WAO (Princely State)

 
AREA: 1,966 km2 Privy Purse: 30,250R  ACCESSION: 10th June 1948
STATE: Bombay  DYNASTY: Chauhan RELIGION: Hindu
     
PRESENT RULER:
 
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:

  • Rana VAJAJI, son of Rana PUNJAJI of Tharad (7th in descent from Dedha Rao of Nandol), founder of Wao in 1244.
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  • Rana JAGRAJJI CHANDAJI
  • Rana PACHANJI JAGRAJJI
  • Rana VAJERAJJI PACHANJI
  • Rana GADSINHJI VAJERAJJI
  • Rana BHAGWANSINHJI GADSINHJI
  • Rana JALAMSINHJI BHAGWANSINHJI
  • Rana SADARSINHJI JALAMSINHJI 1854/1868
  • Rana UMEDSINHJI SADARSINHJI 1868/1884, born 1848, 18th in descent, adopted the son of Thakur Dosaji of Dharadra, died sp June 1884.
  • Rana Shri CHANDRASINHJI UMEDSINHJI 1884/1924, born 13th December 1853, as Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Dosaji, son of Thakur Dosaji of Dharadra, (a great grandson of the 15th Rao of Wao), succeeded 19th June 1884 (#1). He died 25th May 1924.
  • Rana Shri HARISINHJI CHANDRASINHJI 1924/-, born 19th September 1889.
  • Rana Shri TAKHATSINHJI HARISINHJI, educated at Palanpur Talukdari School.

OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Rao Pachanji, son of Rao Rao Saghaji of Wao, he was the founder of Singam.
  • Rajkumar Karan Singh Chauhan, married and had issue.
    • Rani Dipendra Kumari, married 7th July 1981, Maharaj RANDHIR SINGH of Bhindar, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
 
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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p. 577