PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Predecessor state of Sejakpur founded in 1194 (or 1240 or 1260), then
Ranipur
1254/1309,
Umrala or Gogha 1309/1445, Umrala 1445/1570, Shihor 1570/1723 then
finally
Bhavnagar from 1723. Rulers were....
- Thakur SEJAKJI 1194/1254, Thakur
of
Sejakpur, married
and had issue. He died 1254.
- Thakur RANOJI SEJAKJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Sarangji Sejakji,
ancestor of the Thakurs
of Lathi, received the chovisi
of
Arthila as his patrimony.
- Kumar Shri Shahaji Sejakji,
ancestor of the Thakurs
of Palitana.
- Kumari Shri Valam Kunverba,
married
Kumar Khengar
of Junagadh.
- Thakur RANOJI SEJAKJI 1254/1309,
Thakur of Ranipur
- Thakur MOKHDAJI RANOJI 1309/1347,
Thakur of Gogha,
married (amongst others), daughter of Chokrana, a Parmar Rajput prince
of Ujjain in Malwa, and had issue. He died 1347.
- Thakur DUNGARJI MOKHDAJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Samarsinhji
Mokhdaji,
son of the Parmar
Princess, succeded to the estate of his father-in-law when he died
heirless,
becoming the ancestor of the Maharanas of Rajpipla,
and taking the name Arjun Sinhji.
- Thakur DUNGARJI MOKHDAJI
1347/1370,
Thakur of Gogha
- Thakur VIJOJI DUNGARJI 1370/1395,
Thakur of Gogha,
married and had issue.
- Thakur KANOJI VIJOJI (qv)
- Thakur KANOJI VIJOJI 1395/1420,
Thakur of Gogha
- Thakur SARANGJI KANOJI 1420/1445,
Thakur of Gogha
- Thakur SHIVDASJI SARANGJI
1445/1470,
Thakur of Umrala
- Thakur JETHIJI SHIVDASJI
1470/1500,
Thakur of Umrala,
married and had issue.
- Thakur RAMDASJI JETHIJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Gangdasji Jethiji of
Chamardi.
- Thakur RAMDASJI JETHIJI
1500/1535,
Thakur of Umrala,
married and had issue.
- Thakur SARTANJI RAMDASJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Sadulji Ramdasji
- Kumar Shri Bhimji Ramdasji
- Thakur SARTANJI RAMDASJI
1535/1570,
Thakur of Umrala,
married and had issue.
- Thakur VISOJI SARTANJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Devoji Sartanji,
ancestor of the Devani
family.
- Kumar Shri Viroji Sartanji,
ancestor of the Vacchani
family.
- Kumar Shri Mokaji Sartanji
- Thakur VISOJI SARTANJI 1570/1600,
Thakur of Shihora,
married and had issue.
- Thakur DHUNAJI VISOJI (qv)
- Thakur RATANJI VISOJI I (qv)
- Thakur DHUNAJI VISOJI 1600/1619,
Thakur of Shihora
- Thakur RATANJI VISOJI I
1619/1620,
Thakur of Shihora,
married and had issue.
- Thakur HARBHAMJI RATANJI (qv)
- Thakur GOVINDJI RATANJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Sarangji Ratanji
- Thakur HARBHAMJI RATANJI
1620/1622,
Thakur of Shihora
- Thakur GOVINDJI RATANJI
1622/1636,
Thakur of Shihora,
married and had issue.
- Thakur AKHERAJJI II GOVINDJI
(qv)
- Kumar Shri Vajerajji Govindji,
married and had issue.
- Rani Ramba Sahiba, married
(as
his 3rd wife), Raj
Sahib CHANDRASINHJI RAISINHJI of Dhrangadhra.
- Thakur AKHERAJJI II GOVINDJI
1636/1660, Thakur of
Shihora, married and had issue.
- Thakur RATANJI II AKHERAJJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Harbhamji Akherajji
of
Vartej.
- Kumar Shri Vijayrajji Akherajji
- Kumar Shri Sartanji Akherajji
- Rani Roop Kunwarba Sahiba,
married
(as his 7th wife),
Raj Sahib AMARSINHJI CHANDRASINHJI of Dhrangadhra.
- Thakur RATANJI II AKHERAJJI
1660/1703, Thakur of
Shihora
- Thakur Sahib BHAVSINHJI I RATANJI
1703/1723 of Shihora
then 1723/1764 of Bhavnagar, married and had issue. He died 1764.
- Thakur Sahib AKHERAJJI III
BHAVSINHJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Visoji Bhavsinhji of
Vala.
- Kumar Shri Ramsinhji Bhavsinhji
of
Haliad.
- Kumar Shri Goyajji Bhavsinhji
of
Ranpur
- Kumar Shri Modji Bhavsinhji
- Thakur Sahib AKHERAJJI III
BHAVSINHJI
[Bavaji] 1764/1772,
married and had issue. He died 1772.
- Thakur Sahib WAKHATSINHJI
AKHERAJJI
[Atabhai] (qv)
- Thakur Sahib WAKHATSINHJI
AKHERAJJI
[Atabhai] 1772/1816, married and had issue. He died 1816.
- Thakur Sahib VIJAYSINHJI
WAKHATSINHJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Bapaji Wakhatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Raisinhji
Wakhatsinhji
- Thakur Sahib VIJAYSINHJI
WAKHATSINHJI
1816/1852,
married and had issue. He died 1852.
- Kumar Shri Bhavsinghji
Vijaysinghji, married and
had issue. He died before 1852.
- Thakur Sahib AKHERAJJI IV
BHAVSINHJI (qv)
- Thakur Sahib JASWANTSINHJI
BHAVSINHJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Rupsinhji
Bhavsinhji
of Varal
- Kumar Shri Devisinhji
Bhavsinhji
of Ramdhari.
- Kumar Shri Akherajji
Vijaysinhji [Akhubha], he was
granted the villages of Lakhanka, Zinzavadar and Surka, married and
had issue, whose descendants are still living in these villages, as
well as in
Bhavnagar.
- Kumar Shri Sardarsinhji Akherajji, died sp.
- Kumar Shri Deepsinhji Akherajji, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Daansinhji Deepsinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Dilawarsinhji Daansinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Kiritsinhji Dilawarsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Dilawarsinhji Raol,
educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1961), married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Harpalsinhji Chandrasinhji,
married Kumari Rajshree Girnara, daughter of Rawat RAMPRATAP SINGHJI of
Mandawal in
Jaora, and his wife, Rani Annapurna Devi, and has issue, one son.
- Bhanwar Yashrajsinhji Harpalsinhji Gohil
- Kumar Shri Jaipalsinhji Chandrasinhji
- Kumar Shri Bhadrasinhji Dilawarsinhji Raol,
educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1970).
- Kumar Shri Hematsinhji Deepsinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Madhavsinji Hematsinhji
- Kumar Shri Motibhai Akherajji, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Jaysinhji Motibhai, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Kesrisinhji Jaysinhji
- Kumar Shri Ratansinhji Jaysinhji
- Kumar Shri Raghuvirsinhji Jaysinhji
- Kumar Shri Harishchandrasinhji Jaysinhji
- Kumar Shri Banesinhji Motibhai
- Kumar Shri Jethibhai Motibhai [Jethiji Motiji],
married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Bahadursinhji Jethibhai Saheb, a very
learned and
well educated person, having attained a Master's degree in Biology from
Pune University. He was a favorite with HH Maharaja Raol
Krishnakumarsinhji. He was offered a position in the local Government
of Bhavnagar as a special Aide to the Maharaja, and was also provided
specials gifts of property
within Bhavnagar. He helped initiate the main cattle trade between the
state of Bhavnagar and the big Cattle Barons of Brazil, and over time,
established HH Maharaja Raol Krishnakumarsinhji as the top breeder and
owner of the renowned Gir cattle, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Pradeepsinhji Bahadursinhji, married
Kumari Shri Praveenprabha of Mokampura, and has issue, 3 daughters.
- Kumari Monica Singh, married Maharajkumar
Mahipalsinhji Girnar of Sardargarh
(Lava).
- Kumari Shri Vidhatri Devi, married Maharajkumar
Bhagirathsinhji Takhatsinhji of Utelia.
- Kumari Shri Gayatri Devi, married Major
Tappansingh Rathore from Jaipur.
- Kumari Shri Nalini Devi
- Kumar Shri Mahideepsinhji Bahadursinhji, married
Kumari Shri Jitendra Kumari of Bagsuri, and
has issue.
- Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji Mahideepsinhji, married
Kumari Shri Mandakini Devi of Jodhpur.
- Kumar Shri Karmadeepsinhji Bahadursinhji, married
Kumari Shri Nirupama Devi of Rojka, and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Jaydeepsinhji Karmadeepsinhji,
married Kumari Shri Bhagyalakshmi Devi of Muli.
- Kumar Shri Vishwadeepsinhji Bahadursinhji,
married Kumari Shri Padmini Devi, daughter of Rana JAIDEVSINHJI
GULABSINHJI of Pratappur,
and his wife, Rani Shri Vijay
Kunwarba Saheb, and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Digvijaysinhji Vishwadeepsinhji,
married Kumari Shri Kamakshi Devi of Datha.
- Kumar Shri Jayvijaysinhji Vishwadeepsinhji
- Kumar Shri Kiritsinhji Jethibhai, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Balvirsinhji Kiritsinhji, married and
has issue.
- Kumari Ba Diptikumari, married Kumar Shri
Apurvasinhji Rajendrasinhji Jadeja of Gavridad,
and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Chandrajitsinhji Kiritsinhji, married
Kumari Chhaya Devi, daughter of Kumar Shri Girivarsinhji of Sanganwa in
Gavridad.
- Kumar Shri Shersinhji Motibhai
- Kumar Shri Ramsinhji Akherajji
- Kumar Shri Narsinhji Vijaysinhji
[Narubha], he was granted the
villages of Bhimdad, Tatum and Nani Salingpur, married and had issue,
whose last descendant passed away without issue very recently (2006).
- Thakur Sahib AKHERAJJI IV
BHAVSINHJI
[Bhajiraj] 1852/1854,
died 1854.
- Thakur Sahib JASWANTSINHJI
BHAVSINHJI
1854/1870,
G.C.S.I., married and had issue. He died April 1870.
- HH Thakur Sahib TAKHATSINGHJI
JASWANTSINGHJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Javansinhji
Jaswantsinhji, educated
at Rajkumar College, Rajkot.
- HH Thakur Sahib TAKHATSINGHJI
JASWANTSINGHJI 1870/1896, born 6th January 1858 (#1),
G.C.S.I., educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married 6 wives,
including
(a), 1874, HH Thakurani Shri Nahniba, married (b), 1874, HH
Thakurani Shri Hariba, married (c), 1874, HH Thakurani
Shri
Bajirajba, married (d), 1879, HH Thakurani Shri Bairajba, married (e),
1888, HH Thakurani Shri Kesarba, and
had issue. He died 29th January 1896.
- HH Maharaja Rao BHAVSINHJI II TAKHATSINGHJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Mangalsinghji Takhatsinhji, born 3rd
June 1881,
educated
at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Chandrajitsinhji Mangalsinhji, married
Kumari Shri Usha Devi, daughter of Kumar Shri Harishchandrasinhji
Jaswantsinhji of Wadhwan.
- Kumar Shri Bhagwatsinhji Takhatsinhji
- Kumari Shri Ramba Sahiba
- Kumari Shri Kesaba Sahiba
- Kumari Shri Rupaliba Sahiba
- Kumari Shri (name
unknown) Sahiba, married 1902, HH Rana Sahib BHAVSINHJI
MADHAVSINHJI Bahadur of Porbandar,
and had issue.
- HH Maharaja Raol Shri BHAVSINHJI II TAKHATSINGHJI
1896/1919, born 26th
April 1875, Maharaja Raol [cr.1917], K.C.S.I. [cr.1904], married 1stly,
1893, HH Maharani Dev Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of HH Maharawal Shri MANSINHJI
PRITHVIRAJJI of Baria,
and his wife, HH Maharani Chandra
Kunverba Sahiba, married 2ndly, 1905, HH Maharani Nand Kunverba Sahiba,
daughter of Thakur RAISINHJI JIJIBHAI of Khirasra,
and had issue. He died 17th July 1919.
- HH Maharani Manhar Kunverba (by Maharani Dev Kunverba),
married
1912, HH Maharaja
Mahendra
Sir YADVENDRA SINGH Bahadur Panna. She
died
1927.
- Lt. HH Maharaja Raol Shri Sir KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI
BHAVSINHJI
(qv)
- Maharaj Nirmalkumarsinhji Bhavsinhji Gohil, married and
had issue, two daughters. He died in the 1980's.
- Rajkumari Shri (name
unknown) Devi, married into the Samode royal family.
- Rajkumari Shri Gayatri Devi, married Thakur ASHOK KUMAR
SINGH of Diggi, and has issue.
- Maharaj Dharamkumarsinhji Bhavsinhji Gohil, born
April 1917,
educated
at Harrow 1930/1931, married and had issue. He died January 1986.
- HH Maharani Kumud Kumari, married HH Maharaja Shri
JYOTENDRA SINHJI
of Gondal, and has issue.
 Lt. HH Maharaja Raol Shri Sir KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI
BHAVSINHJI
1919/1965, born
19th May 1912, educated at Harrow 1927/1928, K.C.S.I. [cr.1938],
Governor
of Madras 1948/1952, Acting Rajpramukh of Saurashtra in 1948, married,
HH Maharani Vijayba Sahiba, born 19th June 1910, died 6th October 1990,
daughter of HH Maharajah Shri BHOJRAJJISINHJI BHAGWATSINHJI Sahib of Gondal, and his wife, HH Maharani Raj
Kunverba Saheb, and had issue. He died 1st April
1965.
- HH Maharaja Raol Shri VIRBHADRASINHJI
KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI
GOHIL (qv)
- Maharajkumar Shivbhadrasinhji Krishnakumarsinhji Gohil,
married Maharajkumari Nalini Kumari,
daughter
of HH Maharana Raj Saheb PRATAPSINHJI of Wankaner,
and his wife, HH Maharani
Rama
Kunverba Sahiba.
- Maharajkumari Hansa Devi Gohil [Yuvrani Hansa Devi of
Ajaigarh], married Yuvaraj
Kaushalendra Singh of Ajaigarh, and
has issue.
- HH Maharani Dilhar Kumari, married HH Maharaja Mahendra
MANVENDRA SINGH
Ju Deo of Panna, and has issue.
- Maharajkumari Rohini Devi Gohil, married Maharajkumar
Hanumant Sinhji of Kutch, and has issue.
- HH Maharaja Raol Shri VIRBHADRASINHJI KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI
GOHIL
1965/1994,
born
14th March 1932, married 12th March 1955, HH Maharani Brijrajnandini
Devi, daughter of HH Maharaja Shri GANESH PAL Deo Bahadur Yadakul
Chandra
Bhal
of Karauli, and had issue. He died
26th
July 1994.
- HH Maharaja Raol Shri VIJAYRAJSINHJI VIRBHADRASINHJI (qv)
- HH Maharaja Raol Shri VIJAYRAJSINHJI VIRBHADRASINHJI (see
above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Kumar Shri Chandrajitsinhji Vijaysinhji, educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1942).
- Kumar Shri Bharatkumarsinhji Ghanshyamsinhji, educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1943).
- Kumar Shri Pragraisinhji Gambhirsinhji of Varal, educated
at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1946).
- Kumar Shri Manharsinhji
Khedubha, educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1954).
- Kumar Shri Narendrasinhji Chandrajitsinhji, educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1967), married and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Satyajitsinhji, born 18th June 1987, educated
at Rajkumar College, Rajkot.
- Kumar Shri Lokendrasinhji Chandrajitsinhji
Raol, educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1973), married and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Kartiksinhji Raol, born 24th January 1986,
educated at the École Hotelier de Glion, Switzerland (2006), and
at Woodside Park International, London;
- Kumar Shri Raghvendrasinhji
Chandrajitsinhji, educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1976)
- Kumar Shri
Chandrasinhji
Gohil, married Kumari Shri Hem Kunwarba Sahiba, daughter of Kumar Shri
Shivsinhji Govindsinhji of Dhrangadhra,
and his third wife, Kumari Shri Raj Kunwarba Sahiba, and had issue.
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