Rajpara State (Halar)

Rajpara (originally Rajpura) is a village and former Hindu non-salute Rajput princely state (native state) on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, western India.

Coat of arms of Rajpura (Halar)
Princely state
Individual residencies
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History

The Fifth Class Non-Salute Princely state and taluka, in Halar prant, was ruled by Jadeja Rajput Chieftains by primogeniture. It is an offshoot of the Kotda-Sangani State, whose first Thakur (title) Togujiraj, the founder of the house, the second son of Sangoji of Kotda-Sangani, received in appanage (jagir) with some other villages.

The Rajpura fort.

In 1901 it comprised twelve more villages, covering 39 square kilometers, with a combined population of 1,862 in 1901 (2,268 in 1921), yielding 13,654 Rupees state revenue (1903-4, mostly from land; later 27,000 Rs), paying 3,163 Rupees tribute, to the British and Junagadh State.

The Emblem of Rajpura

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The Rajpura housed one of the most elegant houses in its time, the royal house, Rangmahel, having a scenic landscape surrounding itself, also served as the administrative office of the Taluka Rajpura.

The Rangmahel

Thakurs
  • Togujiraj Sangojiraj [Togaji], first Thakur
  • Merujiraj Togujiraj, son of the above
  • Asajiraj Merujiraj, son of the above
  • Ladhajiraj Asajiraj, son of the above
  • Waghjiraj Ladhajiraj, son of the above, died childless
  • Bhimjiraj Ladhajiraj, brother of the above, -/1884
  • Asajiraj Bhimjiraj, born 1846, son of Bhimjiraj Ladhajiraj, succeeded 25 April 1884
T.S. Asājiraj Bhimjiraj Jadeja
  • Lakhajiraj Asajiraj, born 30 July 1869, son of the above, succeeded 27 December 1903
T.S. Lakhajiraj Asājiraj Jadeja
  • Prithvirajsinhji Lakhajiraj, son of above, succeeded throne in 1913
T.S. Prithviraj Lakhajiraj Jadeja
  • Nirmalsinhji Prithvirajsinhji, grandson of the above (son of Yuvraj Saheb Prithvirajji Lakhajiraj)
  • Present Rajvijaysinhji Shivbhadrasinhji, born on 9th March 1966 grandson of the above (son of Yuvraj Saheb Shivbhadrasinhji Nirmalsinhji)
  • Present Yuvrajsaheb Kirtirajsinhji Rajvijaysinhji Jadeja, born 4th September 1991(son of above)
  • present tikkasaheb yadoksharajsinhji kirtirajsinhji jadeja,born 7th November 2021(son of above)

See also

References
  1. "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 15, page 166 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library".

History

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