SAYLA (Princely State)

 
AREA: 575 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 62,500R  ACCESSION: 15th February 1948
STATE: Saurashtra DYNASTY:Jhala RELIGION: Hindu
VILLAGES: 45 POPULATION: 13,351 (1921)  REVENUE: 250,000Rs
     
PRESENT RULER: Thakur Saheb PRITHVIRAJSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI (1970/-)
Thakur Saheb PRITHVIRAJSINHJI SURENDRASINHJIborn 17th Septgember 1934, married Maharajkumari Raj Shree Devi [Thakurani Raj Shree Sevi of Sayla] (Photo), elder daughter of HH Maharaja Sir RAJENDRA NARAIN SINGH Deo of Patna, and his wife, HH Maharani Kailash Kumari Devi, and has issue.
  • Yuvaraj Shri Somrajsinhji Prithvirajsinhji Jhala, married Yuvrani Priti Kumari Devi, younger daughter of Thakur Rattan Singh of Umaidnagar, and his wife Kunwarani Kamleshwari Kumari, daughter of Raja Padam Dev Singh of Poonch, and his wife, Rani Manek Kunwar of Kunadi in Kota.
  • Kumari Shri Meenakshi Singh, married to Capt. Chandan Singh Rawat of Nimgarh, Garhwal, a senior officer with the Department of Power, Government of India, and has issue.
    • Kumar Anirudh Ranvijay Singh Rawat
    • Kumari Nilambika Kumari
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Third Class state founded in 1751. Rulers were......
  • Thakur Saheb SHESHMALJI RAISINHJI I 1751/1794, son of Raisinhji of Dhrangadhra, married and had issue. He died 1794.
    • Thakur Saheb VAKHATSINHJI SHESHMALJI [Vikmatji/Kakabhai] (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Vajabhai Sheshmalji
    • Kumar Shri Jijibhai Sheshmalji
    • Kumar Shri Dadabhai Sheshmalji
    • Kumar Shri Kalabhai Sheshmalji
  • Thakur Saheb VAKHATSINHJI SHESHMALJI [Vikmatji/Kakabhai] 1794/1813, died 1813.
  • Thakur Saheb MADARSINHJI VAKHATSINHJI I 1813/1837, married and had issue.
    • Kumar Shri Ataji Madarsinhji
    • Thakur Saheb SHESHMALJI MADARSINHJI II (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Chandoji Madarsinhji
    • Kumar Shri Bharoji Madarsinhji
    • Kumar Shri Raisinhji Madarsinhji
  • Thakur Saheb SHESHMALJI MADARSINHJI II 1837/1839, married and had issue.
    • Thakur Saheb Shri KESRISINHJI SHESHMALJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Harisinhji Sheshmalji
  • Thakur Saheb Shri KESRISINHJI SHESHMALJI 1839/1881, granted the title of Thakur Saheb in 1874 as a personal distinction. He died 1881.
  • Thakur Saheb Shri VAKHATSINHJI KESRISINHJI 1881/1924, born 10th July 1845, succeeded 4th October 1881 (#1), married and had issue. He died 25th Januray 1924.
    • Thakur Saheb Shri MADARSINHJI VAKHATSINHJI II (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Kalyansinhji Vakhatsinhji
    • Kumar Shri Merubhai Vakhatsinhji
    • Kumar Shri Devubhai Vakhatsinhji
    • Kumar Shri Vajubhai Vakhatsinhji
    • Kumar Shri Bhavubhai Vakhatsinhji
  • Thakur Saheb Shri MADARSINHJI VAKHATSINHJI II 1924/1938, born 28th May 1868, succeeded 25th January 1924, C.S.I. [cr.1913], married and had issue.
    • Thakur Saheb KARANSINHJI MADARSINHJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Kanaksinhji Madarsinhji
    • Kumar Shri Dipsinhji Madarsinhji
    • Thakurani Mahendra Kunvarba Sahiba, married Thakur Shri RAMSINGHJI INDRASINGHJI of Chhaliar.
  • Thakur Saheb KARANSINHJI MADARSINHJI 1938/1962, born 11th May 1891, married and had issue. He died 1962.
    • Thakur Saheb SURENDRASINHJI KARANSINHJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Bhojrajji Karansinhji
  • Thakur Saheb SURENDRASINHJI KARANSINHJI 1962/1970, born 4th June 1915, married and had issue. He died 1970.
    • Thakur Saheb PRITHVIRAJSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Shivrajsinhji Surendrasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1971), married and has issue.
      • Kumari Dhaneshwarikumari, married Kanwar Harshwardhan Singh of Bansda.
    • Kumar Shri Mahirajsinhji Surendrasinhji, married Kumari Manjushree Devi, and has issue.
      • Kumar Shri Shaktirajsinh Mahirajsinh Jhala, born 31st July 1976 at Dhamtary, educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur.
    • Daughter, married into the Kanker Royal Family.
    • Maharani Hitendra Kumari, married Maharaja VIJAY CHANDRA BHANJ DEO of Bastar, and had issue.
  • Thakur Saheb PRITHVIRAJSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Daughter of the Thakur Saheb of Sayla, married Hon. Lt.Col. HH Maharaja Lokendra Sir GOVIND SINGH Ju Deo Bahadur of Datia.
  • Daughter of the Thakur Sahib of Sayla, married 19th February 1884, HH Maharajadhiraj Mirzan Maharao Shri Sir KHENGARJI PRAGMALJI III Sawai Bahadur of Kutch.
  • Kumar Shri Mulrajsinhji, married and had issue.
    • Kumar Shri Narendrasinhji Mulrajsinhji Jhala of Sayla, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1966).
    • Kumar Shri Indravijaysinhji Mulrajsinhji Jhala of Sayla, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1968); died 23rd July 2001.
    • Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji Mulrajsinhji Jhala of Sayla, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1969).
  • Kumar Shri Rajendrasinhji Balbhadrasinhji Jhala of Sayla, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1979)
 
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