Wankaner State

Wankaner State વાંકાનેર રિયાસત
Princely State
1605–1948
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Wankaner State in Saurashtra
Area
• 1931	1,075 km2 (415 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	44,259
History
• Established	1605
• Accession to the Indian Union	1948
Succeeded by India

Wankaner Palace, built by Maharaja Amarsinhji in the 20th century.

Wankaner State was one of the princely states of India in the historical Halar region of Kathiawar during the period of the British Raj. It was an eleven gun salute state belonging to the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. Its capital was in Wankaner, located in Rajkot district, present-day Gujarat state. Most of the territory of the state was mountainous.

History

Wankaner State was founded in 1620 by Sartanji, son of Prathirajji, eldest son of Raj Chandrasinghji of Dhrangadhra (1584–1628). The rulers of the state were Rajputs of the Jhala dynasty.

In 1807 Wankaner State became a British protectorate when Maharana Raj Sahib Chandrasinhji II Kesarisinhji signed a treaty with the British. In 1862 the ruler of the state received a sanad giving the monarch authorization to adopt an heir. The last ruler acceded to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.

Rulers

The rulers of Wankaner were titled 'Maharana Raj Sahib'.

Maharana Raj Sahibs

• 1679 – 1721 Chandrasinhji I Raisinhji (d. 1721)
• 1721 – 1728 Prithvirajji Chandrasinhji (d. 1728)
• 1728 – 1749 Kesarisinhji I Chandrasinhji (d. 1749)
• 1749 – 1784 Bharoji Kesarisinhji (d. 1784)
• 1784 – 1787 Kesarisinhji II Raisinhji (d. 1787)
• 1787 – 1839 Chandrasinhji II Kesarisinhji (d. 1839)
• 1839 – 1842 Vakhatsinhji Chandrasinhji (d. 1842)
• 1842 – 12 Jun 1881 Banesinhji Jaswantsihnji (b. 1842 – d. 1881)
  • 1842 – 1861 .... -Regent
• 12 Jun 1881 – 15 Aug 1947 Amarsinhji Banesinhji (b. 1879 – d. 1954) (from 12 Dec 1911, Sir Amarsinhji Banesinhji)
• 12 Jan 1881 – 1888 Ganpatrao Narayen Laud -Regent
  • 1888 – 18 Mar 1899 .... -Regent

See also

• List of Rajput dynasties
• Political integration of India