VALA (Princely State)

 coat of arms - vala
AREA: 492 km2 Privy Purse: 520,000Rs  ACCESSION: 15th February 1948
STATE: Saurashtra  DYNASTY: Gohil RELIGION: Hindu
VILLAGES: 40 Population: 11,386 (1921)  REVENUE: 341,773Rs 
     
PRESENT RULER: Thakore Sahib PRAVINSINHJI GAMBHIRSINHJI, 11th and present Thakore Shri of Vala.
M.L.A. for two terms from Botad constituency, married Rajkumari Premlata Devi of Surguja [Thakorani Shri Premlata Devi of Vala], daughter of Maharaja Ramanuj Saran Singh Deo of Surguja, and his second wife, and has issue.
  • Raj Kumari Janhavi Devi [Rani Janhavi Devi of Kunda], born 5th July 1966 in Bombay, married 28th November 1985 in Allahabad, Raja Ravindra Nath Singh, born 1956 in Patna, son of Raja Birendra Nath Singh of Kunda, and his wife, Rani Raj Rajeshwari Devi, and has issue.
    • Yuvaraj Shri Raghavendra Nath Singh
    • Rajkumari Rituraj Manjari
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Third Class state founded in the 18th century as an off-shoot of Bhavnagar. Rulers were....
  1. Thakore Sahib VISAJI, 1st Thakore Shri of Vala 1740/1774, twin brother of Thakore Sahib Akherajji of Bhavnagar, married and had issue. He died 1774.
    • Thakore Sahib Nathubhai Visaji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Kayabhai Visaji
    • Kumar Shri Jethibhai Visaji

  2. Thakore Sahib NATHUBHAI VISAJI, 2nd Thakore Shri of Vala 1774/1798

  3. Thakore Sahib MEGHABHAI NATHUBHAI, 3rd Thakore Shri of Vala 1798/1814, married and had issue. He died 1814.
    • Thakore Sahib Harbhamji Meghabhai (qv)
    • Thakore Sahib Patabhai Meghabhai (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Adabhai Meghabhai

  4. Thakore Sahib HARBHAMJI MEGABHAI, 4th Thakore Shri of Vala 1814/1838, married and had issue. He died 1838.
    • Kumar Shri Kalyansinhji Harbhamji, died young before 1838.
    • Thakore Sahib Daulatsinhji Harbhamji (qv)

  5. Thakore Sahib DAULATSINHJI HARBHAMJI, 5th Thakore Shri of Vala 1838/1840, died spm in 1840.

  6. Thakore Sahib PATABHAI MEGABHAI, 6th Thakore Shri of Vala 1840/1853, died 1853.

  7. Thakore Sahib PRITHIRAJJI PATABHAI, 7th Thakore Shri of Vala 1853/1860, died 1860.

  8. Thakore Sahib MEGHRAJJI PRITHIRAJJI, 8th Thakore Shri of Vala 1860/1875, married and had issue. He died 20th August 1875.
    • Thakore Sahib Vakhatsinhji Meghrajji Sahib (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Akherajji Meghrajji

  9. Thakore Sahib VAKHATSINHJI MEGHRAJJI Sahib, 9th Thakore Shri of Vala 1875/1943, born 19th February 1864, succeeded 20th August 1875 (#1), educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married and had issue. He died 1943.
    • Thakore Sahib Gambhirsinhji Vakhatsinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Mangalsinhji Vakhatsinhji, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Kanaksinhji Mangalsinhji, married and had issue.
        • Kumar Shri Krishnachandrasinhji Kanaksinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1972).
      • Kumar Shri Jaswantsinhji Mangalsinhji
    • HH Maharani Shri Phul Kunverba Sahiba, married (as his fourth wife), Capt. HH Maharana Raj Saheb Shri Sir Amarsinhji Banesinhji, Maharana Raj Saheb of Wankaner.

  10. Thakore Sahib GAMBHIRSINHJI VAKHATSINHJI, 10th Thakore Shri of Vala 1943/- , educated at Harrow 1904/1907, married and had issue.
    • Thakore Sahib Pravinsinhji Gambhirsinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji Gambhirsinhji Gohil, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; died April 2003.
    • Rani Bhupendra Kumari, married Maharaj Narpat Singh of Jodhpur, and had issue.

  11. Thakore Sahib PRAVINSINHJI GAMBHIRSINHJI, 11th Thakore Shri of Vala (see above)
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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p. 576