Wadhwan State
વઢવાણ રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1630–1948
Flag of Wadhwan
Flag
Coat of arms of Wadhwan
Coat of arms

Location of Wadhwan State in Saurashtra
CapitalWadhwan
Area 
• 1931
627 km2 (242 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
42,602
History
History 
• Established
1630
• Accession to the Indian Union
1948
Succeeded by
Saurashtra (state)

Wadhwan was a princely state during the British Raj.

The town of Wadhwan in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat was its capital.[1] Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.[2]

History

Wadhwan was founded as a state around 1630. It became a British protectorate in 1807. The rulers of the state bore the title 'Thakur Sahib'.[citation needed]

Rulers

Rulers were styled 'Thakur Sahib'[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Princely States of India
  2. ^ Wadhwan State – Princely State (9 gun salute)
  3. ^ "Indian Princely States K-Z". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

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