Wankaner State

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Wankaner State
Princely State
1620–15 August 1947
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location of Wankaner State in Saurashtra
Capital Wankaner
Area 
 1931
1,075 km2 (415 sq mi)
Population 
 1931
44,259
History 
 Established
1620
 British suzerainty ended
15 August 1947
Succeeded by
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Wankaner Palace, built by Maharaja Amarsinhji in the 20th century. Wankaner-palace.png
Wankaner Palace, built by Maharaja Amarsinhji in the 20th century.

Wankaner State was one of the princely states of India in the historical Halar region of Kathiawar during the period of the British Raj. It was an eleven gun salute state belonging to the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. [1] Its capital was in Wankaner, located in Rajkot district, Gujarat state. Most of the territory of the state was mountainous.[ citation needed ]

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History

Wankaner State was founded in 1620 by Raj Sartanji, son of Prathirajji, eldest son of Raj Chandrasinghji of Halvad (1584–1628).[ citation needed ]

In 1807 Wankaner State became a British protectorate when Maharana Raj Sahib Chandrasinhji II Kesarisinhji signed a treaty with the British. In 1862 the ruler of the state received a sanad giving the monarch authorization to adopt an heir. The ruler acceded to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Bombay (Presidency) (1897–1898). Report on the administration of the Bombay Presidency (Report). p. 8. JSTOR   saoa.crl.24851608 . Retrieved 10 November 2024.

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