Nand Kunverbaji, known as Maharani Bai Shri Nand Kunverbaji Sahiba or Maharani of Gondal (1867 - 9 March 1936), was an Indian queen consort. She was born in Dharampur, the second daughter of H.H. Maharana Shri Narandevji Ramdevji Rana Sahib (1860–1891), Raja of Dharampur, and his second wife, H.H. Chhasatia Rani Bai Shri Gulab Kunverba, daughter of Sardar Bhagubava Sahib of Dharampur. On 3 June 1881 she married HH Thakor Saheb Sir Bhagwatsinghji Sagramji, Thakor of Gondal.[1][2][3] For being the first consort of a ruling maharaja to cross the "black water", she received the Imperial Order of the Crown of India from Queen Victoria in 1889.[4][5][6]
| Nand Kunverbaji | |
|---|---|
| Maharani of Gondal | |
 Nand Kunverbaji (1911) | |
| Born | 1867 Dharampur |
| Died | 9 March 1936 |
| Spouse | HH Thakor Saheb Sir Bhagwatsinghji Sagramji |
| Religion | Hinduism |
References
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- ^ "The Thakor of Gondal". The Larne Reporter. 25 November 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Peters, Thos, ed. (1938). "Gondal". Whos Who In India Burma Ceylon (1938). Poona: The Sun Publishing House. pp. 59–60.
- ^ "State of Gondal". The Sphere. London. 28 May 1938. p. 475. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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