Virpur (Princely State) - The History Bro

Virpur

Princely State

This province belong to a Rajput Dynasty.

Dynasty : Jadeja

Hindi Name : वीरपुर

Religion : Hindu

State: Saurashtra (in present Rajkot Distt., in Gujarat)

Revenue : INR 60,000

Villages : 13

History

The Ruling family of Virpur descends from the Nawanagar House. Jam Vibhaji I of Nawanagar had four sons of whom Bhaniji, the second son received Kalawad and eleven other villages in appanage. According to Colonel J.W. Watson, the village of Kharedi is said to have been included in the appanage but owing to some dispute with the parent State, Bhanji renounced all claims to the Giras and accepted a subordinate position under the Mahomedan Thanadar of Kharedi, which was then infested with gangs of marauding Kathis. His assistance to the Thanadar in the expulsion of these freebooters obtained for him a grant of one-half of Kharedi lands from the thanadar. Mokaji, the seventh in descent from Bharoji, moved to Virpur from Kharedi and repaired the old Fort of the New Capital. Virpur, a Fourth Class State, formerly in Kathiawad in pre-Independence India, follows the rule of Primogeniture in regard to succession and exercises the jurisdictional powers as follows: Criminal – Seven year’s rigorous imprisonment and fine to the extent of 10,000Rs, Civil – to the extent of 20,000Rs.

GENEALOGY

Thakore Saheb BHANAJI VIBHAJI, 1^st Thakore Saheb of Virpur, founder of Kalavad, Virpur and Kharedi, brother of Jam Satoji of Nawanagar, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Bharaji Bhanaji (qv)
Thakore Saheb BHARAJI BHANAJI, 2^nd Thakore Saheb of Virpur, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Hardholji Bharaji (qv)
Thakore Saheb HARDHOLJI BHARAJI, 3^rd Thakore Saheb of Virpur, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Sahebji Hardholji (qv)
Thakore Saheb SAHEBJI HARDHOLJI, 4^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Mokaji I Sahebji (qv)
Thakore Saheb MOKAJI I SAHEBJI, 5^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Muluji I Mokaji (qv)
Thakore Saheb MULUJI I MOKAJI, 6^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Jethiji Muluji (qv)
Thakore Saheb JETHIJI MULUJI, 7^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Mokaji II Jethiji [alias Bavaji] (qv)
- Kumar Sujoji Jethiji of Khijadia.
- Kumar Junoji Jethiji of Hadmadia.
- Kumar Ranmalji Jethiji of Kalmeghda and Moridad.
Thakore Saheb MOKAJI II JETHIJI, 8^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Suraji I Mokaji (qv)
- Kumar Dungarji Mokaji of Bhangda.
Thakore Saheb SURAJI I MOKAJI (1786-1813), 9^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur, married and had issue. He died after 1813.
- Thakore Saheb Muluji II Suraji (qv)
Thakore Saheb MULUJI II SURAJI (1813-1841), 10^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Surtanji Muluji (qv)
Thakore Saheb SURTANJI MULUJI (1841-1852), 11^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur -/1864, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Suraji II Surtanji (qv)
Thakore Saheb SURAJI II SURTANJI (1852-1918), 12^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur -/1918, born 8^th October 1846, succeeded 30^th July 1864, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Hamirsinhji Suraji (qv)
- Kumar Jethiji Suraji
- Kumar Ramsinhji Suraji, fl.1902
- Kumar Joravarsinhji Suraji, educated at Bombay University.
- Kumari (name unknown), married HH Rana Sahib Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji Bahadur of Porbandar.
- Kumari (name unknown), married Thakore Sahib Shri Sir Mansinhji Sursinhji of Palitana.
Thakore Saheb HAMIRSINHJI SURAJI (1918-1938), 13^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur 1918/1938, born 1876, succeeded 18^th October 1918, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Dilipsinhji Hamirsinhji (qv)
- Thakore Saheb Digvijaysinhji Hamirsinhji (Kharedi)
Thakore Saheb DILIPSINHJI HAMIRSINHJI, 14^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur 1938/1945, married Thakorani Takhat Kunverba Saheb [the late Rajmata Saheb of Virpur], died 1991, and had issue. He died June 1945.
- Thakore Saheb Narendrasinhji Dilipsinhji (qv)
- Kumar Shri Harishchandrasinhji Dilipsinhji
  - Kumar Shri Narpatsinhji Harischandrasinhji
    - Kumar Shri Pranavkumarsinhji Narpatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Virbhadrasinhji Dilipsinhji
  - Kumar Shri Gajarajsinhji Virbhadrasinhji
    - Kumari Shri Dharaba Gajarajsinhji Jadeja
    - Kumari Shri Divyaba Gajarajsinhji Jadeja
  - Kumar Shri Diljitsinhji Virbhadrasinhji
    - Kumari Shri Janviba Diljitsinhji Jadeja
- Kumar Shri Pratapchandrasinhji Dilipsinhji
  - Kumar Shri Jayendrasinhji Pratapchandrasinhji
    - Kumar Shri Rajvijaysinhji Jayendrasinhji
  - Kumar Shri Nirmalsinhji Pratapchandrasinhji
    - Kumar Shri Dharmdeepsinhji Nirmalsinhji
  - Kumar Shri Chndrasinhji Pratapchandrasinhji
    - Kumar Shri Kuldeepsinhji Chndrasinhji
- Kumar Shri Subhadrasinhji Dilipsinhji, born 11^th April 1934 in Virpur, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1954); Senior Cambridge, i.e. School Leaving certificate of Cambridge University, U.K.; B.A., LL.B from University of Delhi. Advocate of Gujarat High Court. Attended Management Courses at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and at the Department of Management Studies, University of Leeds, U.K., Diploma in Law from Colorado, U.S.A., Retired as Advisor, National Textile Corporation, in India; married 17^th June 1960 in Surendranagar, Kumar Rani Shri Dharmendra Kunverba Saheb, and has issue.
  - Kumari Shri Asha Kumari, a venture capitalist in California, U.S.A. (U.S.A.)
  - Kumar Shri Yashwantsinhji Subhadrasinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1976); working in the travel trade. (Ahmedabad, India)
  - Kumar Shri Yogendrasinhji Subhadrasinhji, working in the travel trade. (Ahmedabad, India)
- Kumari Shri Pratap Kunverba Saheb, married Thakore Saheb Shri Kiritsinhji of Mehlol, and had issue.
Thakore Saheb NARENDRASINHJI DILIPSINHJI, 15^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur 1945/-, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married Thakorani Basant Kumari, and had issue. [He died 23^rd December 2001?]
- Thakore Saheb Pushpendrasinhji Narendrasinhji (qv)
- Kumar Shri Jaduvendrasinhji Narendrasinhji Jadeja, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1965); married in Jodhpur, Baisa Chand Kanwar B.A. (Eng. Lit.), daughter of Maharaj Banney Singhji of Raoti, and his wife, Rani Rasal Kanwar, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
  - Kumar Shri Devendrasinhji Jaduvendrasinhji Jadeja, a Graduate with a Bachelor in Commerce (B.Com.), Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) and Dilpoma in International Business Management (Dip. I.B.M.), presently (2012) pursuing, Master of Law (second semester), Chartered Accountant (final year) and Company Secretary (final year)
  - Kumari Shalini Devi Jadeja, born 14^th January 1986 in Jodhpur, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Engish Literature, and a Master of Arts in English Literature.
- Kumari Shri Kumud Kumari Jadeja B.A.
Thakore Saheb PUSHPENDRASINHJI NARENDRASINHJI, 16^th Thakore Saheb of Virpur, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1958); married and has issue. He died in 2019.
- Yuvraj Saheb Nirbhaysinhji Pushpendrasinhji Jadeja, died in 2013.
- Kumari Durga Kunverba Saheb [Kumari Durga Devi], married Kumar Girendra Narayan Bhanj Deo of Kanika, and has issue, two sons.

OTHER MEMBERS:

Kumar Shri Indrasinhji Mahipatsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1948)
- Mahipalsinhji Mahipatsinhji Jadeja
  - Jaypalsinhji Mahipalsinhji Jadeja
    - Harshdeepsinhji Jaypalsinhji Jadeja, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot.
Kumar Shri Naharsinhji, married Kumari Shri Jitendra Kunwarba Sahiba, daughter of Kumar Shri Shivsinhji Govindsinhji of Hampar in Dhrangadhra, and his second wife, Kumari Shri Monghi Kunwarba Sahiba.