NAWANAGAR (Princely State)

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AREA: 9,632 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 1,000,000Rs  ACCESSION: 15th February 1948
STATE: Saurashtra  DYNASTY: Jadeja RELIGION: Hindu
     
PRESENT RULER: HH Maharaja Jam Shri SHATRUSALYASINHJI DIGVIJAYSINHJI, 21st Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar since 1966.
HH Maharaja Jam Sahib SHATRUSALYASINHJIborn 20th March 1939 (#1), married HH Maharani Bharati Rajya Lakshmi Devi, daughter of Maharajkumar Sharada Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The princely state was founded in 1535 or 1540 by Jam Shri Ravalji, and is now better known as Jamnagar. Rulers were....
  1. Jam Shri RAVALJI LAKHAJI, 1st Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1540/1562, married and had issue. He died 1562.
    • Jam Shri Vibhaji Ravalji (qv)
    • Kumar Jiyaji Ravalji

  2. Jam Shri VIBHAJI RAVALJI, 2nd Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1562/1569, married and had issue, four sons. He died 1569.
    • Jam Shri Sataji Vibhaji (qv)
    • Thakore Saheb Bhanaji Vibhaji, founder of Kalavad, Virpur and Kharedi (see Virpur).
    • Kumari (name unknown), married the Rana Sahib of Porbandar, and had issue

  3. Jam Shri SATAJI VIBHAJI, 3rd Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1569/1608, married and had issue. He died 1608.
    • Kumar Ajoji Sataji, married and had issue. He died vp in 1592.
      • Jam Shri Lakhaji Ajoji (qv)
      • Jam Shri Ranmalji Ajoji (qv)
      • Thakur Saheb Vibhaji Ajoji, founder of Rajkot.
    • Jam Jasaji Sataji (qv)
    • Kumar Vibhaji Sataji, often confused with his nephew.

  4. Jam Shri JASAJI SATAJI, 4th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1608/1624, married Rani Lakhamjiba Sahiba, daughter of Raj Sahib Raisinhji Mansinhji of Dhrangadhra. He died sp in 1624.

  5. Jam Shri LAKHAJI I AJOJI, 5th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1624/1645, married and had issue.
    • Jam Shri Ranmalji Lakhaji (qv)
    • Jam Shri Raisinhji I Lakhaji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Jashoji Lakhaji Jadeja, founder of Dhrafa.

  6. Jam Shri RANMALJI LAKHAJI, 6th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1645/1661

  7. Jam Shri RAISINHJI I LAKHAJI, 7th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1661/1664, married and had issue.
    • Jam Shri Tamachi Raisinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Phoolji Raisinhji of Bhanwad, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Jasaji Phoolji, married and had issue.
        • Kumar Shri Ranmalji Jasaji, married and had issue.
          • Kumar Shri Meghrajji Ranmalji, married and had issue.
            • Kumar Shri Dasalji Meghrajji, married and had issue.
              • Kumar Shri Jasaji Dasalji, married and had issue. 
                • Kumar Shri Ranmalji Jasaji, he was adopted by Jam Shri Sataji Lakhaji, and succeeded him as Jam Shri Ranmalji Sataji, 16th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar  (see further)
                • Kumar Shri Radhubhai Jasaji (see below)

    MUGHAL OCCUPATION 1664/1673

  8. Jam Shri TAMACHI RAISINHJI, 8th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1673/1690, married and had issue.
    • Jam Shri Raisinhji II Tamachiji (qv)

  9. Jam Shri LAKHAJI II TAMACHI, 9th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1690/1710, married (amongst others), the daughter of Raj Sahib Jaswantsinhji Gajsinhji of Dhrangadhra, and had issue. He died 1710.
    • Jam Shri Raisinhji II Lakhaji (qv)
    • Jam Shri Hardholji Lakhaji (qv)

  10. Jam Shri RAISINHJI II LAKHAJI, 10th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1710/1718

  11. Jam Shri HARDHOLJI LAKHAJI, 11th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1718/1727, married and had issue.
    • Jam Shri Tamachi Hardholji (qv)

  12. Jam Shri TAMACHI HARDHOLJI, 12th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1727/1743, married and had issue.
    • Jam Shri Lakhaji III Tamachiji (qv)

  13. Jam Shri LAKHAJI III TAMACHIJI, 13th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1743/1768, married Rani Naniba Sahiba, daughter of Raj Sahib Raisinhji Pratapsinhji of Dhrangadhra, and his ninth wife, Rani Suraj Kunwarba Sahiba, and had issue. He died 1768.
    • Jam Shri Jasaji Lakhaji (qv)
    • Jam Shri Sataji Lakhaji (qv)

  14. Jam Shri JASAJI LAKHAJI, 14th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1768/1814, married (amongst others), 1792, Rani Achuba Sahiba, daughter of Raj Sahib Gajsinhji Raisinhji of Dhrangadhra, and his second wife, Rani Phuljiba Sahiba; married Rani Majiba Sahiba, daughter of Raj Sahib Raisinhji III Jashwantsinhji of Dhrangadhra, and his fourth wife, Rani Pran Kunwarba Sahiba. He died sp in 1814.

  15. Jam Shri SATAJI LAKHAJI, 15th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1814/1820, married (amongst others), Rani Baiba Sahiba, daughter of Raj Sahib Raisinhji Pratapsinhji of Dhrangadhra, and his seventh wife, Rani Samjiba Sahiba. He died sp in 1820. 

  16. Jam Shri RANMALJI II SATAJI, 16th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1820/1852, married (amongst others), 3rdly, Rani Bai Sahiba of Dhrangadhra, married 1822, Rani Karsan Kunwarba Sahiba, daughter of Raj Sahib Amarsinhji Raisinhji of Dhrangadhra, and his third wife, Rani Vakhat Kunwarba Sahiba, and had issue, 7 sons (six died in infancy). He died 1852.
    • HH Maharaja Jam Shri Vibhaji II Ranmalji (qv)
    • HH Rani Jan Kunwarba Sahiba, married (as his first wife), HH Raj Sahib Ranmalji Amarsinhji of Dhrangadhra.

  17. HH Maharaja Jam Shri VIBHAJI II RANMALJI, 17th Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1852/1895, born 8th May 1827, married 14 wives, including (a), Dhanbai and her sister (b), Janbai, married 2ndly, 1851, Maharani Tejiba Sahiba, daughter of Raj Sahib Amarsinhji Raisinhji of Dhrangadhra, and his seventh wife, Rani Ram Kunwarba Sahiba, and had issue. He died 28th April 1895.
    • Maharajkumar Bhimsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja [Kalubha] (ex Dhanbai), born 1872, married and had issue. He died after 1903.
      • Shri Lakubha Kalubha Jadeja, he died after 1930.
    • HH Maharaja Jam Shri Jashwantsinhji Vibhaji (ex Janbai) (qv)

  18. HH Maharaja Jam Shri JASHWANTSINHJI VIBHAJI, 18th Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1895/1906, born 1882, married five wives (including a Maharani from Varsoda), and had issue. He died spm in 1906.

  19. Lt. Col. HH Maharaja Jam Shri Sir RANJITSINHJI VIBHAJI, 19th Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1906/1933, born 10th September 1872 as Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Jiwansinhji, son of Maharaj Shri Jiwansinhji Jalamsinhji of Sarodar, adopted by HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Vibhaji II Ranmalji as his successor, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot and at Trinity College, Cambridge, Pro-Chancellor of the Standing Committee of Indian Princes' Chamber, Hon. Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, G.C.S.I. [cr.1923], G.B.E.(mil) [cr.1919], K.C.S.I. [cr.1917]; he was granted a personal salute of 15 guns on 1st January 1918, which was made permanent on 1st January 1921; he was the outstanding cricketer of his time, popularly known as Ranji, he scored seventy-two first class centuries (including four in his fifteen tests for England) and he became the first man to score more than 3000 runs in one season (1899), and, in 1897, was the first non-Englishman to be included in the Wisden Cricketer’s Almanack esteemed list of the top five cricketers of that year; a cricketing innovator, he has indeed been largely accredited as the first man to play the leg-glance shot; his name is preserved in the Ranji Trophy competition still played in India. He died sp on 2nd April 1933.

  20. HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri DIGVIJAYSINHJI RANJITSINHJI (1895-1966)HH Maharaja Jam Shri DIGVIJAYSINHJI RANJITSINHJI, 20th Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1933/1966, born 1st September 1895 as Kumar Shri Digvijaysinhji Juwansinhji, son of Maharaj Shri Juwansinhji Jiwansinhji of Sarodar, adopted by his predecessor; married 7th March 1935, HH Maharani Gulab Kunwerba, daughter of HH Maharajadhiraj Maharao Shri Sir Sarup Ram Singhji Bahadur of Sirohi, and his wife, HH Maharani Krishna Kunwarba Sahiba, and had issue. He died 3rd February 1966.
    • HH Maharaja Jam Shri Shatrusalyasinhji Digvijaysinhji (qv)
    • HH Maharani Mukund Kumari, married (as his first wife), 1960 (div. 1964), HH Maharawat Ambika Pratap Singh of Pratapgarh (Rajasthan).
    • HH Maharani Himanshu Kunverba Saheb, married HH Maharao Raghubir Singhji Bahadur of Sirohi.

  21. HH Maharaja Jam Shri SHATRUSALYASINHJI DIGVIJAYSINHJI, 21st Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (see above)

SARODAR

  • Kumar Shri Jasaji Dasalji, married and had issue. (#2)
    • Kumar Shri Ranmalji Jasaji, he was adopted by Jam Shri Sataji Lakhaji, and succeeded him as Jam Shri Ranmalji Sataji, 16th Jam Sahib of Nawanagar  (see further)
    • Kumar Shri Radhubhai Jasaji [Rayadhaji], married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Jethijibapu Rayadhji, married and had issue.
        • Kumar Shri Narsinhji Jethijibapu, married and had issue.
          • Kumar Shri Takhatsinhji Narsinhji, married and had issue.
            • Kumar Shri Chandravijaysinhji Takhatsinhji, married and had issue.
              • Kumar Shri Ambapratapsinhji Chandravijaysinhji, born 1952, married Kumarani Krishnaba, and had issue.
                • Kumar Shri Javeersinhji Ambapratapsinhji, married and had issue.
                  • Kumar Shri Krishnarajsinhji Javeersinhji
                • Kumar Shri Shivcharansinhji Ambapratapsinhji Jadeja, born 3rd July 1980 in Ahmedabad, married 22nd February 2003 in Saraswa, Kumari Arpita, and has issue.
                  • Kumar Shri Harshvardhansinhji Shivcharansinhji Jadeja, born 2004.
                  • Kumar Shri Kashyaprajsinhji Shivcharansinhji Jadeja, born 2010.
              • Kumar Shri Shaktisinhji Chandravijaysinhji
              • Kumar Shri Vijaysinhji Chandravijaysinhji, married and had issue.
                • Kumar Shri Abhaysinhji Vijaysinhji
          • Kumar Shri Bharatsinhji Narsinhji, married and had issue.
            • Kumar Shri Pravinsinhji Bharatsinhji, married and had issue.
              • Kumar Shri Girirajsinhji Pravinsinhji
              • Kumar Shri Sahdevsinhji Pravinsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1963); married and had issue.
                • Kumar Shri Jaiveersinhji Sahdevsinhji
              • Kumar Shri Baldevsinhji Pravinsinhji, married and had issue.
                • Kumar Shri Honeybhai Baldevsinhji
          • Kumar Shri Govindsinhji Narsinhji, married and had issue.
            • Lt.-Col. Kumar Shri Jayendrasinhji Govindsinhji, married and had issue.
              • Kumar Shri Jaidevsinhji Jayendrasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1964), married and had issue.
                • Kumar Shri Jaisinhji Jaidevsinhji
                • Kumar Shri Ghanshyamsinhji Jaidevsinhji
              • Kumar Shri Rajvirsinhji Jayendrasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1967), married and had issue.
                • Kumar Shri Vijayrajsinhji Rajvirsinhji
              • Kumar Shri Prithvirajsinhji Jayendrasinhji
      • Kumar Shri Jalamsinhji Rayadhji, married and had issue. He died after 1880.
        • Maharaj Shri Jiwansinhji Jalamsinhji, married (amongst others), a daughter of HH Maharaja Takhat Singhji of Jodhpur, and had issue.
          • Maharaj Shri Devisinhji Jiwansinhji Jadeja  (eldest son), married and had issue.
            • Maharaj Shri Sawaisinhji Devisinhji, married and had issue.
              • Maharaj Shri Vikramsinhji Sawaisinhji, married Kumari Shri Rajni Kunwarba Sahiba, daughter of Kumar Shri Shivsinhji Govindsinhji of Hampar in Dhrangadhra, and his second wife, Kumari Shri Monghi Kunwarba Sahiba, and had issue.
                • Kumar Shri Manharsinhji Vikramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1958)
                • Kumar Shri Mahipalsinhji Vikramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1958); died 5th February 2004.
            • Gen. Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Devisinhji Jadeja, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces; married, and had issue.
              • Thakurani Chandra Vijai Kumari, married 6th March 1954, Thakur Sumer Singh of Nawalgarh Pana 3, and has issue.
              • Maharaj Shri Sukhdevsinhji Rajendrasinhji, married Rani Vijaylakshmi Kumari, daughter of Rao Saheb Narayan Singh of Masuda, and his first wife, Rani Kamala Raje, and has issue.
          • Maharaj Shri Juwansinhji Jiwansinhji Jadeja, born 1871, married and had issue. He died 12th January 1942.
            • Brig. Maharaj Shri Saheb Pratapsinhji Juwansinhji Jadeja, born 1890, married Rani Vijay Kuwarba, younger daughter of Maharaj Shri Himmat Singh of Shivrati in Udaipur, and had issue.
              • Maharaj Sri Daulatsinhji Pratapsinhji Jadeja, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1953); married and has issue.
                • Kumari Bhuvaneshwari Kunwarba Sahiba [Rani Bhuvaneshwari Kumari of Shahpura], married 10th December 1980, Rao Rajendra Singh of Shahpura, and has issue, one son.
                • Kunwar Ajitsinhji Daulatsinhji Jadeja
                • Kunwar Ajaysinhji Daulatsinhji Jadeja, born 1st February 1971, married 30th March 2001 in New Delhi, Aditi Jaitley, daughter of Ashok Jaitley, and his wife, Jaya Jaitley (née Chettur), and has issue.
                  • Kumar Aimansinhji Ajaysinhji Jadeja
              • Maharaj Shri Chhatrapalsinhji Pratapsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1954), married and has issue.
                • Kumar Saheb Devrajsinhji Chhatrapalsinhji, married Rajkumari Jayeshwari Devi, daughter of Raja Narendra Singh of Bhinai, and his wife, Rani Jahanvi Devi.
              • Maharaj Shri Raghuvirsinhji Pratapsinhji Jadeja, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1958), married and has issue.
                • Kumar Saheb Dharamveersinhji Raghuvirsinhji
                • Kumar Saheb Rajveersinhji Raghuvirsinhji
              • Maharaj Shri Dalpatsinhji Pratapsinhji Jadeja, born 28th September 1939 at Jamnagar, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1957); marrried Kumari Madan Kanwar, daughter of  Lt.-Col. Thakur Bishen Singh Rathore of Losana, and has issue.
                • Kumar Saheb Arjunsinhji Dalpatsinhji Jadeja, born 29th August 1972, married 7th November 2000, Kumari Sneh Kumari, daughter of Thakur Harischandra Devi Singh Rathore of Deolia, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
                  • Kumari Dishti Ba
                  • Kuwar Utkarsh Sinhji Arjunsinhji Jadeja, born 13th April 2005 in Mumbai.
            • Kumar Shri Digvijaysinhji Juwansinhji, adopted by Lt. Col. HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Jamnagar and succeeded there as HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji (see above).
            • Maharaj Shri Himmatsinhji Jaswansinhji Jadeja, born 1897, married and had issue.
              • Rani Mahendra Kunwarba Sahiba, born 10th June 1932, married 21st February 1951, Maharajkumar Dharmendrasinhji Ghanshyamsinhji of Dhrangadhra, and had issue.
            • Maharaj Shri Duleepsinhji Jaswansinhji Jadeja, born 13th June 1905, married 1936, Rani Jayaraj Kumari of Rajpipla. He died sp on 6th December 1959.
            • Kumari (name unknown) [HH Maharani Sahiba of Jodhpur], married HH Maharajadhiraj Sumair Singhji of Jodhpur.
            • HH Maharani Nawal Kunwarba Sahiba, born 18th April 1903, married 27th April 1920 (as his fifth wife), Major HH Maharana Shri Maharaja Shri Raj Sir Ghanshyamsinhji Ajitsinhji Sahib Bahadur of Dhrangadhra, and had issue. She died 15th August 1973.
          • Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Jiwansinhji, adopted by HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Vibhaji II Ranmalji of Jamnagar and succeded there as Lt. Col. HH Maharaja Jam Sahib Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji (see above)
          • Maharaj Shri Dilawarsinhji Jiwansinhji Jadeja, married and had issue.
            • Maharaj Shri Indravijaysinhji Dilawarsinhji Jadeja, died 14th June 1981 in Jamnagar.
            • Lt.-Col. Maharaj Shri Ranbirsinhji Dilawarsinhji, married Rani Raghuraj Kanwar, daughter of Rawal Harnath Singhji Bahadur of Dundlod, and his wife, Rani Sireh Kanwar.
          • Maharaj Shri Mohansinhji Jiwansinhji Jadeja, married and had issue.
            • HH Maharani Manhar Kunwar, married HH Maharajadhiraj Shri Daljit Singhji Saheb of Idar.
            • Maharaj Shri Madhavsinhji Mohansinhji, married and had issue.
              • Maharaj Shri Aniruddhsinhji Madhavsinhji Jadeja, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1948); married Baiji Lal Ummed Kanwar, daughter of Rawal Madan Singhji Saheb of Nawalgarh Pana 3.
              • Maharaj Shri Indrajitsinhji Madhavsinhji Jadeja, born 15th June 1937 at Jamnagar, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot and at St. Stephens' College, Delhi; former Indian Test Cricketer; married and had issue. He died 11th March 2011 in Mumbai.
                • Maharaj Shri Shivsinhji Indrajitsinhji Jadeja
        • Maharaj Umaidsinhji Jalamsinhji, born 1877, the designated heir 1877/1878, died 1878.
      • Kumar Shri Bhavsinhji Rayadhaji, married and had issue.
        • Kumar Shri Kesarisinhji Bhavsinhji, married and had issue.
          • Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Kesarisinhji, married and had issue.
            • HH Rani Suraj Kunwarba Sahiba, married (as his fifth wife), HH Raj Sahib Sir Ajitsinhji Jashwantsinhji of Dhrangadhra, and had issue.
            • HH Maharani Pran Kunwarba Sahiba, born 2nd November 1888, married 2nd June 1910 (as his first wife), Major HH Maharana Shri Maharaja Shri Raj Sir Ghanshyamsinhji Ajitsinhji Sahib Bahadur of Dhrangadhra. She died sp on 19th October 1912.
          • HH Rani Sundar Kunwarba Sahiba, married 13th February 1884 (as his first wife), HH Raj Sahib Sir Ajitsinhji Jashwantsinhji of Dhrangadhra, and had issue. She died 1908.
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Kumar Shri Jaywantsinhji Rajsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1945)
  • Kumar Shri Bhupendrasinhji Ramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1956)
  • Kumar Shri Rohitsinhji Bhupendrasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1982)
  • Kumar Shri Krishnakumarsinhji Ramsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1960)
  • Kumar Shri Brijrajsinhji Yadvendrasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1970)
  • Kumar Shri Pradeepsinhji Mohabatsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1971)
  • Kumar Shri Rajdipsinhji Mohabatsintiji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1979)
  • Kumar Shri Ajitsinhji Daulatsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1973)
  • Kumar Shri Kushalsinhji, married Kunwarani Shivani Kumari, daughter of Thakur Sahib Mahabir Singh of Ghanerao, and his wife, Rani Devendra Kumari, and has issue, two sons and one daughter.
  • HH Rani Birja Kunwarba Sahiba, married (as his third wife), HH Raj Sahib Ranmalji Amarsinhji of Dhrangadhra, and had issue.
  • Kanwarani Kusum Kumari, married (as his second wife), Kunwar Sangram Singh of Nawalgarh Pana 3.
  • Ranidhirani Bhawani Kumari, married Rajadhiraj Hemendra Singh of Banera, and has issue.
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1. Cricinfo.com, courtesy of Philip Bailey, October 2002.
2. The History of Kathiawad from the Earliest Times by Capt. H. Wilberforce-Bell, publ. by William Heinemann, London, 1916, Genealogical Tree, p.277