- VEDAJI BHASKAR PANT,
founder and 1st Jagirdar of Arni 1640/-, he was
granted the Arni Jagir in 1640, by Shrimant Shahji for
services in war rendered in his campaign to the
Carnatic; married and had issue. He died after 1640.
- KONERI RAO,
2nd Jagirdar of Arni, married and had issue.
- Ramachandra Rao Saheb (qv)
- Srinivasa Rao Saheb, married and had issue.
- Venkat I Rao Saheb (qv)
- Thirumala I Rao Saheb (qv)
- RAMACHANDRA RAO
SAHEB, 3rd Jagirdar of Arni, the estate was
seized by Shrimant Shivaji in 1677 but were confirmed
to the jagirdar in 1679; he left Arni and settled in
Tanjore in 1690, married and had issue.
- Suban Rao Sahib, adopted by his cousin, Thirumal
Rao Saheb of Arni, married and had issue.
- Srinivasa I Rao Saheb (qv)
- VENKATA I RAO SAHEB,
4th Jagirdar of Arni, married and had issue, a son who
died young.
- THIRUMALA I RAO
SAHEB, 5th Jagirdar of Arni -/1765, as a
result of a confrontation of the Nawab of Arcot with
the Raja of Tanjore in 1761, the Arni Jagir was seized
by Arcot and not restored until the following year as
a result of a treaty; married and had adoptive issue.
He died 1765.
- (A) Suban Rao Saheb, son of Ramachandra Rao
Saheb of Arni (see above)
- Raja SRINIVASA I
RAO SAHEB, 6th Jagirdar of Arni 1765/1795, he
succeeded as a minor; in 1771 there was rebellion by
some Brahmins and the estate was again taken from the
jagirdar by the Nawab of Arcot; in 1781, Hyder Ali
captured Arni and made it into his chief depot in the
Southern Provinces, it remained in his possession till
1783 when it was restored to the Nawab of Arcot; the
matter remained in dispute until 1789 when finally the
Nawab was forced to abide by the Court ruling,
invoking the treaty of 1762; he was granted the title
of Raja in 1765, married and had issue. He died 1795.
- Raja Thirumala II Rao Saheb (qv)
- Raja THIRUMALA II
RAO SAHEB, 7th Jagirdar of Arni 1795/1823,
married and had issue, two sons. He died 1823.
- Raja Srinivasa II Rao Saheb (qv)
- Venkata Rao Saheb, married and had issue.
- Ramachandra Rao Saheb
- Lakshmana Rao Saheb
- Raja SRINIVASA II
RAO SAHEB, 8th Jagirdar of Arni 1823/1853,
married three wives and had issue, four sons and three
daughters. He died 1853.
- Raja Thirumala III Rao Saheb (by 2nd wife) (qv)
- Ramachandra Rao Saheb (by 2nd wife), married and
had issue.
- Venkat Rao Saheb, married and had issue.
- Raghunatha Rao Saheb, died sp.
- Raghavendra Rao Saheb, died sp.
- Srinivasa Rao Saheb, died young.
- Narayan Rao Saheb, died sp.
- Sobhan Rao Saheb, married Gopi Bai, and had
issue.
- Sobhan Rao Saheb (by 3rd wife), married and had
issue, one son and five daughters.
- Raja THIRUMALA III
RAO SAHEB, 9th Jagirdar of Arni 1853/1871,
married and had issue, three sons and two daughters.
He died 1871.
- Raja Srinivasa III Rao Saheb (qv)
- Meena Bai
- Lakshmana Rao Sahib, married and had issue.
- (name unknown)
Rao Saheb, married and had issue.
- Raghunatha Rao Saheb, married and had issue.
- Sheshagiri Rao Saheb
- Bhaskar Rao Saheb
- Lakshman Rao Saheb, married and had issue.
- Ramachandra Rao Saheb
- Ganga Bai
- Raghunatha Rao Sahib, died young.
- Raja SRINIVASA III
RAO SAHEB, 10th Jagirdar of Arni 1871/1902,
he succeeded as a minor, and in due course he became
very learned, able, deeply religious and charitable,
he presented The Jagirdar Of Arni Gold Medals for
those who were adept in the learning of Science;
married and had issue. He died 1902.
- Raja Thirumala IV Rao Saheb (qv)
- Raja THIRUMALA IV
RAO SAHEB, 11th Jagirdar of Arni 1902/1931,
he succeeded as a minor, he mismanaged the estate and
it again was taken under the Court of Wards until
1937; married and had issue. He died 1931.
- Raja Srinivasa IV Rao Saheb (qv)
- Gopalswami Rao Saheb, died young.
- Raja SRINIVASA IV
RAO SAHEB, 12th Jagirdar of Arni 1931/1948
then Head of House 1948/1989, born 1904, married
Sushila Purnaiah, born 1910, died 1989, daughter of
Narasingha Rao Purnaiah, 6th Jagirdar of Yelandur, and had
issue. He died 1989.
- Raja Venkata II Rao Saheb (qv)
- Ramachandra Rao Saheb, born 1928, married and has
issue, one son and one daughter.
- Sagari Arni, born 1955.
- Vidyuth Rao Saheb, born 1958.
- Ranganatha Rao Saheb, born 1930, married and has
issue, one daughter.
- Raja VENKATA II RAO
SAHEB, 13th Jagirdar of Arni (see above)
The help of John Duncan McMeekin is gratefully
acknowledged, October 2010. |
