Wadhwan State
Wadhwan State | |||||||||
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| 1630–1948 | |||||||||
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Location of Wadhwan State in Saurashtra | |||||||||
| Capital | Wadhwan | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1630 | ||||||||
• Accession to the Indian Union | 1948 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1931 | 627 km2 (242 sq mi) | ||||||||
| 1943 | 1,202 km2 (464 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1931 | 42,602 | ||||||||
• 1943 | 69,245 | ||||||||
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Wadhwan State was an offshoot of Jhalavad, later became 9-guns Salute princely state during the British Raj. It ruled by the Jhala clan of Rajputs[1]
The town of Wadhwan in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat was its capital. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.[2][3]
History
Wadhwan State was established in 1630 by Thakore Saheb Rajoji, the grandson of Maharana Raj Saheb Chandra Singhji I of Jhalavad. Rajoji's grandson was Madhav Singh, the ancestor of Zalim Singh Jhala. Madhav Singh went to Hadoti, but his two sons, Arjan Singh and Abhey Singh, returned to Wadhwan.[4] Arjan Singh then became the Thakore Saheb of Wadhwan, while Abhey Singh ruled over Chuda State.[5] It became a British protectorate in 1807. The rulers of the state bore the title "Thakur Sahib".[6][1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Archives, Royal (16 March 2022). "Wadhwan (Princely State)". Royal Archives. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Solomon, R. V.; Bond, J. W. (2006). Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-1965-4.
- ^ Rathore, Abhinay (1945). "Wadhwan (Princely State)". Rajput Provinces of India. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Manger Of Publications Delhi. Memoranda On The Indian States 1939.
- ^ The Hind Rajasthan : the annals of the Native States of India. Amritlal G. Shah, Bapawala. 1896.
- ^ Department, India Foreign and Political (1909). Bombay presidency. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.
External links
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