WADHWAN (Princely State)

(9 gun salute)

AREA: 611.24 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 142,000Rs ACCESSION: 15th February 1948
STATE: Saurashtra DYNASTY: Jhala RELIGION: Hindu
VILLAGES: 31 (plus 1 town)
POPULATION: 34,851 (1901)
REVENUE: Rs 3.75 laks



PRESENT RULER: HH Thakore Sahib Shri CHAITANYADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan since 1985.
born 1945, married 20th November 1971, Kunveri Baiji Shri Kalpana Devi Sahib of Dharampur [HH Thakorani Saheb Kalpana Devi Sahib of Wadhwan], daughter of Yuvraj Saheb Narhar Devji Rana of Dharampur, and his wife, Rajkumari Indira Devi of Gondal. and has issue, one son and one daughter.
  • Rajkumari Maheshwari Devi Jhala, born 8th September 1972, unmarried.
  • Yuvraj Sahib Siddharth Sinhji Chaitanyadevsinhji Jhala, born 13th April 1977, married 23rd November 2005, Yuvrani Karnieka Kumari, daughter of Rajasaheb Digvijay Singhji of Raghogarh, and his wife, Rani Saheb Asha Kumari, and has issue.
    • Tikka Saheb Prabhavoday Sinhji Jhala, born 5th August 2008.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Second Class state founded about 1630 as an offshoot of the state of Dhrangadhra. Rulers were ....
  • Thakore Sahib Shri RAJOJI PRITHIRAJJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1630/1643, married and had issue. He died 1643.
    • Thakore Sahib Shri Sabalsinhji Rajoji I (qv)
    • Thakore Sahib Shri Udaisinhji Rajoji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Bhavsinhji Rajoji, he shifted to Idar, married a daughter of the Saktawat Thakur of Sawar, and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Madhavsinhji Bhavsinhji, he left Idar in 1695 for Bundi in search of opportunities, but he left Bundi in 1696 and took service in Kotah; he was appointed Faujdar, and was granted the jagir of Nanta; later he was the Musahib Ala of Kotah; married and had issue. He died in or about 1740.
        • Thakore Sahib Shri Arjansinhji Madhavsinhji (qv)
        • Kumar Shri Mohansinhji Madhavsinhji of Jhamar in Kathiawar, married and had issue.
          • Kumar Shri Bhawanisinhji Mohansinhji, married and had issue.
            • Kumar Shri Fatehsinhji Bhawanisinhji, married and had issue.
              • Kumar Shri Ladgarsinhji Fatehsinhji, married and had issue.
                • Kumar Shri Bakhtsinhji Ladgarsinhji, married and had issue.
                  • Kumar Shri Bhojrajji Bakhtsinhji, he was living in 1879
            • Kumar Shri Kalyansinhji Bhawanisinhji
          • Kumar Shri Sultansinhji Mohansinhji
        • 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, married and had issue.
          • Kumar Shri Bharatsinhji Agarsinhji, married and had issue.
            • Kumar Shri Surajmalji Bharatsinhji, married and had issue.
              • Kumar Shri Govindsinhji Surajmalji, married and had issue.
                • Kumar Shri Abhaysinhji Govindsinhji, married and had issue.
                  • Kumar Shri Gopalsinhji Abhaysinhji, married and had issue.
                    • Kumar Shri Arjunsinhji Gopalsinhji, married and had issue.
                      • Kumar Shri Chattarbhujsinhji Arjunsinhji, he died before 1935.
          • Kumar Shri (name unknown) Agarsinhji, married and had issue.
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              • (A) Thakore Shri Himmatsinhji, Thakore Saheb of Fatehpur -/1868; born as Kunwar Himmat Singh of Kitkheda, he succeeded to Fatehpur by adoption, married and had issue. He died 1868.
                • Thakore Shri Chhatrasalji Himmatsinhji, Thakore Saheb of Fatehpur 1868/-. married and had issue.
                  • HH Maharaj Rana Sir Shri Bhawani Singh Bahadur, 4th Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar (qv)
                  • (A) Raj Sobhagya Singh, Thakur Sahib of Borda and Gadia, born 1905; married Rani Chandra Kumari, daughter of Thakur Jaswant Singhji of Pipla.
      • Kumari Shri (name unknown) Kumari, married Yuvaraj Arjun Singh of Kotah.
    • Kumar Shri Jetsinhji Rajoji
  • Thakore Sahib Shri SABALSINHJI RAJOJI I, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1643/1666, died sp in 1666.

  • Thakore Sahib Shri UDAISINHJI RAJOJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1666/1681, married and had issue. He died 1681.

  • Thakore Sahib Shri BHAGATSINHJI UDAISINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1681/1707

  • Thakore Sahib Shri ARJANSINHJI MADHAVSINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1707/1739, married (amongst others), Thakorani Devkunverba Sahiba, committed sati 1739, and had issue. He died 1739.
    • Thakore Sahib Shri Sabalsinhji Arjansinhji II [Sobhagsinhji](qv)
    • Kumar Shri Sardarsinhji Arjansinhji
    • Kumar Shri Manobhai Arjansinhji
    • Kumar Shri Ramobhai Arjansinhji
    • Kumar Shri Kashiyabhai Arjansinhji
  • Thakore Sahib Shri SABALSINHJI ARJANSINHJI II, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1739/1765, married and had issue. He died 1765.
    • Thakore Sahib Shri Chandrasinhji Sabalsinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Patabhai Sabalsinhji, founder of Rajpur Taluka in 1775.
    • Kumar Shri Lakhabhai Sabalsinhji
  • Thakore Sahib Shri CHANDRASINHJI SABALSINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1765/1778, married and had issue. He died 1778.
    • Thakore Sahib Shri Prithirajji Chandrasinhji [Pratapsinhji or Prithvisinhji] (qv)

  • Thakore Sahib Shri PRITHIRAJJI CHANDRASINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1778/1807, married and had issue. He died 1807.
    • Thakore Sahib Shri Jalamsinhji Prithirajji [Zalimsinhji] (qv)

  • Thakore Sahib Shri JALAMSINHJI PRITHIRAJJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1807/1827, married and had issue. He died 1827.
    • Thakore Sahib Shri Raisinhji Jalamsinhji (qv)

  • Thakore Sahib Shri RAISINHJI JALAMSINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1827/1875, married and had issue. He died 1875.
    • Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Raisinhji, married and had issue.
      • HH Thakore Sahib Shri Dajirajji Chandrasinhji (qv)
      • HH Thakore Sahib Shri Balsinhji Chandrasinhji [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 Thakore Sahib Shri Jaswantsinhji Becharsinhji (qv)
      • Kumar Shri Jivansinhji Becharsinhji
    • Kumar Shri Madhavsinhji Raisinhji, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Jalamsinhji Madhavsinhji
  • HH Thakore Sahib Shri DAJIRAJJI CHANDRASINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1875/1885, born 20th January 1861, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married 1stly, a daughter of Thakore Saheb Shri Dajirajji Lakhaji of Lathi, married 2ndly, the elder daughter of Sri Maharaja Sir Goday Narayana Gajapathi Rao Garu, Zamindar of Anakapalli, and had issue. He died spm on 5th May 1885.
    • Kumari (name unknown), she inherited for life, the estates of Korupolu and Nakkapalli from her step-grandfather.
  • HH Thakore Sahib Shri BALSINHJI CHANDRASINHJI [Kalubha], Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1885/1910, born 1863, he succeeded to the gadi on 20th May 1885 (#1), educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot. He died sp on 25th May 1910.

  • HH Thakore Sahib Shri JASHWANTSINHJI BECHARSINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1910/1918, born 24th April 1875, he succeeded to the gadi on 26th September 1910; married and had issue. He died 22nd February 1918.
    • HH Thakore Sahib Shri Jorawarsinhji Jaswantsinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri [name unknown], married and had issue, one son.
      • Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji, married Kumari Shri Ila Devi of Bhavnagar, and has issue, one son.
        • Kumar Shri Yaduvendrasinhji Jhala.
    • Kumar Shri Karansinhji Jaswantsinhji, married and had issue, one daughter.
      • Kumari Shri Durga Devi, married into the Jadeja family of Bhuj.
    • Kumar Shri Banesinhji Jaswantsinhji, married and had issue, two sons and three daughters.
      • Kumar Shri Jaisinhji Banesinhji Jhala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1953); married to Kumari Shri Veena Devi, daughter of Maharaj Champaksinhji of Rajpipla, and had issue.
        • Kumar Shri Ajaisinh Jaisinh Jhala, born 14th March 1961 in Rajpipla, married 16th July 1989 in Delhi, Kumari Shri Rachna Durgapal, and has issue.
          • Kumar Shri Jahan Ajaisinh Jhala
          • Kumar Shri Kabir Ajaisinh Jhala
        • Kumar Shri Brijrajsinhji Banesinhji Jhala [Brijraj Sinh Jhala], married Kumarani Benaifer E. Jhala, and has issue.
          • Natasha Sinh Jhala
          • Armand Sinh Jhala
        • Kumar Shri Devjrajsinhji Banesinhji Jhala [Devraj Sinh Jhala], married Ms. Elizabeth Swan (Kumarani Elizabeth D. Jhala).
      • Kumar Shri Kishoresinhji Banesinhji Jhala
      • Thakorani Sahiba Dharmendra Kunwarba, married Thakore Saheb Laxmansinhji Bhawanisinhji, 9th Thakore Saheb of Gavridad, and has issue, one son and two daughters.
      • Thakorani Nirmala Kunverba Saheba, married Thakore 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, daughter of Kumar Shri Mayurdhwajsinhji Kishorsinhji Zala of Laktar, and his wife, Kumar Rani Amrapali Devi, daughter of Maharaj Shri Manvendrasinhji Jadeja of Khijadiya in Morvi, 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 Surendrasinhji Gohil. She died sp.
    • Kumari Shri Nandkunvarba Sahiba, married (as his first wife), 4th March 1919 at Wadhwan, HH Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Bundelkhand Maharaja Mahendra Sawai Shri Sir Vir Singh Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Orchha, and had issue, one son.
  • HH Thakur Sahib Shri
                    Jorawarsinhji JaswantsinhjiHH Thakore Sahib Shri JORAWARSINHJI JASWANTSINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1918/1934, born 23rd July 1899, he was installed on the gaddi on 23rd February 1918 and was invested with ruling powers on 16th January 1920, married 1stly, 1920, HH Thakorani Lakshmikunverba, married 2ndly, 1932, HH Thakorani Rajendrakunverba, died sp, daughter of Rao Raja Sardar Singhji, Rao of Uniara, and had issue (#2), three sons and one daughter. He died 1934.
    • HH Thakore 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 Rajeshwari Devi, 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 1982 in Haidakhand Vishwa Mahadham, Aditya Raj Kapoor, born 1st July 1956 in Mumbai, and has issue.
        • Viswapratapraj Kapoor
        • Tulsi Kapoor
  • HH Thakore Sahib Shri SURENDRASINHJI JORAWARSINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1934/1983, born 4th January 1922 (#3 p.325), educated initially at Mayo College, Ajmer, then in England under the guardianship of Mr. R. J. O. Meyer, he succeeded to the gadi on 27th July 1934 (#3 p.325); married Maharaj Kumari Jayaba Sahiba [HH Thakorani Jayaba Sahiba of Wadhwan], born 1922, died 3rd March 2010 at Bangalore, daughter of HH Maharaja Shri Bhojrajjisinhji Bhagwatsinhji Sahib of Gondal, and his wife, HH Maharani Raj Kunverba Saheba, and had issue. He died 5th December 1983.
    • HH Thakore Sahib Shri Kedarendadevsinhji Surendrasinhji (qv)
    • HH Thakore Sahib Shri Chaitanyadevsinhji Surendrasinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Atmanayadevsinhji Surendrasinhji, 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 Thakore Sahib Shri KEDARENDADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan 1983/1985, married Ranisaheb Jayshree Kumari of Sailana, and had issue, one daughter. He died spm in 1985.
    • Kumari Jaylakshmi Devi, married 5th May 1992, Kunwar Devrajsinhji Dilipsinhji, son of Maharaj Shri Dilipsinhji Godji Jadeja of Kutch, and has issue.
  • HH Thakore Sahib Shri CHAITANYADEVSINHJI SURENDRASINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • HH Maharani Vasant Kumari, married HH Maharaja Bhupendra Narayan Singh Deo of Korea, and had issue.
1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p.575
2. File 1918. 1275 Wadhwan - Morvi - Proposed betrothal of K.S. Jorawarsinhji of - to a daughter of Morvi. IOR/R/2/683/1081918
3. "Memoranda on The Indian States 1939", corrected up to 2nd January 1939, Published by the Manager of Publications, Delhi. Government of India Press, New Delhi. 1939.