| Dynasty | Babi |
|---|---|
| State | Kathiawar |
| Revenue | ₹ 200,000 (1927) |
| Villages | 12 |
| Area | 135.2 km2 |
| Population | 7,838 (1931) |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Hindi Name | Bantwa |
| Last Updated | 24th Nov, 2022 |
Short History
Bantva is a Jurisdictional Taluka, founded in 1733 as a result of a division of the Bantva district by Khan Shri Sherzamankhanji with his elder brother, who became the first ruler of Manavadar. Formerly known as Bantva and Limbuda (in 1854), as Sherbulandkhanji Estate and afterwards as Bantva Majmu, which comprised Bantwa Bara Majmu and Bantwa Chota Majmu.
Predecessors
- Shree Nawab Saheb Salabat Muhammad Khan Babi Bahadur, married and had issue. He died in 1730 at Ahmedabad.
- Khan Saheb Shree SHERZAMANKHANJI SALABATKHANJI, 1st Khan Sahib of Bantva 1733/1779, married and had issue.
- Khan Saheb Shree Edalkhanji Sherzamankhanji (qv)
- Khan Shree Mukhtyarkhanji Sherzamankhanji, he succeeded in Gidad, later known as Sardargadh.
- Khan Saheb Shree EDALKHANJI SHERZAMANKHANJI, 2nd Khan Sahib of Bantva 1779/-, he received 12 villages as his share of his father’s property, married and had issue, four sons.
- Khan Saheb Shree Muhammedkhanji Edalkhanji (qv)
- Khanzada Shree Rahimkhanji Edalkhanji, married and had issue, five sons.
- Khanzada Shree Bande Alikhanji Rahimkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Daudkhanji Rahimkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Husainkhanji Rahimkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Shamsherkhanji Rahimkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Umarkhanji Rahimkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Khan Jahankhanji Edalkhanji, married and had issue, one son.
- Khanzada Shree ‘Alamkhanji Khanjahankhanji, married and had issue, two sons.
- Khanzada Shree Himatkhanji ‘Alamkhanji, married and had issue, two sons.
- Khanzada Shree Bahadurkhanji Himatkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Amirkhanji Himatkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Jahankhanji ‘Alamkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Himatkhanji ‘Alamkhanji, married and had issue, two sons.
- Khanzada Shree ‘Alamkhanji Khanjahankhanji, married and had issue, two sons.
- Khanzada Shree Bajuddinkhanji Edalkhanji, married and had issue, three sons.
- Khanzada Shree Jamiatkhanji Bajuddinkhanji, married and had issue, one son.
- Khanzada Shree Bajinkhanji Jamiatkhanji, married and had issue.
- (name unknown) Begum, married (as his third wife), about 1891, Khan Shree Sherbulandkhanji Rustamkhanji, 7th Khan Sahib of Bantva, and had issue (see below).
- Khanzada Shree Bajinkhanji Jamiatkhanji, married and had issue.
- Khanzada Shree Karimkhanji Bajuddinkhanji, married and had issue, one son.
- Khanzada Shree Kalaminkhanji Karimkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Abdulmirkhanji Bajuddinkhanji, married and had issue, two sons.
- Khanzada Shree Umedkhanji Abdulmirkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Muzafarkhanji Abdulmirkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Jamiatkhanji Bajuddinkhanji, married and had issue, one son.
- Khan Saheb Shree MUHAMMEDKHANJI EDALKHANJI, 3rd Khan Sahib of Bantva -/after 1854, born 1784, married and had issue. He died after 1854.
- Khan Saheb Shree Sherbulandkhanji Muhammedkhanji (qv)
- Khan Saheb ShreeSHER BULANDKHANJI MUHAMMEDKHANJI, 4th Khan Sahib of Bantva, born 1814, married and had issue, six sons.
- Khan Saheb Shree Sherkhanji Sherbulandkhanji (qv)
- Khan Saheb Shree Rustamkhanji Sherbulandkhanji (qv)
- Khanzada Shree Sherzamankhanji Sherbulandkhanj, married and had issue, one son.
- Khanzada Shree Hamidkhanji Sherzamankhanji
- Khanzada Shree Dilerkhanji Sherbulandkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Azamkhanji Sherbulandkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Muhammedkhanji Sherbulandkhanji
- Khan Saheb Shree SHERKHANJI SHERBULANDKHANJI, 5th Khan Sahib of Bantva -/1888, died sp about 1888.
- Khan Saheb Shree RUSTAMKHANJI SHERBULANDKHANJI, 6th Khan Sahib of Bantva 1888/1903, married and had issue. He died 3rd September 1903.
- Khan Saheb Shree Sherbulandkhanji Rustamkhanji (qv)
- Khan Saheb Shree SHERBULANDKHANJI RUSTAMKHANJI, 7th Khan Sahib of Bantva 1903/1934, born 20th October 1862, succeeded 3rd September 1903, married 1stly, 1876, Nawabzadi Bibi Shree Taj Bakhte Sahiba of Junagadh, married 2ndly, married 3rdly, about 1891, a daughter of Khanzada Shree Bajinkhanji Jamiatkhanji of Bantva (see above), and had issue. He died 6th February 1934.
- Khan Saheb Shree Sherkhanji Sherbulandkhanji (qv)
- Khanzada Shree (name unknown) Sherbulandkhanji
- Khanzada Shree (name unknown) Sherbulandkhanji
- Khanzada Shree Sarbulandkhanji Sherbulandkhanji, married Nawabzadi Bima Shree Zohra Jahan Bakhte Sahiba of Balasinor.
- Khanzada Shree Sadiqkhanji Sherbulandkhanji, married Nawabzadi Bima Shree Akhtar Jahan Bakhte Sahiba of Balasinor, born about 1942.
- Khan Saheb Shree SHERKHANJI SHERBULANDKHANJI, 8th Khan Sahib of Bantva 1934/1971, born 26th October 1892, he succeeded to the gadi on 6th February 1934, married 1st June 1913, Nawabzadi Bima Shree Husain Bakhte Sahiba, died 1946, daughter of the Nawab of Balasinor. He administered his Taluka with marked success and consummate ability. He was universally popular for his many high qualities of head and heart. He died 1971.
- Khan Saheb Shree Ghulam Mohiuddinkhanji Sherkhanji (qv)
- Khanzada Shree Sherzamankhanji Sherkhanji, married Nawabzadi Bima Shree Shah Jahan Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Shree Nawab Saheb Muhammad Jamiatkhanji Manowarkhanji Babi Bahadur, Nawab Saheb of Balasinor.
- Khanzada Shree Ibrahimkhanji Sherkhanji, married Nawabzadi Bima Shree Noor Jahan Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Shree Nawab Saheb Muhammad Jamiatkhanji Manowarkhanji Babi Bahadur, Nawab Saheb of Balasinor.
- Khanzada Shree Sarbulandkhanji Sherkhanji, married Ruqaiya Sultana Begum.
- Khanzada Shree Sadiqkhanji Sherkhanji, married Nawabzadi Bima Shree Akhtar Jahan Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Shree Nawab Saheb Muhammad Jamiatkhanji Manowarkhanji Babi Bahadur, Nawab Saheb of Balasinor.
- Khan Saheb Shree SHERKHANJI SHERBULANDKHANJI, 9th Khan Sahib of Bantva 1971/-, born 1th May 1922, married Nawabzadi Bibi Shree Inayat Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of Col. H.H. Shree Sorath Sarkar Diwan Nawab Sir Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III Babi, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I., the Nawab of Junagadh.