PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
A
Third Class state founded in 1733, with a division of the Bantva Taluka
between the two younger brothers of the first Nawab of Junagadh, later upgraded to a Second
Class state during the reign of the last Nawab Saheb, with the state
enjoying full criminal and civil powers.
Rulers were..
- Khan Saheb Shri DILER KHAN SALABAT MUHAMMED KHAN Babi, Khan
Saheb of Manavadar
1733/1760, he inherited equally with his younger brother in 1730, the
district of Bantva which was later divided between them in 1733, his
share becoming the Princely state of Manavadar; he married and had
issue. He died 1760.
- Khan Saheb Shri SARDAR KHAN DILAWAR KHAN Babi, Khan Saheb
of Manavadar 1760/-
- Khan Saheb Shri GHAZANFAR KHAN SARDAR KHAN Babi
- Khan Saheb Shri KAMALUDDIN KHAN GHAZANFAR KHAN Babi
- Khan Saheb Shri ZORAWAR KHAN KAMALUDDIN KHAN Babi, Khan
Saheb of Manavadar -/1882,
married and had issue, one son.
- Khan Saheb Shri ZORAWAR KHAN KAMALUDDIN KHAN Babi (qv)
- Khan Saheb Shri GHAZANFAR KHAN ZORAWAR KHAN Babi,
Khan Saheb of Manavadar 1882/1888, born 4th November 1862 at Manavadar,
succeeded on the death of his
father and was installed on the throne on 12th June 1882, invested with
full ruling powers on 21st June 1883; educated at Rajkumar College,
Rajkot; married Bibi Shri Amir Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of Khan Shri
Sher Khanji Babi of Ranpur, and had issue. He died 28th March 1888 at
Manavadar.
- Khan Saheb Shri FATEH UDDIN KHAN GHAZANFAR KHAN Babi, Khan
Saheb of Manavadar
1888/1918, born
1885, succeeded 28th March 1888 (#1),
married and had issue. He died 19th October 1918.
- Khan Saheb Shri Babi GHULAM MOINUDDIN KHAN FATEH UDDIN
KHAN Babi (qv)
- Saheb Shri Abdul Hamid Khan Fatehuddin Khan Babi, married
and had issue.
- Saheb Shri Muhammad Zaman Khan Abdul Hamid Khan Babi
 Nawab Shri GHULAM MOINUDDIN KHAN FATEH UDDIN KHAN Babi,
Nawab
Saheb of Manavadar 1918/2003, born 22nd December 1911, educated at
Rajkumar
College,
Rajkot; succeeded 19th October 1918,
installed
1931, created Nawab by the British Government; married twice and had
issue, eleven children, and nineteen
grandchildren.
He died 13th February 2003.
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