Ranasan State

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Ranasan State (Parmars)
Princely State of British India
17th century–1943
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Capital Talod
Area 
 1901
78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population 
 1901
3,183
History 
 Established
17th century
  Attachment Scheme and merger with Baroda State
1943
Succeeded by
Baroda State Baroda flag.svg
Ranasan (Princely State)

The Ranasan State was a small princely state belonging to the Mahi Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency during the era of the British Raj. It had its capital in Ranasan village, Talod municipality, Sabarkantha district of present-day Gujarat State.

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History

The state was ruled by the Rehvar clan of the Hindu Parmar dynasty of Rajputs. [1]

Ranasan State was merged with Baroda State under the Attachment Scheme on 10 July 1943. [2] Finally, Baroda State acceded to the Indian Union on 1 May 1949.

Rulers

The rulers of Ranasan State bore the title 'Thakur'. [3]

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References

  1. Rajput Provinces of India – Ranasan (Princely State)
  2. McLeod, John; Sovereignty, power, control: politics in the States of Western India, 1916–1947; Leiden u.a. 1999; ISBN   90-04-11343-6; p. 160
  3. Ranasan Princely State

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