VILLAGES: 5
AREA: 19 km2
LOCATION: Lathi (Kathiawar)
AGENCY: (Eastern) Kathiawar Agency (Songadh Thana)
REVENUE: Rs30,000
DYNASTY: Gohil
ACCESSION: 15th February 1948
RELIGION: Hindu
POPULATION: 1,765 (1931)
PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE: Darbar Saheb Shaktisinhji Harishchandrasinhji Gohil, 7th and present Darbar Saheb of Limbda
M.L.A. from Abdasa, three times M.L.A. from Bhavnagar south, former Leader of opposition, former minister of state, Gujarat assembly.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The founder of the family was Thakore Saheb shri Lakhaji Jijibawa Gohil, 16th Thakore Saheb of Lathi, who had three sons by his second wife, and who were granted the estate of Ingorala. They were able to wrest control of Limbda and four neighbouring villages from their Kathi rulers. The village was subsequently known to the present day as Limbda (Hanubha na), literally Hanubha’s Limbda. Rulers were.....
Darbar Saheb Shri Hanubha Lakhaji Gohil, 1st Darbar Saheb of Limbda, he expanded his control over five neighbouring villages ruled by Kathis, including Limbda; married and had issue, one daughter.
Kumari (name unknown)
Darbar Saheb Ajabha Lakhaji Gohil, 2nd Darbar Saheb of Limbda, married had issue.
Darbar Saheb Bhagwatsinhji Ajabha (qv)
Darbar Saheb Bhagwatsinhji Ajabha Gohil, 3rd Darbar Saheb of Limbda; married and had issue.
Darbar Saheb Bhavsinhji Bhagwatsinhji (qv)
Darbar Saheb Bhavsinhji Bhagwatsinhji Gohil, 4th Darbar Saheb of Limbda, married and had issue.
Darbar Saheb Ranjitsinhji Bhavsinhji (qv)
Darbar Saheb Ranjitsinhji Bhavsinhji Gohil, 5th Darbar Saheb of Limbda, freedom fighter, M.L.A. (1967) from Gadhda constituency representing Swatantra party, married a daughter of the Thakor Saheb of Satudad Vavdi, a taluk of Nawanagar, and had issue.
Darbar Saheb Harishchandrasinhji Ranjitsinhji (qv)
Darbar Saheb Harishchandrasinh Ranjitsinhji Gohil, 6th Darbar Saheb of Limbda, married the eldest daughter of Thakor Saheb Lagdhirsinhji Jadeja of Gadhka, and had issue.
Darbar Saheb Shaktisinhji Harishchandrasinhji (qv)
Kumar Shri Durgeshsinhji Harshchandrasinhji, married and had issue.
Kumar Shri Yashkumarsinhji Durgeshsinhji
Kumari Dixita Ba Durgeshsinhji
Kumar Shri Shivrajsinhji Harishchandrasinhji, married and had issue.
Kumar Shri Chintansinh Shivrajsinhji
Kumar Shri Yajuvendrasinh Shivrajsinhji
Kumar Shri Harvijaysinhji Harishchandrasinhji, married and had issue.
Kumar Shri Yudhishthirsinhji Harvijaysinhji
Kumari Devsmita Ba Harvijaysinhji
Kumari Jaylakshmi Ba, married Kumar Shri Raghuveersinhji Majbutsinhji Jadeja of Veerpur, son of Shri Majbutsinhji Jadeja, first D.I.G. of Gujarat.
Kumari Ashadevi, married Kumar Shri Mayurdhwajsinhji Jhala of Kantharia.
Darbar Saheb Shaktisinhji Harishchandrasinhji Gohil, 7th Darbar Saheb of Limbda (see above)
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