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1897 - 1915 H.H. Maharana Shri Sir Chhatrasinhji Gambhirsinhji Sahib, Raja of Rajpipla, KCIE (12.12.1911). b. at Nandod, 18^th December 1862, eldest son of H.H. Maharana Shri Gambhirsinhji Verisalji Sahib, Raja of Rajpipla, educ. Rajkumar Coll., Rajkot. Served as a magistrate and revenue officer before his accession. Succeeded on the death of his father, 10^th January 1897. Installed on the gadi at the Fort, Rajpipla, 20^th May 1897. Instrumental in saving thousands of lives during the epic famines of 1899-1902, granting famine relief during this period amounting to nearly Rs. 8 lakhs. Visited England and Europe in 1897, 1904, 1906, 1909, and 1911. Rcvd: Diamond Jubilee medal (1897), Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 and 1911), and Coron. medal (1911). m. (first) at Wankaner, H.H. Wankanerwala Maharani Shri Phool Kunverba Sahiba (d. Chattra Niwas Palace, Nandod, 20^th November 1920), elder daughter of Maharana Raj Shri Banesinhji Jaswantsinhji Sahib, Maharana Raj Sahib of Wankaner. m. (second) H.H. Maharani Shri Sardar Kunverba Sahiba (d. before 1911), daughter of Rajaji Maharaol Shri Jitsinhji Maansinhji Sahib, Raja of Chhota Udepur. m. (third) H.H. Maharani Shri Manhar Kunverba Sahiba (d. at Nandod, 24^th April 1958), daughter of Mahida Shri Durjansinhji, of Chandod, Baroda. He d. at Poona, 26^th September 1915, having had issue, four sons and four daughters:

1) H.H. Maharana Shri Sir Vijaysinhji Chhatrasinhji Sahib, Maharaja of Rajpipla (s/o Wankanerwala Maharani) - see below.
2) Maharaj Shri Champaksinhji Chhatrasinhji Sahib. b. at Chattra Niwas Palace, Nandod, 26^th April 1900, educ. Panchgani High Sch and Rajkumar Coll., Rajkot. Rcvd: Coron. Medal (1937). m. at Nandod, 1924, Rani … Sahiba, daughter of Rana Shri Gulabsinhji Gamalsinhji, of Prattapur. He had issue, a daughter:
- a) Rajkumari Bapu Raja Bharati Devi Sahiba [Thakuraniji Bharati Devi Sahiba]. m. at Nandod, April 1947, Lieutenant-Colonel Thakur Raghubir Singhji, of Dundlod (b. at Bera, 19^th March 1920), educ., Mayo Coll., Ajmer, and Indian Staff Coll., Wellington, cmsnd. 2^nd-Lieut. Jaipur State Forces, served with Jaipur Lancers, Rajendra Hazari Guards, Kacchawa Horse, Gwalior Lancers, and 61^st Cavalry IA, served in WW2 in Western Desert and N. Africa, served in Jammu & Kashmir 1948, Mil. Sec. to the Rajpramukh of Rajasthan 1949-1956, rcvd: Jaipur MSM 1^st class, 39/45 & Africa Stars, British War and India Service medals, etc., second son of Rawal Shri Harnath Singhji Bahadur, Thakur of Dundlod, in Jaipur, by his wife, Rani Sireh Kanwar Sahiba, daughter of Rao Bahadur Thakur Shri Sheonath Singh, Thakur of Bera, in Jodhpur. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.
3) Maharaj Shri Kishoresinhji Chhatrasinhji Sahib. b. at Chattra Niwas Palace, Nandod, 18^th December 1902, Panchgani High Sch. and Rajkumar Coll., Rajkot. m. at Nandod, 1924, Rani … Sahiba. He d. 1936, having had issue, a daughter:
- a) Rajkumari Bapuraja Ranjana Devi Sahiba [Rani Ranjana Devi Sahiba]. m. Major Maharajkumar Shri Hirasinhji Ranjitsinhji Sahib (b. February 1922), sometime Chief Cdt. Baria State Forces, second son of Colonel H.H. Maharaol Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Mansinhji Sahib, Maharaol of Baria, KCSI, by his second wife, H.H. Maharani Shrimant Dilhar Kunverba Sahiba, elder daughter of Captain Kumar Shri Kiritsinhji Gambhirsinhji Sahib, of Rajpipla - see India (Baria).
4) Maharaj Shri Natwarsinhji Chhatrasinhji Sahib. b. at Chattra Niwas Palace, Nandod, 29^th November 1911. Rcvd: Coron. Medal (1937). m. at Rajpipla, 25^th January 1932, Rani ... Sahiba, a sister of the Thakore Sahib of Jhanor. He had issue, a daughter:
- a) Rajkumari Bapuraja Hemlata Devi Sahiba [Rani Hemlata Devi Sahiba]. m. 16^th February 1959, Raoji Shri Gopal Singh, Rao Sahib of Poshina (b. at Poshina, 18^th July 1937), son of Raoji Shri Padam Singhji Lakhsman Singhji, Rao Sahib of Poshina, by his wife, Rathodji Rani Surya Kumari Sahiba. She has issue, one son.
1) Rajkumari Bapuraja ... Kunverba Sahib. She d. at Nandod, 6^th November 1889.
2) Rajkumari Bapuraja Takhta Kunverba Sahiba [Rani Shrimant Takhta Kunverba Sahiba, Rani of Baria]. b. at Nandod, m. at the Fort, Rajpipla, 1905, as his first wife, Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharaol Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Mansinhji Sahib, Maharaol of Baria, KCSI (b. 10^th July 1886; d. 7^th September 1949), eldest son of Maharaol Shri Mansinhji Prithurajsinhji, Maharaol of Baria, by his first wife, Gohelji Rani Shrimant Shri Chandra Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Maharana Shri Verisalji II Naharsinhji Sahib, Raja of Rajpipla. She d. at Baria, 4^th January 1916, having had issue - see India (Baria).
3) Rajkumari Bapuraja Rajendra Kunverba Sahiba. b. at Nandod, and d. there of tuberculosis, 11^th December 1912.
4) Rajkumari Bapuraja Padma Kunverba Sahiba [Maharani Shri Padma Kunverba Sahiba, Rani of Chote Udepur]. b. at Nandod, m. there, April 1927, Maharaol Shri Natwarsinhji Fatehsinhji Sahib, Raja of Chote Udepur (b. 6^th November 1906; d. at Lisbon, 15^th October 1946), elder son of Maharaol Shri Fatehsinhji Motisinhji Sahib, Raja of Chote Udepur, by his wife, the sister of Rana Shri Ranjitsinhji Sahib, Rana of Mandwa. She d. at Chote Udepur, 10^th April 1928 - see India (Chote Udepur).

1915 - 1951 Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharana Shri Sir Vijaysinhji Chhatrasinhji Sahib, Maharaja of Rajpipla, GBE (c 1.1.1945), KCSI (1.1.1925). b. at Chhatra Vilas Palace, Nandod, 30^th January 1890, eldest son of H.H. Maharana Shri Sir Chhatrasinhji Gambhirsinhji Sahib, Raja of Rajpipla, KCIE, by his first wife, H.H. Wankanerwala Maharani Shri Phool Kunverba Sahiba, educ. Rajkumar Coll., Rajkot, and with the Imperial Cadet Corps, Dehra Dun. Succeeded on the death of his father, 20^th September 1915. Invested with full ruling powers at the Fort, Rajpipla, 10^th December 1915. Hon. Capt. IA 14/10/1919, and Hon. Officer 27^th Light Cavalry, prom. Hon. Maj. 8/9/1932, and Hon. Lieut-Col. 10/9/1943. Granted the hereditary title of Maharaja and a permanent salute of 13-guns, in recognition of war services, 1^st January 1921. Signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India, 15^th August 1947. Merged his state into the Bombay Presidency, 10^th June 1948 (Gujarat since May 1960). Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medal (1911), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron. (1937), British War (1945), India Service (1945), and Indian Independence (1948) medals. m. (first) at Amleta, 2^nd March 1911, H.H. Maharani Uday Kunverba Sahiba (d. 31^st January 1961), daughter of Maharaj Shri Raghunath Singh Sahib, of Amleta, in Ratlam state. m. (second) at Panna, 18^th June 1917, H.H. Maharani Padmini Kunverba Sahiba (b. at Panna, posthumously, 1902; d. 17^th September 1983), younger daughter of Rao Raja Khuman Singh Ju Dev, of Panna, by his second wife, the Nanhi Rao Rani Sahiba, daughter of Sawai Rao Sahib Bahadur Dewan Kamod Singh. m. (third) at the Fort, Rajpipla, 5^th January 1940, H.H. Maharani Ella Devi Sahiba [Ella Devi Rajpipla] (b. at Dorking, Surrey, 11^th September 1905; d. in Northern Surrey, May 1995), née Atherton, an English lady. He d. at The Manor, Old Windsor, Berks., 29^th April 1951 (cremated at Rampura, on the banks of the Narmada), having had issue, six sons and five daughters:

1) H.H. Maharana Shri Rajendrasinghji Vijaysinhji Sahib, Maharaja of Rajpipla (s/o Maharani Uday Kunverba) - see below.
2) Rajkumar Shri Raghunath Singhji Vijaysinhji Sahib. b. at Vijay Palace, Nandod, July 1913 (s/o Maharani Uday Kunverba), but d. in 1915. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
3) Maharaj Shri Pramod Singhji Vijaysinhji Sahib. b. at Vijay Palace, Nandod, 13^th January 1917 (s/o Maharani Uday Kunverba), educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer and Queen's Coll., Cambridge (BA). Joined the Indian Administrative Service. Played in the Rajpipla Polo Team alongside father Maharana Vijaysinhji and brothers Yuvraj Rajendra Singhji and Maharaj Indrajeet Singhji. Rcvd: Coron. Medal (1937). m. at Lakhtar, 10^th December 1952, Rani Jayendra Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Thakore Shri Indrasinhji Balvirsinhji Sahib, Thakore Sahib of Lakhthar, by his wife, Thakurani Shri Vijaya Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Raolji Shri Takhatsinhji Keshrisinhji Sahib, Raol of Mansa. He d. at Bombay, 1^st January 1980, having had issue, four daughters:
- a) Rajkumari Bapuraja Yogeshwari Devi Sahiba [Kunwarani Yogeshwari Devi Sahiba]. b. at Bombay, 13^th October 1953. m. at Jaipur, 6^th December 1976, Kunwar Shri Duleep Singh, son of Thakur Shri Harnath Singh, of Khatipura, in Jaipur. She d. at Gurgaon, 2001, having had issue, one son and twin daughters.
- b) Rajkumari Bapuraja Maheshwari Devi Sahiba [Mrs Manvendra Singh Panwar]. b. at Bombay, 16^th December 1954. m. at Ahmedabad, 11^th December 1981, Shri Manvendra Singh Panwar, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Mahendra Pratap Bahadur Singh, of Dehra Dun. She has issue, one son.
- c) Rajkumari Bapuraja Durgeshwari Devi Sahiba [Mrs Balchander]. b. at Lakhtar, 10^th April 1956. m. at New Delhi, 21^st April 1980, Shri Rajagopalan Balchander, son of Shri M.P.Rajagopalan. She has issue, two daughters. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- d) Rajkumari Bapuraja Krishna Kumari Sahiba [Kunwarani Krishna Kumari Sahiba]. b. at Bhubaneshwar, 25^th September 1959. m. at Ahmedabad, 10^th February 1989, Kunwar Shri Brijraj Singh Jadeja, son of Kunwar Shri Praveen Singh Umaid Singh Jadeja, of Dhrol. No issue - see India (Dhrol).
4) An unnamed Rajkumar. b. at Vijay Palace, Nandod, July and d. there, 11^th August 1919 (s/o Maharani Padmini Kunverba).
5) Maharaj Shri Indrajeet Singhji Vijaysinhji Sahib. b. at Vijay Palace, Nandod, 19^th September 1925 (s/o Maharani Padmini Kunverba), educ. Mayo Coll. Ajmer. Painter, farmer, keen polo player and renowned hunter. Played in the Rajpipla Polo Team alongside his father Maharana Vijaysinhji and brothers Yuvraj Rajendra Singhji and Maharaj Pramod Singhji. Presented Rajpipla Cup, polo tournament at the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun. Rcvd: Coron. Medal (1937). m. at Bombay, 27^th May 1954, Rani Vina Kumari Sahiba (b. 3^rd September 1932), daughter of Maharaj Kumar Sriniwas Prasad Singh, of Jagdishpur, Bhojpur, Bihar, sometime heir to the Dumraon Raj, by his wife, Sawai Maharaj Kumari Savitri Devi, second daughter of H.H. Maharaja Sawai Shri Punya Pratap Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Ajaigarh. He d. at his farm in Bijnor District, UP, 11^th July 1964, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Rajkumar Shri Indra Vikram Singhji Indrajeet Singhji Sahib. b. at Mussoorie, 29^th July 1955, educ. St. Joseph's Acad., Dehra Dun; St. George's Coll., Mussoorie; Hans Raj Coll., Delhi Univ.; and British Inst. of Commerce, Bombay. Keen cricketer, having captained cricket teams at school and college. Owner of garments manufacturing and export business 1978-1990, and publishing and sports management business since 1998. Freelance journalist, author of 'Test Cricket - End of the Road?' (1992), associate editor of 'Cricket Samrat - English edition' (1999-2000), co-author of 'Peter Murray's World Cup Cricket' (2002). m. at Dehra Dun, 21^st May 1981, Kunwarani Vandana Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Thakur Mahabir Singh, of Ajairajpura. He has issue, one son:
  - i) Rajkumar Shri Vishvajeet Singhji Indra Vikram Singhji Sahib. b. at Doom Dooma, 30^th July 1983, educ. Vidya Niketan, New Delhi; Summer Fields Sch., Gurgaon; Shaheed Bhagat Singh Coll., Delhi Univ.; and ICFAI Univ., Hyderabad. Management trainee with Tupperware India. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Rajkumar Shri Indra Vadan Singhji Indrajeet Singhji Sahib. b. at Dehra Dun, 1^st November 1957, educ. St. Joseph's Acad., Dehra Dun; St. George's Coll., Mussoorie; St. Michael's Sch., Patna; Hindu Coll. and Hans Raj Coll., Delhi Univ. Keen cricketer and soccer player. Executive in garments, tea gardens and export companies. Painter and musician. m. at New Delhi, 21^st February 1982, Kunwarani Ratna Sahiba, daughter of Wing Commander Jagdish Chandra Varma, late IAF. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
  - i) Rajkumar Shri Chandra Vadan Singhji Indra Vadan Singhji Sahib. b. at Duliajan, 3^rd February 1988, educ. Vidya Niketan, New Delhi.
  - i) Rajkumari Bapu Raja Shubhangini Kumari Sahiba [Shubhangini Singh]. b. at New Delhi, 26^th April 1983, educ. Vidya Niketan, New Delhi and Wigan & Leigh Coll., New Delhi. Artist. Company executive.
6) Maharaj Shri Rajsinhji Vijaysinhji Sahib. b. at The Manor, Old Windsor, Berks., 21^st November 1940 (s/o Maharani Ila Devi), educ. Westminister Sch. Journalist.
1) An unnamed Rajkumari. b. at Vijay Palace, Nandod, 1914 and d. there, 1915 (d/o Maharani Uday Kunverba). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
2) Maharajkumari Bapuraja Kusum Kunverba Sahiba [Maharani Kusum Kunverba Sahiba, Rani of Chota Udepur]. b. at Vijay Palace, Nandod, (d/o Maharani Uday Kunverba). m. at the Fort, Rajpipla, 5^th December 1928, as his second wife, Maharaol Shri Natwarsinhji Fatehsinhji Sahib, Raja of Chote Udepur (b. 16^th November 1906; d. at Lisbon, Portugal, 15^th October 1946), eldest son of Maharaol Shri Fatehsinhji Motisinhji Sahib, Raja of Chote Udepur, by his wife, a sister of Rana Shri Ranjitsinhji Sahib, Rana of Mandwa. She d. 1981, having had issue, one son - see India (Chote Udepur).
3) Maharajkumari Bapuraja Mohini Kunverba Sahiba [H.H. Rajpiplawala Maharani Mohini Kunverba Sahiba, Maharani of Morvi]. b. at Vijay Palace, Nandod, 14^th September 1918 (d/o Maharani Padmini Kunverba). m. at the Fort, Rajpipla, 27^th January 1932, as his first wife, H.H. Maharaja Shri Mahendrasinhji Lakhdhiraji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi (b. 1^st January 1918; d. at Buckhurst Park, Ascot, Berks., 17^th August 1957), fourth son of H.H. Maharaja Shri Sir Lakhdhiraji Waghji [Jilubha] Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi, GBE, KCSI, by his third wife, H.H. Sarvaijawala Maharani Bai Sahib, daughter of Sarvaji Shri Bawaji Ranaji Sahib, of Ranigamand Datha. She d.s.p. at Morvi, 13^th December 1993 - see India (Morvi).
4) Maharajkumari Bapuraja Chandra Prabha Kumari Sahiba [Rani Chandra Prabha Kumari Sahiba of Nabha]. b. at Vijay Palace, Nandod, 11^th November 1932 (d/o Maharani Padmini Kunverba). m. at Bombay, 1950, Maharajkumar Shri Gurbaksh Singh Sahib, son of H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Ripudaman Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see India (Nabha).
5) Maharajkumari Bapuraja Premila Devi Sahiba. b. at The Manor, Old Windsor, Berks, 10^th April 1949 (d/o Maharani Ila Devi), educ. Heathfield Sch., Ascot. Fashion model and businesswoman.

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