Rulers
| Name | Reign | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ratanji (d. 1703) II | 1660–1703 | Thakur Sahib |
| Bhavsinhji I Ratanji (1683–1764) | 1703–1764 | Thakur Sahib |
| Akherajji II Bhavsinhji (1714–1772) | 1764–1772 | Thakur Sahib |
| Wakhatsinhji Akherajji (1748–1816) | 1772–1816 | Thakur Sahib |
| Wajesinhji Wakhatsinhji (1780–1852) | 1816–1852 | Thakur Sahib |
| Akherajji III Bhavsinhji (1817–1854) | 1852–1854 | Thakur Sahib |
| Jashwantsinhji Bhavsinhji (1827–1870) | 1854 - 11 Apr 1870 | Thakur Sahib |
| Takhatsinhji Jashwantsinhji (1858–1896) | 11 Apr 1870 - 29 Jan 1896 | Thakur Sahib |
| Bhavsinhji II Takhatsinhji (1875–1919) | 29 Jan 1896 - 1 Jan 1918 | Thakur Sahib |
| 1 Jan 1918 - 17 Jul 1919 | Maharaja Rao | |
| Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavsinhji (1912–1965) | 17 Jul 1919 - 15 Aug 1947 | Maharaja Rao |
| Virbhadrasinhji Krishnakumarsinhji Gohil (1932–1994) ^ | 1 Apr 1965 -26 Jul 1994 | Maharaja Rao |
| Vijayrasjsinhji Virbhadrasinhji Gohil (1968-) ^ | 26 Jul 1994 - | Maharaja Rao |
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