PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A
Fourth
Class State, the Ruling Family of Patdi belongs to the Desai clan of
Kadwa
Patidar. Versinhji received the State of Viramgam from the Sultan
Mahomed
Begada about 1484. The title of Desai Shri was granted to a descendent
by the Mughal Emperor, Jehangir. Viramgam was later lost to the
Maharaja
of Baroda with the Desai Shri transferring his capital to Patdi. The
family
is governed by the rule of primogeniture. The Jurisdictional powers of
the state are : Criminal - three years rigorous imprisonment and fines
up to 5,000Rs, Civil - fines up to the value of 10,000Rs. Rulers
were.....
- Desai Shri BHANJIBHAI
- Desai Shri UDEKARANJI
- Desai Shri BHAVSINHJI
- Desai Shri NATHUBHAI -/1796
- Desai Shri VAKHATSINHJI 1796/-, married and had issue.
- Desai Shri HARISINHJI (qv)
- Desai Shri KUBERSINHJI (qv)
- Desai Shri HARISINHJI, married and had issue.
- Desai Shri ARBHAMJI (qv)
- Vithabhai, died sp.
- Bapubhai, died sp.
- Desai Shri ARBHAMJI, died sp.
- Desai Shri KUBERSINHJI
- Desai Shri JORAWARSINHJI -/1884, married and had issue.
- Desai Shri SURAJMALJI JORAWARSINHJI (qv)
- Shri Himmatsinhji Jorawarsinhji
- Shri Chandrasinhji Jorawarsinhji, married and had issue.
- Desai Shri NARANSINHJI CHANDRASINHJI (qv)
- Shri Harisinhji Chandrasinhji, married and had issue.
- Shri Vitthalsinhji Harisinhji
- Shri Prabhatsinhji Harisinhji
- Desai Shri SURAJMALJI JORAWARSINHJI 1884/1913, born 30th
January 1848,
succeeded 10th July 1884, married and had issue. He died 5th August
1913.
- Desai Shri DAULATSINHJI SURAJMALJI (qv)
- Desai Shri DAULATSINHJI SURAJMALJI 1913/- , born 19th June
1881,
succeeded
5th August 1913, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, married (amongst
others), Rani Saheba Bai Shri Shangarbai and had issue. He died spm
25th October 1928.
- Desai Shri RAGHUVIRSINHJI DAULATSINHJI 1928/1940, born 8th
January 1926
and succeeded 25th October 1928.
- Desai Shri NARANSINHJI CHANDRASINHJI 1940/1941, born 21st
November
1873,
married and had issue. He died 17th December 1941.
- Desai Shri PRATAPSINHJI NARANSINHJI (qv)
- Shri Ranjitsinhji Naransinhji
- Shri Bhanusinhji Naransinhji
- Desai Shri PRATAPSINHJI NARANSINHJI 1941/1978, born 2nd
June 1895,
married
and had issue. He died 21st November 1978.
- Desai Shri KISHANSINHJI PRATAPSINHJI (qv)
- Shri Dilipsinhji Pratapsinhji
- Shri Rajendrasinhji Pratapsinhji
- Shri Laxmansinhji Pratapsinhji
- Shri Kirtisinhji Pratapsinhji
- Shri Chaitanyasinhji Pratapsinhji
- Shri Sureshsinhji Pratapsinhji
- Desai Shri KISHANSINHJI PRATAPSINHJI 1978/2002, born 24th
August 1916,
married and had issue. He died 27th April 2002.
- Desai Shri KARNISINHJI KISHANSINHJI (qv)
- Shri Vikramsinhji Kishansinhji
- Shri Harpalsinhji Kishansinhji
- Desai Shri KARNISINHJI KISHANSINHJI (see above)
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