Wadhwan State

Wadhwan State વઢવાણ રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1630–1948
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Wadhwan State in Saurashtra
Capital	Wadhwan
Area
• 1931	627 km2 (242 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	42,602
History
History
• Established	1630
• Accession to the Indian Union	1948
Succeeded by Saurashtra (state)

Wadhwan was a princely state during the British Raj.

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.

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

• Western India States Agency

External links

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Wadhwan" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 228.