PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
In 1893, the Maharawal was allowed to maintain a
military force of 24 cavalry, 111 infantry, and 1 gun.
Rulers were...
- Raja Sahib (name unknown), 1st Raja of Bansda
- Raja Sahib MULDEVJI,
2nd Raja of Bansda
- Raja Sahib KADHALDEVJI,
3rd Raja of Bansda
- Raja Sahib BALDEVJI,
4th Raja of Bansda
- Raja Sahib KARANDEVJI,
5th Raja of Bansda
- Raja Sahib UDAISINHJI I,
6th Raja of Bansda
- Raja Sahib MALKARANJI,
7th Raja of Bansda
- Raja Sahib UDAISINHJI II,
8th Raja of Bansda; married and
had issue.
- Raja Sahib Virsinhji I Udaisinhji (qv)
- Raja Sahib VIRSINHJI I
UDAISINHJI, 9th Raja of Bansda
-/1716; married and had issue. He died 1716.
- Raja Sahib Raybhanji Virsinhji (qv)
- Raja Sahib RAYBHANJI
VIRSINHJI, 10th Raja of Bansda
1716/1739; married and had issue. He died 1739.
- Raja Sahib Ghulabsinhji Raybhanji (qv)
- Kumar Shri Jorawarsinhji Raybhanji, he was granted the
estate of Bisanpur after his father's death, but it was taken by the
Maharaja of Baroda in 1763, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Virsinhji Jorawarsinhji, he disputed the
succession of Raja Sahib Udaisinhji III Ghulabsinhji, but it was
confirmed by the Peshwa and he was granted five villages in
compensation; he was adopted by Raja
Sahib Kiratsinhji Udaisinhji, and succeeded as Raja Sahib Virsinhji II
Kiratsinhji, 14th Raja of Bansda (qv)
- Kumar Shri Naharsinhji Jorawarsinhji, adopted by his
brother, Raja Sahib Virsinhji Kiratsinhji and succeeded as Raja Sahib
Naharsinhji Virsinhji, 15th Raja of Bansda (qv)
- Raja Sahib GHULABSINHJI
RAYBHANJI, 11th Raja of Bansda
1739/1753; married and had adoptive issue. He died 1753.
- (A) Raja Sahib Udaisinhji III Ghulabsinhji (qv)
- Raja Sahib UDAISINHJI III
GHULABSINHJI, 12th Raja of Bansda
1753/1770; a distant cousin of his predecessor, he succeeded by
adoption;
married and had. He died about 1770.
- Raja Sahib Kiratsinhji Udaisinhji (qv)
- Raja Sahib KIRATSINHJI
UDAISINHJI, 13th Raja of Bansda
1770/1780; married and had adoptive issue. He died 1780.
- (A) Raja Sahib Virsinhji II Kiratsinhji (qv)
- Raja Sahib VIRSINHJI II
KIRATSINHJI, 14th Raja of Bansda
1780/1789; born as Kumar Shri Virsinhji Jorawarsinhji (see above),
succeeded by adoption; married and had issue. He died 1789.
- (A) Raja Sahib Naharsinhji Virsinhji (qv)
- Raja Sahib NAHARSINHJI
VIRSINHJI, 15th Raja of Bansda
1789/1793, born as Kumar Shri Naharsinhji Jorawarsinhji (see above),
succeeded by adoption; married and had issue. He died 1793.
- Raja Sahib Raisinhji Naharsinhji (qv)
- Raja Sahib RAISINHJI
NAHARSINHJI, 16th Raja of Bansda
1793/1815, married and had adoptive issue. He died 1815.
- (A) Raja Sahib Udaisinhji IV Raisinhji (qv)
- Raja Sahib UDAISINHJI IV RAISINHJI, 17th Raja
of Bansda 1815/1828,
a distant cousin of his predecessor; married and had adoptive issue. He
died 27th October 1828 (#2).
- (A) Raja
Sahib Hamirsinhji Udaisinhji (qv)
- Raja Sahib HAMIRSINHJI UDAISINHJI, 18th Raja
of Bansda 1828/1862,
born in or about April 1826, married and had adoptive issue. He died
1862.
- (A) Raja Sahib Ghulabsinhji II
Hamirsinhji
(qv)
- Raja Sahib GHULABSINHJI II HAMIRSINHJI, 19th Raja
of Bansda 1862/1876, born
26th December 1858 (1838), cousin of his
predecessor; married and had adoptive
issue. He died 13th February
1876.
- (A) HH Maharaja Sahib Shri
Pratapsinhji
Ghulabsinhji (qv)
- HH Maharaja Sahib Shri PRATAPSINHJI
GHULABSINHJI,
20th Raja of Bansda 1876/1911, born 23rd November 1864 or 6th December
1863, succeeded 6th
March 1876 (#1),
educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married and had issue. He died
21st September 1911.
- HH Maharaja Sahib Shri Indrasinhji Pratapsinghji
(qv)
- Thakur Pravinsinghji Pratapsinghji,
married and had issue.
- Thakur Narendrasinghji Pravinsinghji
- Thakur Ghanshyhamsinghji Pravinsinghji
- Thakur Vikramsinghji Pravinsinghji
- Thakur Bhupendrasinghji Pravinsinghji,
married and has issue.
- Thakur Shree Ajaypalsinghji Bhupendrasinghji,
Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs, Baroda, married
Thakurani Krishanakunverbasaheb of Sapar in Morvi, and has issue, one
son.
- Kanwar Harshwardhan Singh, born 1980, working for
Jetairways
Baroda, married Kumari Dhaneshwari Devi, daughter of Kumar Shri
Shivrajsinhji Surendrasinhji of Sayla,
and has issue, one son.
- Kumar Chandraaditya Sinhji Harswardhan Sinhji
Solanki
- Thakur Pradumansinghji Pravinsinghji
- Thakur Nrupendrasinhji Pravinsinghji
- Thakur Natwarsinhji Pratapsinhji, born 20th October 1894,
died 13th November 1912.
- Thakur Kishorsinhji Pratapsinghji
- HH Maharaja Sahib Shri INDRASINHJI
PRATAPSINHJI, 21st Raja
of Bansda 1911/-,
K.C.I.E., born
16th February 1888 and succeeded 21st September 1911, educated at
Rajkumar
College, Rajkot, married and had issue.
- Kunwari Shri Sushil Kunwarba [HH Maharani Sushil Devi of
Ajaigarh], born 10th July 1914, married HH Sawai Maharaja Devendra
Vijaya Singh of Ajaigarh, and had
issue.
- Maharajkumar Shri Digvirsinhji Indrasinhji, born 21st
July 1916.
- Maharajkumar Shri Harshadkumarsinhji Indrasinhji, born
24th February 1918, died 30th December 1920.
- HH Maharaja Sahib Shri Digvirendrasinhji Indrasinhji (qv)
- Maharani Sudheer Kunverba, married HH Maharaja Shri
Mahendrasinhji Lakhdhirji of Morvi.
- HH Maharaja Sahib Shri DIGVIRENDRASINHJI
INDRASINHJI (see
above)
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