Bhavnagar State
| Bhavnagar State ભાવનગર રિયાસત | ||||||
| Princely State of British India | ||||||
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| • | Established | 1723 | ||||
| • | Indian independence | 1948 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| • | 1891 | 7,669 km2 (2,961 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| • | 1891 | 464,671 | ||||
| Density | 60.6 /km2 (156.9 /sq mi) | |||||
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bhaunagar". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. | ||||||
Nilambagh Palace, Bhavnagar
A Thakur of Bhavnagar in the 1870s
Bhavnagar State was a princely state in Saurashtra during the British Raj. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.[1]
The Bhavnagar State Railway was named after this state.
History
The predecessor state named Sejakpur, now Ranpur, was founded in 1194. In 1723 the city of Bhavnagar was founded by Bhavsinhji Gohil and the state was named after it. In 1807 Bhavnagar State became a British protectorate.[2]
The Nilambag Palace of the former rulers of Bhavnagar is now a Heritage Hotel.
Rulers
Bhavnagar State was ruled by Rajputs belonging to the Gohil dynasty.[3]
Rulers
- 1660 – 1703 Thakur Sahib Ratanji II Akherajji
- 1703 – 1764 Thakur Sahib Bhavsinhji I Ratanji
- 1764 – 1772 Thakur Sahib Akherajji III Bhavsimhji
- 1772 – 1816 Thakur Sahib Wakhatsimhji Akherajji
- 1816 – 1852 Thakur Sahib Wajesimhji Wakhatsimhji
- 1852 – 1854 Thakur Sahib Akherajji IV Bhavsimhji
- 1854 – 11 Apr 1870 Thakur Sahib Jashwantsimhji Bhavsimhji
- 11 Apr 1870 – 29 Jan 1896 Maharaja Raol Thakur Sahib Sir Takhatsimhji Jashwantsimhji
- 29 Jan 1896 – 16 Jul 1919 Colonel Maharaja Raol Sir Shri Bhavsinhji II Takhtsinhji
- 16 Jul 1919 – 15 Aug 1947 Colonel Maharaja Raol Sir Shri Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji
Notable Dewans (chief ministers)of State
- Azam Gaurishankar Udayashankar (1846 - 1877)
- Samaldas Parmananddas Mehta (1877–1884)
- Vithaldas Samaldas Mehta (1884–1900)
- Sir Pattani Prabhashankar Dalpatram (1900–1937)
- Anantrai Prabhashankar Pattani (1937 – Jan 1948)
See also
References
External links
Media related to Bhavnagar State at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 28°46′N 72°09′E / 28.76°N 72.15°E
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