Ranmalsinhji II

Ranmalsinhji II KCSI
His Highness Maharana Raj
HH Maharana Raj Ranmalsinhji II Sahib
Maharana Raj Sahib of Jhalavad
Reign	1843-1869
Predecessor	Amarsinhji
Successor	Mansinhji II
Born	20 July 1809 Manmehlat Palace, Dhrangadhra State
Died	16 October 1869(1869-10-16) (aged 59–60) Manmehlat Palace, Dhrangadhra State
Spouse	Jan kunwarba Jadeja of Rajkot Sundar Kuwarba Jadeja of Gondal Brijkuwar Jadeja of Sarodar
Issue	Mansinhji II and 7 others
Names Ranmalsinhji II Amarsinhji Jhala
House	Dhrangadhra
Dynasty	Jhala
Father	Amarsinhji
Mother	Dev kunwarba Vaghela of Gangad

HH Maharana Raj Ranmalsinhji II Amarsinhji Sahib Bahadur, KCSI, was the 41st ruler of Jhalavad from 1843 to 1869. He was the first person in Kathiawar to become Knight Commander of the Star of India. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Early life

Ranmalsinhji II was born to Maharana Raj Amarsinhji and his wife Dev Kunvarba. Ranmalsinhji was a scholar in Urdu, Persian, Gujarati and Sanskrit languages. ^{[1] [4] [3]}

Reign

Ranmalsinhji succeeded his father on 9 April 1843. He repaired the fort of Dhrangadhra, built new forts at Sitha and Umrada. He rebuilt the fort of Halvad, Ranmalsar tank at Dhrangadhra. Ranmalsinhji was fond of hunting, he hunted lions until they went extinct in Dhrangadhra. He was made Knight Commander of the Star of India on December 26 1886. ^{[2] [5]}

Death and succession

He died on 16 October 1869, succeeded by his son Mansinhji II. ^{[6] [7]}

Family

He had 3 wives and 8 children: 5 sons and 3 daughters. ^[4]

Wives

• Jankunvarba or Bai Saheba I, daughter of Ranmalji Jadeja II, Thakor Saheb of Rajkot
• Sundarkunvarba or Bai Saheba II, daughter of Nathaji Jadeja, Thakor Saheb of Gondal
• Birjakunvarba, Bairajba, or Vrijrajkunvarba, daughter of Raidharji Jadeja of Sarodar

Children

• Mansinhji II
• Merasinhji
• Harisinhji
• Pratapsinhji
• Raghunathsinhji
• Ucchab Kunwarba, married to Ravaji Jadeja of Kutch
• Jeev Kunwarba, married to Javansinhji Rathor, Maharaja of Idar

• Krishna Kunwarba, married to Maharao Pragmalji Jadeja II of Kutch

Awards and honours

• KCSI: Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India, 1866 ^[2]

References

1. The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. Usha. 1985.
2. Mayne, C. (1921). History of the Dhrangadhra State. Thacker, Spink.
3. Gujarat (India) (1977). Gazetteers: Surendranagar District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications.
4. Jhala, Jayasinhji (2018-07-19). Genealogy, Archive, Image: Interpreting Dynastic History in Western India, c. 1090-2016. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN   978-3-11-060129-9.
5. Solomon, R. V.; Bond, J. W. (2006). Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. Asian Educational Services. ISBN   978-81-206-1965-4.
6. The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. Usha. 1985.
7. Jhala, Jayasinhji (1991). Marriage, Hierarchy and Identity in Ideology and Practice: An Anthropological Study of Jhālā Rājpūt Society in Western India, Against a Historical Background, 1090-1990 A.D. Harvard University.