Baria (Princely State) Homepage with Pictures and Map : Rajput Provinces of India

Dynasty

Khichi Chauhan history page

State

Bombay

Gun Salutes

9 Accession

10^th June 1948

Revenue

INR 213,375

Villages

495 Area

2,106 Square Kilometers km²

Population

81,579 (1901)

Privy Purse

INR 225,000

Hindi Name

बारिया

Last Updated

29^th Nov, 2023

Wikipedia

Wikipedia link to Baria (Princely State) Baria, India

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.

Genealogy

Raja DUNGARSINHJI I, 1^st Raja of Baria, married and had issue. He lived around 1524.
- Raja Udaisinhji Dungarsinhji (qv)
Raja UDAISINHJI DUNGARSINHJI, 2^nd Raja of Baria, married and had issue.
- Raja Rayasinhji Udaisinhji (qv)
Raja RAYASINHJI UDAISINHJI, 3^rd Raja of Baria, married and had issue.
- Raja Vijaysinhji Rayasinhji (qv)
Raja VIJAYSINHJI RAYASINHJI, 4^th Raja of Baria, married and had issue.
- Raja Mansinhji Vijaysinhji (qv)
Raja MANSINHJI VIJAYSINHJI, 5^th Raja of Baria, married and had issue. He died about 1720.
- Raja Prithvirajji Mansinhji (qv)
Raja PRITHVIRAJJI MANSINHJI, 6^th Raja of Baria, married and had issue. He died after 1732.
- Raja Rayadharji Prithvirajji (qv)
Raja RAYADHARJI PRITHVIRAJJI, 7^th Raja of Baria, married and had issue.
- Raja Gangadasji Rayadharji (qv)
Raja GANGADASJI I RAYADHARJI, 8^th Raja of Baria, married and had isssue.
- Raja Gambhirsinhji Gangadasji (qv)
Raja GAMBHIRSINHJI GANGADASJI, 9^th 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, 10^th Raja of Baria.
Raja JASHWANTSINHJI SAHEBSINHJI, 11^th Raja of Baria, married and had issue. He lived around 1803.
- Raja Gangadasji II Jashwantsinhji (qv)
Raja GANGADASJI II JASHWANTSINHJI, 12^th Raja of Baria -/1819, married and had issue. He died August 1819.
- Raja Bhimsinhji Gangadasji (qv)
- Raja Prithvirajji Gangadasji (qv)
Raja BHIMSINHJI GANGADASJI, 13^th Raja of Baria 1819/1820
Raja PRITHVIRAJJI GANGADASJI, 14^th 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, 15^th Raja of Baria 1864/1908, born 4^th October 1855, succeeded 5^th March 1864, educated at Ahmedabad Talukdari School and at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, married 1873, HH Maharani Chandra Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Maharana Vairisalji Naharsinhji of Rajpipla, and had issue. He died 25^th February 1908.
- Lt.-Col. HH Maharawal Sir Shri Ranjitsinhji Mansinhji (qv)
- Maharaj Naharsinhji Mansinhji, married Rani Drupad Kunverba Sahiba, died 1980, daughter of Maharana Shri Gambhirsinhji Vairisalji of Rajpipla, and had issue.
  - Maharaj Prithisinhji Naharsinhji, married twice and had issues.
    - Rajkumari Niranjana Devi (from 1^st wife), born 14^th November 1929, married (as his second wife), Rao Harendra Singhji, 18^th Rao of Kushalgarh, born 11^th May 1924, died 21^st February 1967, and has issue.
    - Maharaj Digvijaysinhji Prithisinhji (from 1^st wife)
    - Vandana Gaekwad (from 1^st wife)
    - Maharaj Virvijaysinhji Prithisinhji (from 1^st wife), married and had issue.
      - Rajkumari Preeti Singh, married Rawal Raja Raghvendra Singh of Samode, and has issue, a son and a daughter.
    - Air Cmde Pritam Singh (retd.) (from 2^nd wife), married and has issues, one son and a daughter.
      - Shayne Prithi Singh
    - Rio Singh (from 2^nd wife)
      - Viraj Singh
- 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, 16^th Raja of Baria 1908/1949, born 10^th 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 1^stly, HH Maharani Takhat Kunverba Sahiba, died 1916, daughter of HH Maharana Shri Sir Chhatrasinhji Gambhirsinhji of Rajpipla, married 2^ndly, HH Maharani Dilhar Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of Maharana Shri Gambhirsinhji Vairisalji of Rajpipla, and had issue. He died 7^th September 1949.
- 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 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 19^th July 1915, to Yuvraj Fateh Singh of Alirajpur.
HH Maharawal JAIDEEPSINHJI SOBHAGSINHJI, 17^th Raja of Baria 1949/1987, born 1929, Member of the 8^th Lok Sabha, a renowned polo player, married 27^th 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 22^nd July 1949 in Devgadh-Baria, Dahod; B.A. (Hons.), Member of the 8^th Gujarat Legislative Assembly, married Rajkumar Kanak Singh of Dumraon, and has issue, one son.
  - Rajkumar Tushar Singh (qv)
HH Maharawal Tusharsinhji Kanaksinhji, born 19^th 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 17^th 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 9^th July 2002.
- Kunwar Nirbhay Singh, born 15^th December 2005.