PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A First Class in the Rewa Kantha Agency, founded about 1360 by Kumar Shri Samarsinhji Mokhdaji, younger son of Thakur MOKHDAJI RANOJI 1309/1347 of Gogha (later Bhavnagar) by the daughter of Rao Chokrana, a Parmar Rajput prince of Ujjain in Malwa. He succeded to the estate of his father-in-law when he died heirless, and took the name Arjun Sinhji. Rulers were...

• Maharana JITSINHJI, married and had issue. He died 1754.

  • Maharana Pratapsinhji JItsinhji (qv)

• Maharana PRATAPSINHJI JITSINHJI 1754/1764, married and had issue. He died 1764.

  • Maharana Raisinhji Pratapsinhji (qv)

  • Maharana Ajabsinhji Pratapsinhji (qv)

• Maharana RAISINHJI PRATAPSINHJI 1764/1786, died 1786.

• Maharana AJABSINHJI RAISINHJI 1786/1803, married and had issue. He died 1803.

  • Maharana Ramsinhji Ajabsinhji (qv)

  • Maharana Narsinhji Ajabsinhji (qv)

• Maharana RAMSINHJI AJABSINHJI 1803/1810 (deposed), married and had adoptive issue.

  • (A) Maharana PRATAPSINHJI RAMSINHJI (qv)

• Maharana PRATAPSINHJI RAMSINHJI 1810/1815, succeeded by adoption.

INTERREGNUM 1815/1819

• Maharana NARSINHJI AJABSINHJI 1819/1821 (abdicated)

• Maharana VAIRISALJI NARSINHJI 1821/1860 (abdicated), married and had issue. He died 1868.

  • Maharana Shri Gambhirsinhji Vairisalji (qv)

  • HH Maharani Chandra Kunverba Sahiba, married 1873, HH Maharawal Shri Mansinhji Prithvirajji of Baria, and had issue. She died 1894.

• Maharana Shri GAMBHIRSINHJI VAIRISALJI 1860/1897, born 1847, installed as ruler on 17th November 1860; married and had issue. He died 10th January 1897.

  • HH Maharana Shri Sir Chhatrasinhji Gambhirsinhji (qv)

  • Kumar Shri Ramsinhji Gambhirsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot

  • Kumar Shri Kiritsinhji Gambhirsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot

  • Kumar Shri Narsinhji Gambhirsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot

  • Kumar Shri Digvijaysinhji Gambhirsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot

  • HH Maharani Dilhar Kunverba Sahiba, married (as his second wife), Lt.-Col. HH Maharawal Sir Shri Ranjitsinhji Mansinhji of Baria, and had issue.

  • Rani Drupad Kunverba Sahiba, Maharaj Naharsinhji Mansinhji of Baria, and had issue. She died 1980,

• HH Maharana Shri Sir CHHATRASINHJI GAMBHIRSINHJI 1897/1915, born 1862, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; a progressive ruler, he began the process of modernisation of Rajpipla which was carried on by his son, he married 1stly, a daughter of HH Maharana Raj Saheb Shri Banesinhji Jaswantsinhji of Wankaner, married 2ndly, HH Maharani Sardar Kunverba, daughter of Maharawal Shri Motisinhji Jitsinhji of Chhota-Udaipur, married 3rdly, a daughter of Mahida Shri Durjan Sinhji, and had issue four sons and two daughters. He died 27th September 1915.

  • Maj. HH Maharana Shri Sir Vijaysinhji Chhatrasinhji (by 1st marriage) (qv)

  • HH Maharani Padma Kunverba Saheba, married 1927 (as his first wife), HH Maharawal Natwarsinhji Fatehsinhji of Chhota-Udaipur. She died 1928.

• Lt.-Col. HH Maharana Shri Sir VIJAYSINHJI CHHATRASINHJI Sahib 1915/1951, born 30th January 1890 at Nandod, G.B.E., K.C.S.I. [cr.1925], educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, and at the Imperial Cadet Corps, Dehra Dun; granted the hereditary title of Maharaja as well as having the state's salute raised from 11 to 13 guns, he introduced many reforms, including free Primary education, nominal high school fees, scholarships, a hospital, 5 dispensaries and a veterinary hospital in the state, good public works, and a criminal-and-civil court, he initiated the construction of good motorable roads, a 40 mile railway line, and a 19 mile steam railroad and a tramway connecting the towns along the river Narmada with villages in the interior and a power house supplying water and electricity to the town, he regularised the land revenue systems, introduced pensions for public servants and increased the salary of the police and military, he was a keen horseman, with his horses winning the Irish Derby in 1926 (Embargo) and the Grand Prix in Belgium in 1927 (Embargo), and the Epsom Derby in 1934 (Windsor Lad), in the 1932-1933 racing season he topped the racing events list in India, he married 1stly, 2nd March 1911, HH Maharani Uday Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Maharaj Raghunath Singh of Amleta, married 2ndly, 18th June 1917, HH Maharani Padmini Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Rao Raja Khuman Singh Ju Deo of Panna, married 3rdly, 5th January 1940, HH Maharani Ila Devi [née Ella Atherton], and had issue. He died 29th April 1951 in Europe and was cremated on the banks of the river Narmada, 18 kms from his former capital.

  • HH Maharana Shri Rajendrasinhji Vijaysinhji Sahib (by Maharani Uday Kunverba Sahiba)(qv)

  • Rajkumar Shri Raghunathsinhji Vijaysinhji Sahib (by Maharani Uday Kunverba Sahiba), born July 1913 at Nandod, died 1915.

  • Rajkumari Shri (name unknown) Kunverba Sahiba (by Maharani Uday Kunverba Sahiba), born 1914 at Nanod, died 1915 at Nanod.

  • Maharajkumari Kusum Kunverba Sahiba [HH Maharani Kusum Kunverba Sahiba of Chhota Udaipur] (by Maharani Uday Kunverba Sahiba), married 5th December 1928, (as his second wife), HH Maharawal Shri Natwarsinhji Fatehsinhji of Chhota-Udaipur, and had issue. She died 1981.

  • Maharaj Shri Pramodsinhji Vijaysinhji Sahib (by Maharani Uday Kunverba Sahiba), born 13th January 1917 at Nandod, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and Queen’s College, Cambridge (B.A), member of the Indian Administrative Service, married 10th December 1952, Rani Jayendra Kumari, daughter of Thakore Sahib Shri Indrasinhji Balvirsinhji of Lakhtar, and had issue. He died 1st January 1980 at Bombay.

    • Rajkumari Yogeshwari Devi Sahiba, born 13th October 1953 at Bombay, married 6th December 1976, Kunwar Duleep Singh, son of Thakur Harnath Singh of Khatipura, and had issue. She died 2001.

    • Rajkumari Maheshwari Devi Sahiba, born 16th December 1954 at Bombay, married 11th December 1981, Shri Manvendra Singh Panwar, son of Lt.-Col. Mahendra Pratap Bahadur Singh, and has issue.

    • Rajkumari Durgeshwari Devi Sahiba, born 10th April 1956 at Lakhtar, married 21st April 1980, Shri R. Balchander, and has issue.

    • Rajkumari Krishna Kumari Sahiba, born 25th September 1959 at Bhubaneshwar, married 10th February 1989, Kumar Shri Brijrajsinhji Praveensinhji of Dhrol.

  • Maharajkumari Mohini Kunverba Sahiba [HH Maharani Mohini Devi of Morvi] (by Maharani Padmini Kunverba Sahiba), born 14th September 1918 at Nandod, married 27th January 1932, (as his first wife), HH Maharaja Shri Mahendrasinhji Lakhdirji Sahib Bahadur of Morvi. She died 13th December 1993.

  • Rajkumar Shri (name unknown) Vijaysinhji Sahib (by Maharani Padmini Kunverba Sahiba), born July 1919, died 11th August 1919.

  • Maharaj Shri Indrajeetsinhji Vijaysinhji Sahib (by Maharani Padmini Kunverba Sahiba), born 19th September 1925 at Nandod, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; married 27th May 1954 at Bombay, Rani Vina Kumari, daughter of Raja Shriniwas Prasad Singh of Jagdishpur (Bhojpur, Bihar), and his wife, Rani Savitri Devi, and had issue. He died 11th July 1964.

    • Rajkumar Shri Indra Vikram Singh, born 29th July 1955 at Mussoorie, educated at St. Joseph’s Academy, Dehra Dun; St. George’s College, Mussoorie; Hans Raj College, Delhi University; and at the British Institute of Commerce, Bombay; author of ‘Test Cricket - End of the Road?’ (1992), associate editor of Cricket Samrat - English edition (1999-2000), co-author of ‘Peter Murray’s World Cup Cricket’ (2002), married 21st May 1981 at Dehra Dun, Rajkumar Rani Vandana Kumari, daughter of Thakur Mahabir Singh of Ajairajpura, and has issue.

      • Kunwar Vishvajeet Singh, born 30th July 1983 at Doom Dooma, educated at Vidya Niketan, New Delhi; Summer Fields School, Gurgaon; Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University; and ICFAI University, Hyderabad.

    • Rajkumar Indra Vadan Singh, born 1st November 1957 at Dehra Dun, educated at St. Joseph’s Academy, Dehra Dun; St. George’s College, Mussoorie; St. Michael’s School, Patna; Hindu College and Hans Raj College, Delhi University, married 21st February 1982 at New Delhi, Rajkumar Rani Ratna Varma, daughter of Wing Commander J. C. Varma, and has issue.

      • Kumari Shubhangini Singh, born 26th April 1983 at New Delhi, educated at Vidya Niketan, New Delhi and Wigan & Leigh College, New Delhi.

      • Kunwar Chandra Vadan Singh, born 3rd February 1988 at Duliajan, educated at Vidya Niketan, New Delhi.

  • Maharajkumari Chandra Prabha Kumari Sahiba (Maharaj Kunwar Rani Chandra Prabha Kumari Sahiba of Nabha) (by Maharani Padmini Kunverba Sahiba), born 11th November 1932 at Nandod, married 1950, Maharajkumar Shri Gurbaksh Singh of Nabha, and has issue.

  • Maharaj Shri Rajsinhji Vijaysinhji Sahib (by Maharani Ila Devi), born 21st November 1940, educated at Westminister School.

  • Maharajkumari Premila Devi Sahiba (by Maharani Ila Devi), born 10th April 1949, educated at Heathfield School, Ascot.

• HH Maharana Shri RAJENDRASINHJI VIJAYSINHJI Sahib 1951/1963, born 30th March 1912 at Nandod, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, and RMA, Woolwich, married 5th March 1934, HH Maharani Rasik Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of HH Maharawal Shri Fatehsinhji Motisinhji Sahibof Chhota-Udaipur, and had issue. He died 3rd February 1963 at Bombay.

  • HH Maharana Shri Raghubirsinhji Rajendrasinhji Sahib (qv)

  • Maharajkumari Premlata Kumari Sahiba (HH Maharani Premlata Kumari Sahiba of Patna, now the Rajmata Sahiba of Patna), born 5th January 1937 at Nandod, married 18th January 1955, HH Maharaja Raj Raj Singh Deo of Patna, and has issue.

  • Maharajkumari Vimla Kumari Sahiba (Rani Vimla Kumari Sahiba of Bamra), born 15th September 1938 at Nandod, married 7th February 1965, Raja Pradipta Gang Deb of Bamra, and has issue.

• HH Maharana Shri RAGHUBIRSINHJI RAJENDRASINHJI Sahib (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

• Rani Manwar Kunwarba Sahiba, married 1914, Maharaj Dasrath Singh of Barwani and had issue. She died 1916.

• Rani Shyamlata Kumari, married Maharaj Shri Naharsinhji Godji of Kutch.

• Maharaj Champaksinhji, married the 2nd daughter of Rana GULABSINHJI GAMMELSINHJI of Pratappur, and had issue.

  • Thakurani Bharati Devi, married April 1947, Lt.Col. Thakur RAGHUVIR SINGHJI of Dundlod, and has issue.

  • Rajkumari Veena Devi, married Kumar Shri Jaisinhji Jhala, son of Kumar Shri Banesinhji Jaswantsinhji of Wadhwan.

• Kanwar Prithiraj Singh, married and had issue.

  • Rani Kusum Kumari, married 13th May 1930, Maj. HH Raja Sir JOGINDER SEN Bahadur of Mandi.

• Rani Jayaraj Kumari, married 1936, Maharaj Shri Duleepsinhji Jaswansinhji Jadeja of Nawanagar.

• Kumar Shri Indravijaysinhji Amarjeetsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1980)

• Kumar Shri Jaisinhji Hirasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1963)

• Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji Hirasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1969)

• Rani Rattan Kunwarba Sahiba, married (as his tenth wife), Raj Sahib RAISINHJI PRATAPSINHJI of Dhrangadhra, and had issue.

• Kumar Shri Randhirsinhji Duleepsinhji Gohil, married 1973, Kumari Shri Gayatri Devi, daughter of Thakur Saheb MAHENDRASINHJI JORAWARSINHJI of Mengni, and his wife, Thakurani Nirmala Kunverba Saheba.

• Rani Drupad Kunverba Sahiba, married Maharaj Naharsinhji Mansinhji of Baria, and had issue.

• HH Maharani Samaj Kunverba Sahiba, married (as his first wife), HH Maharawal Shri FATEHSINHJI MOTISINHJI Sahib of Chhota-Udaipur, and had issue.

• Maharaj Prakram Singhji, married and had issue.

  • Ranisaheb Bashri Pushpakunvarbasaheb, married 1927 (as his first wife), Major Maharaol Maharaj Naharsinhji Fatehsinhji of Chhota-Udaipur, and had issue.

• Rani Ranjana Devi, married Maharaj Shri Hirasinhji Ranjitsinhji of Baria.