Vanod (वनवास) was a minor princely state with the rank of Taluka in the Kathiawar region of western India. It was surrounded by Dasada Thana, Viramgam Taluka, and bordered the states of Baroda and Radhanpur. Vanod lay north of Mandal (Baroda), northeast of Dasada, north-northwest of Viramgam, and northeast of Patdi, with the border of Radhanpur State on its other side. It is located in the present-day region of Gujarat.
Title of the prince: Malek, Talukdar, or the personal title of Khan Saheb.
Dynasty: Rathor.
Religion: Muslim.
Area: 148.59 square kilometers, with 13 villages.
Population: 409 people (1901).
Current head of the dynasty: Malik Shri Inayatkhanji, Khan Saheb de Vanod.
History: The ancestors of the Vanod rulers were Rathore Rajputs and Bhayat of Jodhpur, from Mandovar. They are descended from Bhimji, son of Rao Chandoji Rathore, of Mandovar (Jodhpur) in the late 14th century. Abhaji, son of Bhimji, traveled to Sindh in 1435 and to Gujarat in 1445. Upon arriving in Gujarat, he converted to Islam, and Ahmad Shah Badshah I, Sultan of Gujarat, granted him 25 villages of Vanod Taluka and the title of Malik.
Vanod paid tribute to the princely state of Palanpur.
It was incorporated into India in 1947.
The current Malek of Vanod is Prince Malek Shri Inayatkhanji, born in 1956. He succeeded as Malek of Vanod in 1993. He is married to Shehnazjaha, a princess born in Baroda. They have three children: Princes Mohamed and Hassan, and Princess Ayesha.
Title of the prince: Malek, Talukdar, or the personal title of Khan Saheb.
Dynasty: Rathor.
Religion: Muslim.
Area: 148.59 square kilometers, with 13 villages.
Population: 409 people (1901).
Current head of the dynasty: Malik Shri Inayatkhanji, Khan Saheb de Vanod.
History: The ancestors of the Vanod rulers were Rathore Rajputs and Bhayat of Jodhpur, from Mandovar. They are descended from Bhimji, son of Rao Chandoji Rathore, of Mandovar (Jodhpur) in the late 14th century. Abhaji, son of Bhimji, traveled to Sindh in 1435 and to Gujarat in 1445. Upon arriving in Gujarat, he converted to Islam, and Ahmad Shah Badshah I, Sultan of Gujarat, granted him 25 villages of Vanod Taluka and the title of Malik.
Vanod paid tribute to the princely state of Palanpur.
It was incorporated into India in 1947.
The current Malek of Vanod is Prince Malek Shri Inayatkhanji, born in 1956. He succeeded as Malek of Vanod in 1993. He is married to Shehnazjaha, a princess born in Baroda. They have three children: Princes Mohamed and Hassan, and Princess Ayesha.
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