Rajpara State (Halar)

Rajpara (originally Rajpura) is a village and former Hindu non-salute Rajput princely state (native state) on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, western India.

History
The Fifth Class Non-Salute Princely state and taluka, in Halar prant, was ruled by Jadeja Rajput Chieftains by primogeniture. It is an offshoot of the Kotda-Sangani State, whose first Thakur (title) Togujiraj, the founder of the house, the second son of Sangoji of Kotda-Sangani, received in appanage (jagir) with some other villages.

In 1901 it comprised twelve more villages, covering 39 square kilometers, with a combined population of 1,862 in 1901 (2,268 in 1921), yielding 13,654 Rupees state revenue (1903-4, mostly from land; later 27,000 Rs), paying 3,163 Rupees tribute, to the British and Junagadh State.



The Rajpura housed one of the most elegant houses in its time, the royal house, Rangmahel, having a scenic landscape surrounding itself, also served as the administrative office of the Taluka Rajpura.

Thakurs

 * Togujiraj Sangojiraj [Togaji], first Thakur
 * Merujiraj Togujiraj, son of the above
 * Asajiraj Merujiraj, son of the above
 * Ladhajiraj Asajiraj, son of the above
 * Waghjiraj Ladhajiraj, son of the above, died childless
 * Bhimjiraj Ladhajiraj, brother of the above, -/1884
 * Asajiraj Bhimjiraj, born 1846, son of Bhimjiraj Ladhajiraj, succeeded 25 April 1884
 * Lakhajiraj Asajiraj, born 30 July 1869, son of the above, succeeded 27 December 1903
 * Prithvirajsinhji Lakhajiraj, son of above, succeeded throne in 1913
 * Nirmalsinhji Prithvirajsinhji, grandson of the above (son of Yuvraj Saheb Prithvirajji Lakhajiraj)
 * Present Rajvijaysinhji Shivbhadrasinhji, born on 9 March 1966 grandson of the above (son of Yuvraj Saheb Shivbhadrasinhji Nirmalsinhji)
 * Present Yuvrajsaheb Kirtirajsinhji Rajvijaysinhji Jadeja, born 4 September 1991(son of above)
 * present tikkasaheb yadoksharajsinhji kirtirajsinhji jadeja,born 7 November 2021(son of above)

External links and sources
History
 * Imperial Gazetteer, on DSAL.UChicago.edu - Kathiawar
 * Indian Princely States on web.archive.org