VADIA (Princely State)

 
AREA: 233 km2 Privy Purse: 78,250R  ACCESSION: 15th February 1948
STATE: Saurashtra DYNASTY: Wala (Virani branch) RELIGION: Hindu
  POPULATION: 11,656 (1921) REVENUE: 130,000Rs
     
PRESENT RULER: Darbar Shri VIKRAMWALA VIRAWALA Saheb, Chief of Vadia (-/-)
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Third Class State, the ruling family is descended from the Virani branch of the Wala division of the Kathi clan. The State was a part of the Jetpur Taluka. It was in the time of Wala Shri Mulu Naja, who was third in descent from Vira Wala (Virani branch), that the Ruling Families of Jetpur came into contact with the British. He had entered into the engagements with Colonel Walker on behalf of all the shareholders of Jetpur. The State followed the rule of primogeniture for succession. The powers of the State were: Criminal : Seven years of rigorous imprisonment and 10,000Rs fine. Civil: Up to 20,000Rs. Rulers were....
  • Darbar Shri WALA VIRA NAJA, married and had issue.
    • Darbar Shri WALA KANTHAD VIRA (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Kumpa Vira Wala, died sp.
    • Kumar Shri Oghad Vira Wala, ancestor of the Darbar Shris of Wala-Bilkha (Kanthad Wala Estate).
  • Darbar Shri WALA KANTHAD VIRA, married and had issue.
    • Darbar Shri WALA DEVA KANTHAD (qv)
    • Wala Shri BHAYA KANTHAD of Jetpur.
  • Darbar Shri WALA DEVA KANTHAD, married and had issue.
    • Darbar Shri WALA JIVAN DEVA (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Golan Deva Wala, died sp.
    • Kumar Shri Raning Deva Wala, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Ram Raning Wala
  • Darbar Shri WALA JIVAN DEVA, married and had issue. He died 24th February 1875.
    • Darbar Shri WALA KANTHAD JIVAN (qv)
    • Darbar Shri WALA BAWA JIVAN (qv)
  • Darbar Shri WALA KANTHAD JIVAN, died sp.
  • Darbar Shri WALA BAWA JIVAN 1875/-, born 11th July 1874, installed 12th December 1895, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married and had issue.
    • Darbar Shri WALA SURAG BAWA Saheb (qv)
  • Darbar Shri WALA SURAG BAWA Saheb, born 15th March 1904 and succeeded 7th September 1930, married 1921, Bai Shri Kunverbaisahib of Mekada and had issue, 2 sons and 2 daughters, including.
    • Yuvaraj Shri Krishnakumar Surag Wala, born 1931 (Heir-Apparent), died young. 
    • Darbar Shri VIRAWALA SURAGWALA Saheb (qv)
  • Darbar Shri VIRAWALA SURAGWALA Saheb, married Rani Pushpa Devi, and had issue.
    • Darbar Shri VIKRAMWALA VIRAWALA Saheb (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Uday Sinh Wala, born 28th December 1963 in Bombay, educated at the University of Mumbai, India (Bachelor of Commerce), married 17th November 1993, Simeron Ghei, and has issue, one daughter.
      • Kumari Shri Diya Wala, born 1st April 1995.
  • Darbar Shri VIKRAMWALA VIRAWALA Saheb (see above)
 
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