PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: This
is
a Second Class state founded about 1500. Succession to the
gaddi is governed by the law of primogeniture. The
Thakore Saheb maintains a military force of 35 cavalry,
174 infantry and 28 guns (as of 1892). Rulers were....
- Raj Sahib MANGUJI, second son of Raj Sahib Harpal
Dev of Halvad, founder of the successor state of
Limbdi, married and had issue.
- Raj Sahib MADHUPAL [Manipal] (son), married and had
issue.
- Raj Sahib DHAVAL [Dhamal], fl.1194
- .....
- Thakore Sahib NAGJI I, 12th in descent from founder.
- .....
- Thakore Sahib KHETOJI II, 17th in descent from
founder, married and had issue. He died 1486.
- Thakore Sahib SAGHOJI (son)
- .....
- Thakore Sahib ASKARANJI III, 23rd in descent from
founder.
- Thakore Sahib ADERAJJI II fl.1600
- Thakore Sahib VERISALJI II
- Thakore Sahib
HARBHAMJI I, Thakore Sahib of Limbdi -/1786,
he founded the capital at Limbdi, died 1786.
- Thakore Sahib
HARISINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Limbdi
1786/1825, an able and intelligent administrator.
- Thakore Sahib
BHOJRAJJI III, Thakore Sahib of Limbdi
1825/1837
- Thakore Sahib
HARBHAMJI II, Thakore Sahib of Limbdi
1837/1856
- Thakore Sahib Shri
FATEHSINHJI, Thakore Sahib of Limbdi
1856/1862, married and had issue. He died 1862.
- HH Thakore Sahib Shri Sir Jaswantsinhji
Fatehsinhji (qv)
- HH Thakore Sahib
Shri Sir JASWANTSINHJI FATEHSINHJI K.C.I.E.,
Thakore Sahib of Limbdi 1862/1907, born 23rd May 1859
(#1),
he succeeded to the gadi
as a minor on 30th January 1862, educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot; installed as ruler on 1st August
1877, he was appointed an M.L.C. of Bombay in 1884; he
was selected in 1887 as one of the representatives of
the Princes of Western India to present their loyal
congratulations to the Queen Empress on the auspicious
occasion of the Jubilee of Her Majesty's reign, and on
that occasion he had the honour of receiving from the
Empress in person the insignia of a Knight Commander
of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
(K.C.I.E.); he is entitled to a salute of 9 guns
(1892). He died sp in April 1907 (#2).
- Col. HH Thakore
Sahib Shri Sir DAULATSINHJI JASHWANTSINHJI
K.C.I.E., Thakore Sahib of Limbdi 1907/1940, born 11th
July 1868 (#3) as Kumar
Shri Dadbha Muluji of a collateral line, installed on
the gaddi on 14th April 1908, K.C.I.E.
[cr.1921], represented India at the opening of the
Federal Parliament in Australia in 1901; married and
had issue, four sons and two daughters. He died 30th
September 1940.
- HH Thakore Sahib Shri Digvijaysinhji Daulatsinhji
(qv)
- Kumar Shri Ghanshyamsinhji Daulatsinhji, born 23rd
October 1902 in Limbdi, Gujarat; he was an Indian
first class cricketer, who played for Western India;
he was selected as vice-captain of India's tour of
England in 1932. He died 10th November 1964 in
Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
- HH Maharani Rupaliba Sahiba, married 5th February
1920, Lt.-Col. HH Maharaja Rana Saheb Shri Sir
Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji of Porbandar. She died
sp in 1943.
- HH Thakore Sahib
Shri DIGVIJAYSINHJI DAULATSINHJI, Thakore
Sahib of Limbdi 1940/1941, born 10th April 1896,
married 1stly 1910, Kunwari Shri Nandkunwarba, the
only daughter of HH Maharaja Sir Kesri Singhji of Idar, married 2ndly, (name unknown),
and had issue. He died 6th January 1941.
- Yuvraj Saheb Ramrajendrasinhji Digvijaysinhji (by
Thakorani Nandkunwarba), born 12th March 1917, died
vp(spm?) before 1941.
- HH Thakore Sahib Shri Chhatrasalji Digvijaysinhji
(by 2nd marriage) (qv)
- Kumari Premkumari, married Yuvraj Udaybhansingh of
Porbandar.
- Kumari Dharmendrakumari, married Yuvraj
Jayendrasinh [later Rana Sahib Shri Jayendrasinhji
of Kathiwada],
and had issue, one son.
- HH Thakore Sahib
Shri CHHATRASALJI DIGVIJAYSINHJI, Thakore
Sahib of Limbdi (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Kumar Shri Himmatsinhji Jhala
- Kumar Shri Muluji, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Dadha Muluji, he was adopted by HH
Thakore Sahib Shri Sir Jaswantsinhji Fatehsinhji,
and succeeded as HH Thakore Sahib Shri Sir
Daulatsinhji Jashwantsinhji, Thakore Sahib of Limbdi
(see above)
- Kumar Shri Natwarsinhji Muluji
- Raj Rana Pratapsinhji Muluji, married Kumari
Jasvant Kunverba Sahiba, and had issue.
- Rajkumar Shri Janaksinhji Pratapsinhji, first
person in India to make fibreglass cars, married
Kumari Laxmi Devi of Rajpipla,
and had issue, five children.
- Kumari Shri Harinakshini Devi, married Kumar
Indrapalsinhji of Rajpipla.
- Kumari Shri Unmani Devi, married Dr. Hasnain
Patel
- Kumar Shri Shivpalsinhji Janaksinhji, educated
at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1972); married
Parven Masani-Cama
- Kumari Shri Anjali Devi, married Arjunsinhji
of Mudhol.
- Kumar Shri Mahipalsinhji Janaksinhji, educated
at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1979).
- Wing Cdr. Rajkumar Jayvantsinhji Pratapsinhji,
born January 1927 in Porbandar, educated at the
Doon School, Dehra Dun (Class of 1945), a Fighter
Pilot (GDP) serving with the Indian Air Force
(Wing Commander 1947 to 1969), married August 1952
in Poona, Kauverani Indira Singh, and has issue.
He died December 2003 in the U.S.A.
- Rajkumar Shri Bharatsinhji Pratapsinhji, artist,
painter, poet, and bohemian.
- Kumar Shri Raivirsinhji Bharatsinhji, educated
at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1968).
- Kumar Shri Digvijaysinhji Bharatsinhji,
educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1975).
- Kumar Shri Chandravirsinhji Bharatsinhji,
educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1977).
- Kumar Shri Jadakaka Muluji
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