Thursday, 8 September 2011

gohil rajput history by jadeja amardeepsinh



Bhavnagar Flag

BHAVNAGAR (Princely State)

(13 gun salute)

 
AREA: 7,669 km2PRIVY PURSE: 1,000,000RsACCESSION: 15th February 1948
STATE: Saurashtra DYNASTY: Gohil RELIGION: Hindu
   
PRESENT RULER: HH Maharaja Raol Shri VIJAYRAJSINHJI VIRBHADRASINHJI GOHIL , 29th Maharaja of Bhavnagar (1994/-)(Bhavnagar House, Bunglow no.2, Ruia Park, Juhu-North, Bombay - 400049, India)
born 29th April 1968, married HH Maharani Samyukta Kumari, daughter of Thakur Vijai Singh Mankotia of Tiara, and has issue.
  • Yuvraj Sahib Jaiveerraj Singh Gohil, born 27th October 1990, presently (2009), studying at Les Roches Hotel School, Switzerland.
  • Maharajkumari Brijeshwari Kumari, born 16th October 1994.
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)
        • Kumar Shri Ramji Vijoji
        • Kumar Shri Rudoji Vijoji
        • 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 Kumari Dhirajkumari, and has issue.
                                        • Kumar Shri Harpalsinhji Chandrasinhji, married Kumari Rajshree Girnara, daughter of Rawat Rampratap Singhji of Mandawalin Jaora, and his wife, Rani Annapurna Devi, and has issue, one son.
                                          • Bhanwar Yashrajsinhji Harpalsinhji Gohil
                                          • Kumar Shri Jaypalsinhji Chandrasinhji, born 28th April 1971, a graduate with the degrees of M.Sc. and M.B.A. (HR-Marketing), married 29th September 1995, Kumari Deepika, and has issue.
                                            • Bhanwar Divyaraj Jaypalsinh Raol, born 2nd May 2000 in Dapan, Marwad.
                                            • Kumari Mumal Jaypalsinh Raol, born 7th March 2004 in Bhinmal, Marwad.
                                        • 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, three 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 ofPratappur, 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, and has issue.
                                    • 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 six 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, and had issue.
                                      • Kumar Shri Lokendrasinhji Chandrajitsinhji Raol, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1973); married Kumar Rani Mamta Devi, daughter of Thakore Saheb Virvikramsinhji Mulvaji, 11th Thakorer of Lodhika-Senior, and his wife, Thakorani Kalpana Devi, and has issue.
                                        • Kumari Ambica Kumari Raol, born 21st June 1984 at Mangalsinhji Mahal, Bhavnagar, educated at Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer (2002) and at Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune, graduating with a Bachelors Degree (Psychology, 2007); married 20th January 2011 at Jai Mahal Palace, Jaipur, Lal Sahib Rajvikram Singh Deo, Rajkumar of Seraikella.
                                        • 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 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 of 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 Maharajah Shri Jyotendrasinhji Vikramsinhji Sahib of Gondal, and has issue.
                                      • Lt. HH Maharaja Raol Shri Sir KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI BHAVSINHJI (1912-1965)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 Amarsinhji of Wankaner, and his wife, HH Maharani Rama Kunverba Sahiba.
                                        • Maharajkumari Hansa Devi Gohil [Yuvrani Hansa Devi of Ajaigarh], born 1941, married Yuvaraj Kaushalendra Singh ofAjaigarh, 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 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 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.
                                        • Kumar Shri Narsinhsinhji Raol, married and has issue, two sons. 
                                          • Kumar Shri Hardevsinhji Raol, married Kumar Rani Jayaba Jadeja from Dhunia, and has issue, three daughters. (U.K.)
                                            • Kumari Tejalba Raol
                                            • Kumari Viralba Ballachanda, married 28th April 2008, Trishul Ballachanda from Coorg (Mysore), and has issue, one daughter. 
                                              • Miss Tanvi Ballachanda
                                            • Rajalba Raol
                                          • Kumar Shri Jayveersinhji Raol, married Kumar Rani Manharba Jadeja from Dhunia, and has issue, three children.
                                            • Kumari Rajviba Raol
                                            • Kumar Shri Rajveersinhji Raol, married Kumar Rani Vandanaba from Lakadia.
                                            • Kumari Rajeshwariba Raol

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