AKALKOT (Princely State) 

  
Area: 1,290 km 2  Privy Purse: 73,785Rs  ACCESSION: 8th March 1948 
STATE: Bombay  DYNASTY: Bhonsle RELIGION: Hindu 
     
PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE: Rani Shrimant Sumitraraje Sahib Bhonsle, 11th and present Rani of Akalkot since 1965.
though unmarried, she officially adopted Manaji Bhonsle as heir with the new name of Majojiraje Bhonsle, born about 1993, son of Jayajirao Bhonsle, and his wife, Jayaprabha Bhonsle of the Kurlekar branch of the Akalkot Royal family. (Pune, Maharashtra, India)
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Maratha state founded in 1708, the rulers were...
  1. Raja Meherban Shrimant FATTEHSINGHRAO BHONSLE I, 1st Raja of Akalkot 1708/1757, born as Ranoji Sayaji Lokhanday, Patil of Parud in the Sewari Pargana of Aurangabad province, he was taken into the family of Raja Shivaji II of Sattara, without being formally adopted, and conferred with the surname of Bhonsle; while still very young he was given command of a detachment of infantry, and was able to disperse some troublesome Bhil warriors, whereupon his name was changed to Fattehsingh; he advanced in favour with the Raja at his court, and was rewarded with Akalkot as a hereditary jagir, married and had adoptive issue. He died 1757 (1760).
    • (A) Raja Meherban Shrimant Shahajirao Fattehsinghrao Bhonsle I (qv)

  2. Raja Meherban Shrimant SHAHAJIRAO [Baba Sageb Raje] FATTEHSINGHRAO BHONSLE I, 2nd Raja of Akalkot 1757/1789, married and had issue.
    • Raja Meherban Shrimant Fattehsinghrao [Aba Saheb Raje] Shahajirao Bhonsle II (qv)
    • Shrimant Tulaji Shahajirao Bhonsle, he was granted the village of Kurla for his maintenance, married and had issue.
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        • Shrimant Tuljaji Bhonsle, married and had issue.
          • Shrimant Sambhaji Tuljaji Bhonsle

  3. Raja Meherban Shrimant FATTEHSINGHRAO [Aba Saheb Raje] SHAHAJIRAO BHONSLE II, 3rd Raja of Akalkot 1789/1822, born 1770, married and had issue. He died 1822.
    • Raja Meherban Shrimant Malojirao [Baba Saheb Raje] Fattehsinghrao Bhonsle I (qv)

  4. Raja Meherban Shrimant MALOJIRAO [Baba Saheb Raje] FATTEHSINGHRAO BHONSLE I, 4th Raja of Akalkot 1822/1828, born 1803, married and had issue. He died 1828.
    • Raja Meherban Shrimant Shahajirao [Appa Saheb Raje] Malojirao Bhonsle II (qv)
    • Shrimant Fatehsingh Malojirao Bhonsle

  5. Raja Meherban Shrimant SHAHAJIRAO [Appa Saheb Raje] MALOJIRAO BHONSLE II, 5th Raja of Akalkot 1828/1857, born 1821, married Rani Kamala Bai Saheb, and had issue. He died 1857.
    • Raja Meherban Shrimant Malojirao [Bhuwa Saheb Raje] Shahajirao Bhonsle II (qv)

  6. Raja Meherban Shrimant MALOJIRAO [Bhuwa Saheb Raje] SHAHAJIRAO BHONSLE II, 6th Raja of Akalkot 1857/1870, born 1838, married and had issue. He died 1870.
    • Raja Meherban Shrimant Shahajirao [Baba Saheb Raje] Malojirao Bhonsle III (qv)

  7. Rao Meherban Shrimant SHAHAJIRAO MALOJIRAO [Baba Saheb Raje] BHONSLE III, 7th Raja of Akalkot 1870/1896, born 1867 (#1), educated at Rajaram College, Kolhapur, he succeeded to the gadi in 1870, and was granted full ruling powers in 1891, married 1881, Rani Lakshmi Bai Saheb, daughter of Dhaibar Killedar of Baroda, by his wife, a grand-daughter of HH Maharaja Gaekwad Khanderao of Baroda, and had issue. He died 1896. 
    • Shrimant Rajkumari Guzra Bai Raje, born about 1886. 
    • Shrimant Rajkumari Putala Bai Raje, born about 1889, married Meherban Shrimant Ramrao II Amritrao [Abasaheb] Dafle, Chief of Jath, and had issue, three sons and two daughters.

  8. Raja Meherban Shrimant Fatehsinhrao Bhonsle IIIRaja Meherban Shrimant FATEHSINGHRAO BHONSLE III, 8th Raja of Akalkot 1896/1923, born 1894, married Rani Shrimant Tara Bai Tara Bai [Lakshmi Bai (Akka Sahib)], born 1899, died 1942, daughter of Meherban Shrimant Rajamanya Rajashri Sir Pirajirao Bapu Sahib Ghatge, Chief of Kagal, and had issue. He died 4th April 1923. 
    • Raja Meherban Shrimant Vijayasinghrao Bhonsle (qv)
    • Raja Meherban Shrimant Jayasinghrao Bhonsle (qv)
    • Shrimant Rajkumari Vijayraje Sahib Bhonsle [Rajmata of Kagal-Senior], born 1920, married Meherban Shrimant Rajamanya Rajashri Jaisinghrao Pirajirao Ghatge, Chief of Kagal-Senior, and had issue, two sons. She died 10th July 2008.

  9. Raja Meherban Shrimant VIJAYASINGHRAO BHONSLE, 9th Raja of Akalkot 1923/1952, born 13th December 1915 (#2), married 1stly, 1933, Rani Kamalaraje Scindia, daughter of HH Maharaja Scindia Madhavrao II Scindia, 8th Maharaja of Gwalior, and his wife, HH Maharani Gajraje Sahiba, daughter of the Sar Desai of Sankli, born 11th November 1914 and died 8 days after the wedding, married 2ndly, Rani Nirmalaraje, she died sp in 1974?, daughter of Maharajkumar Shivajirao Gaekwad, and his wife, Rani Kamala Devi, and granddaughter of HH Maharaja Gaekwad Sayajirao III of Baroda, she was Minister for Education in Bombay State. He died sp on 10th April 1952. 

  10. Raja Meherban Shrimant JAYASINGHRAO BHONSLE, 10th Raja of Akalkot 1952/1965, married Rani Mrudula Deci, and had issue, as well as further issue. He died spml in 1965. 
    • Rani Shrimant Sumitraraje Sahib Bhonsle (qv)
    • Shrimant Rajkumari Sanyogitaraje Sahib Bhonsle, lives in Pune.
    • Shrimant Janmairaje Bhonsle (by a secondary liaison), ineligible to succeed to the gadi. 

  11. Rani Shrimant Sumitraraje Sahib Bhonsle, 11th Rani of Akalkot (see above)
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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 , p.15
2. "Indian Annual Register", N. N. Nitra,Calcutta 1945