PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A
Fifth Class state in Kathiawar, the Taluka is an offshoot
of the Dhrol State. Ravaji
the son of Bamanioji, second in descent from Hardholji,
being the founder, to whom the patrimony of ten villages
was given in appanage in 1612. The appelation ''Devani''
is derived from Devaji, the 4th. in line from Ravaji. The
taluka is governed by the rule of primogeniture. The
Jurisdictional powers of the Taluka are:- Civil: To
the extent of 5,000Rs, Criminal : Two years rigorous
imprisonment and fines to the extent of 2,000Rs. Rulers
were...
- Thakore Saheb
RAVAJI BAMANIOJI, 1st Thakore Saheb of Jalia
Devani 1612/-
- Thakore Saheb
DUNGERJI RAVAJI, 2nd Thakore Saheb of Jalia
Devani
- Thakore Saheb
KAYAJI DUNGERJI I, 3rd Thakore Saheb of Jalia
Devani
- Thakore Saheb
RANMALJI KAYAJI I, 4th Thakore Saheb of Jalia
Devani
- Thakore Saheb
DEVAJI RANMALJI, 5th Thakore Saheb of Jalia
Devani
- Thakore Saheb
KAYAJI DEVAJI II, 6th Thakore Saheb of Jalia
Devani
- Thakore Saheb
RANMALJI KAYAJI II, 7th Thakore Saheb of
Jalia Devani
- Thakore Saheb MODJI
RANMALJI, 8th Thakore Saheb of Jalia Devani
- Thakore Saheb
JASAJI MODJI, 9th Thakore Saheb of Jalia
Devani
- Thakore Saheb
KAYAJI JASAJI III, 10th Thakore Saheb of
Jalia Devani
- Thakore Saheb
HALAJI KAYAJI, 11th Thakore Saheb of Jalia
Devani -/1868
- Thakore Saheb
MANSINHJI HALAJI, 12th Thakore Saheb of Jalia
Devani 1868/-, born 1852, succeeded 31st December 1868
(#1).
- Thakore Saheb
SURSINHJI MANSINHJI, 13th Thakore Saheb of
Jalia Devani
- Thakore Saheb
BHOJRAJJI SURSINHJI, 14th Thakore Saheb of
Jalia Devani -/1919
- Thakore Saheb
MOHABATSINHJI BHOJRAJJI, 15th Thakore Saheb
of Jalia Devani 1919/1955, born 6th August 1910,
succeeded 26th October 1919 [or 11th December 1919],
married and had issue. He died 13th February 1955.
- Thakore Saheb Jayendrasinhji Mohabatsinhji (qv)
- Kumar Shri Jaswantsinhji Mohabatsinhji, married
and had issue, two sons. He died 13th January 2008.
- Kumar Shri Rajdipsinhji Jaswantsinhji Jadeja,
married Kumari Shri Nalinikumari Ba, daughter of
Shri Sukhdevsinhji Mohansinhji Zala of Susvav, and
has issue, two sons.
- Kumar Adityarajsinh Rajdipsinhji Jadeja
- Kumar Devdatsinh Rajdipsinhji Jadeja
- Kumar Shri Harshdipsinhji Jaswantsinhji Jadeja,
married Kumari Shri Sangeetakumariba, another
daughter of Shri Sukhdevsinhji Mohansinhji Zala of
Susvav, and has issue, one son.
- Kumar Yashpalsinh Harshdipsinhji Jadeja
- Kumar Shri Balbhadrasinhji Mohabatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Tejandrasinhji Mohabatsinhji
- Thakore Saheb
JAYENDRASINHJI MOHABATSINHJI, 16th Thakore
Saheb of Jalia Devani (see above)
The help of Y.S. Jaideepsinh Jadeja is
gratefully acknowledged, 2002. |