BALASINOR (Princely State)

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AREA: 490 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 68,000Rs ACCESSION: 10th June 1948
STATE: Bombay  DYNASTY: Babi (Yousufzai Pathan)
 RELIGION: Muslim
VILLAGES: 104 POPULATION: 32,618 (1901) REVENUE: 99,543Rs
     
PRESENT RULER: HH Nawab Babi Shri MUHAMMED SALABAT KHANJI II Babi Sahib Bahadur, 9th Nawab of Balasinor (1945/-)
born 20th May 1944 in Baroda, succeeded 2nd February 1945, married Begum Farhat Sultana of Palanpur, educated at Walsingham Covent, Bombay, and has issue.
  • Nawabzadi Meher Afshar Sultana
  • Nawabzadi Anjum Sultana, born 1970, married 25th December 1994 in Balasinor, Nawab ABDUL MAJID KHAN Diler Jang Bahadur of Savanur, and has issue.
  • Nawabzadi Aliyah Sultana, born 1974.
  • Nawabzada Sultan Muhammed Salauddin Khan, born 1979, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:  Founded in the 18th century. A Second Class state in the Rewa Kantha agency. The family of the chief of this State had descended from Sardar Mahamad Khan, fourth in descent from Sher Khan Babi I who was made "BABI" (Door keeper) of the Imperial Court. Sher Khan was subsequently commandant of the Koli district of Chunwal to the northwest of Ahmedabad. The rulers were....
  1. Nawab Babi MUHAMMED KHANJI 1761/-

  2. Nawab Babi JAMIYAT KHANJI II

  3. Nawab Babi SALABAT KHANJI I -/1820

  4. Nawab Babi ABID KHANJI 1820/1822

  5. Nawab Babi JALAL KHANJI 1822/1831

  6. Nawab Babi ZORAWAR KHANJI 1831/1882, his name is held in respectful memory by his subjects for his remarkable kindness and generosity, he married and had issue. He died November 1882.
      • Nawab Babi MUNAWAR KHANJI ZORAWAR KHANJI (qv)

  7. Nawab Babi MUNAWAR KHANJI ZORAWAR KHANJI 1882/1899, born 1844 (1846), succeeded November 1882 (#1), in 1890 a Sanad was conferred upon him guaranteeing him succession in the event of the failure of a natural heir. He died 24th March 1899.

  8. HH Nawab Babi JAMIYAT KHANJI II MUNAWAR KHANJI 1899/1945, born 10th November 1894, Investiture held on 31st December 1915, excessively devoted to dramas, towards which he spent a major portion of his time, he married and had issue. He died 2nd February 1945 in Baroda.
    • HH Nawab Babi Shri MUHAMMED SALABAT KHANJI II Sahib Bahadur (qv)

  9. HH Nawab Babi Shri MUHAMMED SALABAT KHANJI II Sahib Bahadur (see above)
 
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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 , p.46