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Wadhwan State
Princely State of British India
1630–1948
Flag of Wadhwan Flag Coat of arms of Wadhwan Coat of arms

Location of Wadhwan State in Saurashtra
CapitalWadhwan
Area 
• 1931627 km (242 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931 42,602
History 
• Established 1630
• Accession to the Indian Union 1948
Succeeded by
Saurashtra (state)

Wadhwan was a princely state during the British Raj ruled by Jhalas.

The town of Wadhwan in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat was its capital. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.

History

Wadhwan was founded as a state around 1630. It became a British protectorate in 1807. The rulers of the state bore the title 'Thakur Sahib'.

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Gun salute princely states (salute states) during the British Raj
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Princely states of the Western India States Agency during the British Raj, by colonial (Sub)Agency and (in Kathiawar) by prant
Italics = Thana's, jurisdictions grouping several petty states
Gohelwar prant (Eastern Kathiawar)
Jhalawar prant (Eastern Kathiawar)
Halar prant (Western Kathiawar)
Sorath prant (Western Kathiawar)
Palanpur Agency (Banas Kantha Agency)
Mahi Kantha Agency (Banas Kantha)

22°25′N 71°25′E / 22.42°N 71.41°E / 22.42; 71.41

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