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'''Rajpara''' (originally Rajpura) is a village and former Hindu non-[[salute state|salute]] Rajput [[princely state]] (native state) on [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] peninsula in [[Gujarat]], western [[India]].<br />
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[[File:Rajpura (Halar) Coat of arms.jpg|thumb|Coat of arms of Rajpura (Halar)]]<br />
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== History ==<br />
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.<br />
[[File:Rajpura Durbargadh.png|thumb|'''The Rajpura fort.''']]<br />
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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 Raj|British]] and [[Junagadh State]].<br />
[[File:Rajpura Coat of arms.png|thumb|'''The Emblem of Rajpura''']]<br />
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_172.gif|title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 15, page 166 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library}}</ref><br />
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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.<br />
[[File:The Rangmahel.jpg|thumb|'''The Rangmahel''']]<br />
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== Thakurs ==<br />
* Togujiraj Sangojiraj [Togaji], first Thakur<br />
* Merujiraj Togujiraj, son of the above<br />
* Asajiraj Merujiraj, son of the above<br />
* Ladhajiraj Asajiraj, son of the above<br />
* Waghjiraj Ladhajiraj, son of the above, died childless<br />
* Bhimjiraj Ladhajiraj, brother of the above, -/1884<br />
* Asajiraj Bhimjiraj, born 1846, son of Bhimjiraj Ladhajiraj, succeeded 25 April 1884<br />
[[File:T.S. Asājiraj Bhimjiraj Jadeja.png|thumb|'''T.S. Asājiraj Bhimjiraj Jadeja''']]<br />
* Lakhajiraj Asajiraj, born 30 July 1869, son of the above, succeeded 27 December 1903<br />
[[File:T.S. Lakhajiraj Asājiraj Jadeja.png|thumb|'''T.S. Lakhajiraj Asājiraj Jadeja''']]<br />
* Prithvirajsinhji Lakhajiraj, son of above, succeeded throne in 1913<br />
[[File:T.S. Prithviraj Lakhajiraj Jadeja.png|thumb|T.S. Prithviraj Lakhajiraj Jadeja]]<br />
*Nirmalsinhji Prithvirajsinhji, grandson of the above (son of Yuvraj Saheb Prithvirajji Lakhajiraj)<br />
*Present Rajvijaysinhji Shivbhadrasinhji, born on 9 March 1966 grandson of the above (son of Yuvraj Saheb Shivbhadrasinhji Nirmalsinhji)<br />
*Present Yuvrajsaheb Kirtirajsinhji Rajvijaysinhji Jadeja, born 4 September 1991.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Rajpara State (Gohelwar)]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links and sources ==<br />
History<br />
* [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_172.gif Imperial Gazetteer, on DSAL.UChicago.edu - Kathiawar]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080729071138/http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/r/rajpara.html Indian Princely States on web.archive.org]<br />
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