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

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.

Coordinates: 22°25′N 71°25′E / 22.42°N 71.41°E / 22.42; 71.41