PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The
ancestor
of
the family was Rawal Patai, last Chauhan King of Champaner
around 1484. His son Rawal Raisinghji, had two sons, of
whom the elder succeeded to Chhota-Udaipur, and the
younger, Raja Dungarsinghji, became the founder of Baria
in around 1524. A Second Class state in the Rewa Kantha
Agency. In 1893, the Raja was allowed to maintain a
military force of 38 cavalry, 250 infantry and 3 guns.
Rulers were....
- Raja DUNGARSINHJI I,
1st Raja of Baria, married and had issue. He lived
around 1524.
- Raja Udaisinhji Dungarsinhji (qv)
- Raja UDAISINHJI
DUNGARSINHJI, 2nd Raja of Baria, married and
had issue.
- Raja Rayasinhji Udaisinhji (qv)
- Raja RAYASINHJI
UDAISINHJI, 3rd Raja of Baria, married and
had issue.
- Raja Vijaysinhji Rayasinhji (qv)
- Raja VIJAYSINHJI
RAYASINHJI, 4th Raja of Baria, married and
had issue.
- Raja Mansinhji Vijaysinhji (qv)
- Raja MANSINHJI
VIJAYSINHJI, 5th Raja of Baria, married and
had issue. He died about 1720 (#2).
- Raja Prithvirajji Mansinhji (qv)
- Raja PRITHVIRAJJI
MANSINHJI, 6th Raja of Baria, married and had
issue. He died after 1732.
- Raja Rayadharji Prithvirajji (qv)
- Raja RAYADHARJI
PRITHVIRAJJI, 7th Raja of Baria, married and
had issue. (#3)
- Raja Gangadasji Rayadharji (qv)
- Raja GANGADASJI I
RAYADHARJI, 8th Raja of Baria, married and
had isssue.
- Raja Gambhirsinhji Gangadasji (qv)
- Raja GAMBHIRSINHJI
GANGADASJI, 9th Raja of Baria, married and
had issue.
- Raja Dhiratsinhji Gambhirsinhji (qv)
- Kumar Shri Sahebsinhji Gambhirsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Raja Jashwantsinhji Sahebsinhji (qv)
- Raja DHIRATSINHJI
GAMBHIRSINHJI, 10th Raja of Baria (#4)
- Raja JASHWANTSINHJI
SAHEBSINHJI, 11th Raja of Baria, married and
had issue. He lived around 1803.
- Raja Gangadasji II Jashwantsinhji (qv)
- Raja GANGADASJI II
JASHWANTSINHJI, 12th Raja of Baria -/1819,
married and had issue. He died in August 1819.
- Raja Bhimsinhji Gangadasji (qv)
- Raja Prithvirajji Gangadasji (qv)
- Raja BHIMSINHJI
GANGADASJI, 13th Raja of Baria 1819/1820
- Raja PRITHVIRAJJI
GANGADASJI, 14th Raja of Baria 1820/1864,
married and had issue. He died 1864.
- HH Maharawal Shri Mansinhji II Prithvirajji (qv)
- HH Maharawal Shri
MANSINHJI II PRITHVIRAJJI, 15th Raja of Baria
1864/1908, born 4th October 1855, succeeded 5th March
1864 (#1),
educated at Ahmedabad Talukdari School and at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot, granted full ruling powers on 6th
November 1876, married 1873, HH Maharani Chandra
Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Maharana Vairisalji
Naharsinhji of Rajpipla,
and had issue. He died 25th February 1908.
- Lt.-Col. HH Maharawal Sir Shri Ranjitsinhji
Mansinhji (qv)
- Maharaj Shri Naharsinhji Mansinhji Sahib, married
Rani Drupad Kunverba Sahiba, died 1980, daughter of
Maharana Shri Gambhirsinhji Vairisalji of Rajpipla, and had
issue.
- Maharaj Shri Prithisinhji Naharsinhji Sahib,
married Bai Shri Ajit Kunverba Sahib [Rani Ajit
Kunverba Sahiba of Baria], daughter of Thakore
Sahib Shri Dipsinhji Vibhaji, 4th Thakore Saheb of
Sajjanpur in
Morvi, and his third wife, Thakorani Shri Jhaliji
Sahib, and had issue.
- Rajkumari Niranjana Devi, born 14th November
1929, married (as his second wife), Rao Harendra
Singhji, 18th Rao of Kushalgarh,
born 11th May 1924, died 21st February 1967, and
has issue.
- Maharaj Virvijaysinhji Prithisinhji, married
and had issue.
- Rajkumari Preeti Singh, married Rawal Raja
Raghvendra Singh of Samode, and has
issue, a son and a daughter.
- HH Maharani Suraj Kunverb Sahiba, married HH
Maharaja Shri Sir Lakhdirji Waghji Bahadur of Morvi, and had issue.
- HH Maharani Dev Kunverba Sahiba, married 1893 (as
his first wife), HH Maharaja Rao Bhavsinhji II
Takhatsinghji of Bhavnagar,
and had issue.
- Lt.-Col. HH
Maharawal Sir Shri RANJITSINHJI MANSINHJI,
16th Raja of Baria 1908/1949, born 10th July 1886,
K.C.S.I. [cr.1.1.1922], served in France and Flanders
during WWI and on the N.W. Frontier during the Afghan
War 1919, married 1stly, HH Maharani Takhat Kunverba
Sahiba, died 1916, daughter of HH Maharana Shri Sir
Chhatrasinhji Gambhirsinhji of Rajpipla, married
2ndly, HH Maharani Dilhar Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of
Maharana Shri Gambhirsinhji Vairisalji of Rajpipla, and had
issue. He died 7th September 1949 (#5).
- Yuvaraj Sobhagsinhji Ranjitsinhji (by Maharani
Takhat Kunverba), married Yuvarani Bibhasprabha
Devi, daughter of HH Maharaja Birendra Kishore Dev
Varman Manikya Bahadur of Tripura, and had
issue. He died in January 1934.
- HH Maharawal Jaideepsinhji Sobhagsinhji (qv)
- Maharaj Pradeepsinhji Sobhagsinhji, married and
had issue.
- Maharaj Jitendrasinhji Pradeepsinhji, educated
at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1980), married and
has issue, two sons.
- Rajkumar Varun Singh Chauhan
- Rajkumar Aditya Singh Chauhan
- Maharaj Udayendrasinhji Pradeepsinhji
- Maharaj Shri Hirasinhji Ranjitsinhji (by Maharani
Dilhar Kunverba), married Rani Ranjana Devi of Rajpipla, and had
issue.
- Rajkumar Prithviraj Singh, died 1985.
- Rajkumari Geeta Devi, married Dr. Uday Saraiya.
- Kunwari Sahiba Rajendra Kunwar Ba, engaged 19th
July 1915, to Yuvraj Fateh Singh of Alirajpur.
 HH
Maharawal JAIDEEPSINHJI SOBHAGSINHJI, 17th
Raja of Baria 1949/1987, born 1929, Member of
the 8th Lok Sabha, a renowned polo player, married
27th May 1948, HH Maharani Prem Kumari, daughter of HH
Saramad-i-Rajahai Hindustan Raj Rajendra Shri
Maharajadhiraj Sir Sawai Man Singhji II Bahadur of Jaipur, and his first
wife, HH Maharani Marudhar Kunwar, and had issue. He
died 1987?
- Maharajkumari Urvashi Devi [Princess Bambi], born
22nd July 1949 in Devgadh-Baria, Dahod; B.A.
(Hons.), Member of the 8th Gujarat Legislative
Assembly, married Rajkumar Kanak Singh of Dumraon, and has
issue, one son.
- Rajkumar Tushar Singh (Baba) [Kumar Shri
Tusharsinhji Kanaksinhji], born 19th April 1973,
educated at boarding schools in Shimla, a
District Panchayat Member, Chairman of the
Panchayat Construction Committee, Member of the
Legislative Assembly of Gujarat from Devgadh
Baria; married Maharajkumari Ambika Kumari, born
17th January 1977, daughter of Raja Aniruddh Pal
Singh of Awagadh,
and his wife, Rani Anjali Devi, and has issue,
two sons.
- Kunwar Arunoday Singh, born 9th July
2002.
- Kunwar Nirbhay Singh, born 15th
December 2005.
- HH Maharawal (name
unknown)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Maharani Kanak Kumari, married Maharaja Bahadur Ram
Ran Vijay Prasad Singh of Dumraon,
and had issue.
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