Lunavada State, also known as Lunawada State, was a princely state in India during the time of the British Raj. Its last ruler acceded to the Union of India on 10 June 1948.
Lunavada State | |||||||
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| 1434–1948 | |||||||
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 Lunavada State (violet) within Rewa Kantha Agency, Indian Empire | |||||||
| Capital | Lunavada | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1434 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
| 1901 | 1,005 km2 (388 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 63,967 | ||||||
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Lunavada State had an area of 1,005 km2[1] and fell under the Rewa Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency, later integrated into the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency. Its capital was located in Lunavada town in present-day Gujarat state, India.
During the Rebellion of 1857, The Kolis of Khanpur in Lunawara State revolted against Rana of Lunawada under their Koli chieftain Suralmal of Khanpur. Because of Koli rebellion, Rana sought help from British government and British troops under Major Buckle attacked at Koli rebels and suppressed the rebellions.[2] In 1870, The Kolis again raised and breakdown the peace in the state and British controlled Territories.[3]
History
editAccording to tradition the predecessor state was established in 1225 by descendants of Sidhraj, Raja of Anhilwara Patan, as the state of Virpur. In 1434, Rana Bhim Sinhji moved the capital to Lunavada on the other side of the Mahi river. Before the town was established, the area was controlled by the princely Sant State.[citation needed]
In 1826 Lunavada State became a British protectorate and was a second class state in the Rewa Kantha Agency. The capital was Lunavada town, said to have been founded in 1434.[4] The 1901 census records that the population had a decrease of 28% in the previous decade, due to famine.[5][4]
Col. HH Maharana Sir Virbhadrasinhji Ranjitsinhji 1929/1986, born 8 June 1910 in Lunawada, invested with full ruling powers on 2 October 1930, Member of the Chamber of Princes, married Manhar Kunwarba [HH Maharani Kusum Kunwarba of Lunawada], daughter of Capt. HH Maharana Raj Saheb Shri Sir Amarsinhji Banesinhji (Gangubha) of Wankaner State, and had issue. He died in the year 1986 and was succeeded by his son Maharana Bhupendra Sinhji.
Rulers
editThe rulers had the title 'Rana' and were accorded a status of 9-gun salute by the British authorities.[6]
Ranas & Maharanas
edit- Rana Prathampalji
- Rana Vikram Sinhji
- Rana Vitthal Sinhji
- Rana Bhim Sinhji
- Rana Dhandhalrajji
- Rana Dhavaldevji
- Rana Bhimdevji
- Rana Virbal Sinhji
- Rana Pratap Sinhji I
- Rana Vir Sinhji I
- Rana Viramdevji
- Rana Raghavsenji
- Rana Ganga Dasji
- Rana Udairanji
- Rana Vaghji
- Rana Maldevji
- Rana Vanvirji
- Rana Akhairajji
- Rana Kumbhaji
- Rana Jit Sinhji
- Rana Trilok Sinhji
- 1629 - 1637: Rana Dayal Dasji
- 1637 - 1674: Rana Chandra Sinhji
- 1674–1711: Rana Vir Sinhji II (d. 1711)
- 1711–1735: Rana Nar Sinhji (d. 1735)
- 1735–1757: Rana Wakhat Sinhji I (d. 1757)
- 1757–1782: Rana Dip Sinhji (d. 1782)
- 1782–1786: Rana Durjan Sinhji (d. 1786)
- 1786: Rana Jagat Sinhji
- 1786–1817: Rana Pratap Sinhji II
- 1817 - 1818: Rana Shiv Sinhji
- 1818–1849: Rana Fateh Sinhji (d. 1849)
- 1849–1851: Rana Dalpat Sinhji (d. 1851)
- 1851–1852: interregnum
- 1852 – June 1867: Maharana Dalel Sinhji (d. 1867)
- 31 October 1867 – 27 Apr 1929: HH Maharajadhiraj Maharana Sir Wakhat Sinhji II Dalel Sinhji (b. 1860 – d. 1929) (from 25 May 1889, Sir Wakhat Sinhji I Dalel Sinhjj)
- 27 Apr 1929 – 15 August 1947: HH Maharajadhiraj Maharana Sir Virbhadra Sinhji Ranjit Sinhjj (b. 1910 – d. 1986)
- 1986 - 15 November 2017: Maharana Bhupendra Sinhji Virbhadra Sinhji (b. 1934 - d. 2017)
- 2017 - present: Maharana Siddhraj Sinhji Dhirendra Sinhji
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908
- ^ The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. New Delhi, India: Usha Publications. 1985. p. 819.
- ^ Gujarat (India) (1972). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Panchmahals. New Delhi, India: Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. pp. 130: Maliwads.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 123.
- ^ "Lunawada Princely State (9 gun salute)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Princely States of India