WADHWAN (Princely State) (9 gun salute) AREA: 627 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 142,000Rs ACCESSION: 15th February 1948 STATE: Saurashtra DYNASTY: Jhala RELIGION: Hindu PRESENT RULER: HH Thakore Sahib Shri CHAITANYADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan since 1985. born 1945, married 20th November 1971, Kunveri Baiji Shri Kalpana Devi Sahib of Dharampur [HH Thakorani Saheb Kalpana Devi Sahib of Wadhwan], daughter of Yuvraj Saheb Narhar Devji Rana of Dharampur, and his wife, Rajkumari Indira Devi of Gondal. and has issue, one son and one daughter. Rajkumari Maheshwari Devi Jhala, born 8th September 1972, unmarried. Yuvraj Sahib Siddharth Sinhji Chaitanyadevsinhji Jhala, born 13th April 1977, married 23rd November 2005, Yuvrani Karnieka Kumari, born 27th April 1979, daughter of Rajasaheb Digvijay Singhji of Raghogarh, and his wife, Rani Saheb Asha Kumari, and has issue. Tikka Saheb Prabhavoday Sinhji Jhala, born 5th August 2008. PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Second Class state founded about 1630 as an offshoot of the state of Dhrangadhra. Rulers were .... Thakore Sahib Shri RAJOJI PRITHIRAJJI 1630/1643, married and had issue. He died 1643. Thakore Sahib Shri SABALSINHJI RAJOJI I (qv) Thakore Sahib Shri UDAISINHJI RAJOJI (qv) Kumar Shri Bhavsinhji Rajoji, married and had issue. Kumar Shri Madhavsinhji Bhavsinhji, Faujdar, married and had issue. He died after 1696. Thakore Sahib Shri ARJANSINHJI MADHAVSINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Mohansinhji Madhavsinhji of Jhamar in Kathiawar, married and had issue. Kumar Shri Bhawanisinhji Mohansinhji, married and had issue. Kumar Shri Fatehsinhji Bhawanisinhji, married and had issue. Kumar Shri Ladgarsinhji Fatehsinhji, married and had issue. Kumar Shri Bakhtsinhji Ladgarsinhji, married and had issue. Kumar Shri Bhojrajji Bakhtsinhji Kumar Shri Kalyansinhji Bhawanisinhji Kumar Shri Sultansinhji Mohansinhji Kumar Shri Abhaysinhji Madhavsinhji of Chuda. Kumar Shri Madansinhji Madhavsinhji, Faujdar, ancestor of the rulers of Jhalawar. Kumar Shri Bhimsinhji Madhavsinhji Kumar Shri Karansinhji Madhavsinhji Kumar Shri Samatsinhji Madhavsinhji Kumar Shri Agarsinhji Madhavsinhji Kumar Shri Jetsinhji Rajoji Thakore Sahib Shri SABALSINHJI RAJOJI I 1643/1666, died sp 1666. Thakore Sahib Shri UDAISINHJI RAJOJI 1666/1681, married and had issue. He died 1681. Thakore Sahib Shri BHAGATSINHJI UDAISINHJI 1681/1707 Thakore Sahib Shri ARJANSINHJI MADHAVSINHJI 1707/1739, married (amongst others), Thakorani Devkunverba Sahiba, committed sati 1739, and had issue. He died 1739. Thakore Sahib Shri SABALSINHJI ARJANSINHJI II (qv) Kumar Shri Sardarsinhji Arjansinhji Kumar Shri Manobhai Arjansinhji Kumar Shri Ramobhai Arjansinhji Kumar Shri Kashiyabhai Arjansinhji Thakore Sahib Shri SABALSINHJI ARJANSINHJI II 1739/1765, married and had issue. He died 1765. Thakore Sahib Shri CHANDRASINHJI SABALSINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Patabhai Sabalsinhji, founder of Rajpur Taluka in 1775. Kumar Shri Lakhabhai Sabalsinhji Thakore Sahib Shri CHANDRASINHJI SABALSINHJI 1765/1778, died 1778. Thakore Sahib Shri PRITHIRAJJI CHANDRASINHJI [Pratapsinhji?] 1778/1807, died 1807. Thakore Sahib Shri JALAMSINHJI PRITHIRAJJI 1807/1827, died 1827. Thakore Sahib Shri RAISINHJI JALAMSINHJI 1827/1875, married and had issue. He died 1875. Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Raisinhji, married and had issue. HH Thakore Sahib Shri DAJIRAJJI RAISINHJI (qv) HH Thakore Sahib Shri BALSINHJI RAISINHJI [Kalubha] (qv) Kumar Shri Keshrisinhji Raisinhji (by a Jadeja lady of Morvi), married and had issue. Kumar Shri Bakhatsinhji Keshrisinhji [born as Baneysinhji], adopted by the Maharaja Rana of Jhalawar, and succeeded there as HH Maharaja Rana ZALIM SINGH Bahadur of Jhalawar. Kumar Shri Becharsinhji Raisinhji, married and had issue. HH Thakore Sahib Shri JASHWANTSINHJI BECHARSINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Jivansinhji Becharsinhji Kumar Shri Madhavsinhji Raisinhji, married and had issue. Kumar Shri Jalamsinhji Madhavsinhji HH Thakore Sahib Shri DAJIRAJJI RAISINHJI 1875/1885, born 20th January 1861, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married 1stly, a daughter of Thakore Saheb Shri Dajirajji Lakhaji of Lathi, married 2ndly, the elder daughter of Sri Maharaja Sir Goday Narayana Gajapathi Rao Garu, Zamindar of Ankapalli, and had issue. He died spm 5th May 1885. Kumari (name unknown), she inherited for life, the estates of Korupolu and Nakkapalli from her step-grandfather. HH Thakore Sahib Shri BALSINHJI RAISINHJI [Kalubha] 1885/1910, born 1863, succeeded 20th May 1885 (#1), educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot. He died sp 25th May 1910. HH Thakore Sahib Shri JASHWANTSINHJI BECHARSINHJI 1910/1918, married and had issue. He died 22nd February 1918. HH Thakore Sahib Shri JORAWARSINHJI JASWANTSINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri [name unknown], married and had issue, one son. Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji, married Kumari Shri Ila Devi of Bhavnagar, and has issue, one son. Kumar Shri Yaduvendrasinhji Jhala. Kumar Shri Karansinhji Jaswantsinhji, married and had issue, one daughter. Kumari Shri Durga Devi, married into the Jadeja family of Bhuj. Kumar Shri Banesinhji Jaswantsinhji, married and had issue, two sons and three daughters. Kumar Shri Jaisinhji Banesinhji Jhala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1953); married to Kumari Shri Veena Devi, daughter of Maharaj Champaksinhji of Rajpipla, and had issue. Kumar Shri Ajaisinh Jaisinh Jhala, born 14th March 1961 in Rajpipla, married 16th July 1989 in Delhi, Kumari Shri Rachna Durgapal, and has issue. Kumar Shri Jahan Ajaisinh Jhala Kumar Shri Kabir Ajaisinh Jhala Kumar Shri Kishoresinhji Banesinhji Jhala Thakorani Sahiba Dharmendra Kunwarba, married Thakore Saheb Laxmansinhji Bhawanisinhji, 9th Thakore Saheb of Gavridad, and has issue, one son and two daughters. Thakorani Nirmala Kunverba Saheba, married Thakore Saheb Mahendrasinhji Jorawarsinhji of Mengni, and has issue. Kumar Shri Sursinhji Jaswantsinhji, married and had issue. Kumar Shri Sudhirsinhji Sursinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1965); married Kumari Shri Jai Shakti Devi, daughter of Rana Jaidevsinhji Gulabsinhji of Pratappur, and had issue. Kumari Shri Meera Devi, married 2000, Rajkumar Abhijeet Singh, son of Maharaj Indrajeet Singh of Jodhpur, and his wife, Rani Priyamvada Kumari, and has issue. Kumari Shri Supriya Devi, married 2005, Kumar Karan Singh, son of Thakur Daleep Singh of Khatipura (Jaipur). Kumari Shri Bhavani Devi. Kumari Shri Hansa Devi [Thakorani Saheba Hansakumariba Pravinsinhji Solanki of Mogar], married Thakore Saheb Pravinsinhji Natwarsinhji Solanki of Mogar, and has issue. Thakore Saheb Jairajsinhji Pravinsinhji Solanki, born 9th April 1961 in London, Thakore Saheb of Mogar since 24th April 2006; married 23rd April 1985 in Surendranagar, Thakorani Saheba Shri Devi Jairajsinh Solanki, daughter of Kumar Shri Mayurdhwajsinhji Kishorsinhji Zala of Laktar, and his wife, Kumar Rani Amrapali Devi, daughter of Maharaj Shri Manvendrasinhji Jadeja of Khijadiya in Morvi, and has issue. Kumari Mamtakumariba Jairajsinh Solanki Kumar Dhruvkumar Jairajsinh Solanki Kumari Shri Rasik Kunverba Sahiba, married into the royal family of Danta, and has issue, one son and one daughter. Kumari Shri Gayatri Devi, unmarried. Kumari Shri Purna Devi, married into the Sarvaiya family of Daatha. Kumar Shri Harishchandrasinhji Jaswantsinhji, married and had issue, one daughter. Kumari Shri Usha Devi, married Kumar Shri Chandrajitsinhji Mangalsinhji Gohil of Bhavnagar. HH Thakore Sahib Shri JORAWARSINHJI JASWANTSINHJI 1918/1934, born 23rd July 1899, installed on the gaddi 16th January 1920, married and had issue (#2). He died 1934. HH Thakore Sahib Shri SURENDRASINHJI JORAWARSINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Virendrasinhji Jorawarsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1943). Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji Jorawarsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1946), married Kumari Ila Devi, and has issue. Kumar Shri Dr. Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala, born 27th February 1962 in Mumbai, Resident Scientist at the Wildlife Institute of India; married 12th March 1990 in Wadhwan City, Kumari Rajeshwari Devi, and has issue, one daughter and one son. Kumari Harshinidevi, aged 12 years (2008) Kumar Dhananjaysinh, aged 4 years (2008) Kumari Pritidevi, born 22nd May 1964 in Mumbai, married 30th January 1982 in Haidakhand Vishwa Mahadham, Aditya Raj Kapoor, born 1st July 1956 in Mumbai, and has issue. Viswapratapraj Kapoor Tulsi Kapoor HH Thakore Sahib Shri SURENDRASINHJI JORAWARSINHJI 1934/1983, born 4th January 1922, married Maharaj Kumari Jayaba Sahiba [HH Thakorani Jayaba Sahiba of Wadhwan], born 1922, died 3rd March 2010 at Bangalore, daughter of HH Maharaja Shri Bhojrajjisinhji Bhagwatsinhji Sahib of Gondal, and his wife, HH Maharani Raj Kunverba Saheba, and had issue. He died 5th December 1983. HH Thakore Sahib Shri KEDARENDADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI (qv) HH Thakore Sahib Shri CHAITANYADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Atmanayadevsinhji Surendrasinhji, born 1947, married Maharajkumari Kamakshi Devi Yavaru, daughter of HH Maharaja Shri Sir Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar Bahadur of Mysore, and his wife, HH Maharani Tripura Sundarammani Yavaru, and has issue. Kumar Shri Om Upamanyu Dev Sinhji Jhala, married Kumari Darshika Kumari of Vizianagram, and has issue, two daughters. Rajkumari Jahnavi Kumari (twin daughter), married 16th February 1997, Tikka Yudhister Singh, elder son of HH Maharaja Hanuwant Singh Malvinder Bahadur of Nabha, and his wife, HH Maharani Deergh Kaur , and has issue. Rajkumari Gautami Devi (twin daughter), married 9th May 1997, Maharajkumar Kirat Singh, younger son of HH Maharaja Hanuwant Singh Malvinder Bahadur of Nabha, and his wife, HH Maharani Deergh Kaur , and has issue. HH Thakore Sahib Shri KEDARENDADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI 1983/1985, married Ranisaheb Jayshree Kumari of Sailana, and had issue, one daughter. He died spm 1985. Kumari Jaylakshmi Devi, married 5th May 1992, Kunwar Devrajsinhji Dilipsinhji, son of Maharaj Shri Dilipsinhji Godji Jadeja of Kutch, and has issue. HH Thakore Sahib Shri CHAITANYADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI (see above) OTHER MEMBERS: HH Maharani Vasant Kumari, married HH Maharaja Bhupendra Narayan Singh Deo of Korea, and had issue.