WADHWAN (Princely State)

(9 gun salute)

 
AREA: 627 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 142,000R  ACCESSION: 15th February 1948
STATE: Saurashtra  DYNASTY: Jhala  RELIGION: Hindu
     
PRESENT RULER: HH Thakur Sahib Shri CHAITANYADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI
married HH THakurani Sahiba Lakshmi Kumari, and has issue.
  • Yuvraj Siddharthsinhji Chaitanyadevsinhji Jhala
  • Kunwarani Jaylakshmi Devi, married 5th May 1992, Kunwar Devrajsinhji Dilipsinhji, son of Maharaj Shri Dilipsinhji Godji Jadeja of Kutch, and has issue.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Second Class state founded about 1630 as an offshoot of the state of Dhrangadhra. Rulers were ....
  • Thakur Sahib Shri RAJOJI PRITHIRAJJI 1630/1643, married and had issue. He died 1643.
    • Thakur Sahib Shri SABALSINHJI RAJOJI I (qv)
    • Thakur Sahib Shri UDAISINHJI RAJOJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Bhavsinhji Rajoji, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Madhavsinhji Bhavsinhji, Faujdar, married and had issue. He died after 1696.
        • Thakur Sahib Shri ARJANSINHJI MADHAVSINHJI (qv)
        • Kumar Shri Mohansinhji Madhavsinhji
        • Kumar Shri Abhaysinhji Madhavsinhji of Chuda.
        • Kumar Shri Madansinhji Madhavsinhji, Faujdar, ancestor of the rulers of Jhalawar.
        • Kumar Shri Bhimsinhji Madhavsinhji
        • Kumar Shri Karansinhji Madhavsinhji
        • Kumar Shri Samatsinhji Madhavsinhji
        • Kumar Shri Agarsinhji Madhavsinhji
    • Kumar Shri Jetsinhji Rajoji
  • Thakur Sahib Shri SABALSINHJI RAJOJI I 1643/1666, died sp 1666.
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  • Thakur Sahib Shri UDAISINHJI RAJOJI 1666/1681, married and had issue. He died 1681.
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  • Thakur Sahib Shri BHAGATSINHJI UDAISINHJI 1681/1707
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  • Thakur Sahib Shri ARJANSINHJI MADHAVSINHJI 1707/1739, married (amongst others), Thakurani Devkunverba Sahiba, committed sati 1739, and had issue. He died 1739.
    • Thakur Sahib Shri SABALSINHJI ARJANSINHJI II (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Sardarsinhji Arjansinhji
    • Kumar Shri Manobhai Arjansinhji
    • Kumar Shri Ramobhai Arjansinhji
    • Kumar Shri Kashiyabhai Arjansinhji
  • Thakur Sahib Shri SABALSINHJI ARJANSINHJI II 1739/1765, married and had issue. He died 1765.
    • Thakur Sahib Shri CHANDRASINHJI SABALSINHJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Patabhai Sabalsinhji, founder of Rajpur Taluka in 1775.
    • Kumar Shri Lakhabhai Sabalsinhji
  • Thakur Sahib Shri CHANDRASINHJI SABALSINHJI 1765/1778, died 1778.
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  • Thakur Sahib Shri PRITHIRAJJI CHANDRASINHJI [Pratapsinhji?] 1778/1807, died 1807.
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  • Thakur Sahib Shri JALAMSINHJI PRITHIRAJJI 1807/1827, died 1827.
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  • Thakur Sahib Shri RAISINHJI JALAMSINHJI 1827/1875, married and had issue. He died 1875.
    • Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Raisinhji, married and had issue.
      • HH Thakur Sahib Shri DAJIRAJJI RAISINHJI (qv)
      • HH Thakur Sahib Shri BALSINHJI RAISINHJI [Kalubha] (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Keshrisinhji Raisinhji (by a Jadeja lady of Morvi), married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Bakhatsinhji Keshrisinhji [born as Baneysinhji], adopted by the Maharaja Rana of Jhalawar, and succeeded there as HH Maharaja Rana ZALIM SINGH Bahadur of Jhalawar.
    • Kumar Shri Becharsinhji Raisinhji, married and had issue.
      • HH Thakur Sahib Shri JASHWANTSINHJI BECHARSINHJI (qv)
      • Kumar Shri Jivansinhji Becharsinhji
    • Kumar Shri Madhavsinhji Raisinhji, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Jalamsinhji Madhavsinhji
  • HH Thakur Sahib Shri DAJIRAJJI 1875/1885, born 20th January 1861, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; died sp 5th May 1885.
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  • HH Thakur Sahib Shri BALSINHJI [Kalubha] 1885/1910, born 1863, succeeded 20th May 1885 (#1), educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot. He died sp 25th May 1910.
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  • HH Thakur Sahib Shri JASHWANTSINHJI BECHARSINHJI 1910/1918, married and had issue. He died 22nd February 1918.
    • HH Thakur Sahib Shri JORAWARSINHJI JASWANTSINHJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri [name unknown], married and had issue, 1 son.
      • Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji, married Kumari Shri Ila Devi of Bhavnagar, and has 1 issue, 1 son.
        • Kumar Shri Yaduvendrasinhji Jhala.
    • Kumar Shri Karansinhji Jaswantsinhji, married and had issue, 1 daughter.
      • Kumari Shri Durga Devi, married into the Jadeja family of Bhuj.
    • Kumar Shri Banesinhji Jaswantsinhji, married and had issue, 2 sons and 3 daughters.
      • Kumar Shri Jaisinhji Jhala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1953); married to Kumari Shri Veena Devi, daughter of Maharaj Champaksinhji of Rajpipla.
      • Kumar Shri Kishoresinhji Jhala.
      • Thakurani Nirmala Kunverba Saheba, married Thakur Saheb MAHENDRASINHJI JORAWARSINHJI of Mengni, and has issue.
    • Kumar Shri Sursinhji Jaswantsinhji, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Sudhirsinhji Sursinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1965); married Kumari Shri Jai Shakti Devi, daughter of Rana JAIDEVSINHJI GULABSINHJI of Pratappur, and had issue.
        • Kumari Shri Meera Devi, married 2000, Rajkumar Abhijeet Singh, son of Maharaj Indrajeet Singh of Jodhpur, and his wife, Rani Priyamvada Kumari, and has issue.
        • Kumari Shri Supriya Devi, married 2005, Kumar Karan Singh, son of Thakur Daleep Singh of Khatipura (Jaipur).
        • Kumari Shri Bhavani Devi.
      • Kumari Shri Hansa Devi [Thakorani Saheba Hansakumariba Pravinsinhji Solanki of Mogar], married Thakore Saheb Pravinsinhji Natwarsinhji Solanki of Mogar, and has issue.
        • Thakore Saheb Jairajsinhji Pravinsinhji Solanki, born 9th April 1961 in London, Thakore Saheb of Mogar since 24th April 2006; married 23rd April 1985 in Surendranagar, Thakorani Saheba Shri Devi Jairajsinh Solanki, and has issue.
          • Kumari Mamtakumariba Jairajsinh Solanki
          • Kumar Dhruvkumar Jairajsinh Solanki
      • Kumari Shri Rasik Kunverba Sahiba, married into the royal family of Danta, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
      • Kumari Shri Gayatri Devi, unmarried.
      • Kumari Shri Purna Devi, married into the Sarvaiya family of Daatha.
    • Kumar Shri Harishchandrasinhji Jaswantsinhji, married and had issue, one daughter.
      • Kumari Shri Usha Devi, married Kumar Shri Chandrajitsinhji Mangalsinhji Gohil of Bhavnagar.
  • HH Thakur Sahib Shri JORAWARSINHJI JASWANTSINHJI 1918/1934, born 23rd July 1899, installed on the gaddi 16th January 1920, married and had issue. He died 1934.
    • HH Thakur Sahib Shri SURENDRASINHJI JORAWARSINHJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Virendrasinhji Jorawarsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1943).
    • Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji Jorawarsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1946), married Kumari Ila Devi, and has issue.
      • Kumar Shri Dr. Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala, born 27th February 1962 in Mumbai, Resident Scientist at the Wildlife Institute of India; married 12th March 1990 in Wadhwan City, Kumari Rajeshwaridevi, and has issue, one daughter and one son.
        • Kumari Harshinidevi, aged 12 years (2008)
        • Kumar Dhananjaysinh, aged 4 years (2008)
      • Kumari Pritidevi, born 22nd May 1964 in Mumbai, married 30th January in Haidakhand Vishwa Mahadham, Aditya Raj Kapoor, and has issue.
        • Viswapratapraj Kapoor
        • Tulsi Kapoor
  • HH Thakur Sahib Shri SURENDRASINHJI JORAWARSINHJI 1934/19?? , born 4th January 1922, married Maharaj Kumari Jayaba Sahiba [HH Thakurani Jayaba Sahiba of Wadhwan], born 1922, daughter of HH Maharaja Shri BHOJRAJJISINHJI BHAGWATSINHJI Sahib of Gondal, and his wife, HH Maharani Raj Kunverba Saheba, and had issue.
    • HH Thakur Sahib Shri CHAITANYADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Atmanayadevsinhji, born 1947, married Maharajkumari Kamakshi Devi Yavaru, daughter of HH Maharaja Shri Sir JAYA CHAMARAJA WADIYAR Bahadur of Mysore, and his wife, HH Maharani Tripura Sundarammani Yavaru, and has issue.
      • Kumar Shri Om Upamanyu Dev Sinhji Jhala, married Kumari Darshika Kumari of Vizianagram, and has issue, two daughters.
      • Rajkumari Jahnavi Kumari (twin daughter), married 16th February 1997, Tikka Yudhister Singh, elder son of HH Maharaja HANUWANT SINGH Malvinder Bahadur of Nabha, and his wife, HH Maharani Deergh Kaur , and has issue.
      • Rajkumari Gautami Devi (twin daughter), married 9th May 1997, Maharajkumar Kirat Singh, younger son of HH Maharaja HANUWANT SINGH Malvinder Bahadur of Nabha, and his wife, HH Maharani Deergh Kaur , and has issue.
      
  • HH Thakur Sahib Shri CHAITANYADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • HH Maharani Vasant Kumari, married HH Maharaja BHUPENDRA NARAYAN SINGH DEO of Korea, and had issue.
 
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