THANA DEVLI (Princely State)

AREA: 303.85 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 100,000Rs  ACCESSION: 15th February 1948
STATE: Bombay DYNASTY: Wala (Jaitani branch) RELIGION: Hindu
VILLAGES: 84 POPULATION: 16,005 (1931)  REVENUE: 266,000Rs 
     
PRESENT Estate Holder: Darbar Shri AJAYKUMARSHINH HAMIRWALA B.Com., 8th and present Darbar Saheb of Thana Devli.
born 13th March 1978 in Jamnagar, Gujrat; Chairman, D.S. Hamirwala Harsurwala Foundation; Managing Trustee, Arts and Commerce College, Bilkha in Gujarat; Managing Trustee, Shree Matoshree Kanya Vidyalaya Mendarda, Gujarat; Managing Truste, Shree Matoshree English Medium School Mendarada; married 1st March 2008 in Jasdan, Gujarat, Rani Sonalba Ajaykumarshinhwala, and has issue, one daughter.
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PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded by Darbar Shri Bhoka Jaitha Wala, younger son of Darbar Shri Jaitha Naja Wala, 1st Darbar Saheb of Pithadia; it was a Third Class state, also known as Amarnagar, its jurisdictional powers were as follows, Criminal - Seven years rigorous imprisonment and fines to the extent of 10,000Rs, Civil - fines to the extent of 20,000Rs. The state merged with Luni, Dangavadar, Shedhubhar, Mendarda and Chital in 1922, and with Mota Katda, Shobhavadla and Meghapipalia in 1928. Rulers were....
  • Darbar Shri BHOKAWALA JAITAWALA, 1st Darbar Saheb of Thana Devli, younger son of Darbar Shri Jaitha Naja Wala, 1st Darbar Saheb of Pithadia; married and had issue. He lived around 1760.
    • Darbar Shri Valoji Bhoka Wala (qv)
    • Darbar Shri Mansur Bhoka Wala,  married and had issue, the Taslukdars of Sanala.
    • Kumar Shri Jaita Bhoka Wala, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Alag Jaita Wala
      • Kumar Shri Luna Jaita Wala
      • Kumar Shri Manasia Jaita Wala
      • Kumar Shri Bhoj Jaita Wala
  • Darbar Shri VALOJIWALA BHOKAWALA, 2nd Darbar Saheb of Thana Devli, married and had issue.
    • Kumar Shri Ebhalwala Valojiwala
    • Kumar Shri Ghelawala Valojiwala, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Godadwala Ghelawala
    • Darbar Shri Harsurwala Valojiwala (qv)
  • Darbar Shri HARSURWALA VALOJIWALA, 3rd Darbar Saheb of Thana Devli, married and had issue.
    • Darbar Shri Meramwala Harsurwala (qv)
  • Darbar Shri MERAMWALA HARSURWALA, 4th Darbar Saheb of Thana Devli -/1883, married and had issue. He died 17th September 1883.
    • Darbar Shri Laxman Meram Wala (qv)
  • Darbar Shri LAXMANWALA MERAMWALA, 5th Darbar Saheb of Thana Devli 1883/1922, born 1849, succeeded 17th September 1883 (#1), C.I.E. [cr.1911] (#2), as he had no male issue he adopted, with the permission of the government, the son of Kala Wala, the Darbar Saheb of Luni. The succession of the Darbar Shri Amra Wala brought with him his patrimony of Luni Taluka which had been merged into Thana-Devli State. He died spm on 12th May 1922.
COURT OF WARDS [12.5.1922] - [12.10.1922]
  • Darbar Shri Amrawala
                      LaxmanwalaDarbar Shri AMRAWALA LAXMANWALA, 6th Darbar Saheb of Thana Devli 1922/1960, born 28th November 1895 (#3) as Kumar Shri Amrawala Kalawala, son of Darbar Shri Kalawala Bhanwala of Luni (see Sanala) and succeeded by adoption on 12th October 1922, married and had issue. He died 29th September 1960.
    • Yuvraj Shri Ramwala Amrawala, born 1920, married and had issue. He died vp.
      • Darbar Shri Samatwala Ramwala (qv)
    • Darbar Shri Harsurwala Amrawala, married and had issue.
      • Darbar Shri Hamirwala Harsurwala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1961); married Rani Sumitraba Hamirwala, and had issue.
        • Darbar Shree Ajaykumarshinh Hamirwala (qv)
      • Kumar Shri Meramwala Harsurwala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1961)
  • Darbar Shri SAMATWALA RAMWALA, 7th Darbar Saheb of Thana Devli 1960/2002, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1959) and Daly College, Indore. He died sp on 25th November 2002.
  • Darbar Shri AJAYKUMARSHINH HAMIRWALA, Darbar Saheb of Thana Devli (see above)
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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p.213
2. Whittakers Almanac, p.783.
3. "Indian Annual Register" , N. N. Nitra, Calcutta 1945