Wadhwan was a
princely state during 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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The town of
Wadhwan
Wadhwan, also spelled Vadhwan, is a city and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located on the banks of the Bhogavo River, around 3 km from Surendranagar and 111 km from Ahmedabad, Wadhwan is a ...
in the
Saurashtra region of
Gujarat
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 ...
was its capital. Its last ruler signed the
accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.
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'
* 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
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Western India States Agency
The Western India States Agency (WISA) was one of the agencies of British India. This agency was formed on 10 October 1924 as a part of the implementation of the Montague Chelmsford report on constitutional reforms. It was formed by merging the ...
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Kathiawar Agency
Princely states of India
Surendranagar district
Rajputs
1630 establishments in India
1948 disestablishments in India