PRESENT RULER: Rawalji Shri Krishnakumarsinhji Sajjansinhji, present Rawalji Shri of Malpur (Malpur House, Modasa, Gujarat, India)

married Solankiniji Jaynedra Kunwarba, Dhamaniya (Lunawada), and has issue, two sons and two daughters.

• Yuvaraj Sahib Tejendrasinhji, married to Shweta Kunwarba Gohil, Thamana

• Baisa Kuntal Kumari, married to Kunwar Saheb Hemendrasinhji Parmar, Babrol (Sant) (Calgary, Canada)

• Baisa Rajeshwari Kumari, married to Raj Parmar (Sydney, Australia)

• Kunwar Sahib Rajvirsinhji, Co-founder and Director, Nextway Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The village of Malpur in the Aravalli district of Gujarat was founded in 1466 as an off-shoot of the Raos of Idar.The Raols of Malpur ranked first of the Third Class of Mahi Kantha chiefs and follow the rule of primogeniture. The state is bounded on the North and East by the Idar State, on the South by the Talukas of Magodi and Gabat and the States of Lunawada, Balasinor and Idar and on the West by the Idar State and the Taluka of Modasa in the Ahmedabad Collectorate. The State pays annually Rs. 430-3-5 to the British Government as tribute, Rs. 256-15-10 to the Baroda State as Ghasdana and Rs. 370 to the Idar State as Khichdi ^{(#3 p.389)}. Rulers were...

• Rao Kiratsinhji, 8th Rao Saheb of Idar, married and had issue.

  • Thakore Virajmalji, married and had issue.

    • Rao Kannaddevji [Khanadji], Raol of Man, he established himself at Man in 1344, married and had issue.

      • • Raol Randhirsinhji Kannaddevji, Raol of Modasa, he moved his capital from Man to Modasa, married and had issue

          • Rao Mahipalji Randhirsinhji, he died sp.

        • Raol Hingoldasji Kannaddevji, married and had issue.

          • Raol Vaghsinhji Hingoldasji, he settled at Malpur and made it his capital in 1466 after defeating the Bhil chief, Malo Kant (continued below)

• Raolji Shri VAGHSINHJI HINGOLDASJI, 1st Raol of Malpur 1466/-, married and had issue.

  • Raolji Shri Govinddasji Vaghsinhji (qv)

• Raolji Shri GOVINDSINHJI VAGHSINHJI, 2nd Raol of Malpur -/1537, married and had issue.

  • Raolji Shri Punjajji Govindsinhji (qv)

  • Thakore Shri Ramsinhji Govindsinhji, he was granted the estate of Magodi Pato in Jiwai in 1537, married and had issue, the Thakore Sahebs of Magodi.

• Raolji Shri PUNJAJJI GOVINDSINHJI, 3rd Raol of Malpur

• Raolji Shri UDEKARANJI PUNJAJJI, 4th Raol of Malpur

• Raolji Shri JAGATSINHJI UDEKARANJI, 5th Raol of Malpur

• Raolji Shri JETSINHJI JAGATSINHJI, 6th Raol of Malpur

• Raolji Shri ANOPSINHJI JETSINHJI, 7th Raol of Malpur, married and had issue.

  • Raolji Shri Bhimsinhji Anopsinhji (qv)

  • Kumar Shri Gulabsinhji Anopsinhji, he settled in Dungarpur

  • Kumar Shri Karansinhji Anopsinhji, married and had issue.

    • Kumar Shri Kishorsinhji Karansinhji, married and had issue.

      • Raolji Shri Jalamsinhji Kishorsinhji (qv)

    • Kumar Shri Sardarsinhji Karansinhji, he was granted the estate of Kasawada in jiwai; married and had issue.

      • Kumar Shri Prathisinhji Sardarsinhji, he died sp.

      • Kumar Shri Nathusinhji Sardarsinhji, married and had issue.

        • Kumar Shri Khumansinhji Nathusinhji, married and had issue.

          • Raolji Shri Shivsinhji Khumansinhji (qv)

          • Kumar Shri Narsinhji Khumansinhji

          • Kumar Shri Rajsinhji Khumansinhji, married and had issue.

            • Kumar Shri Laxmansinhji Rajsinhji

          • Kumar Shri Daulatsinhji Khumansinhji

          • Kumar Shri Udesinhji Khumansinhji, married and had issue.

            • Kumar Shri Kishorsinhji Udesinhji, married and had issue.

              • Thakor Shri Sajjansinhji Kishorsinhji, Bhayat of Malpur, born about 1912; married and had issue.

                • Rawalji Shri Krishnakumarsinhji Sajjansinhji (see below and above)

    • Kumar Shri Darjansinhji Karansinhji, he was granted the estate of Vankaneda in jiwai.

  • Kumar Shri Kiratsinhji Anopsinhji

• Raolji Shri BHIMSINHJI ANOPSINHJI, 8th Raol of Malpur, married and had issue.

  • Raolji Shri Indrasinhji Bhimsinhji (qv)

• Raolji Shri INDRASINHJI BHIMSINHJI, 9th Raol of Malpur 1780/1796, the state was attacked by Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad in 1780 who exacted tribute (ghasdana) and took away the gates of the fort, married and had issue.

  • Raolji Shri Raysinhji Bhimsinhji (qv)

• Raolji Shri RAYSINHJI INDRASINHJI, 10th Raol of Malpur, married and had issue.

  • Raolji Shri Kushalsinhji Raysinhji (qv)

• Raolji Shri KUSHALSINHJI RAYSINHJI, 11th Raol of Malpur, he died sp.

• Raolji Shri JALAMSINHJI KISHORSINHJI, 12th Raol of Malpur in 1796, he was attacked by the Chief of Modasa, who exacted heavy yearly tribute from the Raol, married and had issue. He was killed in 1796.

  • Raolji Shri Takhatsinhji Jamalsinhji (qv)

• Raolji Shri TAKHATSINHJI JAMALSINHJI, 13th Raol of Malpur 1796/1816, he was forced to pay yearly tribute (khichdi) to the Rao of Idar

• Raolji Shri SHIVSINHJI KHUMANSINHJI, 16th Raol of Malpur 1875/1882, born 1841, 22nd in descent from Rao Kiratsinhji, married and had issue. He died 1882.

  • Raolji Shri Dipsinhji Shivsinhji (qv)

• Raolji Shri DIPSINHJI SHIVSINHJI, 17th Raol of Malpur 1882/1914, born 1863, succeeded 12th April 1882 ^(#1), married and had issue. He died 25th February 1914.

  • Raolji Shri Jaswantsinhji Dipsinhji (qv)

  • Kumar Shri Himmatsinhji Dipsinhji, married and had issue. He died before 1923.

    • Baijilal Shri Chandrakunverba, married 1930, Kumar Shri Kushalsinhji (later Thakur Kushal Singhji, 16th Thakur Saheb of Lasani), and had issue, four sons.

    • Raolji Shri Gambhirsinhji Himmatsinhji (qv)

AGENCY MANAGER in 1914

• Raolji Shri JASWANTSINHJI DIPSINHJI, 18th Raol of Malpur 1914/1923, born 18th August 1886 or 1893, married a daughter of Thakur Ratan Singh of Bansiya. He died 1923.

AGENCY MANAGER 1923/1935

• Raolji Shri GAMBHIRSINHJI HIMMATSINHJI, 19th Raol of Malpur 1923/1969, born 27th October 1914 ^{(#4 p.361)} and succeeded 23rd June 1923 ^{(#2) (#4 p.356)}, educated at Scott College, Sadra and Mayo College, Ajmer, invested with full ruling powers in February 1935 ^{(#4 p.360)}; married Baisa Nand Kanwar, eldest daughter of Raja Pratap Singh, 13th Raja of Khandela-Senior 1935/1943, and his only wife, Rani Rukam Kanwar. He died sp in 1969.

• Rawalji Shri KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI SAJJANSINHJI, present Rawalji Shri of Malpur (see above)

The help of John Duncan McMeekin is gratefully acknowledged, January 2011.