Lunavada State, also known as Lunawada State, was a
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
in
India during the time of the
British Raj. Its last ruler acceded to the Union of India on 10 June 1948.
Lunavada State had an area of 1,005 km
2 and fell under the
Rewa Kantha Agency of the
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay. The first mainl ...
, later integrated into the
Baroda and Gujarat States Agency. Its capital was located in
Lunavada town in present-day
Gujarat state,
India.
History
According to tradition the predecessor state was established in 1225 by descendants of Sidhraj, Raja of Anhilwara Patan, as the state of Virpur. In 1434, Rana Bhimsinghji moved the capital to Lunavada on the other side of the
Mahi river. Before the town was established, the area was controlled by the princely
Sant State.
In 1826 Lunavada State became a
British protectorate and was a second class state in the Rewa Kantha Agency. The capital was Lunavada town, said to have been founded in 1434.
The 1901 census records that the population had a decrease of 28% in the previous decade, due to
famine
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.
[
Col. HH Maharaja Sri Virbhadrasinhji Ranjitsinhji 1929/1986, born 8 June 1910 in Lunawada, invested with full ruling powers on 2 October 1930, Member of the Chamber of Princes, married Manher Kunwari ]H Maharani Kusum Kunwari of Lunawada
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daughter of Capt. HH Maharana Raj Saheb Shri Sir Amarsinhji Banesinhji
Captain H.H. Maharana Raj Shri Sir Amarsinhji Banesinhji Sahib (4 January 1879 – 25 June 1954) was the last Maharana Raj Sahib of Wankaner belonging to Jhala dynasty, who ascended the throne of princely state of Wankaner on 12 June 1881 and ...
(Gangubha) of Wankaner, and had issue. He died in 1986.
Rulers
The rulers had the title 'Rana' and were accorded a status of 9- gun salute by the British authorities.Princely States of India
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Ranas
* 1674 - 1711 Bir Singh (d. 1711)
* 1711 - 1735 Nar Singh (d. 1735)
* 1735 - 1757 Wakhat Singh (d. 1757)
* 1757 - 1782 Dip Singh (d. 1782)
* 1782 - 1786 Durjan Singh (d. 1786)
* 1786 Jagat Singh
* 1786 - 1818 Partab Singh
* 1818 - 1849 Fateh Singh (d. 1849)
* 1849 - 1851 Dalpat Singh (d. 1851)
* 1851 - 1852 interregnum
* 1852 - Jun 1867 Dalil Singh (d. 1867)
* 31 Oct 1867 – 27 Apr 1929 Wakhat Singh Dalil Singh (b. 1860 - d. 1929) (from 25 May 1889, Sir Wakhat Singh Dalil Singh)
* 27 Apr 1929 – 15 Aug 1947 Virbhadra Singh Ranjit Singh (b. 1910 - d. 1986)
See also
* Koli rebellions
* List of Koli people
* List of Koli states and clans
* List of Rajput dynasties
* Political integration of India
References
External links
Heraldry of the princely states of Gujarat
{{Princely states of the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency
Princely states of India
History of Gujarat
Mahisagar district
Rajputs
15th-century establishments in India
1434 establishments in Asia
1948 disestablishments in India