RANASAN (Princely State)


AREA: 78 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 17,100Rs
ACCESSION: 10th June 1948
STATE: Bombay (Idar) DYNASTY: Parmar (Rehavar clan)  RELIGION: Hindu
  POPULATION: 4,840 (1892)   
     
PRESENT RULER: Thakore Shri JAIDEVSINHJI, 17th and present Thakore Saheb of Ranasan since 1964.
born 1st April 1940, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1957), married and had issue.
  • Kumar Shri Harshvadansinhji Jaidevsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1973).
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The ancestors of the Thakores of Ranasan were the former Raos of Chandrawati. Rulers were...
  • Thakore Shri RAJSINHJI, founder and 1st Thakore Saheb of Ranasan, married and had issue.
    • Thakore Shri Sursinhji Rajsinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Keshavdasji Rajsinhji, ancestor of the Thakores of Wadagam.
    • Kumar Shri Tejsinhji Rajsinhji
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  • Thakore Shri SURSINHJI RAJSINHJI, 2nd Thakore Saheb of Ranasan, subdued the Bhils of Modasa and Prantij, married and had issue.
    • Thakore Shri Garibdasji Sursinhji [Sarvarsinhji] (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Gulabsinhji Sursinhji, adopted by Thakur Umedsinhji of Wadagam.
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  • Thakore Shri GARIBDASJI SURSINHJI, 3rd Thakore Saheb of Ranasan, married and had issue.
    • Thakore Shri Adesinhji Garibdasji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Jiwandasji Garibdasji, founder of Bolundra in 1724.
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  • Thakore Shri ADESINHJI GARIBDASJI, 4th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan, married and had issue.
    • Thakore Shri Bharatsinhji Adesinhji (qv)
     
  • Thakore Shri BHARATSINHJI ADESINHJI, 5th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan -/1768, married and had issue.
    • Thakore Shri Khumansinhji Bharatsinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Karansinhji Bharatsinhji, married and had issue.
      • Thakore Shri Sartansinhji Karansinhji (qv)
      • Kumar Shri Nathusinhji Karansinhji, married and had issue.
        • Kumar Shri Fatehsinhji Nathusinhji, married and had issue.
          • Thakore Shri Prathisinhji Fatehsinhji (qv)
          • Thakore Shri Takhatsinhji Fatehsinhji (qv)
          • Kumar Shri Udaisinhji Fatehsinhji 
          • Kumar Shri Gopalsinhji Fatehsinhji 
          • Kumar Shri Sardarsinhji Fatehsinhji 
  • Thakore Shri KHUMANSINHJI BHARATSINHJI, 6th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan 1768/1802, married and had issue. He died 1802.
    • Thakore Shri Makansinhji Khumansinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Narsinhji Khumansinhji, married and had issue.
      • Thakore Shri Lalsinhji Narsinhji (qv)
  • Thakore Shri MAKANSINHJI KHUMANSINHJI, 7th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan 1802/1828, married and had issue. He died 1828.
    • Thakore Shri Raisinhji Makansinhji (qv)
  • Thakore Shri RAISINHJI MAKANSINHJI, 8th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan 1828/-
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  • Thakore Shri LALSINHJI NARSINHJI, 9th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan -/1842
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  • Thakore Shri SARTANSINHJI KARANSINHJI, 10th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan 1842/-, married and had issue.
    • Thakore Shri Vajesinhji Sartansinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Jiwatsinhji Sartansinhji, born 1840, married and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Kishorsinhji Jiwatsinhji, he was adopted by Thakore Shri Hamirsinhji Vajesinhji, and succeeded him as Thakore Shri Kishorsinhji Hamirsinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Mulsinhji Sartansinhji
    • Kumar Shri Gulabha Sartansinhji
  • Thakore Shri VAJESINHJI SARTANSINHJI, 11th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan -/1879, born 1814, married and had issue. He died 1879.
    • Thakore Shri Hamirsinhji Vajesinhji (qv)
    • HH Maharani Rewarji, married HH Maharaja Takhat Singhji of Jodhpur.
    • HH Maharani Panwarji, married HH Maharaja Takhat Singhji of Jodhpur.
  • Thakore Shri HAMIRSINHJI VAJESINHJI, 12th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan 1879/1890 (#1), he adopted his cousin, Kumar Shri Kishorsinhji Jiwatsinhji, son of Kumar Shri Jiwatsinhji Sartansinhji (see above); he married and had adoptive issue. He died 5th February 1890.
    • (A) Thakore Shri Kishorsinhji Hamirsinhji (qv)
     
  • Thakore Shri KISHORSINHI HAMIRSINHJI, 13th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan 1890/1914, born 26th September 1869 as Kumar Shri Kishorsinhji Jiwatsinhji, son of Kumar Shri Jiwatsinhji Sartansinhji, died 28th April 1914.
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  • Thakore Shri PRATHISINHJI FATEHSINHJI, 14th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan 1914/1917, born 13th April 1881, son of Kumar Shri Fatehsinhji Nathusinhji (see above). He died 5th August 1917.
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  • Thakore Shri TAKHATSINHJI FATEHSINHJI, 15th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan 1917/1938, born 29th February 1883, son of Kumar Shri Fatehsinhji Nathusinhji (see above), he was invested with ruling powers on 12th November 1917, and enhanced personal powers in 1929; married and had issue. He died 1938.
    • Thakore Shri Jaswantsinhji Takhatsinhji (qv)
    • Kumar Shri Gambhirsinhji Takhatsinhji, born 1929.
    • Kumari Shri (name unknown), married Thakur Shri Shivsinhji Khushalsinhji of Valasna.
  • Thakore Shri JASWANTSINHJI TAKHATSINHJI, 16th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan 1938/1964, born 3rd February 1916, Installed 2nd December 1938, educated at Scott College, Sadra and Daly College, Indore, married 1stly, Thakurani Shri Sisodniji of Khandu in Banswara, died 25th November 1939, married 2ndly, Thakurani Shri Solankiji of Umargan, married 3rdly, Thakurani Shri Chauhaniji, daughter of Thakore Madhosinghji Gumansinghji, Thakore Saheb of Eral, married 4thly, Thakurani Shri Rathodji of Shivgarh and had issue (as well as 2 daughters by 1st wife). He died 14th August 1964.
    • Kumar Shri Harishchandra Jaswantsinhji, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1961); married Thakoraniji Rathoreji Harendra Kumari, daughter of Maharaj Shri Raghunath Singhji Sahib of Zalim villas (see Jodhpur), and had issue.
      • Kumar Shri Jangjeetsinhji Harishchandrasinhji Parmar, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1985), born 5th October 1965 in Jodhpur, married 26th April 1992 in Pansal, Kawraniji Shaktawatji of Thikana Pansal, and has issue, one daughter and one son.
        • Kumari Hemangini Parmar, presently (2012) studying at BN College, Udaipur.
        • Kumar Pashupati Sinh Parmar
      • Thakurani Reverjisa/Parmarji Rajeshwari Kumari, born 15th May 1967, married Thakur Amar Singhji of Daspan, and has issue, two sons.
      • Kumar Shri Suryaveersinhji Harishchandrasinhji Parmar, born 16th June 1978 in Jodhpur, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married 29th April 2004, Kawraniji Rathoreji of Thikana Dhanla, and has issue, one daughter.
        • Kumari Mriganka Parmar
    • Thakurani Mira Kumari, married Thakur Shri Narendra Sinhji of Thikana Nana.
    • Thakurani Jitendra Kumari, married Kumar Shri Madhusan Singh Rathore of Thikana Masuda
  • Thakore Shri JAIDEVSINHJI , 17th Thakore Saheb of Ranasan (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Thakorani Reverjisa/Parmarji, married Thakur Amar Singh of Daspan.
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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p. 458