Radhanpur State
| Radhanpur State | |||||||||
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| State Within the (1947–1948) | |||||||||
| 1753–1948 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms
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 Location of Radhanpur State at the northern end of Saurashtra | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1931 | 2,978 km2 (1,150 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1931 | 61,548 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Motto | "Az Karam Safdar" (The Merciful and Valiant Warrior) | ||||||||
| Nawab | |||||||||
• 1753 – 1765 (first) | Jawan Mard Khan II | ||||||||
• 1910 – 1936 | Muhammad Jalaluddin Khan | ||||||||
• 1936 – 1948 (last) | Mortaza Khan | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1753 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
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Radhanpur State was a kingdom and later
instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 10 June 1948.[2]
The town of Radhanpur in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat was its capital. It was surrounded by a loopholed wall; the town was formerly known for its export trade in rapeseed, grains and cotton.[3]
History
In 1753
Maratha Confederacy endangered the ruling Nawab to possible conflicts.[citation needed
]
On 16 December 1813, Radhanpur became a
Banas Kantha Agency
. British administrators took charge of the regency of the state on two occasions, when two separate Nawabs died leaving a minor son as successor.
The Nawab of Radhanpur was empowered by the British to control the external relations, as well as to mint the own coins, of the state.decimal currency system in 1957.
In 1943, with the implementation of the '
attachment scheme
', Radhanpur State enlarged its territory by an additional 2,234 km2 when some lesser princely states were merged. The population of the merged territories was about 33,000 inhabitants, which brought the total population of Radhanpur State to 100,644,
Rulers
Radhanpur State was ruled by Babi Pathans and had the right to an 11 gun salute. The rulers of the state bore the title of Nawab. They were related to the ruling houses of Junagadh and Balasinor, two other Gujarat princely states.[citation needed]
Nawabs
- 30 Mar 1753 – 1765 Jawan Mard Khan II (d. 1765)
- 1765 – 1787 Muhammad Najm ad-Din Khan (d. 1787)
- 1787 – 11 May 1813 Muhammad Ghazi ad-Din Khan (b. 17.. – d. 1813)
- 11 May 1813 – 1825 Muhammad Shir Khan I (b. 1794 – d. 1825) – jointly with the following monarch –
- 11 May 1813 – 1813 Muhammad Kamal ad-Din Khan II (b. 1805 – d. 1813)
- 1825 – 9 October 1874 Muhammad Jorawar Shir Khan (b. 1822 – d. 1874)
- 1825 – 1838 Sardar Bibi Sahiba (f) – Regent
- 9 October 1874 – 20 December 1895 Mohammad Bismillah Khan (b. 1843 – d. 1895)
- 20 Dec 1895 – 25 February 1910 Mohammad Shir Khan II (b. 1886 – d. 1910)
- 20 Dec 1895 – Apr 1896 W. Beale -Regent
- Apr 1896 – 1900 Malcolm Thomas Lyde — Regent
- Jul 1900 – Dec 1901 George Broodric O'Donnell — Regent
- Dec 1901 – Aug 1903 Frederick William Wodehouse — Regent (b. 1867 – d. 1961)
- Oct 1903 – 13 April 1907 Norman Sinclair Coghill — Regent (b. 1869 – d. 19..)
- 25 Feb 1910 – 4 December 1936 Mohammad Jalal ad-Din Khan (b. 1889 – d. 1936) (from 1 January 1935, Sir Mohammad Jalal ad-Din Khan)
- 4 December 1936 – 15 August 1947 Mortaza Khan (b. 1899 – d. 199.)
See also
- List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
- Political integration of India
- Palanpur Agency
- Pathans of Gujarat
References
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 785.
- ^ Radhanpur State – Princely State (11 gun salute)
- ^ "Imperial Gazetter of India, Volume 21, page 24 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ State), Bombay (India (1884). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ... Government Central Press.
Bibliography
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
External links
Media related to Radhanpur State at Wikimedia Commons
