PRESENT RULER:

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: This state, was located to the North-East of Idar Town, North of the Hathmati River, along the Udaipur-Mewar border. Raja Jaichand of Kannauj was father (or grandfather) of Rao Soningji, who established himself in Idar about 1257AD. His descendant was Rao Bhawani fl.1406, father of Rao Sujoji, living in the middle of the 15th century, he defeated Palli Bhil and became the 1st Chief of Pol. Pol as a State ceased to exist in 1898, and it merged with the State of Vijaynagar, and Rao Prahi Singh Hamir Singh reigned 1889-98 in Pol, took over the gadi in Vijaynagar and reigned until his death in 1905. The Chief of Pol, ranks first of the Second Class Mahi Kantha Chiefs and resides at Ghoradar (1880). The Raos of Pol pay no tribute and hold no deed of adoption but follow the rule of Primogeniture. Rulers were...

1. Rao Shri CHANDRASINHJI KARANSINHJI, 1st Rao Shri of Pol 1718/1720, formerly 24th Rao of Idar, married and had issue.

   • Rao Shri Kesarsinhji Chandrasinhji (qv)

2. Rao Shri KESARSINHJI CHANDRASINHJI, 2nd Rao Shri of Pol 1720/1728

3. Rao Shri KASANSINHJI, 3rd Rao Shri of Pol 1728/-

4. Rao Shri MAKANSINHJI, 4th Rao Shri of Pol

5. Rao Shri HATHISINHJI, 5th Rao Shri of Pol

6. Rao Shri MADHAVSINHJI, 6th Rao Shri of Pol

7. Rao Shri AJABSINHJI, 7th Rao Shri of Pol

8. Rao Shri BHUPATSINHJI I, 8th Rao Shri of Pol

9. Rao Shri BHAVANSINHJI, 9th Rao Shri of Pol

10. Rao Shri SURAJSINHJI, 10th Rao Shri of Pol

11. Rao Shri VAJESINHJI, 11th Rao Shri of Pol

12. Rao Shri RATANSINHJI, 12th Rao Shri of Pol -/1808, he was attacked by Maharaja Gambhirsinhji of Idar in 1808 and he was forced to pay tribute and flee to the hills, died 1808.

13. Rao Shri ABHEYSINHJI, 13th Rao Shri of Pol 1808/-

14. Rao Shri KIRATSINHJI, 14th Rao Shri of Pol

15. Rao Shri LAXMANSINHJI, 15th Rao Shri of Pol

16. Rao Shri BHARATSINHJI, 16th Rao Shri of Pol

17. Rao Shri AMARSINHJI, 17th Rao Shri of Pol

18. Rao Shri ANANDSINHJI, 18th Rao Shri of Pol -/1852, died 1852.

19. Rao Shri PAHADSINHJI GULABSINHJI, 19th Rao Shri of Pol 1852/1859, he ruled under the auspices of an Agency Manager, born 1839, married and had issue. He died 1859.

    • Rao Shri Navalsinhji Pahadsinhji (qv)

20. Rao Shri NAVALSINHJI PAHADSINHJI, 20th Rao Shri of Pol 1859/1864, he ruled under the auspices of an Agency Manager, born about 1857, died 23rd November 1864.

21. Rao Shri HAMIRSINHJI I, 21st Rao Shri of Pol at Ghodasar [23.11.1864] - [24.10.1889], he ruled Pol under the auspices of an Agency Manager till 1873, born about 1858, married and had issue, three sons. He died 24th October 1889.

    • Rao Shri Prithisinhji Hamirsinhji (qv)

    • Rao Shri Mohobatsinhji Hamirsinhji (qv)

    • Rao Shri Bhopatsinhji Hamirsinhji (qv)

AGENCY MANAGER [24.10.1889] - [26.1.1893]

22. Rao Shri PRITHISINHJI HAMIRSINHJI, 22nd Rao Shri of Pol at Ghodasar [24.10.1889] - [5.11.1903], born 1872 or 1884, he succeeded to Vijaynagar on 24th October 1889; married and had issue?. He died 5th November 1903.

AGENCY MANAGER [5.11.1903] - [22.3.1906]

23. Rao Shri BHOPATSINHJI HAMIRSINHJI, 23rd Rao Shri of Pol at Ghodasar [22.3.1906] - [17.11.1913], born 1885, died 17th November 1913.

24. Rao Shri MOHOBATSINHJI HAMIRSINHJI, 24th Rao Shri of Pol at Ghodasar [17.11.1913] - [27.11.1914], born 1883, he was granted the Jagir of Verabar in 1906, which he held together with Pol, married and had issue. He died 27th November 1914.

    • Maharao Shri Hamirsinhji II Mohobatsinhji (qv)

    • Thakore Shri Jorawarsinhji Mohobatsinhji (see Verabar)

25. Maharao Shri HAMIRSINHJI II MOHOBATSINHJI, 25th Rao Shri of Pol at Ghodasar then at Vijaynagar [27.11.1914] - [1.4.1986], born 1902 or 1904, he ruled Pol and Verabar under the auspices of an Agency Manager till 1924, he was granted the title of Maharao in 1916, he became Maharao of Vijaynagar from 1934; married and had issue. He died 1st April 1986.

26. Maharao Shri PRATAPSINHJI, 26th Maharao Shri of Vijaynagar [1.4.1986] - [3.7.2000], born 1930, died 3rd July 2000.

27. Maharao Shri HARSHVARDHAN SINGH, 27th Maharao Shri of Vijaynagar (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

• Shri Gulabsinhji, married and had issue.

  • Rao Shri Pahadsinhji Gulabsinhji (qv)

  • Kumar Shri (name unknown) Gulabsinhji (qv)

    • Rao Shri Hamirsinhji I (qv)

The help of John Duncan McMeekin is gratefully acknowledged, July 2014.