Wadhwan State

Wadhwan State was an offshoot of Jhalavad, later became 9-guns Salute princely state during the British Raj. It ruled by the Jhala clan of Rajputs^[1]

Wadhwan State
1630–1948
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Location of Wadhwan State in Saurashtra
Capital	Wadhwan
History
• Established	1630
• Accession to the Indian Union	1948
Area
1931	627 km2 (242 sq mi)
1943	1,202 km2 (464 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	42,602
• 1943	69,245
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Jhalavad Saurashtra (state)

The town of Wadhwan in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat was its capital. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.^[2][3]

History

Wadhwan State was established in 1630 by Thakore Saheb Rajoji, the grandson of Maharana Raj Saheb Chandra Singhji I of Jhalavad. Rajoji's grandson was Madhav Singh, the ancestor of Zalim Singh Jhala. Madhav Singh went to Hadoti, but his two sons, Arjan Singh and Abhey Singh, returned to Wadhwan.^[4] Arjan Singh then became the Thakore Saheb of Wadhwan, while Abhey Singh ruled over Chuda State.^[5]. It became a British protectorate in 1807. The rulers of the state bore the title "Thakur Sahib".^[6][1]

See also

• Western India States Agency