Information

Dynasty

State

Bombay

Agency

Deccan States Agency

Accession

8th March 1948

Area

1,028 Square Kilometers km²

Population

58,085 (1892)

Privy Purse

INR 140,442

Hindi Name

फलतान

Last Updated

8th Apr, 2014

Present Head

Flag of Phaltan
Raja Bahadur Shrimant RAMRAJE PRATAPSINH NAIK NIMBALKAR, present Raja of Phaltan since 7th October 2004. Installed 7th October 2004, married Rani Shrimant Rekha Naik Nimbalkar, and has issue.
  • Yuvaraj Aniket Ram Naik Nimbalkar
  • Sarojini Devi Naik Nimbalkar
  • Sai Naik Nimbalkar
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Genealogy

The princely state was founded in 1284 and the surname is derived from a village called Nimblak. Rulers were...
  • Naik NIMBRAJ I NIMBALKAR, 1st Naik of Phaltan 1284/1291
  • Naik Padakhala JAGDEVRAO DHARPATRAO NIMBALKAR, 2nd Naik of Phaltan 1291/1327
  • Naik NIMBRAJ II NIMBALKAR, 3rd Naik of Phaltan 1327/1349
  • Naik VANANG BHUPAL NIMBALKAR, 4th Naik of Phaltan 1349/1374
  • Naik VANANGPAL NIMBALKAR, 5th Naik of Phaltan 1390/1394
  • Naik VANGOJI I NIMBALKAR, 6th Naik of Phaltan 1394/1409
  • Naik MALOJI I NIMBALKAR, 7th Naik of Phaltan 1409/1420
  • Naik BAJI I NIMBALKAR, 8th Naik of Phaltan 1420/1445
  • Naik POWARRAO NIMBALKAR, 9th Naik of Phaltan 1445/1470
  • Naik BAJI II NIMBALKAR, 10th Naik of Phaltan 1470/1512
  • Naik MUDHOJI II NIMBALKAR, 11th Naik of Phaltan 1512/1527
  • Naik BAJI DHARRAO NIMBALKAR, 12th Naik of Phaltan 1527/1560
  • Naik MALOJI II NIMBALKAR, 13th Naik of Phaltan 1560/1570, married and had issue.
    • Naik Vangoji II Jagpalrao Nimbalkar (qv)
    • Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Dipa Bai, married Raja Maloji Bhonsle, Jagirdar of Pune, and had issue.
  • Naik VANGOJI II JAGPALRAO NIMBALKAR, 14th Naik of Phaltan 1570/1630
  • Naik MUDHOJI II NIMBALKAR, 15th Naik of Phaltan 1630/1644, married and had issue.
    • Naik Bajaji I Nimbalkar (qv)
    • Naik Sabaji Nimbalkar (Vairag)
    • Naik Jagdevro Nimbalkar (Bhalvani)
    • Maharani Sai Bai, married (as his first wife), Maharaja Chhatrapati Shivaji I Rao Bhonsle of Satara, and had issue. She died .
  • Naik BAJAJI I NIMBALKAR, 16th Naik of Phaltan 1644/1676, married and had issue.
    • Mahadaji Naik Nimbalkar, married Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Sakhu Bai, daughter of Maharaja Chhatrapati Shivaji I of Satara.
  • Naik VANGOJI NIMBALKAR III, 17th Naik of Phaltan 1676/1693
  • Naik JANOJI NIMBALKAR, 18th Naik of Phaltan 1693/1748
  • Naik MUDHOJIRAO NIMBALKAR III, 19th Naik of Phaltan 1748/1765
  • Naik SAYAJIRAO NIMBALKAR, 20th Naik of Phaltan 1767/1774
  • Naik MALOJIRAO NIMBALKAR III, 21st Naik of Phaltan 1774/1777
  • Naik JANRAO NIMBALKAR II, 22nd Naik of Phaltan 1777/1827
  • Naik BAJAJIRAO NIMBALKAR II, 23rd Naik of Phaltan 1827/1841, married and had adoptive issue. He died .
  • Raja Shrimant MUDHOJIRAO JANRAO BAPU SAHEB NAIK NIMBALKAR IV, 24th Raja of Phaltan 1841/1916, Deshmukh and Naik Nimbalkar of Phaltan, born , succeeded 7th December 1841, installed 26th March 1860, C.S.I. [cr.1911], married and had issue. He died .
    • Major HH Raja Bahadur Shrimant Malojirao Mudhojirao Nana Saheb Naik Nimbalkar IV (qv)
    • Rajkumar Venkatrao Naik Nimbalkar
  • Major HH Raja Bahadur Shrimant MALOJIRAO MUDHOJIRAO NANA SAHEB NAIK NIMBALKAR IV, 25th Raja of Phaltan 1916/1978, born in Nimbhore, succeeded 17th October 1916, Raja Bahadur [cr.1946], K.C.I.E. [cr.1942], Raja [cr.1936], Major [1936], married 18th December 1923?, HH Rani Lakshmi Devi, born , died , daughter of the Hon. Sardar Shambhusinghraje Jadhavrao K.I.H. of Malegaon, and had issue. He died .
    • Raja Shrimant Pratapsinh Malojirao Bapu Saheb Naik Nimbalkar (qv)
    • Rajkumar Vijaysinh alias Shivajiraje Malojirao Naik Nimbalkar, born , married and had issue, three children. He died .
    • Rajkumar Udaysinhraje Malojirao Naik Nimbalkar, born
    • Rajkumar Vikramsinhraje Malojirao Naik Nimbalkar, born
    • Rajkumari Sarojini Devi Akkasaheb Naik Nimbalkar, born
  • PRATAPSINH MALOJIRAO BAPUSAHEB NAIK NIMBALKAR, 26th Raja of Phaltan 1978/2004, born and succeeded 1978, married and had issue. He died .
    • Raja Bahadur Shrimant Ramraje Pratapsinh Naik Nimbalkar (qv)
  • Raja Bahadur Shrimant RAMRAJE PRATAPSINH NAIK NIMBALKAR, 27th Raja of Phaltan (see above)
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