PRESENT RULER: Thakore Shri PRABATSINHJI SURSINHJI, 10th Thakore Shri of Khirasra

born 7th September 1918.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The Taluka, a Seventh Class State, is an offshoot of the Dhrol State. Kaloji of Dhrol had seven sons of whom Sangoji was the eldest, Bhimji the second and Junoji the third. On Kaloji's death Sanjoji succeded to the Gadi of Dhrol, the other brothers having been provided with suitable appanages. Sangoji died while fighting on the side of Nawanagar State with a Mahomedan army and had no issue. The succession accordingly devolved on Bhimji but he abdicated in favour of his younger brother Junoji, himself remaining content with his appanage of Khirasara and 12 other villages. Succession is ruled by Primogeniture. The Jurisdictional Powers of the State are: Criminal - fifteen days of rigorous imprisonment and fines up to 50Rs, Civil - None. Rulers were....

1. Thakore BHIMJI KALOJI, 1st Thakore Shri of Khirasra, son of Thakore Kaloji Panchanji of Dhrol, married and had issue.

   • Thakore Sangaji Bhimji (qv)

2. Thakore SANGAJI BHIMJI, 2nd Thakore Shri of Khirasra, married and had issue.

   • Thakore Ranmalji Sangaji (qv)

3. Thakore RANMALJI SANGAJI, 3rd Thakore Shri of Khirasra, married and had issue.

   • Thakore Hathiji Ranmalji (qv)

4. Thakore HATHIJI RANMALJI, 4th Thakore Shri of Khirasra fl.1808, married and had issue.

   • Thakore Dungarji Hathiji (qv)

5. Thakore DUNGARJI HATHIJI, 5th Thakore Shri of Khirasra, married and had issue.

   • Thakore Jijibhai Dungarji (qv)

6. Thakore JIJIBHAI DUNGARJI, 6th Thakore Shri of Khirasra -/1872, married and had issue.

   • Thakore Raisinhji Jijibhai (qv)

   • Kumar Shri Bhavsinhji Jijibhai

   • Kumar Shri Khengarji Jijibhai

7. Thakore RAISINHJI JIJIBHAI, 7th Thakore Shri of Khirasra 1872/-, born 1850, he succeeded to the gadi on 1st January 1872 ^(#1), married and had issue. He died after 1891.

   • Thakore Balsinhji Raisinhji (qv)

   • Kumar Shri Takhatsinhji Raisinhji

   • HH Maharani Nand Kunverba, married 1905, HH Maharaja Rao Bhavsinhji II Takhatsinhji of Bhavnagar.

   • HH Maharani Yeshwant Kunverba, married HH Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sir Madan Singhji Bahadur of Kishangarh.

8. Thakore Shri BALSINHJI RAISINHJI, 8th Thakore Shri of Khirasra -/1920, married and had issue.

   • Thakore Shri Sursinhji Balsinhji (qv)

   • [?A lady of Khirasra and niece of the Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, married 17th April 1914, Col. HH Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Jai Singhji Virendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Dharam Prabhakar of Alwar.]

9. Thakore Shri SURSINHJI BALSINHJI, 9th Thakore Shri of Khirasra 1920/- , born 26th September 1890, educated in England and in the Imperial Cadet Corps at Dehra Dun, succeeded to the gaddi 24th Feburary 1920, attended His Majesty's Coronation at Westminster Abbey in 1911, married and had issue.

   • Thakore Shri Prabhatsinhji Sursinhji (qv)

   • Rani Pratap Kunwar, married (as his second wife), Rao Bir Singh Ju Deo of Bihat, and had issue.

   • Shrimati Thakurani Anand Kumari, married 1935, Thakur Shivraj Sharan Singh of Jamli, and had issue.

   • Kumar Shri Pratapsinhji Sursinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1950).

   • Kumar Shri Digvijaysinhji Sursinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1953).

   • Kumar Shri Diljeetsinhji Sursinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1964); married Kumari Parveen Kanwar, daughter of Maharaj Banney Singhji of Raoti, and his wife, Rani Rasal Kanwar, and has issue, two daughters.

     • Kumari Soniya Kumari, born 2nd March 1969, married Thakur Laxman Singhji of Ransigaon.

     • Kumari Hansprabha Kumari, married Kumar Shri Jagdipsinhji Gohil of Haliyad in Bhavnagar.

10. Thakore Shri PRABHATSINHJI SURSINHJI, 10th Thakore Shri of Khirasra (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

• Kumar Shri Prakramsinhji, married and had issue.

  • Kumar Shri Mulrajsinhji Prakramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1945), married and had issue.

    • Kumar Shri Harishchandrasinhji Mulrajsinji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1977)

  • Kumar Shri Kiratsinhji Prakramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1947).

  • Kumar Shri Pravinsinhji Prakramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1949).

  • Kumar Shri Mahipatsinhji Prakramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1953).

  • Kumar Shri Jaipalsinhji Prakramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1964).