Vijaynagar State, known as Pol State before 1934 and also called Ghodadar for a short time, was a

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, ...

under the

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in NE

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during the

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. The capital of the state was in Vijaynagar

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Sabarkantha district Sabarkantha district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state of India and is located in the northeastern part of the state. The administrative headquarters of the district are located in Himatnagar. Geography Sabarkantha District is bounded ...

. The state's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 10 June 1948.

History

Vijaynagar was ruled by bhil chief

Pol state was founded in 1577. Between 1864 and 1877 it was renamed Vijayanagar after its new capital. The rulers of the state bore the title 'Rao'.

Rulers

*.... – 1720 Chandrasinhji (d. 1720) *1720 – 1728 Kesarisinhji *1728 – .... Kasansinhji *.... – .... Makansinhji *.... – .... Hathisinhji *.... – .... Madhavsinhji *.... – .... Ajabsinhji *.... – .... Bhupatsinhji I *.... – .... Bhavansinhji *.... – .... Surajsinhji *.... – .... Vajesinhji *.... – .... Ratansinhji *.... – .... Abheysinhji *.... – .... Kiratsinhji *.... – .... Laxmansinhji *.... – .... Bharatsinhji *.... – .... Amarsinhji *.... – 1852 Anandsinhji *1852 – 1859 Pahadsinhji Gulabsinhji (b. 1839 – d. 1859) *1859 – 1864 Navalsinhji (d. 1864) *23 Nov 1864 – 24 October 1889 Hamirsinhji I Gulabsinhji (b. 1840 – d. 1889) *24 Oct 1889 – 1905 Prithisinhji Hamirsinhji (b. 1872 – d. 1905) *Feb 1906 – 1913 Bhupatsinhji II Hamirsinhji (b. 1885 – d. 1913) *1913 – 17 November 1914 Mohabatsinhji Bhupatsinhji (b. 1883 – d. 1914) *17 Nov 1914 – 1947 Hamirsinhji II Hindupatsinhji (b. 1902/4 – d. 1986) *17 Nov 1914 – 1924 .... -Regent

References

External links

Polo Monument and Vijaynagar Forest
Rajputs Sabarkantha district History of Gujarat 1948 disestablishments in India {{india-hist-stub

History

Rulers

See also

References

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