The Vadagam State ( gu, વડગામ; hi, वड़ागाम) was a 5th Class
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
Mahi Kantha was a political agency or collection of princely states in British India, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency. In 1933, the states of the Mahi Kantha Agency, except for Danta, were included in the Western India States ...
of the
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay. The first mainl ...
during the era of the
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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or Direct rule in India,
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. It had its capital in
Vadgam
Vadgam is located in India, situated in Banaskantha district in northern Gujarat. Administratively, it is a Taluka. There are 110 villages under this Taluka. Vadgam region also known as a Dhandhar.
Geography
Vadgam is situated between Kheralu ...
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
,
Banaskantha district
Banaskantha district is one of the thirty-three districts of the Gujarat state of India. The administrative headquarters of the district is at Palanpur which is also its largest city. The district is located in the Northeast of Gujarat and is pre ...
of present-day
Gujarat State
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth- ...
. Wadagam State's last ruler signed the accession to join the
Indian Union in 1948.
History
Wadagam state was founded by Kumar Shri Keshavdasji Rajsinhji of
Ranasan
Ranasan is a village located in Sabarkantha district in the state of Gujarat, India.
The village is located at about 62 km from the state capital, Gandhinagar.
Ranasan postal head office is Harsol .
Demographics
Gujarati is the Local ...
, a scion of the family of Ranasan and the former Raos of
Chandravati
Chandravati, popularly known as Chandroti, is a village situated near Abu Road on the bank of the West Banas River in the Indian state of Rajasthan. In ancient times it was an extensive town, and present villages such as Dattani, Kiverli, Khar ...
.
Rulers
The rulers of Wadagam State bore the title 'Thakur'.
Wadagam Princely State
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*.... – .... Keshavdasji Rajsinhji
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*.... – .... Umedsinhji
*.... – .... Gulabsimhji Umedsinhji
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*.... – .... Rajsinhi
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*9 Feb 1848 – .... Kesrisinhji Pahadji (b. 1821 – d. ....)
*12 Feb 1920 – .... Gopalsinhji Kesrisinhji
*14 Jan 1929 – 1947 Vakhatsimhji (b. 1918)
See also
*List of Rajput dynasties and states
During the medieval and later feudal/colonial periods, many parts of the Indian subcontinent were ruled as sovereign or princely states by various dynasties of Rajputs.
The Rajputs rose to political prominence after the large empires of ancie ...
*Mahi Kantha Agency
Mahi Kantha was a political agency or collection of princely states in British India, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency. In 1933, the states of the Mahi Kantha Agency, except for Danta, were included in the Western India States ...
References
{{Princely states of the Mahi Kantha Agency
Banaskantha district
Princely states of Gujarat
1948 disestablishments in India
Rajputs