Virpur (वीरपुर) was a princely state situated in the historical region of Saurashtra/Kathiawar. Its capital was Virpur. Today, it is part of the state of Gujarat, in India.
Title of the prince: Thakore.
Dynasty: Jadeja.
Religion: Hindu.
Area: 171 square kilometers. It included 13 villages.
Population: 8,594 people in the year 1941.
Current head of the dynasty: Jaduvendrasinhji Narendrasinhji Jadeja, Thakore Saheb of Virpur.
History: The ruling family of Virpur descends from the Nawanagar House. Jam Vibhaji I of Nawanagar granted 12 villages to his second son, Bhaniji. Subsequently, Bhaniji had other lands recognized and granted to him by the Thanadar (Muslim governor) of Kharedi. Mokoji, the 7th generation descendant of Bhaniji, expelled the Thanadar of Kharedi and expanded his lands to Virpur. It was a Fourth Class state under British rule. It acceded to India in 1947.
Succession in the family follows the principle of agnatic primogeniture. The current Thakore of Virpur succeeded his elder brother as the 17th Thakore Saheb in 2019. Jaduvendrasinhji Narendrasinhji Jadeja, born in 1965, is married to Princess Chand Kanwar, daughter of the Maharaja of Raoti. They have two children: a son, Kumar Shri Devendrasinhji Jaduvendrasinhji Jadeja, and a daughter, Kumari Shalini Devi Jadeja.
Sources: Indian Rajputs, World Statemen, Cbkwgl’s Newsletter, Royal Archives
For add or correct information: picpus1965@yahoo.es
Title of the prince: Thakore.
Dynasty: Jadeja.
Religion: Hindu.
Area: 171 square kilometers. It included 13 villages.
Population: 8,594 people in the year 1941.
Current head of the dynasty: Jaduvendrasinhji Narendrasinhji Jadeja, Thakore Saheb of Virpur.
History: The ruling family of Virpur descends from the Nawanagar House. Jam Vibhaji I of Nawanagar granted 12 villages to his second son, Bhaniji. Subsequently, Bhaniji had other lands recognized and granted to him by the Thanadar (Muslim governor) of Kharedi. Mokoji, the 7th generation descendant of Bhaniji, expelled the Thanadar of Kharedi and expanded his lands to Virpur. It was a Fourth Class state under British rule. It acceded to India in 1947.
Succession in the family follows the principle of agnatic primogeniture. The current Thakore of Virpur succeeded his elder brother as the 17th Thakore Saheb in 2019. Jaduvendrasinhji Narendrasinhji Jadeja, born in 1965, is married to Princess Chand Kanwar, daughter of the Maharaja of Raoti. They have two children: a son, Kumar Shri Devendrasinhji Jaduvendrasinhji Jadeja, and a daughter, Kumari Shalini Devi Jadeja.
Sources: Indian Rajputs, World Statemen, Cbkwgl’s Newsletter, Royal Archives
For add or correct information: picpus1965@yahoo.es
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| Thakore Saheb Shree Hamirsinhji of Kharedi-Virpur Royal Archives |
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