PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The
Princely State also included 7 to 10 Jagirs of various powers falling
under Chorangala's
jurisdiction, along with the more than 65 other villages. Rulers
were.....
- Maharaj Palansinghji I, conquered Pavagadh, (now a well
known tourist site in Gujarat), by defeating, in 1405, Champa
Bhil, who was a soldier of a Tuvar Rajput ruler who
had several battles with the Chauhans.
- Maharaj Jeetkaran
- Maharaj Kumarpal
- Maharaj Veer Dhaval
- Maharaj Savrajsinghji
- Maharaj Raghavdevji
- Maharaj Trambak Bhupji, installed on throne in 1418, he
was attacked three times by Badshah Ahmed Shah of Ahmadabad, and all
three times Ahmed Shah lost the battles.
- Maharaj Gangrajeshwarji 1441/-, also had many battles
with Badshah Ahmed Shah, who was finally killed by an
arrow of Gangrajeshwarji on the same day that his Maharani gave birth
to a child.
- Maharaj Jaisinghdevji [Patai Rawal] 1470/1484, known
initially as
Fatai and then Patai, last Chauhan King of Champaner, at the battle of
Pavagadh he fought against
Muhammed Ghazni Begada and lost, losing his life, along with around
1500 Rajput ladies who committed johar
rather than be forced to convert to Islam or to marry a Muslim; he was
married to a Waghela
Rajkumari of
Jaspur near Baroda, and had issue, 3 sons. He died 1484
- Maharaj Raisinghji (qv)
- Rajkumar Limboji, migrated to the east in present day
Madhya Pradesh.
- Rajkumar Tejsinghji
- Maharaj Raisinghji, married and had issue, 2 sons.
- Maharaj Prithvirajsinghj I (qv)
- Rajkumar Dungarsinghji I, 1st Raja of Baria, with his
brother, and an army of 600 horse and 15,000 men, he harassed Muhammed
Begada and managed to retake some important lands, including Devgadh
Baria, and who finally sought peace with the brothers, and they were
granted the land from Rajpipla to Godhra.
- Maharaj Prithvirajsinghji I, conquered the state of Hampf
and divided the Kingdom into two, 700 villages in the south were taken
by Maharaj
Prithvirajsinghji, and the remaining 500 villages by his brother, who
later became the Raja of Baria (originally a place ruled by a
Bhil chief called Devgadh Baria, and in whose memory the name of the
capital
was called), installed on the gadi of Hampf, better known as Chhota
Udaipur.
- Maharaj Bastarsinghji 1610/- , installed at Hampf, married
and had issue.
- Maharaj Lagdhirsinghji I (qv)
- Rajkumar Prithvirajsinghji II, died sp.
- Maharaj Lagdhirsinghji I 1651/-, married and had issue.
- Maharaj Raisingji II (qv)
- Maharaj Trambakji (qv)
- Maharaj Raisingji II Lagdhirsinghji 1655/-, installed on
the gaddi of
Chhota Udaipur
(Hampf), also ruled nearby at Movan, married and had issue, 2 sons.
- Rajkumar Hamirsinghji Raisinghji, he died young sp.
- Rajkumar Virji Raisinghji, built a fort at Timbarva and
Verol in Panchmahal district, he died during his father's rule.
- Maharaj Trambakji 1739/-, married and had issue.
- Rajkumar Udaysinghji Trambakji (later Raj Rajeshwar
Shreeman Thakor
Saheb Maharawal Udaysinghji Trambakji) (qv)
- Maharaj Pratapsinghji Trambakji of Chhota-Udaipur.
- Raj Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal UDAYSINGHJI
TRAMBAKJI
1743/-, he was well
known for his religious acts, and was a highly religious person
himself. He generously resigned his state to his younger brother and
retained only
10 jagirs for himself, which became the Princely State of Chorangala in
1743, he also retained the honorific of Maharawal for himself and his
descendants. A big celebration in his honour was arranged, with many
Royals, nobles, poets and people coming from all over the state to give
him a warm farewell. He married and had issue.
- Yuvraj Kunwar Harisinghji Udaysinghji, died sp.
- Rajkumar Lagdhirhirsinghji Udaysinghji (later Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal LAGDHIRSINGHJI II
UDAYSINGHJI) (qv)
- Raj Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal
LAGDHIRSINGHJI II UDAYSINGHJI, married and had issue.
- Yuvraj Kunwar Pruthvirajsinghji Lagdhirhirsinghji (later
Raj Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal PRUTHVIRAJSINGHJI III
LAGDHIRSINGHJI) (qv)
- Rajkumar Nanoji Lagdhirhirsinghji
- Rajkumar Kaloji Lagdhirhirsinghji
- Raj Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal
PRUTHVIRAJSINGHJI III LAGDHIRSINGHJI, married and had issue.
- Yuvraj Kunwar Himmatsinghji Pruthvirajsinghji [Bhaibaji]
(later Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal HIMMATSINGHJI
PRUTHVIRAJSINGHJI) (qv)
- Rajkumar Deepsinghji Pruthvirajsinghji, married and had
issue, the Thakor Sahebs of Vadadla (6 to 10 villages in jagir).
-
Thakor Saheb Jaswantsinghji Pruthvirajsinghji,
installed on the jagir of Derolii, with the same area and powers.
-
Thakor Saheb Virmji Pruthvirajsinghji, installed on
the jagir of Timbi.
-
Thakor Saheb Gambhirsinghji Pruthvirajsinghji,
installed on the jagir of Ghelpur.
-
Thakor Saheb Harisinghji II Pruthvirajsinghji,
installed on the jagir of Aamroli.
-
Thakor Saheb Dolatsinghji Pruthvirajsinghji, installed
on the jagir of Chachadra.
- Thakor Saheb Bhimsinghji Pruthvirajsinghji, installed
on the jagir of Savjipur, all these jagirs were subject to Chorangala.
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal HIMMATSINGHJI
PRUTHVIRAJSINGHJI [Bhai Baji], married and had issue.
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal BADHARSINGJI HIMMATSINGHJI
(qv)
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal BADHARSINGJI HIMMATSINGHJI,
married and had issue.
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal BHAVANISINGHJI BADHARSINGJI
(qv)
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal BHAVANISINGHJI BADHARSINGJI,
married and had issue.
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal HARISINGHJI III
BHAVANISINGHJI (qv)
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal HARISINGHJI III
BHAVANISINGHJI, adopted the son of a cousin from the collateral Deroli
branch of the family. He died sp.
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal RAMSINGHJI HARISINGHJI, born
as Kunwar Ramsinghji Kesrisinghji, son of Thakur Saheb Kesrisinghji of
Deroli, adopted by Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal HARISINGHJI III
BHAVANISINGHJI as his intended successor in 1848, he married and had
issue. He died 1957 Sanwat.
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal CHATRASINGHJI RAMSINGHJI (qv)
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal CHATRASINGHJI RAMSINGHJI,
born 9th June 1880, installed on the gaddi on 5th March 1881, with the
state being administered by appointed caretakers, married 1stly, a
daughter of the Gohil Takur Saheb of Rampura in Rajpipla, married
2ndly, a daughter of the Rathore Thakur Saheb of Undhwa (M.P.), she
died sp, married 3rdly, a
daughter of the Thakur Saheb of Sanor in Gujarat, she died sp, married 4thly, a daughter of
the Gohil Thakur Saheb of Navapura in Rajpipla, and had issue.
- Yuvraj Kunwar Swaroopsinghji Chatrasinghji (by the 1st
wife), later succeeded as Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal SWAROOPSINGHJI CHATRASINGHJI
(qv)
- Baijilal Chaturkunwar Basaheba (by the 1st wife), married
to a
Jhala Thakur Saheb of Vana state near Morvi in Kathaiwad.
- Baijilal Umedkunwar Basaheba (by the 1st wife), married
to Rajvallabh Thakur Saheb Jagatsinghji Vaghela of Limodra (one of the
first sitting umraos of Baroda state, awarded the honorific of
"Rajvallabh" for his excellent works)
- Rajkumar Jaswantsinghji Chatrasinghji (by the 4th wife),
educated (Matriculated), of a literary inclination, he was known for
his
intellectual skills; married Baijilal Gyankunwarba Saheb, a sister of
the Thakur Saheb of Sanor, and had issue.
- Kunwar Saheb Kishorsinghji Jaswantsinghji
- Kunwar Saheb Kiritsinghji Jaswantsinghji
- Kunwar Saheb Jayendrasinghji Jaswantsinghji
- Kunwar Saheb Mahendrasinghji Jaswantsinghji, married
Kunwarani Hansinidevi Mahendrasinghji, and has issue.
- Bhanwar Kuldeepsingh Maharawal, born 31st May 1976 in
Baroda, Gujarat, graduated from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda
(Commerce),
studied for a Diploma in Dramatics, presently (2006) self-employed, as
well as studying for a B.A. in History from M.K.U., Madurai; interests
include, sports, reading, and studying various arts, cultures and
traditions.
- Baisa Harinandini Devi, married Bhanwar
Pushpendrasinh,
son of Kumar Shri Jayendrasinh of Pal
Jagir in Gujarat.
- Kunwar Saheb Rajendrasinghji Jaswantsinghji
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal SWAROOPSINGHJI CHATRASINGHJI,
married 1stly, at Alirajpur (M.P.), married 2ndly, at Sagdol (near
Karjan), and had issue.
- Yuvraj Kunwar Lawendrasinghji Swaroopsinghji, later
succeeded as Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal LAWENDRASINGHJI
SWAROOPSINGHJI (qv)
- Kunwar Saheb Laxmansinghji Swaroopsinghji
- Kunwar Saheb Devendrasinghji Swaroopsinghji
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal LAWENDRASINGHJI SWAROOPSINGHJI
- Raj
Rajeshwar Shreeman Thakor Saheb Maharawal HARDEEPSINGHJI
LAWENDRASINGHJI (see above)
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