NAWANAGAR (Princely State)

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AREA:  9,632 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 1,000,000R  ACCESSION: 15th February 1948
STATE:  Saurashtra  DYNASTY:  Jadeja RELIGION: Hindu
     
PRESENT RULER:  HH Maharaja Jam Sahib SHATRUSALYASINHJI DIGVIJAYSINHJI (1966/-)
HH Maharaja Jam Sahib SHATRUSALYASINHJIborn 20th March 1939 (#1), married HH Maharani Bharati Rajya Lakshmi Devi of Nepal.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:  Founded in 1535 or 1540 by Jam Ravalji and best known as Ramnagar. Rulers were....
  1. Jam RAVAJI 1540/1562, he died 1562.

  2. Jam VIBHAJI 1562/1569, married and had issue. He died 1569.
    • Jam SATAJI VIBHAJI (qv)
    • Kumari (name unknown), married the Rana of Porbandar, and had issue (Rana RAMDEVJI IV of Porbandar).

  3. Jam SATAJI VIBHAJI 1569/1608, married and had issue. He died 1608.
    • Kumar Ajoji Sataji, married and had issue. He died vp 1592.
      • Jam LAKHAJI AJOJI (qv)
      • Thakur Saheb VIBHAJI AJOJI, founder of Rajkot.
    • Kumar Jasaji Sataji
    • Kumar Vibhaji Sataji, often confused with his nephew.

  4. Jam LAKHAJI I AJOJI 1608/1645

  5. Jam RANMALJI 1645/1661

  6. Jam RAISINHJI 1645/- or 1661/1664, married and had issue.
    • Jam TAMACHI RAISINHJI (by the Dhrangadhra Rani) (qv)
    • Kumar Phoolji Raisinhji of Sarodar (see below)

  7. Jam TAMACHI RAISINHJI 1673/1690

  8. Jam RAISINHJI 1690/1710, married (amongst others), the daughter of Raj Sahib JASWANTSINHJI GAJSINHJI of Dhrangadhra, and had issue. He died 1710.

  9. Jam LAKHAJI II 1710/1718

  10. Jam HARDHOLJI 1718/1727

  11. Jam TAMACHI 1727/1743

  12. Jam LAKHAJI III TAMACHIJI 1743/1768, married Rani Naniba Sahiba of Dhrangadhra, and had issue. He died 1768.
    • Jam JASAJI LAKHAJI (qv)
    • Jam SATAJI LAKHAJI (qv)

  13. Jam JASAJI LAKHAJI 1768/1814, he died 1814.

  14. Jam SATAJI LAKHAJI 1814/1820, married (amongst others), Rani Samjiba Sahiba of Dhrangadhra. He died sp 1820.

  15. Jam Sahib RANMALJI II 1820/1852, married (amongst others), 3rdly, Rani Bai Sahiba of Dhrangadhra, and had issue, 7 sons (six died in infancy). He died 1852.
    • HH Maharaja Jam Sahib VIBHAJI II RANMALJI (qv)
    • HH Rani Jan Kunwarba Sahiba, married, HH Raj Sahib RANMALJI AMARSINHJI of Dhrangadhra.

  16. HH Maharaja Jam Sahib VIBHAJI II RANMALJI 1852/1895, born 8th May 1827, married 14 wives, including (a) Dhanbai and her sister (b) Janbai, married 2ndly, Maharani Tejiba Sahiba of Dhrangadhra, and had issue. He died 28th April 1895.
    • Maharajkumar Bhimsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja [Kalubha] (ex Dhanbai), born 1872, married and had issue.
      • Shri Lakubha Kalubha Jadeja, he died after 1930.
    • HH Maharaja Jam Sahib JASHWANTSINHJI VIBHAJI (ex Janbai) (qv)

  17. HH Maharaja Jam Sahib JASHWANTSINHJI VIBHAJI 1895/1906, born 1882, married five wives and had issue. He died spm 1906.

  18. Lt. Col. HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri Sir RANJITSINHJI VIBHAJI 1906/1933, born 10th September 1872 as Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Jiwansinhji, son of Maharaj Jiwansinhji Jalamsinhji of Sarodar, adopted by HH Maharaja Jam Sahib VIBHAJI II RANMALJI as his successor, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot and at Trinity College, Cambridge, Pro-Chancellor of the Standing Committee of Indian Princes' Chamber, Hon. Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, G.C.S.I. [cr.1923], G.B.E.(mil) [cr.1919], K.C.S.I. [cr.1917], died sp 2nd April 1933.

  19. HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri DIGVIJAYSINHJI RANJITSINHJI (1895-1966)HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri DIGVIJAYSINHJI RANJITSINHJI 1933/1966, born 1st September 1895 as Kumar Shri Digvijaysinhji Juwansinhji, son of Maharaj Shri Juwansinhji Jiwansinhji, adopted by his predecessor; married 7th March 1935, HH Maharani Gulab Kunwerba of Sirohi, and had issue. He died 3rd February 1966.
    • HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri SHATRUSALYASINHJI DIGVIJAYSINHJI (qv)
    • HH Maharani Mukund Kumari, married 1960 (div. 1964), HH Maharawat AMBIKA PRATAP SINGH of Pratapgarh (Rajasthan).
    • HH Maharani Himanshu Kunverba Saheb, married HH Maharao RAGHUBIR SINGHJI Bahadur of Sirohi.

  20. HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri SHATRUSALYASINHJI DIGVIJAYSINHJI (see above)

SARODAR

Kumar Phoolji Raisinhji, married and had issue.
  • [Several Generations.]
    • Unknown, had issue.
      • Jam Sahib RANMALJI II (see above)
      • Maharaj Rayadhji, married and had issue.
        • Maharaj Jalamsinhji Rayadhji, married and had issue. He died after 1880.
          • Maharaj Jiwansinhji Jalamsinhji, married daughter of Maharaja TAKHAT SINGH of Jodhpur and had issue.
            • Maharaj Shri Devisinhji Jiwansinhji Jadeja
            • Maharaj Shri Juwansinhji Jiwansinhji Jadeja, born 1871, married and had issue. He died 12th January 1942.
              • Brig. Maharaj Saheb Pratapsinhji Juwansinhji Jadeja, born 1890, married Rani Vijay Kuwarba, younger daughter of Maharaj HIMMAT SINGH of Shivrati in Udaipur, and had issue.
                • Rajkumar Dalpatsinhji Pratapsinhji Jadeja, born 28th September 1939 at Jamnagar, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1957); marrried Kumari Madan Kanwar, daughter of  Lt.-Col. Thakur Bishen Singh Rathore of Losana, and has issue.
                  • Kumar Saheb Arjunsinhji Dalpatsinhji Jadeja, born 29th August 1972, married 7th November 2000, Kumari Sneh Kumari, daughter of Thakur Harischandra Devi Singh Rathore of Deolia, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
                    • Kumari Dishti Ba
                    • Kuwar Utkarsh Sinhji Arjunsinhji Jadeja, born 13th April 2005 in Mumbai.
              • Kumar Shri Digvijaysinhji Juwansinhji, adopted by Lt. Col. HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri Sir RANJITSINHJI VIBHAJI of Jamnagar and succeeded there as HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri DIGVIJAYSINHJI RANJITSINHJI (see above)
              • Maharaj Shri Himmatsinhji Jaswansinhji Jadeja, born 1897, married and had issue.
                • Maharaj Sri Daulatsinhji Himmatsinhji Jadeja, married and has issue.
                  • Kunwar Ajitsinhji Daulatsinhji Jadeja
                  • Kunwar Ajaysinhji Daulatsinhji Jadeja, born 1st February 1971, married 30th March 2001 in New Delhi, Aditi Jaitley, daughter of Ashok Jaitley and Jaya Jaitley (née Chettur), and has issue.
                    • Kumar Aimansinhji Ajaysinhji Jadeja
                  • Rani Bhuvaneshwari Kunwarba Sahiba, married Rao RAJENDRA SINGH of Shahpura, and has issue.
                • Rani Mahendra Kunwarba Sahiba, born 10th June 1932, married 21st February 1951, Maharajkumar Dharmendrasinhji Ghanshyamsinhji of Dhrangadhra, and had issue.
              • Maharaj Shri Duleepsinhji Jaswansinhji Jadeja, born 13th June 1905, married 1936, Rani Jayaraj Kumari of Rajpipla. He died sp 6th December 1959.
              • Daughter, married HH Maharajadhiraj SUMAIR SINGHJI of Jodhpur.
              • HH Maharani Nawal Kunwarba Sahiba, born 18th April 1903, married 27th April 1920, Major HH Maharana Shri Maharaja Shri Raj Sir GHANSHYAMSINHJI AJITSINHJI Sahib Bahadur of Dhrangadhra, and had issue. She died 15th August 1973.
            • Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Jiwansinhji, adopted by HH Maharaja Jam Sahib VIBHAJI II RANMALJI of Jamnagar and succeded there as Lt. Col. HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri Sir RANJITSINHJI VIBHAJI (see above)
            • Maharaj Shri Dilawarsinhji Jiwansinhji Jadeja, married and had issue.
              • Maharaj Shri Indravijaysinhji Dilawarsinhji Jadeja, died 14th June 1981 in Jamnagar.
            • Maharaj Shri Mohansinhji Jiwansinhji Jadeja, married and had issue.
              • HH Maharani Manhar Kunwar, married HH Maharajadhiraj Shri DALJIT SINGH Saheb of Idar.
              • Maharaj Shri Madhavsinhji Mohansinhji, married and had issue.
                • Maharaj Shri Indrajitsinhji Madhavsinhji Jadeja, born 15th June 1937 at Jamnagar.
        • Maharaj Umaidsinhji Jalamsinhji, born 1877, the designated heir 1877/1878, died 1878.
    • Kumar Shri Kesarisinhji Bhavsinhji, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Kesarisinhji, married and had issue.
        • HH Rani Suraj Kunwarba Sahiba, married HH Raj Sahib Sir AJITSINHJI JASHWANTSINHJI of Dhrangadhra, and had issue.
        • HH Maharani Pran Kunwarba Sahiba, born 2nd November 1888, married 2nd June 1910, Major HH Maharana Shri Maharaja Shri Raj Sir GHANSHYAMSINHJI AJITSINHJI Sahib Bahadur of Dhrangadhra. She died sp 19th October 1912.
      • HH Rani Sundar Kunwarba Sahiba, married HH Raj Sahib Sir AJITSINHJI JASHWANTSINHJI of Dhrangadhra, and had issue. She died 1908.
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Kumar Shri Jaywantsinhji Rajsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1945)
  • Kumar Shri Anirudhsinhji Madhavsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1948)
  • Kumar Shri Daulatsinhji Pratapsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1953)
  • Kumar Shri Chhatrapalsinhji Pratapsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1954)
  • Kumar Shri Bhupendrasinhji Ramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1956)
  • Kumar Shri Manharsinhji Vikramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1958)
  • Kumar Shri Raghuvirsinhji Pratapsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1958)
  • Kumar Shri Mahipalsinhji Vikramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1958); died 5th February 2004.
  • Kumar Shri Krishnakumarsinhji Ramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1960)
  • Kumar Shri Sahdevsinhji Pravinsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1963)
  • Kumar Shri Jaydevsinhji Jayendrasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1964)
  • Kumar Shri Rajvirsinhji Jayendrasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1967)
  • Kumar Shri Brijrajsinhji Yadvendrasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1970)
  • Kumar Shri Pradeepsinhji Mohabatsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1971)
  • Kumar Shri Ajitsinhji Daulatsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1973)
  • Kumar Shri Rajdipsinhji Mohabatsintiji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1979)
  • Kumar Shri Rohitsinhji Bhupendrasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1982)
 
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