PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A
Third Class state founded in 1733, with a division of the
Bantva Taluka between the two younger brothers of the
first Nawab of Junagadh,
later upgraded to a Second Class state during the reign of
the last Nawab Saheb, with the state enjoying full
criminal and civil powers. The 8th and Ruling Khan Saheb
was deposed in 1947 after he opted for Pakistan, then
imprisoned and he finally fled to Pakistan and when he
died he was still recognised as a reigning Khan by
Pakistan. Rulers were....
- Khan Saheb Shri
DILAWER KHAN SALABAT MUHAMMED KHAN Babi, Khan
Saheb of Manavadar 1733/1760, he inherited equally
with his younger brother in 1730, the district of
Bantva which was later divided between them in 1733,
his share becoming the Princely state of Manavadar; he
married and had issue. He died 1760.
- Khan Saheb Shri
SARDAR KHAN DILAWAR KHAN Babi, Khan Saheb of
Manavadar 1760/-
- Khan Saheb Shri
GHAZANFAR KHAN SARDAR KHAN Babi, Khan Saheb
of Manavadar
- Khan Saheb Shri
KAMALUDDIN KHAN GHAZANFAR KHAN Babi, Khan
Saheb of Manavadar
- Khan Saheb Shri
ZORAWAR KHAN KAMALUDDIN KHAN Babi, Khan Saheb
of Manavadar -/1882, married and had issue, one son.
- Khan Saheb Shri Zorawar Khan Kamaluddin Khan Babi
(qv)
- Khan Saheb Shri
GHAZANFAR KHAN ZORAWAR KHAN Babi, Khan Saheb
of Manavadar 1882/1888, born 4th November 1862 at
Manavadar, succeeded on the death of his father and
was installed on the throne on 12th June 1882,
invested with full ruling powers on 21st June 1883;
educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married Bibi
Shri Amir Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of Khan Shri Sher
Khanji Babi of Ranpur, and had issue. He died 28th
March 1888 at Manavadar.
- Khan Saheb Shri Fatehuddin Khan Ghazanfar Khan
Babi (qv)
- Khan Shri Kamaluddin Khan Ghazanfar Khan Babi,
born 1888 at Manavadar, educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot and later with the Imperial Cadet
Corps, Dehradun.
- Khan Saheb Shri
FATEH UDDIN KHAN GHAZANFAR KHAN Babi, Khan
Saheb of Manavadar 1888/1918, born 1885, succeeded
28th March 1888 (#1),
married and had issue. He died 19th October 1918.
- Khan Saheb Shri Babi Ghulam Moinuddin Khan
Fatehuddin Khan Babi (qv)
- Saheb Shri Abdul Hamid Khan Fatehuddin Khan Babi,
married and had issue.
- Saheb Shri Muhammad Zaman Khan Abdul Hamid Khan
Babi
 Nawab Shri GHULAM
MOINUDDIN KHAN FATEHUDDIN KHAN Babi, 8th Khan
Saheb of Manavadar 1918/2003, born 22nd December 1911
(#2), educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot; succeeded 19th October 1918,
installed 1931, created Nawab by the British
Government; married twice and had issue, eleven
children, and nineteen grandchildren. He died 13th
February 2003.
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