Bansda State વાંસદા રિયાસત | |||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||
1781–1948 | |||||||
Bansda, 1896 | |||||||
Capital | Bansda | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 557 km2 (215 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 39,256 | ||||||
History | |||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1781 | ||||||
1948 | |||||||
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Bansda State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was under the Surat Agency of the Bombay Presidency.
The state was founded by Virsinhji in 1781 and had its capital in Bansda.The state was founded by Virsinhji in 1781 and had its capital in Bansda. Its rulers were Rajputs of the Solanki / Vansadia dynasty known as Vansadias.[1]. Bansda's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 10 June 1948.[1]
The rulers of Bansda were titled "Maharaja Sahib" from ca 1829 onwards.[2]