VALA (Princely State)

 coat of arms - vala
AREA: 492 km2 Privy Purse: 520,000R  ACCESSION: 15th February 1948
STATE: Saurashtra  DYNASTY: Gohil RELIGION: Hindu
VILLAGES: 40 Population: 11,386 (1921)  REVENUE: 341,773Rs 
     
PRESENT RULER: Thakur Sahib PRAVINSINHJI GAMBHIRSINHJI, 11th Talukdar of Vala.
M.L.A. for two terms from Botad constituency, married Rajkumari Premlata Devi of Surguja [Thakurani Premlata Devi of Vala], daughter of Maharaja RAMANUJ SARAN SINGH Deo of Surguja, and his second wife, and has issue.
  • Raj Kumari Janhavi Devi [Rani Janhavi Devi of Kunda], born 5th July 1966 in Bombay, married 28th November 1985 in Allahabad, Raja Ravindra Nath Singh, born 1956 in Patna, son of Raja Birendra Nath Singh of Kunda, and his wife, Rani Raj Rajeshwari Devi, and has issue.
    • Yuvaraj Shri Raghavendra Nath Singh
    • Rajkumari Rituraj Manjari
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Third Class state founded in the 18th century as an off-shoot of Bhavnagar. 
  1. Thakur Sahib VISAJI 1740/1774, twin brother of Thakur Sahib Akherajji of Bhavnagar, married and had issue. He died 1774.
    • Thakur Sahib NATHUBHAI VISAJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Kayabhai Visaji
    • Kumar Shri Jethibhai Visaji

  2. Thakur Sahib NATHUBHAI VISAJI 1774/1798

  3. Thakur Sahib MEGHABHAI NATHUBHAI 1798/1814, married and had issue. He died 1814.
    • Thakur Sahib HARBHAMJI MEGABHAI (qv)
    • Thakur Sahib PATABHAI MEGABHAI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Adabhai Meghabhai

  4. Thakur Sahib HARBHAMJI MEGABHAI 1814/1838, married and had issue. He died 1838.
    • Kumar Shri Kalyansinhji Harbhamji, died young before 1838.
    • Thakur Sahib DAULATSINHJI HARBHAMJI (qv)

  5. Thakur Sahib DAULATSINHJI HARBHAMJI 1838/1840, died spm 1840.

  6. Thakur Sahib PATABHAI MEGABHAI 1840/1853, died 1853.

  7. Thakur Sahib PRITHIRAJJI PATABHAI 1853/1860, died 1860.

  8. Thakur Sahib MEGHRAJJI PRITHIRAJJI 1860/1875, married and had issue. He died 20th August 1875.
    • Thakur Sahib VAKHATSINHJI MEGHRAJJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Akherajji Meghrajji

  9. Thakur Sahib VAKHATSINHJI MEGHRAJJI 1875/1943, born 19th February 1864, succeeded 20th August 1875 (#1), educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married and had issue. He died 1943.
    • Thakur Sahib GAMBHIRSINHJI VAKHATSINHJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Mangalsinhji Vakhatsinhji, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Kanaksinhji Mangalsinhji, married and had issue.
        • Kumar Shri Krishnachandrasinhji Kanaksinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1972).
      • Kumar Shri Jaswantsinhji Mangalsinhji

  10. Thakur Sahib GAMBHIRSINHJI VAKHATSINHJI 1943/- , educated at Harrow 1904/1907, married and had issue.
    • Thakur Sahib PRAVINSINHJI GAMBHIRSINHJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji Gambhirsinhji Gohil, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; died April 2003.
    • Rani Bhupendra Kumari, married Maharaj Narpat Singh of Jodhpur, and had issue.

  11. Thakur Sahib PRAVINSINHJI GAMBHIRSINHJI (see above)
 
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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p. 576