Lunavada State, also known as Lunawada State, was a princely state in

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during the time of the

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. Its last ruler acceded to the Union of India on 10 June 1948. Lunavada State had an area of 1,005 km² and fell under the

Rewa Kantha Agency Rewa Kantha was a political agency of British India, managing the relations (indirect rule) of the British government's Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. It stretched for about 150 miles between the plain of Gujarat and ...

of the Bombay Presidency, later integrated into the

Baroda and Gujarat States Agency Baroda and Gujarat States Agency was a political agency of British India, managing the relations of the British government of the Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. The political agent, who was also Collector of the Briti ...

. Its capital was located in

Lunavada Lunavada (also transliterated as Lunawada) is a municipality in the Mahisagar district, formerly in the northern part of Gujarat state of India. Lunawada is the administrative headquarters of the Mahisagar district and one of most developing to ...

town in present-day

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state,

History

According to tradition the predecessor state was established in 1225 by descendants of Sidhraj, Raja of Anhilwara Patan, as the state of Virpur. In 1434, Rana Bhimsinghji moved the capital to Lunavada on the other side of the

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. Before the town was established, the area was controlled by the princely

Sant State Santrampur State (Sant State, also spelt Sunth and Soanth) is a former state located in the present-day state of Gujarat, India. It covered an area of approximately and was bounded on the north by the dominions of Dungarpur and Banswara in R ...

. In 1826 Lunavada State became a British protectorate and was a second class state in the Rewa Kantha Agency. The capital was Lunavada town, said to have been founded in 1434. The 1901 census records that the population had a decrease of 28% in the previous decade, due to

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. Col. HH Maharaja Sri Virbhadrasinhji Ranjitsinhji 1929/1986, born 8 June 1910 in Lunawada, invested with full ruling powers on 2 October 1930, Member of the Chamber of Princes, married Manher Kunwari H Maharani Kusum Kunwari of Lunawada daughter of Capt. HH Maharana Raj Saheb Shri Sir Amarsinhji Banesinhji (Gangubha) of

Wankaner Wankaner is a city and a municipality in Morbi district in the State of Gujarat. Until 2013, Wankaner was part of the Rajkot district. Etymology The city was named after its location on the Machhu River, "Wankaner" translating to "riverbend" ( ...

, and had issue. He died in 1986.

Rulers

The rulers had the title 'Rana' and were accorded a status of 9-

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Ranas

* 1674 - 1711 Bir Singh (d. 1711) * 1711 - 1735 Nar Singh (d. 1735) * 1735 - 1757 Wakhat Singh (d. 1757) * 1757 - 1782 Dip Singh (d. 1782) * 1782 - 1786 Durjan Singh (d. 1786) * 1786 Jagat Singh * 1786 - 1818 Partab Singh * 1818 - 1849 Fateh Singh (d. 1849) * 1849 - 1851 Dalpat Singh (d. 1851) * 1851 - 1852 interregnum * 1852 - Jun 1867 Dalil Singh (d. 1867) * 31 Oct 1867 – 27 Apr 1929 Wakhat Singh Dalil Singh (b. 1860 - d. 1929) (from 25 May 1889, Sir Wakhat Singh Dalil Singh) * 27 Apr 1929 – 15 Aug 1947 Virbhadra Singh Ranjit Singh (b. 1910 - d. 1986)

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Heraldry of the princely states of Gujarat
{{Princely states of the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency Princely states of India History of Gujarat Mahisagar district Rajputs 15th-century establishments in India 1434 establishments in Asia 1948 disestablishments in India

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Rulers

Ranas

See also

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