BANSDA (Princely State)

(9 gun salute)

 
AREA: 557 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 160,000Rs  ACCESSION: 10th June 1948
STATE: Bombay  DYNASTY:  Solanki RELIGION:  Hindu
POPULATION: 34,908 (1892)    
     
PRESENT RULER: HH Maharaja Sahib Shri DIGVIRENDRASINHJI INDRASINHJI, Raja of Bansda (19??/-) (Digvi Niwas, Gujarat, India)
born 1st October 1927, married the elder daughter of Rajkumar Dr. Raghubir Sinh of Sitamau.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:  Rulers were...

  • Raja Sahib UDAISINHJI IV 1815/1828, married and had adoptive issue. He died 27th October 1828 (#2).
    • (A) Raja Sahib HAMIRSINHJI (qv)
  • Raja Sahib HAMIRSINHJI 1828/1861, married and had adoptive issue.
    • (A) Raja Sahib GHULABSINHJI II (qv)
  • Raja Sahib GHULABSINHJI II 1861/1876, born 26th December 1858, married and had adoptive issue. He died 13th February 1876.
    • (A) HH Maharaja Sahib Shri PRATAPSINHJI GHULABSINHJI (qv)
  • HH Maharaja Sahib Shri PRATAPSINHJI GHULABSINHJI 1876/1911, born 23rd November 1864, succeeded 6th March 1876 (#1), educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married and had issue. He died 21st September 1911.
    • HH Maharaja Sahib Shri INDRASINHJI PRATAPSINHJI (qv)
    • Thakur Pravinsinghji Pratapsinghji, married and had issue.
      • Thakur Narendrasinghji Pravinsinghji
      • Thakur Ghanshyhamsinghji Pravinsinghji
      • Thakur Vikramsinghji Pravinsinghji
      • Thakur Bhupendrasinghji Pravinsinghji, married and has issue.
        • Thakur Shree Ajaypalsinghji Bhupendrasinghji, Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs, Baroda, married Thakurani Krishanakunverbasaheb of Sapar-Morvi, and has issue, 1 son.
          • Kanwar Harshwardhan Singh, working for Jetairways Baroda, married Kumari Dhaneshwari Devi, daughter of Kumar Shri Shivrajsinhji Surendrasinhji of Sayla, and has issue, one son.
            • Kumar Chandraaditya Sinhji Harswardhan Sinhji Solanki
      • Thakur Pradumansinghji Pravinsinghji
      • Thakur Nrupendrasinhji Pravinsinghji
    • Thakur Natwarsinhji Pratapsinhji, born 20th October 1894, died 13th November 1912.
    • Thakur Kishorsinhji Pratapsinghji
  • HH Maharaja Sahib Shri INDRASINHJI PRATAPSINHJI 1911/-, K.C.I.E., born 16th February 1888 and succeeded 21st September 1911, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, married and had issue.
    • Kunwari Shri Sushil Kunwarba [HH Maharani Sushil Devi of Ajaigarh], born 10th July 1914, married HH Sawai Maharaja DEVENDRA VIJAYA SINGH of Ajaigarh, and had issue.
    • Maharajkumar Shri Digvirsinhji Indrasinhji, born 21st July 1916.
    • Maharajkumar Shri Harshadkumarsinhji Indrasinhji, born 24th February 1918, died 30th December 1920.
    • HH Maharaja Sahib Shri DIGVIRENDRASINHJI INDRASINHJI (qv)
    • Maharani Sudheer Kunverba, married HH Maharaja Shri MAHENDRA SINGHJI of Morvi.
  • HH Maharaja Sahib Shri DIGVIRENDRASINHJI INDRASINHJI (see above)
 
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LAST MODIFIED:  
1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 , p.50; gives date of birth as 6th December 1863.
2. ref.  IOR/F/4/1409/55607  - date: Jul 1828-Apr 1832