Wadhwan State

Wadhwan was a princely state during the British Raj.

Wadhwan State
વઢવાણ રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1630–1948
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Coat of arms

Location of Wadhwan State in Saurashtra
Area 
• 1931
627 km2 (242 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
42,602
History 
• Established
1630
• Accession to the Indian Union
1948
Succeeded by
India

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. The rulers of the state bore the title 'Thakur Sahib'.

Rulers

Rulers were styled 'Thakur Sahib'[3]

  • 1681 – 1707 Bhagatsinhji Udaisinhji
  • 1707 – 1739 Arjansinhji Madhavsinhji (d. 1739)
  • 1739 – 1765 Sabalsinhji Arjansinhji II (d. 1765)
  • 1765 – 1778 Chandrasinhji Sabalsinhji (d. 1778)
  • 1778 – 1807 Prithirajji Chandrasinhji (d. 1807)
  • 1807 – 1827 Jalamsinhji Prithirajji (d. 1827)
  • 1827 – 1875 Raisinhji Jalamsinhji (d. 1875)
  • 1875 – 5 May 1885 Dajiraji Chandrasinhji (b. 1861 – d. 1885)
  • 20 May 1885 – 25 May 1910 Balsinhji Chandrasinhji (b. 1863 – d. 1910)
  • 25 May 1910 – 22 February 1918 Jashwantsinhji Becharsinhji (d. 1918)
  • 22 February 1918 – 1934 Jorawarsinhji Jashwantsinhji (b. 1899 – d. 1934)
  • 1934 – 15 August 1947 Surendrasinhji Jorawarsinhji (b. 1922 – d. 1983)

See also

References
  1. Princely States of India
  2. Wadhwan State – Princely State (9 gun salute)
  3. "Indian Princely States K-Z". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

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