The Ranasan State was a small

princely state A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...

belonging to the Mahi Kantha Agency of the

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during the era of the

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. It had its capital in Ranasan village,

Talod Talod is a town and a municipality in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Demographics India census, Talod had a population of 17,472. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Talod has an average literacy rat ...

municipality,

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of present-day

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History

The state was ruled by the

Rehvar The Rehvar are a clan found in the state of Gujarat in India. Origin The Rehvar Rajput are originally Parmar who came from Ujjain and settled in Chundravati. They then migrated to Tharparkar in Sindh, and then moved to Banaskantha. The Rehvar wer ...

clan of the Hindu

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dynasty of

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. Ranasan State was merged with

Baroda State Baroda State was a state in present-day Gujarat, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its c ...

under the Attachment Scheme on 10 July 1943. Finally, Baroda State acceded to the

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on 1 May 1949.

Rulers

The rulers of Ranasan State bore the title 'Thakur'.Ranasan Princely State
/ref> *.... – .... Rajsinhji *.... – .... Sursinhji Rajsinhji *.... – .... Garibdasji Surinhji *.... – .... Adesinhji Garibdasji *.... – 1768 Bharatsinhji Adesinhji *1768 – 1802 Khumansinhji Bharatsinhji (d. 1802) *1802 – 1828 Makansinhji Khumansinhji (d. 1828) *1828 – 18.. Raisinhji Makansinhji *18.. – 1879 Vajesinhji Sartansinhji (b. 1814 – d. 1879) *1879 – 1842 Lalsinhji Narsinhji *1842 – 18.. Sartansinhji Karansinhji *18..- 5 February 1890 Hamirsinhji Vajesinhji (d. 1890) * 5 February 1890 – 28 April 1914 Kishorsihji Jiwatsinhji (b. 1869 – d. 1914) *28 Apr 1914 – 5 August 1917 Prathisinhji Fatehsinhji (b. 1881 – d. 1917) * 5 August 1917 – 1938 Takhatsinhji Fatehsinhji (b. 1883 – d. 1938) * 2 December 1938 – 1947 Jashwantsinhji Takhatsinhji (b. 1916 – d. 1964)

References

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