Pethapur State was a small

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belonging to the Mahi Kantha Agency of the

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during the era of the British Raj. It was centered on Pethapur village, in present-day Gandhinagar district of

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, a place renowned for block-making.

History

In the 13th century, King Pethasinh of Pethapur ruled over Shertha town. After the death of parmar Pethasinh, the Gujarat Sultanate of

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used this land as battle ground. Sultan Ahmed Shah decided to move his capital from Patan to a new city, and built

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. In 1960, Bombay state was split in two different states, Gujarat and

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. Ahmedabad became capital of Gujarat, and a new capital city was to be built on land which was once part of Pethapur state. The state was ruled by the Vaghela dynasty of Rajputs. Rawal Virajmal, son of Rao Kiratsinghji of Idar State, was succeeded on 12 April 1882 by his son Rawal Dipsinhji Sheosinhji, born in 1863. On 1 February 1940 Pethapur State became the first petty princely state to be subject to the Attachment Scheme, being integrated with

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.McLeod, John; ''Sovereignty, power, control: politics in the States of Western India, 1916–1947;'' Leiden u.a. 1999; ; p. 160 The last ruler was Fateh Singh, born 3 October 1895 who nominally ruled till Indian independence while the process for joining India was active. Finally Baroda State acceded to the

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on 1 May 1949.

Rulers

The rulers of Pethapur State bore the title ''Bapu, Thakur''. *c. 1650 – .... Punj Singh *c. 1700 – .... Ranchhod Singh (son) *1700 – 1800 (unknown number of successors) *after 1800–.... Ade Singh *.... – 1861 Bhawan Singh *1861 – 1879 Himat Singh (son) *1879 – 1896 Gambhir Singh (son) *1896 – 1948 Shri Fateh Singh (son) (has issue)

References

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History

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