Information

Dynasty

Gohil

Clan

Lathi

Agency

Kathiawar Agency

Revenue

INR 28,000/-

Villages

5

Area

19Square Kilometers km²

Hindi Name

लिमड़ा

Last Updated

16th Jul, 2023

Present Head

Darbar Saheb Shaktisinhji Harishchandrasinhji Gohil, a career politician, currently serving as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. He is AICC General Secretary and party in-charge for state affairs of Bihar and interim in-charge of Delhi and national spokesperson of All India Congress Committee. He served as Minister of health, education and finance in Gujarat Government from 1991 to 1995. He also served as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for five terms.
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History

Shri Lakhajiraj Gohil Thakore Saheb of Lathi married twice, his second wife bore him three sons, Kunwar Hanubha, Kunwar Fatehsinh and Kunwar Ajabha. Hanubha and his brother's were given giras of one village after death of Lakhajiraj. Hanubha along with his brother was able to wrestle control of neighboring four villages from their Kathi rulers, thus expanding his rule over to total five villages.

In 1901 state comprised the town and four more villages, with a combined population of 2,194, yielding 28,000 Rupees state revenue (1903-4, mostly from land).

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Genealogy

  • Thakore Saheb Shri LAKHAJI JIJIBAWA, Thakore Saheb of Lathi 1750-, during his reign, he suppressed the Kathis who had harassed the people of the region around Lathi; married twice and had issue.
    • Darbar Saheb Hanubha Lakhaji (from second wife)
    • Kunwar Fatehsinh Lakhaji (from second wife)
    • Darbar Saheb Ajabha Lakhaji (from second wife)
  • Darbar Saheb Shri Hanubha Lakhaji Gohil, 1st Darbar of Limda, known as protector of brahmin’s and cow’s, worshiped as local deity by villager’s of Limda and neighboring villages. Village till date is known as Limda (Hanubha na), literally Hanubha’s Limda; married and had issue.
    • Kumari (name unknown)
  • Darbar Saheb Ajabha Lakhaji Gohil, 2nd Darbar of Limda, married had an issue.
    • Darbar Saheb Bhagwatsinhji Ajabha
  • Darbar Saheb Bhagwatsinhji Ajabha Gohil, 3rd Darbar of Limda; married and had issue.
    • Darbar Saheb Bhavsinhji Bhagwatsinhji
  • Darbar Saheb Bhavsinhji Bhagwatsinhji Gohil, 4th Darbar of Limda, married hand had issue.
    • Darbar Saheb Ranjitsinhji Bhavsinhji
  • Darbar Saheb Ranjitsinhji Bhavsinhji Gohil, 5th Darbar of Limda, freedom fighter, MLA (1967) from Gadhda constituency representing Swatantra party, married daughter of Thakor Saheb of Satudad Vavdi, taluq of Nawanagar and had issue.
    • Darbar Saheb Harishchandrasinhji Ranjitsinhji
  • Darbar Saheb Harishchandrasinh Ranjitsinh Gohil, 6th Darbar of Limda, married eldest daughter of Thakor Saheb Lagdhirsinhji Jadeja of Gadhka and had issue.
    • Darbar Saheb Shaktisinhji Harishchandrasinhji
    • Kumar Durgeshsinhji Harshchandrasinhji
      • Kumar Yashkumarsinhji Durgeshsinhji
      • Dixita Kumari Baa Durgeshsinhji
    • Kumar Shivrajsinhji Harishchandrasinhji
      • Kumar Chintankumarsinhji Shivrajsinhji
      • Kumar Yajuvendrasinh Shivrajsinhji
    • Kumar Harvijaysinhji Harishchandrasinhji
      • Kumar Yudhishthirsinhji Harvijaysinhji
      • Devsmita Kumari Baa Harvijaysinhji
    • Kumari Jaylakshmu Ba, married Raghuveersinhji Majbutsinhji Jadeja of Veerpur, son of Shri Majbutsinhji Jadeja, first DIG of Gujarat.
      • Kumar Parikshitsinhji Raghuveersinhji Jadeja
      • Jahanvi Baa Pruthvirajsinhji Sarvaiya
    • Kumari Ashadevi, married Mayurdhwajsinhji Jhala
      • Kumar Rutviksinhji Mayurdhwajsinhji Jhala
      • Anushree Baa Mayurdhwajsinhji Jhala
  • Darbar Saheb Shaktisinhji Harishchandrasinhji Gohil (see above)
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Map

Limda map
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