Wadhwan State
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Wadhwan State વઢવાણ રિયાસત |
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Princely State of British India | |||||
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Location of Wadhwan State in Saurashtra | |||||
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• | Established | 1630 | |||
• | Accession to the Indian Union | 1948 | |||
Area | |||||
• | 1931 | 627 km2 (242 sq mi) | |||
Population | |||||
• | 1931 | 42,602 | |||
Density | 67.9 /km2 (176 /sq mi) | ||||
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Wadhwan was a princely state during the British Raj.
The town of Wadhwan in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat was its capital.[1] Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.[2]
History
Wadhwan was founded as a state around 1630. It became a British protectorate in 1807. Wadhwan State was ruled by Rajputs belonging to the Jhala dynasty. The rulers of the state bore the title 'Thakur Sahib'.[3]
Rulers
Thakur Sahib
- 1681 – 1707 Bhagatsimhji Udaisimhji
- 1707 – 1739 Arjansimhji Madhavsimhji (d. 1739)
- 1739 – 1765 Sabalsimhji Arjansimhji II (d. 1765)
- 1765 – 1778 Chandrasimhji Sabalsimhji (d. 1778)
- 1778 – 1807 Prithirajji Chandrasimhji (d. 1807)
- 1807 – 1827 Jalamsimhji Prithirajji (d. 1827)
- 1827 – 1875 Raisimhji Jalamsimhji (d. 1875)
- 1875 – 5 May 1885 Dajiraji Chandrasimhji (b. 1861 – d. 1885)
- 20 May 1885 – 25 May 1910 Balsimhji Chandrasimhji (b. 1863 – d. 1910)
- 25 May 1910 – 22 Feb 1918 Jashwantsimhji Becharsimhji (d. 1918)
- 22 Feb 1918 – 1934 Jorawarsimhji Jashwantsimhji (b. 1899 – d. 1934)
- 1934 – 15 Aug 1947 Surendrasimhji Jorawarsimhji (b. 1922 – d. 1983)
See also
References
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