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MORVI

The Jadeja Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1922 - 1948 H.H. Maharaja Shri Sir Lakhdhiraji Waghji [Jilubha] Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi, GBE (c 8.6.1939), KCSI (1.1.1930). b. at the Darbargadh Palace, Morvi, 26^th December 1876, eldest son of H.H. Maharaja Shri Sir Waghji II Rawalji Sahib Bahadur, Thakore Sahib of Morvi, GCIE, by his wife, H.H. Palitanawala Maharaniji Shri Bajirajbakunverba Sahib, educ. in England and India. Succeeded on the death of his father, 11^th June 1922. Ascended the gadi at the Darbargadh Palace, Morvi, 26^th June 1922. Installed at the Darbargadh Palace, Morvi, 20^th January 1923. Granted the hereditary title of Maharaja, 3^rdJune 1926. Abdicated in favour of his eldest son, 21^st January 1948. A great builder who beautified his capital with fine public buildings, palaces and bridges. Mbr Bombay Natural History Soc. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar (1911), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron. (1937) and Indian Independence (1948) medals. He continued his father’s plans for developing the state, concentrating on improving the infrastructure, education and industrial development. The railway was expanded several fold, several high schools and a technical institute constructed, a power house, mercantile bank, sugar refinery, salt works, pottery, tile factory, sugar, cloth and vegetable oil mills established. He also built several public spaces and sports facilities, official buildings and palaces, many of historic architectural interest. m. (first) at the Fort, Rajpipla, May1898, Gohelji Maharajkumari Shri Nandkunverba Sahib (b. at Nanod, 1883; d. at Morvi, 1915), second daughter of H.H. Maharana Shri Gambhirsinhji Verisalji Sahib, Raja of Rajpipla. m. (second) at Devgad, Baria, 1898, H.H. Bariawala Maharani Shri Surajkunverba Sahib (b. at Devgadhanti, Baria, 5^th March 1883; d. at Morvi, 29^th November 1945), second daughter of H.H. Maharaol Shri Mansinhji Prithurajsinhji Sahib, Maharaol of Baria, by his wife, H.H. Gohel Rani Shrimant Shri Chandra Kunverba Sahib, daughter of H.H. Maharana Shri Verisalji II Narsinhji Sahib, Raja of Rajpipla. m. (third) at Ranigan, 1908 H.H. Sarvaiyawala Maharani Kesarkunverba Sahib [Rajmata Sahib of Morvi] (b. at Ranigaum, Kathiawar, 7^thSeptember 1892), granted Mota Dahisara in jagir by her son 26^th February 1948, daughter of Sarvaiya Shri Bawaji Ranaji Sahib, talukdar of Ranigam and Datha. He d. at Bombay, 4^thMay 1957, having had issue, seven sons and three daughters daughters:

1) A s/o Nand Kunverba. He d. young.

2) A s/o Nand Kunverba. He d. young.

3) A s/o Nand Kunverba. He d. young.

4) A s/o Suraj Kunverba. b. and d. 1915. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

5) Yuvraj Shri Mahendrasinhji Lakhdhirdji Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Maharaja Shri Mahendrasinhji Lakhdhiraji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi (s/o Kesarkunverba) – see below.

6) Maharajkumar Shri Kalikakumar Lakhdhirdji Sahib, of Kherada. b. at Morvi, 7^th November 1918 (s/o Surajkunverba), educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot. Deputy Supt of Police, MLA for Morvi-Malia in the Saurashtra State Assembly 1951-1952. Rcvd: Coron Medal (1937). m. Kunwarani Shri Kumukunverba Sahib (b. at Rajpipla, 21^st October 1922), daughter of Thakur Shri Narpat Singh, of Rajpura, Nandod, Rajpipla. He d.v.p. 17^thDecember 1952, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
- a) Kunwar Shri Shaktikumar Kalikakumar Jadeja, of Kherada. b. 1935, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot.
- a) Rajkumari Ba Shri Devyani Kunverba Sahib [Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharajkumari Devyani Raje Sahib Gaekwad, of Baroda]. Mbr. Delhi Gymkhana Club. m. Lieutenant-Colonel Shrimant Maharajkumar Ashok Raj Gaekwad (b. 17^th July 1924; d.s.p. 11^th February 1994), eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel Shrimant Maharajkumar Dhairyashilrao Gaekwad, late Baroda State Forces, by his wife, Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharajkumari Vimala Devi Sahib Gaekwad, daughter of Shrimant Sardar Sakroji Raje Mahadik. No issue - see India (Baroda).
- b) Rajkumari Ba Shri Chaya Kunverba Sahib [Rani Sri Chaya Kunverba Sahiba, of Kanika]. m. Raja Sri Rabindra Narayan Bhanja Deo, Raja of Kanika, eldest son of Raja Sri Sailandra Narayan Bhanja Deo, Raja of Kanika, in the Khurda district of Orissa, by his wife, Rani Sri M.N. Devi Sahiba, a princess from Kharsawan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see India Zamindars (Kanika).

7) Maharajkumar Shri … Lakhdhiraji Sahib (s/o the Sarvaijawala Maharani). He d. young.

1) A d/o Nand Kunverba Sahib). She d. young.

2) A d/o Nand Kunverba Sahib). She d. young.

3) Maharajkumari Ba Shri …Devi. b. 1907 (d/o Suraj Kunverba).

1948 - 1957 H.H. Maharaja Shri Mahendrasinhji Lakhdhiraji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi. b. at Devgadh Baria, 1^stJanuary 1918, fifth and eldest surviving 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 Kesarkunverba Sahib, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot, Bradfield Coll, England, and St Mary’s High Sch, Bombay. MSC 1938-1948, Joint Presdt Morvi State Council 1939-1940, Presdt 1940-1948. Succeeded on the abdication of his father, 21^st January 1948. Installed on the gadi, at the Darbargadh Palace, Morvi, 22^nd January 1948. Merged his state into the United State of Kathiawad 15^thFebruary 1948. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937), and Indian Independence (1948) medals. m. (first) at the Fort, Rajpipla, 27^thJanuary 1932, H.H. Rajpiplawala Maharani Shri Mohinikunverba Sahib (b. at Vijay Palace, Nandod, 14^thSeptember 1918; d.s.p. at Morvi, 13^th December 1993), third daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharana Shri Sir Vijayasinhji Chhatrasinhji, Maharaja of Rajpipla, GBE, KCSI, by his first wife, H.H. Maharani Shri Udaya Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Maharaj Shri Raghunath Singh, of Amleta in Ratlam state. m. (second) H.H. Maharani Sudhirkunverba Sahib, younger daughter of H.H. Maharaja Maharawal Shri Sir Indrasinhji Pratapsinhji Sahib, Maharaja of Bansda, KCIE. m. (third) 1945, H.H. Jhaliji Maharani Shri Vijaykunverba Sahib [Rajmata Sahib of Morvi] (b. 1931), Managing Trustee The Mayur Fndn since 1979, daughter of Shri Khodibha Jhala, of Rangpur. He d. at Buckhurst Park, Ascot, Berkshire, 17^thAugust 1957, having had issue, one son and four daughters by his third wife:

1) Maharajkumar Shri Mayurdhwaj Mahendrasinhji Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Maharaja Shri Mayurdhwaj Mahendrasinhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi (s/o Vijaykunverba) – see below.

1) Maharajkumari Bai Shri Meera Rauksmani Devi Sahib [Mrs. Meera Dubash]. b. 1947 (d/o Vijaykunverba). Trustee The Mayur Fndn. m. … Dubash. No issue.

2) Maharajkumari Bai Shri Maya Draupadi Devi Sahib (d/o Vijaykunverba). Trustee The Mayur Fndn. m. (first) at St Marylebone, London, 1972 (div.) Roy Charles Arthur Patrao (b. at Bombay, 1948), educ. St Mary’s Sch, Bombay, property developer and building contractor, from a Roman Catholic family in Goa. m. (second) at Bombay, 1982, Vijay Gopal Das Dippy. She had issue, one son by her first husband:

a) Kumar Shri Vishal Jadeja, who was adopted by his maternal grandmother and succeeded as H.H. Maharaja Shri Mayurdhwaj Vishaldityasinhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi – see below.

3) Maharajkumari Ba Shri Uma Devi Sahib [Princess Uma Dubash of Morvi]. b. 1950 (d/o Vijaykunverba). Trustee The Mayur Fndn. Dir Ganges Line Pvt Ltd, ABC Dubash Shipping Ltd, Mackinnon Mackenzie, etc. m. at Bombay, 1971, Ardeshir Bomanji Ardeshir Dubash [Adi Dubash] (b. at 118 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, 4^thAugust 1946), Chair Ardeshir B Cursetjee Dubash Group (ABC Dubash) Group, and Ardeshir B. Cursetjee & Sons Ltd, Dir Ganges Line Pvt Ltd, ABC Dubash Shipping Ltd, Sea Land and Transport Ltd, Alibaug Horticulture Private Ltd, etc, son of Bomanji Ardeshir Cursetjee Dubash, of Mount Nepean, Bombay, by his wife, Jean Margaret Bomanji Dubash, of Torbay, Devon. She had issue, a daughter:

a) Lia Ardeshir Dubash. b. at Bombay, 1973. Trustee The Mayur Fndn. Dir Sea Land and Transport Ltd, Uma Horticulture Private Ltd, etc. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

4) Maharajkumari Bai Shri Harshad Purna Devi Sahib [The Hon Mrs Browne]. b. 1952 (d/o Vijaykunverba). Trustee The Mayur Fndn. m. (first) at London, December 1972 (div.), Jimmy Dorabjee (b. at Bombay, 1948; m. second, ...), educ. (BA Sociology), lead guitarist with “Waterfront” 1967-1972, Program Mngr for Drug Treatment & Harm Reduction at the Soc for Service to Urban Poverty (SHARAN) in Delhi until 2001, Principal Fellow for Harm Reduction at Macfarlane Burnet Inst for Medical Research & Public Health in Melbourne, Australia since 2001, Chair Asian Harm Reduction Network 1996-2002, Mbr Advisory Brd International Harm Reduction Dvpt (IHRD) Programe of the Open Soc Inst (OSI) in New York, USA; Brd of the Asian Consortium on Drug Use, HIV, AIDS and Poverty (ACDHAP), Brd of the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD); Executive Cttee UN Regional Taskforce on Injecting Drug Use and HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific; Brd of the Asian Network of People who Use Drugs (ANPUD), etc. m. (second) at Bombay, 1981, The Hon Garech Thomas Browne (b. at Glenmaroon House, Chapelizod, Co Dublin, 25^th June 1939), of Laggala, Belissington, Co Wicklow, educ. Institut Le Rosey, Switzerland, Chair Chaddagh Records, Chaddagh Media Ltd, Woodtown Music Pubs, etc, Hon DLitt, Trinity Coll, Dublin (2001), rcvd: Comp of the Order of the Terra Mariana of Estonia (2003) third son of The Rt Hon Dominick Geoffrey Edward (Browne), 4^th Baron Oranmore and Browne, by his second wife, Oonagh, Lady Oranmore and Browne, youngest daughter of The Hon (Arthur) Ernest Guinness, of Holmbury St Mary, Surrey, and Glenmaroon, Chapelizod, Co Dublin.

1957 - [1978] H.H. Maharaja Shri Mayurdhwaj Mahendrasinhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi. b. at Poona, 29^th November 1953, only son of H.H. Maharaja Shri Mahendrasinhji Lakhdhiraji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi, by his wife, H.H. Jhaliji Maharani Shri Vijaykunverba Sahib, educ. in the UK. Succeeded on the death of his father, 17^th August 1957. The GOI amended the Indian Constitution to remove his position as a “ruler” and his right to receive privy-purse payments, 28^thDecember 1971. He d.s.p. unm. from wounds received during a pub brawl, at Westminster, London, 22^nd
August 1978.
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[1978] H.H. Maharaja Shri Vishaldityasinhji Mayurdhwaj Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi*. b. 1973, as Vishal Aditya Patrao, only son of Roy Charles Arthur Patrao, by his wife, Maharajkumari Ba Shri Maya Draupati Devi Sahib, second daughter of H.H. Maharaja Shri Mahendrasinhji Lakhdhiraji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Morvi, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot. Adopted by his maternal grandmother and succeeded as Maharaja of Morvi. His Subh Lagan ceremony was performed at Morvi, 10^th December 2010. Trustee The Mayur Fndn. Dir of Severn Care Ltd (UK) and Severn Care (Properties) Ltd (UK) since 2007.

* These two successions are disputed on the basis of caste considerations and contravention of family customs.

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