PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
A Second Class state founded about 1400. The rulers claim
descent from the Ranas of Chittor about 1300. The Raja is
first in order of precedence within the agency. Rulers
were...
- Rana BHAIRAVJI
[Bosaji], 1st Rana of Mudhol, he was granted the Jagir
of Mudhol, comprising 84 villages on the 25th,
Rabilaval, 800H, with this ruler the
family came to use Bhosale or Bhonsle as a family
name, married and had issue. He died after 800A.H.
(ca1394).
- Rana Devraj Singh (qv)
- Shri Karan Singh, died 815A.H.
- Rana DEVRAJ SINGH,
2nd Rana of Mudhol c1394/c1420, married and had issue.
He died 825A.H.
- Rana Ugrasen (qv)
- Shri Pratap Singh, died after 1460.
- Rana UGRASEN,
3rd Rana of Mudhol ca1420/1453, married and had issue.
He died 1453.
- Rana Karan Singh (qv)
- Shri Shubha Krishna, he was granted a jagir in
Mirat province, his descendants retained Bhonsle as
their family name and were ancestors of the rulers
of Kolhapur, Nagpur, Sattara and Tanjore.
- Rana KARAN SINGH,
4th Rana of Mudhol 1453/1469, married and had issue.
- Raja BHIM SINGH,
5th Raja of Mudhol 1469/- , he was granted the title
of Raja Ghorpade Bahadur, henceforth his successors
used Raja as their title, and Ghorpade as their family
name, married and had issue.
- Raja Kheloji Ghorpade (qv)
- Raja KHELOJI
GHORPADE, 6th Raja of Mudhol -/1514, married
and had issue. He died 1514.
- Raja Maloji Ghorpade I (qv)
- Raja MALOJI
GHORPADE I, 7th Raja of Mudhol 1514/-,
married and had issue.
- Raja Akhaisingh Ghorpade (qv)
- Raja AKHAISINGH
GHORPADE, 8th Raja of Mudhol -/-, married and
had issue.
- Raja Karansingh Ghorpade (qv)
- Shri Bhimsingh Ghorpade, died ca1576.
- Raja KARANSINGH
GHORPADE, 9th Raja of Mudhol -/1565, married
and had issue. He died 1565.
- Raja Cholaraj Ghorpade (qv)
- Raja CHOLARAJ
GHORPADE, 10th Raja of Mudhol 1565/1578,
received a mansab of 7000 foot, as well as 26
villages in Vijayanagar provinces and 40 more to the
south of Shira, he married and had issue. He died
1578.
- Raja Piraji Ghorpade (qv)
- Shri Valabhasinh Cholaraj Ghorpade, ancestor of
the Royal Families of Kapshi and Gajendragad.
- Shri Kanoji Cholaraj Ghorpade, ancestor of the
Rajas of Sandur.
- Raja PIRAJI
GHORPADE, 11th Raja of Mudhol -/-, married
and had issue.
- Raja Prataprao Ghorpade (qv)
- Raja PRATAPRAO
GHORPADE [Nahuji], 12th Raja of Mudhol
-/1645, died 1645.
- Raja BAJIRAJE
GHORPADE, 13th Raja of Mudhol 1645/ca1666,
married and had issue, four wives and six sons were
killed about 1666. He was killed about 1666.
- Shrimant Raja Malojirao Ghorpade I (qv)
- Shri Shankroji Ghorpade [Jaisingh], died 1666/1667
near Tasgaon.
- Shrimant Raja
MALOJI GHORPADE I, 14th Raja of Mudhol
ca1666/1700, during his rule, the jagir became an
independent state in 1670, married and had issue. He
died 1700.
- Shrimant Raja Akhayajirao Malojirao Ghorpade (qv)
- Shrimant Raja
AKHAYAJIRAO MALOJIRAO GHORPADE, 15th Raja of
Mudhol 1700/1734, Governor of Bijapur -/1734, married
and had issue. He died 1734.
- Shrimant Raja Pirajirao Akhayajirao Ghorpade (qv)
- Shri Bajirao Akhayajirao Ghorpade
- Shrimant Raja
PIRAJIRAO AKHAYAJIRAO GHORPADE, 16th Raja of
Mudhol 1734/-, married and had issue. He died about
1738.
- Shrimant Raja Malojirao Pirajirao Ghorpade III
(qv)
- Shrimant Sahib Shankrojirao Pirajirao Ghorpade,
received lands in Bilgi, Bidri and Tikota.
- Several Generations
- Shrimant Raja Sankhraji of Bilgi, he died 9th
August 1820 whereupon the jagir was resumed by
the British government (#2).
- Shrimant Raja
MALOJIRAO PIRAJIRAO GHORPADE III, 17th Raja
of Mudhol -/1805, Governor of Bijapur 1738/-, married
(a), a Rajput lady, married (b), another Rajput lady,
married (c), a lady from Pole, married (d), a lady
from Kathiawar, married (e), a Parmar lady, and
married (f), a Solanki lady, and had issue. He died
1805.
- Shrimant Sahib Govindrao Raje Malojirao Ghorpade
(by 1st wife), married and had issue. He died about
1770.
- Shrimant Raja Narayanrao Govindrao Ghorpade (qv)
- Shrimant Sahib Maharrao Malojirao Ghorpade (by 1st
wife), he was granted the estate of of Machaknur, married
Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Gunwantabai Saheb,
died after 1832.
- Shrimant Sahib Bajirao Malojirao Ghorpade (by 2nd
wife)
- Shrimant Sahib Ranojirao Malojirao Ghorpade (by
3rd wife), married and had issue. He died 1779.
- Shrimant Sahib Nahirjirao Ranojirao Ghorpade, he
was granted the Jagir of Padsalgi.
- Shrimant Raja
NARAYANRAO GOVINDRAO GHORPADE, 18th Raja of
Mudhol 1805/1815, married 1stly, a Solanki Rani
(Senior Queen), married 2ndly, a Parmar Rani (Junior
Queen), and had issue. He died 1815.
- Shrimant Raja Vyankatrao Narayanrao Ghorpade I (by
1st wife) (qv)
- Shrimant Sahib Laxmanrao Ghorpade (by 1st wife),
married Rani Laxmi Bai Saheb, married and had issue.
He died after 1845.
- Shrimant Sahib Govindrao Ghorpade (by 2nd wife),
eldest son, though by the Junior Queen, contested
the succession unsuccessfully, died 1818 at the
Battle of Ashtee (#3).
- Shrimant Raja
VYANKATRAO NARAYANRAO GHORPADE I, 19th Raja
of Mudhol 1815/1854, married and had issue. He died
1854.
- Shrimant Raja Balwantrao Vyankatrao Ghorpade (qv)
- File 1832 Mudhol. Demand of Gunwantabai Saheb
Widow of Maharao Ghorpade of Machaknur, for the
assignment of villages in lieu of the allowance
enjoyed by Maharao. IOR/R/2/982/450 1832
- Shrimant Raja
BALWANTRAO VYANKATRAO GHORPADE, 20th Raja of
Mudhol 1854/1862, born 1843, married 1857, a daughter
of the Chief of Torgal, and his wife, Rani Ahilya Bai
Sahib, and had issue. He died 1862.
- HH Shrimant Raja Meherban Vyankatrao Balwantrao
Raje Ghorpade [Bala Saheb] (qv)
- Rani Radhabai Sahib, born 1861, married Meherban
Shrimant Rajamanya Rajashri Jaisinhrao Narayanrao
[Abasaheb] Ghatge Sarjerao Vajarat-ma-ab, 4th Chief
of Kagal-Senior, and
had issue. She died 1877.
- HH Shrimant Raja
Meherban VYANKATRAO BALWANTRAO RAJE GHORPADE II
[BALA SAHEB], 21st Raja of Mudhol 1862/1900,
born 9th April 1861, succeeded 27th March 1862 (#1),
educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; established a
regular system of government in the State, married and
had issue. He died 1900.
- HH Shrimant Raja Meherban Sir Malojirao Vyankatrao
Ghorpade IV [Nana Saheb] (qv)
- Rajkumar Laxman Singh, died after 1938.
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![Shrimant Raja Sir
Meherban MALOJIRAO VENKATRAO GHORPADE [NANASAHEB]](mudol_maloji.jpg) HH Shrimant Raja Meherban
Sir MALOJIRAO VYANKATRAO GHORPADE IV [NANA SAHEB],
22nd Raja of Mudhol 1900/1937 (abdicated), born 1884,
K.C.I.E. [cr.1920], Hon. 2nd Lieutenant Indian Army,
served with the British Forces in Egypt 1914/1918; he
was granted the title of Raja as a hereditary
distinction on 3rd June 1922; married 1stly, a sister
of Col. HH Maharaja Shri Sir Udajirao II Puar Bahadur
of Dhar, married 2ndly,
a daughter of the Jadeja Giras family of Kathiawar,
and had issue, two sons and one daughter.
- HH Shrimant Raja Bhairavsinhrao Malojirao Ghorpade
II (qv)
- HH Shrimant Raja
BHAIRAVSINHRAO MALOJIRAO GHORPADE II, 23rd
and last Raja of Mudhol 1937/1984, born 15th October
1929 and succeeded 9th November 1937 (#4) as the 23rd Raja of
Mudhol, married 1stly, Rani Pramila Raje of Rajkot,
?married 2ndly, Rani Indira Raje, and had issue. He
died 1984 in a car accident.
- Rajkumari Menaka Raje Bhonsle
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