PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The estate of Pajod is a Non-Jurisdictional Taluka under
Sardargadh and was granted to Khanzada Sujayatkhanji
Salabatkhanji, grandson of Khan Shri Mukhtyarkhanji
Sherjamakhanji of Sardargarh-Bantva, a branch of the
Junagadh Royal House and was located in the Bantwa area of
Kathiawar. Pajod acceded to India in 1947. Estate holders
were...
- Khan Shri
SUJAYATKHANJI SALABATKHANJI, 1st Darbar and
Nanipati Shri of Pajod ca 1820/-; married and had
issue.
- Khan Shri Murtaakhanji Sujayatkhanji (qv)
- Khanzada Mukhtiarkhanji Sujayatkhanji
- Khan Shri
MURTAJAKHANJI SUJAYATKHANJI, 2nd Darbar and
Nanipati Shri of Pajod -/1879, married three wives,
and had issue. He died 1879.
- Khan Shri Imamkhanji Mukhtiarkhanji (qv)
- Khan Shri
IMAMKHANJI MUKHTIARKHANJI, 3rd Darbar and
Nanipati Shri of Pajod 1879/-, married and had
issue.
- Khan Shri Murtajakhanji Imamkhanji (qv)
- Khanzada Shri Mukhtiarkhanji Imamkhanji, died
1916.
- Khan Shri
MURTAJAKHANI IMAMKHANJ, 4th Darbar and
Nanipati Shri of Pajod -/1918, married Zenab Bibi, and
had issue. He died 1918.
- Khan Shri Imamudinkhanji Murtajakhanji Babi (qv)
INTERREGNUM
1918/1935
Succession dispute, with Sheiksahib Ahmad Miya of
Mangrol acting as Regent.
- Khan Shri
IMAMUDINKHANJI MURTAJAKHANJI BABI, 5th Darbar
and Nanipati Shri of Pajod 1935/2008, born 11th
December 1915, he was a Poet writing under the pen
name of Ruswa Mazloom; he merged his state to India
and was granted an honorarium of 10,000Rs p.a. by
Sardar Patel's government; he provided his subjects
with electricity, established a full fledged hospital
in his mother, Zenab Bibi's name. and also established
a school for Harijans, started a sports club and
formed a volley ball team of his state; after
independence, he became a member of Congress Seva Dal
and continued to work for the progress of his
erstwhile state; married and had issue. He died 24th
February 2008.
- Kumari Shri Israt Jahan, born 24th September 1937,
married and has issue.
- Kumari Shri Sahista, born 1949, married and has
issue.
- Khanzada Shri Ayazkhanji Imamudinkhanji Babi (qv)
- Khanzada Shri Suhelkhanji Imamudinkhanji, born
24th June 1951, married and has issue.
- Kumari Shri Sanaah Babi, born 4th August 1987.
- Khanzada Shri Faizankhanji Suhelkhanji, born
1989.
- Khanzada Shri Shakeelkhanji Imamudinkhanji, born
15th November 1953, married and has issue.
- Kumari Shri Nehala Babi, born 6th June 1982.
- Khanzada Anjeelemkhanji Shakeelkhanji, born 26th
February 198x.
- Khan Shri
AYAZKHANJI IMAMUDINKHANJI BABI, 6th Darbar
and Nanipati Shri of Pajod (see above)
The help of John Duncan McMeekin, is gratefully
acknowledged, January 2011 and September 2014. |