Dhrangadhra
Princely State of British India
1742–1948
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Dhragandhra State in Saurashtra
Capital	Dhrangadhra
Area
• 1892	3,023 km2 (1,167 sq mi)
Population
• 1892	100,000
History
History
• Established	1742
• Indian independence	1948
Succeeded by India
Today part of	India
Princely States of India

Dhrangadhra State was a princely state during the British Raj. The town of Dhrangadhra served as its capital. It was also known as Halvad-Dhrangadhra State. Halvad once had been the capital of this state.^[1] In 1735, Dhrangadhra was founded as its new capital.

History

The state was founded as Jhalawad in 1090 by Rajput ruler Harpal Dev Makwana. The Jhala Rajput fought several battles against Muslim invaders and defended his kingdom. The most famous battle of Jhala Rajput was the battle of Gadarghatta in 1178. Jhaleswar Raj Durjanshalji defeated Mohamad Ghuri and accepted the surrender of Muslim forces and Ghori. In 1742, Dhrangadhra, a new capital was founded and renamed the state. Among the earlier names were Kuwa and Halwad; the state is still sometimes styled Halwad(-Dhrangadhra).^{[citation needed]} .^[2][3]

Under the British Raj, the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency was in charge of Dhrangadhra, which was a salute state entitled to a Hereditary salute of 13 guns. The state had a population of 100,000 in 1892 on 3,023 Square Kilometers km². The privy purse was fixed at 380,000 Rupees when it ceased to exist by accession to recently independent India's western state Saurashtra (now in Gujarat) on 15 February 1948.^{[citation needed]}

Rulers

Raj Sahibs of Dhrangadhra

H.H. Man Singh, Raja of Dhrangadhra, c. 1870s

• Raisinhji II Pratapsinhji,
• Gajsinhji II Raisinhji, Raj Sahib of Dhrangadhra 1744?45 - death 1782,
• Jashwantsinhji II Gajsinhji, born 17.. firstborn of the above, 38th Raja 1782 - death 1801;
• Raniji Jijibai Kunverba - 1758 - 1782
• Raisinhji III Jashwantsinhji, born 1761 son of the above, 39th Raja 1801 - death 1804
• Amarsinhji II Raisinhji, born 1782 firstborn of the above, 40th Raj Sahib 1804 - death 9 April 1843
• Ranmalsinhji Amarsinhji, Raj Sahib 9 April 1843 – death 16 October 1869,
• Mansinhji II Ranmalsinhji, born 1837, Raja 16 Oct 1869 - 2 Dec 1900 (from 1 Jan 1877)
• 2 Dec 1900 - 8 Feb 1911 Ajitsinhji Jashwantsinhji,
• 8 Feb 1911 - 1 Jan 1918 Ganshyamsinhji Ajitsinhji (b. 1889 - d. 1942)

Maharaja Shri Raj Sahibs of Dhrangadhra

• 1 Jan 1918 - 4 Feb 1942 Sir Ganshyamsinhji Ajitsinhji (s.a.)
• 4 Feb 1942 – 15 August 1947 Mayurdhwajsinhji Meghrajji III (b. 1923 - d. 2010)^[4]