PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
A Fourth Class State founded in 1741, the Ruling Family of
Patdi belongs to the Desai clan of Kadwa Patidar.
Versinhji received the State of Viramgam from the Sultan
Mahomed Begada about 1484. The title of Desai Shri was
granted to a descendent by the Mughal Emperor, Jehangir.
Viramgam was later lost to the Maharaja of Baroda with the
Desai Shri transferring his capital to Patdi. The family
is governed by the rule of primogeniture. The
Jurisdictional powers of the state are : Criminal - three
years rigorous imprisonment and fines up to 5,000Rs, Civil
- fines up to the value of 10,000Rs. Rulers
were.....
- Desai Shri
BHANJIBHAI, 1st Darbar Sahib of Patdi
- Desai Shri
UDEKARANJI, 2nd Darbar Sahib of Patdi
- Desai Shri
BHAVSINHJI, 3rd Darbar Sahib of Patdi
- Desai Shri
NATHUBHAI, 4th Darbar Sahib of Patdi -/1796,
married and had issue.
- Desai Shri Vakhatsinhji Nathubhai (qv)
- Desai Shri
VAKHATSINHJI NATHUBHAI, 5th Darbar Sahib of
Patdi 1796/1809, married and had issue.
- Desai Shri Harisinhji Vakhatsinhji (qv)
- Desai Shri Kubersinhji Vakhatsinhji (qv)
- Desai Shri
HARISINHJI, 6th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1809/-,
married and had issue.
- Desai Shri Arbhamji Harisinhji (qv)
- Kumar Shri Vithabhai Harisinhji, died sp.
- Kumar Shri Bapubhai Harisinhji, died sp.
- Desai Shri ARBHAMJI
HARISINHJI, 7th Darbar Sahib of Patdi, died sp.
- Desai Shri
KUBERSINHJI VAKHATSINHJI, 8th Darbar Sahib of
Patdi
- Desai Shri
JORAWARSINHJI, 9th Darbar Sahib of Patdi
1848/1875, he built two temples, Dwakadisji and Trikamrahiji Mandir,
for which the state bore the cost of 2,000Rs p.a.; he
also donated 50,000Rs during his reign for various
projects; married and had issue.
- Desai Shri Surajmalji Jorawarsinhji (qv)
- Desai Shri Himmatsinhji Jorawarsinhji (qv)
- Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Jorawarsinhji, married
and had issue.
- Desai Shri Naransinhji Chandrasinhji (qv)
- Kumar Shri Hirsinhji Chandrasinhji, married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Vitthalsinhji Hirsinhji
- Kumar Shri Prabhatsinhji Hirsinhji
- Desai Shri
HIMMATSINHJI JORAWARSINHJI, 10th Darbar Sahib
of Patdi 1875/1884, he had donated 80,000Rs for Dakor Anakshetra
and also opened the Jorawarsinhji
Library in Mandvi Bajar, Patdi in memory of
his father; married Rani Saheb Diwali Ba, she also
donated 20,000Rs for Dakor Anakshetra. He died 1884.
- Desai Shri
SURAJMALJI JORAWARSINHJI, 10th Darbar Sahib
of Patdi 1884/1913, born 30th January 1848, succeeded
10th July 1884, he had constructed the Surajmalsinhji
English School up to 5th standard and english medium
and bore the cost of 8,000Rs p.a. for maintenance of
that school; married and had issue. He died 24th July
1913.
- Desai Shri Daulatsinhji Surajmalji (qv)
- Desai Shri
DAULATSINHJI SURAJMALJI, 11th Darbar Sahib of
Patdi 1913/1928 , born 19th June 1881, succeeded 24th
July 1913, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, in
1918, he had donated 100,000Rs to build the Darbar Shri Surajmalji
Kadwa Patidar Boarding House, and a further
10,000Rs for scholarship available to poor students,
all in the memory of the late Darbar Shri Surajmalji;
married 1stly, Rani Saheba Bai Shri Shangarbai from
Kerela, Regent of Patdi, she died sp, married
2ndly, Rani Saheba Bai Shri Jambuvatibai from Ramol,
married 3rdly, Rani Saheba Bai Shri Laxmibai from
Jaspur, and had issue. He died on 25th October 1928.
- Kumari Kalavati Ba [Durga Ba] (by Rani
Jambuvatibai)
- Desai Shri Raghuvirsinhji Daulatsinhji (by Rani
Laxmibai) (qv)
- Desai Shri
RAGHUVIRSINHJI DAULATSINHJI, 12th Darbar
Sahib of Patdi 1928/1940, born 8th January 1926 (#1), educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot, succeeded to the gadi on 25th
October 1928, the Rraghuvirsinhji Kumar Shala, a
school in Patdi, was founded in his memory. He died sp on 2nd January
1940.
- Desai Shri
NARANSINHJI CHANDRASINHJI, 13th Darbar Sahib
of Patdi 1940/1941, born 21st November 1873, he
succeeded to the gadi
as the nearest blood relation of the previous ruler
who died without issue, married 1stly, married 2ndly,
and had issue. He died 17th December 1941.
- Darbar Shri Pratapsinhji Naransinhji (by 1st
wife)(qv)
- Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Naransinhji (by 2nd wife)
- Kumar Shri Bhanusinhji Naransinhji (by 2nd wife)
- Darbar Shri
PRATAPSINHJI NARANSINHJI, 14th Darbar Sahib
of Patdi 1941/1978, born 2nd June 1895, married 1stly,
Rani Rukshmanidevi of Kanij, married 2ndly, and had
issue. He died 21st November 1978.
- Darbar Shri Kishansinhji Pratapsinhji (by Rani
Rukshmanidevi)(qv)
- Kumar Shri Dilipsinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd wife)
- Kumar Shri Rajendrasinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd
wife)
- Kumar Shri Laxmansinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd wife)
- Kumar Shri Kirtisinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd wife)
- Kumar Shri Chaitanyasinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd
wife)
- Kumar Shri Sureshsinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd wife)
- Darbar Shri
KISHANSINHJI PRATAPSINHJI, 15th Darbar Sahib
of Patdi 1978/2002, born 24th August 1916, married
Rani Jyotsna Devi from Ahmedabad, and had issue. He
died 27th April 2002.
- Darbar Shri Karnisinhji Kishansinhji Desai (qv)
- Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji Kishansinhji Desai, born
11th October 1949, married Shrimati Kashmari Devi
from Ahmedabad, and had issue. He died 5th April
2002.
- Kunvri Ba Rupangi Desai, married Snehalbhai
Patel, and has issue.
- Parmesh Patel
- Vishvam Patel
- Kumar Shri Divyapalsinhji Vikramsinhji Desai,
married Kumarani Niyati Devi from Ahmedabad, and
has issue.
- Kumar Shri Jaipalsinhji Divyapalsinhji Desai
- Kumar Shri Harpalsinhji Kishansinhji Desai, born
19th February 1951, married Shrimati Parul Devi of
Jabalpur, and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Krupalsinhji Harpalsinhji Desai,
married Kumarani Payal Devi from Ahmedabad, and
has issue.
- Kunvri Ba Vaishnavi Desai
- Darbar Shri
KARNISINHJI KISHANSINHJI, 16th Darbar Sahib
of Patdi (see above)
The help of Y.S. Jaideepsinh Jadeja is
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