Predecessors and Short History:
The
Taluka (Fifth Class State) is an offshoot of the Rajkot State. Modji,
the
5th son of Thakur Saheb Mehramanji II of Rajkot,
received in appanage Gavridad and five other villages. The Taluka
enjoys
jurisdiction to the following extent; Criminal : Two years rigorous
imprisonment
and fines upto 2,000Rs, Civil : To the extent of 5,000Rs. The State
follows
the rule of Primogeniture in regard to succession. Rulers were...
- Thakur Saheb MODJI MEHRAMANJI, founder of the House of
Gavridad; married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb RAGHOJI MODJI (qv)
- Thakur Saheb RAGHOJI MODJI, married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb PATOJI RAGHOJI (qv)
- Thakur Saheb PATOJI RAGHOJI, married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb MODJI PATOJI (qv)
- Thakur Saheb MODJI II PATOJI, married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb MERUJI MODJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Vakhatsinhji Modji, settled at Sanganwa
village with his brothers, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Devisinhji Vakhatsinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Sardarsinhji Devisinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Mangalsinhji Sardarsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Kanaksinhji Mangalsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Kishoresinhji Kanaksinhji
- Kumar Shri Prithvisinhji Kanaksinhji
- Kumar Shri Bahadursinhji Mangalsinhji, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Jyotisinhji Bahadursinhji
- Kumar Shri Jaydevsinhji Bahadursinhji
- Kumar Shri Jayvirsinhji Bahadursinhji
- Kumar Shri Rajendrasinhji Bahadursinhji
- Kumar Shri Bhagwatsinhji Sardarsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Dilawarsinhji Bhagwatsinhji, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Bhupatsinhji Dilawarsinhji, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Mayursinhji Bhupatsinhji, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Devdattsinhji Mayursinhji
- Kumar Shri Mohansinhji Bhagwatsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Jagdishsinhji Mohansinhji
- Kumar Shri Narendrasinhji Mohansinhji
- Kumar Shri Mahavirsinhji Mohansinhji
- Kumar Shri Vajubha Bhagwatsinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Dharamsinhji Vajubha, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Raghuvirsinhji Dharamsinhji
- Kumar Shri Balubha Vakhatsinhji, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Ramsinhji Balubha, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Ramsinhji
- Kumar Shri Gajubha Vakhatsinhji, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Nathubha Gajubha
- Kumar Shri Jiyaji Modji, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Shivsinhji Jiyaji, A.D.C. with Rajkot state
and he was sent to the U.K. to look after the Jam Saheb Ranjitsinhji of
Ramnagar when he went for his studies during his early childhood days,
- Kumar Shri Sursinhji Shivsinhji, educated at Bombay
University (B.A.), then Cambridge University, U.K. in 1910 (where he
was the first "Blue" holder for Tennis), and Cantab University,
California, U.S.A.; later worked with Jam Saheb Ranjitsinhji in
England; served as Revenue, Agriculture Minister, and as Education
Minister with Nawanagar state for Jam Saheb Ranjitsinhji and his
successor, he was responsible for the development of a Bajri crop at
Nawanagar state which had height of 6ft 10 inches, called the Jamnagar
Giant seeds; one of the few Indian dignitaries to attend the League of
Nations convention in Geneva; he was considered to be the most highly
literate Jadeja Prince prior to Independence; known to be
non-corruptible, he was very popular and a highly efficient State
official with Nawanagar State; on his retirement he worked
as Personal assistant in Shirohi state, served as Secretary with
the Saurashtra Government after Independance, appointed as Manager of
Somnath Temple (one of the most popular Shiva temples on the western
coast of India as it was owned by the late Shri Jamsaheb Ranjitsinhji);
an author, he was a regular for many Indian publications and magazines;
married and had issue. He died 1981.
- Kumar Shri Ajitsinhji Sursinhji, retired Airport
Officer in the Ministry of Civil Aviation; married Kumari Hemlataba of
Vaghela Bandhiya Jagir, and has issue, two sons.
- Kumar Shri Deepaksinhji Ajitsinhji, presently
working as consultant to a Civil Engineering company; married Kumari Ba
Harshakumari of Manthal in Kathiawar, and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Sandeepsinhji Deepaksinhji M.B.A.,
presently working with a Finance Company in Canada
- Kumari Alpa Ba, Optametrician, married into the
Shroff family. (California, U.S.A.)
- Kumari Nidhi Ba, presently undertaking a
Masters degree in International Medicine, with Waterloo University,
Canada.
- Kumar Shri Shivsinhji Ajitsinhji, partner in
Wemet Paper Equipments Pvt. Ltd. [Nanning (China) and Mumbai (India)],
an International Trading Company, which manufactures Paper Machinery
and supplies Pulp and Waste paper; married and
has issue.
-
Kumar Shri Adityasinhji
Shivsinhji, educated at Sheffield Hallam School in International
business, and presently (2009) studying for an M.B.A. from Cardiff
Business School.
-
Kumari Tejaswini Devi,
presently doing her higher Cambridge at Mumbai.
- Kumar Shri Rajendrasinhji Sursinhji, retired
General Manager, Rajkot Milk Dairy, married Ba Shri Ushaba, daughter of
Zhala Shivsinhji of Dhrangadhra state A.D.C., and has issue, two sons.
- Kumar Shri Apurvasinhji Rajendrasinhji, born 26th
July 1962 in Dhrangadhra, undertook a Radio Officer's course and has
been working as Signal Superintendent with Kandla Port Trust (India's
Number one port) for the last 26
years; twice awarded the Best Employee Award of the year for
meritorious work with the Port; married 28th November 1985 in Rajkot,
Kumari
Ba Diptikumari, daughter of Kumar Shri Balvirsinhji Raol of Lakhanka in Bhavnagar state, and has
issue, two sons.
- Kumar Shri Bhavyasinhji Apurvasinhji, presently
undertaking an Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Course.
- Kumar Shri Hershsinhji Apurvasinhji,
attending school in 10th Grade.
- Kumar Shri Satyensinhji Rajendrasinhji, Director
of Hughes Escorts in Mumbai; married Kumari Ba Shri Anjali Devi, and
has
issue. (Mumbai, India)
- Kumar Shri Daivyasinhji Satyensinhji
- Ba Shri Sushil Kumari, married Kumar Shri
Ramchandrasinhji Rana of Vana Jagir (near Surendranagar), and had
issue, three sons.
- Kumar Shri Harishsinhji Ramchandrasinhji,
married Kumari Jyotidevi, daughter of the Thakore Saheb of Jawasia.
- Kumar Shri Hanumansinhji Ramchandrasinhji,
married Kumari Vibhuti Devi, daughter of Kumar Shri Girivarsinhji of
Sanganwa (see below).
- Kumar Shri Bhagirathsinhji
Ramchandrasinhji, married Ba Shri Chandrika Devi, daughter of the
present Thakore Saheb of Mehlol.
- Maharani Ba Shri Bhavani Devi,
married Maharaja HEMANT SINGH of Dholpur.
- Kumari Ba Shri Uma Devi, born 25th January
1954, married 21st April 1977, Kanwar
Surrinder Singh of Jubbal, born
20th April 1952, died sp September 1989 at Dehra Dun,
Uttaranchal,
- Kumari Ba Shri Jagurti Devi, married
Maharaj Kumar Mohanraj Kaliagaraya of Oothukoolly in South India.
- Kumari Ba Shri Katyayani Devi, married
Shri Deepak Naidu. (Chennai, India)
- Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Shivsinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Pratapsinhji Ranjitsinhji
- Kumar Shri Jaswantsinhji Ranjitsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Durgeshsinhji Jaswantsinhji
- Kumar Shri Pradumansinhji Jaswantsinhji
- Kumar Shri Navalsinhji Shivsinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Shaktisinhji Navalsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumari Shri Jagrutiba Sahiba
- Kumari Shri Aditiba Sahiba
- Kumar Shri Jethiji Jiyaji, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Balwantsinhji Jethiji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Sidhrajsinhji Balwantsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Yogibhai Sidhrajsinhji
- Kumar Shri Mahipatsinhji Balwantsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Indrajit Mahipatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Jaypalsinhji Mahipatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Chhatrapalsinhji Mahipatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Pratipalsinhji Mahipatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Amarsinhji Modji, settled at Sanganwa village
with his brothers, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Murubha Amarsinhji
- Kumar Shri Kalyansinhji Murubha, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Girivarsinhji Kalyansinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumari Shri Chhaya Devi, married Kumar Shri
Chandrajitsinhji Kiritsinhji Raol of Lakhanka
in Bhavnagar.
- Kumari Shri Vibhuti Devi, married Kumar Shri
Hanumansinhji Ramchandrasinhji of Vana Jagir (see above).
- Kumar Shri Sukhdevsinhji Kalyansinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Devavratsinhji Sukhdevsinhji
- Kumar Shri Balbhadrasinhji Kalyansinhji, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Omsinhji Balbhadrasinhji
- Kumar Shri Jiwansinhji Amarsinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Mahendrasinhji Jiwansinhji [Swamiji Bapu],
married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Yadvendrasinhji Mahendrasinhji, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Javirsinhji Yadvendrasinhji
- Kumar Shri Ratansinhji Modji, settled at Sanganwa village
with his brothers; he died sp.
- Thakur Saheb MERUJI MODJI -/1855, married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb PRATAPSINHJI MERUJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Harisinhji Meruji
- Kumar Shri Ladhubha Meruji
- Kumar Shri Kesarisinhji Meruji
- Thakur Saheb PRATAPSINHJI MERUJI 1855/1911, born 1839,
succeeded 1855 (#1),
married and had issue. He died March 1911.
- Thakur Saheb DIPSINHJI PRATAPSINHJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Umedsinhji Pratapsinhji
- Kumar Shri Verubha Pratapsinhji
- Kumar Shri Dadubha Pratapsinhji
- Thakur Saheb DIPSINHJI PRATAPSINHJI 1911/-, born 19th June
1870,
succeeded
30th March 1911, married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb BHAWANISINHJI DIPSINHJI (qv)
- Thakur Saheb BHAWANISINHJI DIPSINHJI, married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb LAXMANSINHJI BHAWANISINHJI (qv)
- Thakur Saheb LAXMANSINHJI BHAWANISINHJI, born on 31st July
1926,
married and had issue.
- Thakur Saheb ASHOKSINHJI LAXMANSINHJI (qv)
- Thakur Saheb ASHOKSINHJI LAXMANSINHJI, see above.
Courtesy of Y.S. Jaideepsinh Jadeja ©
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