Vijaynagar State, known as Pol State before 1934 and also called Ghodadar for a short time, was a princely state under 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 State, Danta, were included in the Western In ...

, Bombay Presidency in NE

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during the

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. The capital of the state was in Vijaynagar

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. The state's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 8 August 1947.

History

Pol state was founded in 1577. Between 1864 and 1877 it was renamed Vijayanagar after its new capital. The rulers of the state bore the title 'Rao'.

Rulers

*.... – 1720 Chandrasinhji (d. 1720) *1720 – 1728 Kesarisinhji *1728 – .... Kasansinhji *.... – .... Makansinhji *.... – .... Hathisinhji *.... – .... Madhavsinhji *.... – .... Ajabsinhji *.... – .... Bhupatsinhji I *.... – .... Bhavansinhji *.... – .... Surajsinhji *.... – .... Vajesinhji *.... – .... Ratansinhji *.... – .... Abheysinhji *.... – .... Kiratsinhji *.... – .... Laxmansinhji *.... – .... Bharatsinhji *.... – .... Amarsinhji *.... – 1852 Anandsinhji *1852 – 1859 Pahadsinhji Gulabsinhji (b. 1839 – d. 1859) *1859 – 1864 Navalsinhji (d. 1864) *23 Nov 1864 – 24 October 1889 Hamirsinhji I Gulabsinhji (b. 1840 – d. 1889) *24 Oct 1889 – 1905 Prithisinhji Hamirsinhji (b. 1872 – d. 1905) *Feb 1906 – 1913 Bhupatsinhji II Hamirsinhji (b. 1885 – d. 1913) *1913 – 17 November 1914 Mohabatsinhji Bhupatsinhji (b. 1883 – d. 1914) *17 Nov 1914 – 1947 Hamirsinhji II Hindupatsinhji (b. 1902/4 – d. 1986) *17 Nov 1914 – 1924 .... -Regent

References

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Polo Monument and Vijaynagar Forest
Rajput history Sabarkantha district History of Gujarat Princely states of Gujarat Rathore (clan) 1948 disestablishments in India {{india-hist-stub

History

Rulers

See also

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