PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Founded
in 1697, representing the senior-most branch of the Jadeja Rajputs.
Rulers
were...
- Thakur Sahib KANYAJI RAVAJI 1697/- , son of Jam Ravaji
Rayadhanji of Kutch,
married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Tejmalji Kanyaji, married Kumari Shri
Pamba Sahiba of Dhrangadhra. He
died spm.
- Thakur Sahib ALIAJI KANYAJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Bhimji Kanyaji of Gugan, with the villages of
Jetpur [Machhu] and Sultanpur at Morvi.
- Kumar Shri Lakhaji Kanyaji of Lakadia, Nagdavas, Gharana,
Bahadurgadh at Morvi and Manaba (Vagad) etc.
- Kumar Shri Raysangji Kanyaji of Kumbharia (Vagad).
- Thakur Sahib MODAJI, founder of Vandhia, Chitred and Malia.
- Kumar Shri Ranmalji Kanyaji of Kumbharia (Machhu) and
Laliana (Vagad)
- Kumar Shri Ramsangaji Kanyaji of Jangi (Vagad).
- Thakur Sahib ALIAJI KANYAJI, married and had issue.
- Thakur Sahib RAVAJI ALIAJI I (qv)
- Kumar Shri Hardholji Aliaji
- Kumar Shri Jiyaji Aliaji of Monpar
- Thakur Sahib RAVAJI ALIAJI I, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Panchanji Ravaji
- Thakur Sahib WAGHJI RAVAJI I (qv)
- Kumar Shri Rayabji Ravaji of Khanpar
- Kumar Shri Ajubhai Ravaji of Mitana
- Kumar Shri Jivanji Ravaji of Lajai
- Kumar Shri Vinoji Ravaji of Sarvad
- Kumar Shri Veroji Ravaji of Deraru
- Thakur Sahib WAGHJI RAVAJI I, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Hamirji Waghji
- Thakur Sahib JYAJI WAGHJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Devaji Waghji of Sajjanpur
- Kumar Shri Mehramanji Waghji of Bela
- Thakur Sahib JYAJI WAGHJI 1783/1828, married and had issue.
- Thakur Sahib PRITHIRAJJI JYAJI (qv)
- Kumar Shri Mokadji Jyaji of Savdi
- Thakur Sahib PRITHIRAJJI JYAJI 1828/-
- Thakur Sahib RAVAJI II PRITHIRAJJI -/1870, married and had
issue. He
died
1870.
- HH Thakur Sahib WAGHJI RAVAJI II (qv)
- Kumar Shri Harbhamji Ravaji, M.A., LL.B. (Cantab),
educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot and Cambridge University, barrister-at-law, Member of
the
Foreign Service in the Berars under the British Government, Assistant
Commissioner,
Civil Judge, Prime Minister of Bharatpur, married and had issue.
- Shri Ranjitsinhji Harbhamji of Mota-Khijadia
- Unknown Gnerations
- Shri Manudada Jadeja of Mota-Khijadia, acknowledged
as the Maharaja of
Morvi in 1979, by the nobles of the former Princely State, as the
nearest
heir.
- Shri Parbatsinhji Ravaji of Dharuvnagar
- HH Thakur Sahib WAGHJI II RAVAJI 1870/1922, born 7th April
1858,
K.C.I.E.
[cr.1887], G.C.I.E. [cr.1897], educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot;
married
Thakurani Sahiba Bajirajba of Palitana, and had issue, as well as issue
by secondary wives. He died 11th July 1922.
- HH Maharaja Shri Sir LAKHDHIRJI WAGHJI Bahadur (qv)
- Kumar Shri Ajitsinhji Waghji, educated at Harrow
1899/1901.
- Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Waghji
- Kumar Shri Shivsinhji Waghji (by a secondary wife),
married and had
issue.
- Son, married the daughter of Capt. Kumar Shri Raghunath
Sinhji Jhala
and
Kusum Mehta.
 HH Maharaja Shri Sir LAKHDHIRJI WAGHJI Bahadur
1922/1948,
born 26th
December
1876, G.B.E., K.C.S.I., Maharaja [cr.1926], married (amongst others),
HH
HH Maharani Suraj Kunverb Sahiba of Baria,
and had issue. He died 4th May 1957.
- HH Maharaja Shri MAHENDRASINHJI LAKHDHIRJI Sahib Bahadur
(qv)
- Maharajkumar Kalikakumarsinhji Lakhdhirji Jadeja, married
and had issue.
- Kunwar Shri Shaktisinhji Kalikakumarsinhji Jadeja of
Khareda
- HH Maharaja Shri MAHENDRASINHJI LAKHDIRJI Sahib Bahadur
1948/1957, born
1st January 1918, married 1stly, 27th January 1932, HH Maharani Mohini
Devi, died 1993, daughter of Lt.-Col. HH Maharana Shri Sir VIJAYSINHJI
CHHATRASINHJI Sahib of Rajpipla,
married
2ndly, HH Maharani Vijaykunverba, married 3rdly, HH Maharani Sudheer
Kunverba,
daughter of HH Maharaja Sahib INDRASINHJI PRATAPSINHJI of Bansda,
and had issue. He died 17th August 1957 at Ascot, Berkshire, UK.
- HH Maharaja Shri MAYURDHWAJSINHJI MAHENDRASINHJI (see
below)
- Maharajkumari Shrimati Draupati Devi [Meera]
- Maharajkumari Shrimati Uma Devi [Mrs. Uma Dubash] (by
Vijay Kunverba),
married Adi Dubash, and has issue.
- Maharajkumari Shrimati Raukshani Devi [Mrs. Maya Patroa]
(by Vijay
Kunverba), married Roy Patroa, and has issue, one son.
- Maharajkumari Harshad Purna Devi [The Hon. Mrs. Browne]
(by Vijay Kunverba),
born 1952,
married
1981, Hon. Garech Domnagh Browne of the Lords Oranmore and Browne, born
25th June 1939.
- HH Maharaja Shri MAYURDHWAJSINHJI MAHENDRASINHJI 1957/1978,
born 29th
November
1953, died sp 22nd August 1978.
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