Radhanpur State

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Radhanpur State
State Within the Maratha Confederacy (1731–1813)
Protectorate of the East India Company (1813–1857)
Princely State of the British Raj (1857–1947)
State of the Dominion of India (1947–1948)
1753–1948
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Coat of arms
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Location of Radhanpur State at the northern end of Saurashtra
Area 
 1931
2,978 km2 (1,150 sq mi)
Population 
 1931
61,548
Government
   Motto "Az Karam Safdar"
(The Merciful and Valiant Warrior)
Nawab  
 1753 – 1765 (first)
Jawan Mard Khan II
 1910 – 1936
Muhammad Jalaluddin Khan
 1936 – 1948 (last)
Mortaza Khan
History 
 Established
1753
1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
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Carved Wooden houses from the palace of the Nawab of Radhanpur Carved Wooden houses.JPG
Carved Wooden houses from the palace of the Nawab of Radhanpur
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Nawab Muhammad Jalal ud-din Khan

Radhanpur State was a kingdom and later princely state in India during the British Raj. [1] Its rulers belonged to a family of Babi House, the state was once a polity within the Mughal Empire. The last ruling Nawab of Radhanpur, Nawab Murtaza Khan, signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 10 June 1948. [2]

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The town of Radhanpur in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat was its capital. It was surrounded by a loopholed wall; the town was formerly known for its export trade in rapeseed, grains, and cotton. [3]

History

In 1753 Jawan Mard Khan II, son of Jawan Mard Khan I who assisted Mughal Empire in the rule of Gujarat, became independent ruler of Radhanpur, among other territories. In 1706 Jafar Khan was appointed governor of Patan and in 1715 his son Khan Jahan (Jawan Mard Khan I) was appointed governor of Radhanpur and other territories. Khan jahan was killed by Kolis of balor while he marched against kolis. [4] The state was an independent polity within the Mughal Empire, its proximity to the territory of the Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy endangered the ruling Nawab to possible conflicts.[ citation needed ]

On 16 December 1813, Radhanpur became a British protectorate and in 1819 the British helped the Nawab to expel the Khosa raiders, a predatory tribe which used to make incursions from Sindh. The state was part of the Palanpur Agency of the Bombay Presidency, which in 1925 became the Banas Kantha Agency. British administrators took charge of the regency of the state on two occasions, when two separate Nawabs died leaving a minor son as successor.

The Nawab of Radhanpur was empowered by the British to control the external relations, as well as to mint the own coins, of the state. [1] The latter privilege lasted until 1900, when Radhanpur State had to adopt the Indian currency. The state's progressive Nawab briefly introduced decimalization, with 100 fuls equaling one rupee, long before India began to use the decimal currency system in 1957.

In 1943, with the implementation of the 'attachment scheme', Radhanpur State enlarged its territory by an additional 2,234 km2 when some lesser princely states were merged. The population of the merged territories was about 33,000 inhabitants, which brought the total population of Radhanpur State to 100,644,

Rulers

Radhanpur State was ruled by Babi Pathans and had the right to an 11 gun salute. The rulers of the state bore the title of Nawab . They were related to the ruling houses of Junagadh and Balasinor, two other Gujarat princely states.[ citation needed ]

Nawabs

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Radhanpur State Ruler Family Tree
  • 30 Mar 1753 – 1765 Jawan Mard Khan II (d. 1765)
  • 1765 – 1787 Muhammad Najm ad-Din Khan (d. 1787)
  • 1787 – 11 May 1813 Muhammad Ghazi ad-Din Khan (b. 17.. – d. 1813)
  • 11 May 1813 – 1825 Muhammad Shir Khan I (b. 1794 – d. 1825) – jointly with the following monarch –
  • 11 May 1813 – 1813 Muhammad Kamal ad-Din Khan II (b. 1805 – d. 1813)
  • 1825 – 9 October 1874 Muhammad Jorawar Shir Khan (b. 1822 – d. 1874)
  • 1825 – 1838 Sardar Bibi Sahiba (f) – Regent
  • 9 October 1874 – 20 December 1895 Mohammad Bismillah Khan (b. 1843 – d. 1895)
  • 20 Dec 1895 – 25 February 1910 Mohammad Shir Khan II (b. 1886 – d. 1910)
  • 20 Dec 1895 – Apr 1896 W. Beale -Regent
  • Apr 1896 – 1900 Malcolm Thomas Lyde — Regent
  • Jul 1900 – Dec 1901 George Broodric O'Donnell — Regent
  • Dec 1901 – Aug 1903 Frederick William Wodehouse — Regent (b. 1867 – d. 1961)
  • Oct 1903 – 13 April 1907 Norman Sinclair Coghill — Regent (b. 1869 – d. 19..)
  • 25 Feb 1910 – 4 December 1936 Mohammad Jalal ad-Din Khan (b. 1889 – d. 1936) (from 1 January 1935, Sir Mohammad Jalal ad-Din Khan)
  • 4 December 1936 – 15 August 1947 Mortaza Khan (b. 1899 – d. 199.)

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The Mughal Empire's province Gujarat was managed by the viceroys appointed by the emperors. The emperor Farrukhsiyar was deposed by influential Sayad brothers in 1719. He was succeeded by the short reigns of Rafi ud-Darajat and Shah Jahan II. Finally Muhammad Shah was raised to the throne by them. To make peace with powerful vassal, he appointed Ajítsingh of Márwár as a viceroy. The Maratha incursions continued and Píláji Gáikwár established himself at Songad near southern border of Gujarat. Ajit Singh had appointed Anopsingh Bhandari as his deputy. For helping to depose the influential Sayad brothers, Haidar Kúli Khán was appointed the next viceroy. People discontent with Anopsingh rejoiced his appointment but he tried to make himself free so he was recalled. Nizám-ul-Mulk took over who had to face the Maratha incursion again. The Marathas taking advantage of weakening Mughal Empire started extracting tribute from Gujarat regularly. The next viceroy Sarbuland Khan came in conflict with the Marathas whose generals were first defeated at Kapadvanj and again at Aras. The infighting in Marathas later stalled their advances. The imperial troops was sent by the emperor to help. Finally the Marathas were defeated at Sojitra and Kapadvanj and pushed back from their inroads in Gujarat. In subsequent years, the Marathas attacked Vadnagar and later captured Baroda, Dabhoi and Champaner. The growing power of Marathas in the southern Gujarat can not be contained.

The Mughal Empire's province Gujarat was managed by the viceroys appointed by the emperors. The emperor Muhammad Shah (1719–1748) died in 1748 and he was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah Bahadur. He appointed Vakhatsingh, brother of Mahárája Abheysingh of Marwar as a viceroy but he never took a charge. Sensing opportunity in weakening Mughal power, the Marathas and the Mughal nobles started plotting to establish themselves in Gujarat. The Maratha houses, Gaikwar and Peshwa, engaged in a struggle and finally brokered a peace. Jawan Mard Khan, who was in charge of Ahmedabad, had to surrender to them after a long siege. Thus the Marathas established themselves firmly in Gujarat in 1752. In 1754, Ahmad Shah Bahadur was deposed and Alamgir II came to power on the Mughal throne.

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