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The Gohil Dynasty

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1951 - 1963 H.H.Maharana Shri Rajendrasinghji Vijaysinhji Sahib, Maharaja of Rajpipla. b. at Chhatra Vilas Palace, Nandod, 30^thMarch 1912, eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharana Shri Sir Vijaysinhji Chhatrasinhji Sahib, Maharaja of Rajpipla, GBE, KCSI, by his first wife, H.H. Maharani Shri Udaya Kunverba Sahiba, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, and RMA, Woolwich. Cmsnd as temp Hon 2^nd Lieut 1/6/1936, attached Royal Deccan Horse, IA 1/6-1/12/1936, Assist Collector at Poona 1936-1937, served in WW2 as instructor IA 1939-1943, Army Minister Rajpipla 1943-1948, Presdt Rajpipla Interim Executive Council 1946-1948. Succeeded on the death of his father, 29^thApril 1951. Installed on the gadi at the Fort, Rajpipla. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937), 1939/45 star, British War and India Service (1945) medals. m. at Chote Udepur, 5^thMarch 1934, H.H. Maharani Shri Rasik Kunverba Sahiba (b. at Chote Udepur, 17^th August 1915), second daughter of H.H. Maharaol Shri Fatehsinhji Motisinhji Sahib, Raja of Chote Udepur, by his first wife, H.H. Rani Shri Gulab Kunverba Sahiba, sister of Kumar Shri Ranjitsingh Narendrasingh Mahida, of Mandwa, in Surat. He d. at Bombay, 2^nd February 1963, having had issue, one son and two daughters:

1) Maharajkumar Shri Raghubir Singhji Rajendrasinghji Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Maharana Shri Raghubir Singhji Rajendrasinghji Sahib, Maharaja of Rajpipla - see below.

1) Maharajkumari Bapuraja Premlata Kumari Sahiba [H.H. Maharani Premlata Kumari Devi, of Patna]. b. at Nandod, 5^th January 1937. m. 18^th January 1955, H.H. Maharaja Raj Raj Singh Deo, Maharaja of Patna (b. at Patiala, 27^th April 1934; d. at Bolangir, Orissa, 24^th January 2004), elder son of H.H. Maharaja Sir Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, Maharaja of Patna, KCIE, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Bibiji Kailash Kumari Devi Sahiba, daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see India (Patna).

2) Maharajkumari Bapuraja Vimla Kumari Sahiba [Rani Vimla Kumari Sahib, of Bamra]. b. at Nandod, 15^th September 1938. m. 7^th February 1965, Raja Shri Pradipta Ganga Deb, Raja of Bamra (b. 11^th June 1937; d. 20^th October 1997), eldest son of Raja Bhanu Ganga Tribhuvan Deb, Raja of Bamra, by his wife, the second daughter of Maharaja Brij Mohan Deo, Maharaja of Kalahandi, OBE. She had issue, an only son - see India Non-salute (Bamra).

1963 H.H. Maharana Shri Raghubir Singhji Rajendrasinghji Sahib, Maharaja of Rajpipla. b. at Nandod, 29^th May 1942, only son of H.H. Maharana Shri Rajendrasinghji Vijaysinghji Sahib, Maharaja of Rajpipla, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Shri Rasik Kunverba Sahib, educ. Daly Coll, Indore, Nowrosjee Wadia Coll, Poona (BA 1963), International Correspondence Schs (ICS), London (dpl. Business & Industrial Management), and Geneva Theological Coll, North Carolina, USA (LLD). Succeeded in the death of his father, 2^ndFebruary 1963. Ascended the gadi at Rajpipla, 3^rd February 1963. The GOI amended the Indian Constitution to remove his guaranteed position as a “ruler” and his right to receive privy-purse payments, 28th December 1971. Hon.Consul for Barbados at Bombay since 1982. Hon Colonel Kentucky State National Guard 1981. Special Executive Magistrate for Maharashtra. Conservator of Wild Life (Gujarat). Dir/Partner R.R.Hotels Ltd, Raj Enterprises of Rajvant Palace Resort and Vijayraj Palace Hotel. Trustee of GSL English Medium Public Sch, RR Charitable Trust, Rajeshwar Mahadeo Trust, Tatya Baba Trust, etc. m. at Jaisalmer Fort, 5^th March 1964, H.H. Maharani Rukmini Devi Sahiba (b. at Jaisalmer Fort, 1942), educ. Kamla Nehru Coll for Women (BA), Jodhpur, Rajasthan Univ (MA), Jaipur, and Inst of Catering, Bombay (dpl.), Convenor INTACH (Rajpipla), Dir Hotel Taj Ganges, Patron PEN (All India Centre, Bombay), Chair Shri Laxminath Charitable Trust, and Shreeji Coll of Fine Arts, Trustee RR Charitable Trust, Rajeshwar Mahadev Trust and Shri Tatya Baba Trust, and founder Mbr Raj Swachick Sewa Sanstha (Rajpipla), poet and author of "Aashadi badaal" (1998), youngest daughter of H.H. Rukn ud-Daula, Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Parama Bhattarak Shri Maharawal Ji Girdhar Singhji Dev Bahadur, Yadukul Chandrawhal, Muzaffar Jang, Bijaimand, Maharaja of Jaisalmer, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Hawa Kanwar Sahiba. He had issue, one son and daughter:

1) Yuvraj Shri Manvendra Singhji Raghubir Singhji Sahib [Manvendra Singh Gohil]. b. at Ajmer, 23^rd September 1965, educ. Scottish High Sch. and Amrutben Jivanlal Coll. of Commerce & Economics, Vile Parle, Bombay. Organic farmer. CEO Lakshya Trust (India). m. January 1991 (div. 1992), Rajkumari Chandrika Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Maharaj Shri Gajendra Pal Singh, of Jhabua, by his wife, Rani Somlata, daughter of Rana Ran Bahadur Singh Jandaive, Rana of Balsan. No issue.

1) Maharajkumari Bapuraja Bapuraja Minaxi Kumari Sahiba [Kunwarani Minaxi Kumari, of Chinaini]. b. at Bombay, 13^th March 1968, educ. Scottish High Sch and SVT Coll of Home Science, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thakersay (SNDT) Women’s Univ, Juhu, Bombay. m. 1992, Kunwar Digvijay Chand, younger son of Kunwar Balbhadar Chand, of Chenani, under Jammu and Kashmir, by his wife, Kunwarani Prabha Kumari, daughter of Shriman Thakur Rai Singhji, Thakur of Bakhatgarh. She has issue, one son and one daughter – see India (Jammu & Kashmir-Chenani).

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