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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^thDecember 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^thMay 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), second 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. suddenly, 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: Delhi Durbar silver (1911), and Coron (1937) medals. m. at Nandod, 1924, Rani … Sahiba, the second daughter of Rana Shri Gulabsinhji Gamalsinhji, of Pratappur. He d. 9^thJuly 1969, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

a) Major Rajkumar Shri Virendrasinhji Champaksinhji. b. at Chattra Niwas Palace, Nandod, educ, Mayo Coll, Ajmer. Maj 129 AD Regt, IA. He had issue, a son:
- i) Kumar Premjitsinhji Virendrasinhji [Premjit V. Gohel]. b. 1957, educ. Maharaja Sayajirao Univ of Baroda. Engineer with New York Dept of Transport. Settled in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. m. Anuradha Gohel (b. 1961), née Sharma. He has issue, one son:
  - (1) Bhanwar Jaysinh Premjitsinhji. b. 1996.
b) Rajkumar Shri Jaideepsinhji Champaksinhji.

a) Rajkumari Bapu Raja Bharati Devi Sahiba [Thakuraniji Bharati Devi Sahiba, of Dundlod]. m. at Nandod, April 1947, Lieutenant-Colonel Thakur Raghubir Singhji, of Dundlod (b. at Bera House, Jaipur, 19^th March 1920; d. February 2013), 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, Military 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, under Jaipur, by his wife, Rani Sireh Kanwar Sahiba, daughter of Rao Bahadur Thakur Shri Sheonath Singh, Thakur of Bera, under Jodhpur. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.

b) Rajkumari Bapu Raja Veena Devi Sahiba [Kumarani Veena Devi Sahiba]. m. Kumar Shri Jaisinhji Banesinhji Jhala, son of Kumar Shri Banesinhji Jaswantsinhji Jhala, MBE, of Wadhwan, sometime Dewan of Rajkot and Balasinor, and Deputy Regional Cmsnr Gujarat State. She had issue, a son - see India (Wadhwan).

3) Maharaj Shri Kishoresinhji Chhatrasinhji Sahib. b. at Chattra Niwas Palace, Nandod, 18^th December 1902, Panchgani High Sch and Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medal (1911). m. at Nandod, 1924, Rani Prem Kumari Sahiba. He d. 1936, having had issue, a daughter:

a) Rajkumari Rajkumari Bapuraja Ranjana Devi Sahiba [Rani Shri Ranjana Deviji Sahiba, of Baria]. b. 15^th September 1926. m. Major Maharaj Shi Hirasinhji Ranjitsinhji Sahib (b. 11^thFebruary 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 Kunverbaiji 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 Thakore Shri Jitsinhji Bharatsinhji Solanki, Thakore Sahiba of Jhanor, in Thasra (a cousin of Maharana Shri Sir Chhatrasinhji Gambhirsinhji). He had issue, a daughter:

a) Rajkumari Rajkumari Bapuraja Hemlata Devi Sahiba [Rani Hemlata Devi Sahiba, of Poshina]. m. 16^th February 1959, Raoji Shri Gopal Singh, Rao Sahib of Poshina (b. at Poshina, 18^th July 1937; d. at Darbargadh, Poshina, 29^th March 2023), son of Raoji Shri Padam Singhji Lakhsman Singhji, Rao Sahib of Poshina, under Idar, by his wife, Rathodji Rani Surya Kumari Sahiba. She d. at Rajpipla, 10^th February 2015, having had 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, 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. at Devgad, Baria, 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, of Chote Udepur]. b. at Nandod, m. there, April 1927, as his first wife, Rajaji Maharaol Shri Natwarsinhji Fatehsinhji Sahib, Raja of Chhota Udepur (b. at Chhota Udepur, 16th November 1906; d. at Lisbon, 15^th October 1946), eldest son of Rajaji Maharaol Shri Fatehsinhji Motisinhji Sahib, Raja of Chhota Udepur, by his wife, the sister of Rana Shri Ranjitsinhji Sahib, Rana of Mandwa. She d.s.p. at Chote Udepur, 10^thApril 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^thSeptember 1915. Invested with full ruling powers at the Fort, Rajpipla, 10^thDecember 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^stJanuary 1921. Mbr Chhota Udepur Regency Council 1946-1948. 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). Mbr Royal Western India Turf Club, Willingdon Sports (Bombay), Cricket Club of India (Bombay), Poona Club 1931-1951, etc. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (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 [Ratlam Basaheb] (d. 31^st January 1961), daughter of Rao Bahadur Maharaj Shri Raghunath Singhji Sahib, of Amleta, under Ratlam. m. (second) at Panna, 18^thJune 1917, H.H. Maharani Padmini Kunverba Sahiba [Panna Basaheb] (b. at Panna, posthumously, 1902; d. 17^th September 1983), younger daughter of Shri Shri Rao Raja Kuman Singh Ju Deo Sahib Bahadur, 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^thJanuary 1940, H.H. Maharani Ella Devi Sahiba [Ella Devi Rajpipla] (b. 11^th September 1905; d. in Northern Surrey, May 1995), née Atherton. 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.

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 (d. at Mumbai, 8^th February 2015), 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 [Thakurani Yogeshwari Devi Sahiba, of Khatipura]. b. at Bombay, 13^th October 1953. m. at Jaipur, 6^th December 1976, Thakur Shri Duleep Singh, son of Colonel Thakur Shri Harnath Singh, Thakur of Khatipura, under 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. Copyright©Christopher Buyers

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.

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; d. 28^th April 2014), 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) Maharaj Shri Indra Vikram Singhji Indrajeet Singhji Sahib [Teddy Rajpipla]. b. at Mussoorie, UP, 29^thJuly 1955, educ. St Joseph’s Acad, Dehra Dun, and St George’s Coll, Mussoorie, UP, Hans Raj Coll, Delhi Univ, New Delhi, and the British Inst of Commerce, Bombay, Maharashtra. Keen cricketer, captained cricket teams at school and college. Owner of garments manufacturing and export business 1978-1990, and publishing business since 1998. Freelance writer and assoc editor of “Cricket Samrat”(1999-2000), author of “Test Cricket - End of the Road?” (1992), “World Cup Cricket”(2002), “The Little Big Book of World Cup Cricket” (2007, edition II 2011), “The Big Book of World Cup Cricket” (2011), “A Maharaja’s Turf” (2011), “Crowning Glory” (2011), and “Don’s Century” (2011), “Indian Spring” (2015) and “Wonder Down Under” (2019). m. at Dehra Dun, UP, 21^stMay 1981 (div.), Vandana Kumari Sahiba, younger daughter of Thakur Mahabir Singh, of Ajairajpura, under Jaipur, sometime MD of Doom Dooma Tea Co Ltd, Assam, by his wife, Thakurani Jeet Kumari, daughter of Thakur Harnath Singh, of Khatipura, under Jaipur. He had issue, one son:
- i) Rajkumar Shri Vishvajeet Singhji Indra Vikram Singhji Sahib. b. at Doom Dooma, Assam, 30^th July 1983, educ. Vidya Niketan, New Delhi, Summer Fields Sch, Gurgaon, UP, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Coll, Delhi Univ, New Delhi, and ICFAI Univ, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Finance Mngr with Tupperware India 2004-2022, and Bausch & Lomb Eyecare India 2012-2016, Assoc Dir (Finance) at Baxalta Bioscience India Pvt Ltd 2016-2020, Head of Finance at Abbott Laboratories since 2020. m. at Gurgaon, Haryana, 8^th March 2015, Kunwarani Sukhman Kaur [Sukhman Singh] (b. 1988). He has issue, one son:
  - (1) Bhanwar Shri Aviraj Singh Vishvajeet Singhji Sahib. b. at Gurgaon, Haryana, 5^th March 2021. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
b) Maharaj Shri Indra Vadan Singhji Indrajeet Singhji Sahib. b. at Dehra Dun, 1^st November 1957, educ. St Joseph’s Acad, Dehra Dun, and St George’s Coll, Mussoorie, UP, St Michael’s Sch, Patna, Bihar, Hindu Coll and Hans Raj Coll, Delhi Univ, New Delhi. Keen cricketer and soccer player. Executive in garments, tea gardens and tea export company. Painter and musician. m. at New Delhi, 21^st February 1982, Kunwarani Ratna Singh Sahiba, daughter of Wing Commander Jagdish Chandra Varma, late IAF. He had 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, and Jagannath International Management Sch (JIMS), New Delhi. Executive with Genpact India.

i) Rajkumari Bapu Raja Shubhangini Kumari Sahiba [Shubhangini Singh]. b. at New Delhi, 26^th April 1983, educ. Vidya Niketan, and Wigan & Leigh Coll, New Delhi. Artist. Company executive. m. at Greater Noida, UP, 7^th January 2017, Shri Sudhanshu Mathur. She has issue, two sons.

6) Maharaj Shri Rajsinhji Vijaysinhji Sahib. b. at The Manor, Old Windsor, Berkshire, 21^st November 1940 (s/o Maharani Ila Devi), educ. Westminister Sch. Journalist.

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 September1918;(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, Berkshire, 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 (d. November 1963), third 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, by his second wife, H.H. Maharani Sarojni Devi Sahiba, daughter of Major Sardar Prem Singh Grewal, of Raiparia, an officer in Hyderabad state service. She d. at Kuwait, 27^th September 2012, having 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/oMaharani Ila Devi), educ. Heathfield Sch, Ascot. Fashion model and businesswoman.

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