Dharampur State

Dharampur State
ધરમપુર રિયાસત
Dharampur State ધરમપુર રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1262–1948
	Flag Coat of arms
	; Bansda and Dharampur, 1896
Capital	Dharampur
Area
• 1892	1,823 km2 (704 sq mi)
Population
• 1892	102,000
History
• Established	1262
• Accession to the Union of India	1948
	Succeeded by
India
	Rajput Provinces of India - Dharampur (Princely State)

Dharampur State was a princely state in India during the time of the British Raj. Its last ruler acceded to the Union of India 10 June 1948.^[1]

Geography

Dharampur (blue) within Surat Agency

Dharampur State had an area of 1,823 km² and fell under the Surat Agency of the Bombay Presidency.^[1]^[2]

History

Dharampur State was founded in 1262. Its capital was moved to Mandvegan in 1766 and was renamed Dharampur. On 31 Dec 1802 Dharampur became a British protectorate. The state was ruled by Sisodhyia dynasty. The rulers had the title Rana Maharana Sahib and were accorded a status of 9-gun salute by the British authorities.^{[citation needed]}

Standard Herald that had belonged to a descendant of the royal family of Dharampur State.

Rulers

Rana Maharana Sahibs^[3]

Oct 1680 - 1727 Sahadevji (d. 1727)
1727 - 1758 Ramdevji II (d. 1758)
1758 - 1774 Dharamdevji (d. 1774)
1774 - 1777 Narandevji I (Guman Singh) (d. 1777)
1774 - 1777 Maharani Baiji Kushal (d. 1784) Kunverba (f) (1st time) -Regent
1777 - 1784 Somdevji II (Abhay Singh) (d. 1784)
1777 - 1784 Maharani Baiji Kushal (s.a.) Kunverba (f) (2nd time) -Regent
1784 - 1807 Rupdevji (b. 1783 - d. 1807)
1784 - 1800 Maharani Baiji Kushal Kunverba (d. af.1808) Sahib (f) -Regent
1807 - 1857 Vijaidevji I (d. 1857)
1857 - 20 Jan 1860 Ramdevji III Vijayadevji (d. 1860)
20 Jan 1860 – 17 Sep 1891 Narandevji Ramdevji (b. 1840 - d. 1891)
1891 - 26 Mar 1921 Mohandevji Narandevji (b. 1863 - d. 1921)
26 Mar 1921 – 15 Aug 1947 Vijayadevji Mohandevji (b. 1884 - d. 1952)
1952 - Sahadevji Vijaidevji
Present - Vacant

References

^ ^a ^b "Dharampur". Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "GJ tourism". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Indian states before 1947 A-J". rulers.org. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

External links

Heraldry of the princely states of Gujarat

20°32′13″N 73°10′05″E / 20.537°N 73.168°E / 20.537; 73.168

[a-1] "Dharampur". Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

[2] "GJ tourism". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

[3] "Indian states before 1947 A-J". rulers.org. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

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