| Long name | Wankaner State |
|---|---|
| Capital | Wankaner |
| Year start | 1620 |
| Year end | 1947 |
| Event end | British suzerainty ended |
| P 1 | Kingdom of Jhalavad |
| S 1 | India |
| Today | Gujarat, India |
| National motto | "In God is my Trust" |
| Title leader | Maharana Saheb |
| Year leader 1 | 1620–1623 |
| Leader 1 | Sartanji |
| Year leader 2 | 1871–1954 |
| Leader 2 | Amarsinhji Banesinhji |
| Stat area 1 | 1075 |
| Stat year 1 | 1931 |
| Stat pop 1 | 44,259 |
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 11-gun salute state belonging to the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency.[1][2] Its capital was in Wankaner, located in Rajkot district, Gujarat state. Most of the territory of the state was mountainous.[3]
History
Wankaner State was founded in 1620 by Raj Sartanji, son of Prathirajji, eldest son of Raj Chandrasinghji of Halvad (1584–1628). Sartanji with the help of Jam Lakhoji of Nawanagar defeated Mahiyas and Babarias and established himself at Wankaner with the title of Maharana.[4]
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.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Bombay (Presidency) (1897–1898). Report on the administration of the Bombay Presidency. p. 8. JSTOR saoa.crl.24851608. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Manager of Publications Delhi. Memoranda On The Indian States 1939
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series. Superintendent of Government Printing. 1909.
- ^ The Hind Rajasthan : the annals of the Native States of India. Amritlal G. Shah, Bapawala. 1896.