Mohanpur State ( gu, મોહનપુર; hi, मोहनपुर) was a small

princely state A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to ...

belonging to the

Mahi Kantha Agency Mahi Kantha was a political agency or collection of princely states in British India, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency. In 1933, the states of the Mahi Kantha Agency, except for Danta, were included in the Western India States ...

of the

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during the era of the

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. It was centered on Mohanpur town, in present-day

Sabarkantha district Sabarkantha district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state of India and is located in the northeastern part of the state. The administrative headquarters of the district are located in Himatnagar. Geography Sabarkantha District is bounded ...

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, and included 52 villages.

History

A predecessor state was founded around 1227 by an ancestor of the later kings named Thakore Jaspal, but its history is obscure. Although small in size, Mohanpur was not one of the small states that were merged with

Baroda State Baroda State was a state in present-day Gujarat, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy from its formation in 1721 until its Instrument of Accession, accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Ba ...

under the

Attachment Scheme Baroda and Gujarat States Agency was a political agency of British India, managing the relations of the British government of the Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. The political agent, who was also Collector of the Britis ...

in December 1943. The last ruler was Vinaysinhji Sartansinhji who was born in 1909 and rose to the throne in 1927. Statesmen.org
/ref> He married and had issue.
/ref> ''Thakur'' Vinaysinhji Sartansinhji signed the instrument of accession to the

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on 10 June 1948. He died on 9 December 1955.

Rulers

The rulers of Mohanpur State bore the title ''Thakur''. *1793 – 1795 Vacant *1795 – 1801 Hindusinhji Pratapsinhji *1801 – 18.. Salamsinhji *18.. – 1850 Raisinhji *1850 – 1875 Dolatsinhji *1875 – 1882 Umedsinhji (b. 1854 – d. 1882) * 6 Oct 1882 – 1916 Himmatsinhji (b. 1873 – d. 1916) *1882 – 1894 .... -Regent *1916 – 1927 Thakhatsinhji (b. 1861 – d. 19..) *1927 – 1947 Vinaysinhji Sartansinhji (b. 1909 – d. 1955)

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History

Rulers

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