Pethapur State was a small
princely state 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 Ag ...
of the
Bombay Presidency 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 was centered on
Pethapur village, in present-day
Gandhinagar district of
Gujarat State, a place renowned for block-making.
History
In the 13th century, King Pethasinh of Pethapur ruled over Shertha town. After the death of parmar Pethasinh, the
Gujarat Sultanate
The Gujarat Sultanate (or the Sultanate of Guzerat), was a Medieval Indian kingdom established in the early 15th century in Western India, primarily in the present-day state of Gujarat, India. The dynasty was founded by Sultan Zafar Khan Mu ...
of
Patan used this land as battle ground.
Sultan Ahmed Shah decided to move his capital from Patan to a new city, and built
Ahmedabad. In 1960,
Bombay
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state was split in two different states,
Gujarat
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and
Maharashtra. Ahmedabad became capital of Gujarat, and a new capital city was to be built on land which was once part of Pethapur state.
The state was ruled by the
Vaghela dynasty of
Rajputs
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. Rawal Virajmal, son of Rao Kiratsinghji of
Idar State
Idar State, also known as Edar, was a princely state located in present-day Gujarat state of India. During the British era, it was a part of the Mahi Kantha Agency, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency.
History
Idar State was a pr ...
, was succeeded on 12 April 1882 by his son Rawal Dipsinhji Sheosinhji, born in 1863.
On 1 February 1940 Pethapur State became the first petty princely state to be subject to the
Attachment Scheme
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 Britis ...
, being integrated with
Baroda State.
[McLeod, John; ''Sovereignty, power, control: politics in the States of Western India, 1916–1947;'' Leiden u.a. 1999; ; p. 160] The last ruler was Fateh Singh, born 3 October 1895 who nominally ruled till Indian independence while the process for joining
India
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was active. Finally Baroda State
acceded to the
Indian Union on 1 May 1949.
Rulers
The rulers of Pethapur State bore the title ''Bapu, Thakur''.
*c. 1650 – .... Punj Singh
*c. 1700 – .... Ranchhod Singh (son)
*1700 – 1800 (unknown number of successors)
*after 1800–.... Ade Singh
*.... – 1861 Bhawan Singh
*1861 – 1879 Himat Singh (son)
*1879 – 1896 Gambhir Singh (son)
*1896 – 1948 Shri Fateh Singh (son) (has issue)
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Political integration of India
After the Indian independence in 1947, the dominion of India was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule, and the other under the suzerainty of the British Crown, with control over their internal affairs remainin ...
References
Gandhinagar district
Princely states of Gujarat
States and territories established in 1466
1940 disestablishments in India
Rajputs
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