor and established his rule in Junagadh. The State follows the rule of Primogeniture for succession, and it also had a Sanad of adoption. His Highness the Nawab maintains a military force of 251 cavalry, 1972 infantry and 66 guns, and is entitled to a salute of 11 guns (as of 1892). Rulers were...

• Bahadurkhanji Babi 1630/1654, married and had issue.

  • Sherkhanji Babi (qv)

• Sherkhanji Babi 1654/1690, married and had issue.

  • Nawab Ja'afarkhanji Babi [Sardarkhanji] (qv)

  • Khan Shri Mubarazkhanji Babi [Kadi, 1674]

  • Khan Shri Muzaffarkhanji Babi [Kadi District]

  • Khan Shri Shahbazkhanji Babi

• Nawab Ja'afarkhanji Babi [Sardarkhanji] 1690/1725, married and had issue.

  • Nawab Saheb Salabat Muhammadkhan Babi (qv)

  • Khan Shri Jahan Babi [Jawan Mard Khan], was given and established the house of Radhanpur, in 1725.

  • Nawab Sherkhanji Babi, married and had issue.

    • Khan Shri Samatkhan Babi, married and had issue.

      • Khan Shri Ja'afarkhan Babi, married and had issue.

        • Khan Shri Muzaffarkhan Babi

        • Khan Shri Fatehyabkhan Babi, both were Ranpur Bhayat.

• Nawab Saheb Salabat Muhammadkhan Babi 1725/1730, was given and established the house of Viramgam and Gogha, Deputy Governor of Junagadh; willed his territory to his sons, with the eldest recieving Junagadh and the younger sons sharing in the Bantva district; married and had issue. He died of cholera in 1730 at Ahmedabad.

  • Nawab Saheb Bahadurkhanji Babi [Sherkhan] (qv)

  • Khan Saheb Shri Diler Khan Salabat Muhammed Khan, 1st Ruler of Manavadar.

  • Khan Saheb Shri Sher Zaman Khan Salabat Muhammed Khan, 1st Taluqdar of Bantva.

• Nawab Saheb Bahadurkhanji Babi [Sherkhan] [1728, Deputy, Junagadh; 1748, Nawab, Junagadh.], 1st Nawab of Junagadh (see below).

1. Nawab Saheb MUHAMMED SHER KHAN BABI, 1st Nawab of Junagadh 1735/1758, he was placed in charge of Viramgam by his father in 1728, succeeded in Junagadh in 1730 and declared himself independent in 1735; married and had issue. He died 1758.

   • Nawab Saheb Muhammed Mahabat Khanji I (qv)

   • Nawab Saheb Sardar Muhammed Khanji, founder of Balasinor.

2. Nawab Saheb MUHAMMED MAHABAT KHANJI I, 2nd Nawab of Junagadh 1758/1774, married and had issue. He died 1774.

   • Nawab Saheb Muhammed Hamid Khanji I (qv)

3. Nawab Saheb MUHAMMED HAMID KHANJI I, 3rd Nawab of Junagadh 1774/1811, married and had issue. He died 1811.

   • Nawab Saheb Muhammed Bahadur Khanji I (qv)

4. Nawab Saheb MUHAMMED BAHADUR KHANJI I, 4th Nawab of Junagadh 1811/1840, married and had issue.

   • Nawab Saheb Muhammed Hamid Khanji II (qv)

   • Nawab Saheb Muhammed Mahabat Khanji II (qv)

5. Nawab Saheb MUHAMMED HAMID KHANJI II, 5th Nawab of Junagadh 1840/1851, born 1828, died 1851.

6. Nawab Saheb MUHAMMED MAHABAT KHANJI II K.C.S.I., 6th Nawab of Junagadh 1851/1882, he was created Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India in 1871, married and had issue. He died 29th September 1882.

   • HH Nawab Saheb Muhammed Bahadur Khanji II (qv)

   • HH Nawab Saheb Sir Muhammed Rasul Khanji (qv)

   • Nawabzada Adilkhanji Mahabatkhanji Babi,educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; Commandant of the Imperial Service Troops of Junagadh.

7. HH Nawab Saheb MUHAMMED BAHADUR KHANJI II G.C.I.E., 7th Nawab of Junagadh 1882/1892, born 1856, he succeeded to the gadi on 29th September 1882 ^(#1), educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, he was invested with the insignia of a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire on 20th November 1890; died 23rd January 1892 ^(#2).

8. HH Nawab Saheb Sir MUHAMMED RASUL KHANJI G.C.S.I., 8th Nawab of Junagadh 1892/1911, born 1858, married and had issue. He died 24th January 1911 ^(#4). or 2nd January 1911 ^(#2) or 22nd January 1911 ^{(#3)(#5 p.320)}.

   • Nawabzada Sher Zamankhanji Babi, Valiahad (Heir Apparent), married and had issue, one daughter. He died 15th August 1908.

     • Bimashri Lalbakhte Sahiba, married Namdar Darbar Saheb Shri Aadil Khanji Babi Bahadur of Sukhpur in Junagadh State, married and had issue, two daughters.

       • Bimashri Mumtazohra Vakhte Sahiba, married Namdar Darbar Saheb Shri Hayat Khanji Babi Bahadur of Devgam, a Bhayat of Ranpur and under Junagadh State, and has issue.

         • Sahibzada Anis Mohammed Khanji Hayat Khanji Babi, married Sahibzadi Bima Shri Nasrin Sultana Bakhte Babi, and has issue.

           • Sahibzada Muzammilhayat Khanji Babi, born 5th November 1984 in Junagadh, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (2002) and graduated from Wilson College, Mumbai, married 28th October 2006, Begum Hannana Sultana Khan Babi, and has issue, two sons.

             • Sahibzada Moazzam Khanji Babi

             • Sahibzada Mohammed Muhaafiz Khanji Babi

       • Bimashri Rahim Bakhte Sahiba, married Sahibzada Ahmed Siddique Hussain Khanji Babi of Kheda.

     • Bimashri Subhanbakhte Sahiba, married (as his 1st wife), HH Nawab Babi Jamitaykhanji II Munawarkhanji, 8th Nawab of Balasinor. She died sp.

   • Nawabzada Bahadurkhanji, died 18th April 1906.

   • Capt. HH Nawab Saheb Sir Muhammed Mahabat Khanji III Rasul Khanji (qv)

9. Capt. HH Nawab Saheb Sir MUHAMMED MAHABAT KHANJI III RASUL KHANJI G.C.S.I., K.C.S.I., 9th Nawab of Junagadh 1911/1959, born 2nd August 1900 ^(#3), educated in England and at Mayo College, Ajmer; he succeeded to the gadi on 22nd January 1911 ^{(#5 p.314)}; he was invested with full ruling powers on 31st March 1920 ^{(#5 p.320)}; in recognition of the services of the state to the British war effort during WWI, the salute was permanently raised to 13 guns on 1st January 1918; the Nawab was granted a personal 15 gun salute and a 15 gun local salute on 15th January 1921; he was made a K.C.S.I. [cr. 1st November 1926], and a G.C.I.E. [cr. 1st January 1931] ^{(#5 p.320)}; married HH Nawab Munawar Jahan Begum Saheb of Bhopal and had issue. He died 7th November 1959 at Karachi.

   • HH Nawab Saheb Muhammed Dilawar Khanji Mahabat Khanji (qv)

   • Nawabzada Muhammad Himatkhanji Mahabatkhanji Babi, born 16th February 1924 ^{(#5 p.320)}, educated at Hailybury College, England (1933/38).

   • Nawabzada Muhammad Shamsherkhanji Mahabatkhanji Babi

   • Nawabzada Muhammad Iqbalkhanji Mahabatkhanji Babi

   • Nawabzadi Bima Shri Inayat Bakhte Sahiba (third daughter), married 11th November 1945, Khan Shri Ghulam Moinuddinkhanji Husainyawarkhanji, 5th Khan Sahib of Sardargadh-Bantva, and had issue. She died 1959.

10. HH Nawab Saheb MUHAMMED DILAWAR KHANJI MAHABAT KHANJI, 10th Nawab of Junagadh 1959/1989, born 23rd June 1922 ^(#2) in Junagadh, educated privately by Col. A.H.S. Wheatley as Tutor and Guardian, then at Hailybury College, England (1933/38); married 1stly, 30th November 1945, married 2ndly, HH Nawab Shah Begum Sahiba, and had issue. He died 1989.

    • HH Nawab Saheb Muhammed Jahangir Khanji Dilawar Khanji (qv)

    • Nawabzada Muhammad Alamgir Khanji M.B.A. (by Shah Begum Sahiba), born June 1957 in Karachi, presently (2011) working as a senior banker in Karachi; married 1989 in Karachi, Fiziyeh Bokhary, daughter of Admiral (Ret'd.) Syed Fasih Bokhary, Pakistan Navy, and has issue, one son (by 1st wife) and two daughters.

      • Sahibzada Hamza Khanji

    • Nawabzada Muhammad Zaheer Khanji B.A. (by Shah Begum Sahiba), born 3rd January 1962, educated at Punjab University, Lahore (B.A.); married 11th September 1999 in Karachi, and has issue, two daughters.

    • Nawabzadi Aliya Dilawar Khanji, born 1969, presently (2015) she is working in Pakistan Customs, at Karachi, married (div.), and has issue, one daughter.

      • Miss Falah Bibi Khan

11. HH Nawab Saheb MUHAMMED JAHANGIR KHANJI DILAWAR KHANJI, 11th Nawab of Junagadh (see above)