Bansda State
Bansda State વાંસદા રિયાસત | |||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||
1781–1948 | |||||||
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Bansda, 1896 | |||||||
Capital | Bansda | ||||||
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• 1901 | 557 km2 (215 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 39,256 | ||||||
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• Established | 1781 | ||||||
1948 | |||||||
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Bansda State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was under the Surat Agency of the Bombay Presidency.
History[]
The state was founded by Virsinhji in 1781 and had its capital in Bansda.The state was founded by Virsinhji in 1781 and had its capital in Bansda. Its rulers were Rajputs of the Solanki / Vansadia dynasty known as Vansadias.[1]. Bansda's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 10 June 1948.[1]
Rulers[]
The rulers of Bansda were titled "Maharaja Sahib" from ca 1829 onwards.[2]
- ... - 1701 Udaisimhji II
- 1701 - 1716 Virsimhji I (d. 1716)
- 1716 - 1739 Ralbhamji (d. 1739)
- 1739 - 1753 Ghulabsimhji I (d. 1753)
- 1753 - 1770 Udaisimhji III (d. c.1770)
- 1770 - 1780 Kiratsimhji Las (d. 1780)
- 1780 - 1789 Virsimhji II (d. 1789)
- 1789 - 1793 Naharsimhji (d. 1793)
- 1793 - 1815 Raisimhji (d. 1815)
- 1815 - 27 Oct 1828 Udaisimhji IV (d. 1828)
- 1828 - 16 Jun 1861 Hamirsimhji (b. 1826? - d. 1861)
- 1861 - 13 Feb 1876 Ghulabsimhji II (b. 1838 - d. 1876)
- 6 Mar 1876 – 21 Sep 1911 Pratapsimhji Ghulabsimhji (b. 1863 - d. 1911)
- 21 Sep 1911 – 15 Aug 1947 Indrasimhji Pratapsimhji (b. 1888 - d. 1951) (from 11 May 1937, Sir Indrasimhji Pratapsimhji)
- Maharaja Sahib Digvirendrasinhji Indrasinhji (Retired in 2017)
- Maharaja Sahib Jayvirendrasinhji Digvirendrasinhji Solanki A/W Maharani Sahiba Utpal Jayvirendrasinhji Solanki (Till date)
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Media related to Bansda State at Wikimedia Commons
- Heraldry of the princely states of Gujarat
Coordinates: 20°47′N 73°28′E / 20.783°N 73.467°E
Categories:
- States and territories established in 1781
- States and territories disestablished in 1948
- Princely states of Gujarat
- 1781 establishments in India
- 1948 disestablishments in India
- Navsari district
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