Mohanpur State
| Mohanpur State મોહનપુર | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| c.1227–1948 | |||||||
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| Area | |||||||
• 1881 | 231 km2 (89 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1881 | 14,667 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | c.1227 | ||||||
• Union with Dominion of India | 10 June 1948 | ||||||
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Mohanpur State (Gujarati: મોહનપુર; Hindi: मोहनपुर) was a small princely state belonging to the Mahi Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency during the era of the British Raj.[1] It was centered on Mohanpur town,[2] in present-day Sabarkantha district of Gujarat State, and included 52 villages.
History
A predecessor state was founded around 1227 by an ancestor of the later kings named Thakore Jaspal, but its history is obscure.[3]
Although small in size, Mohanpur was not one of the small states that were merged with Baroda State under the Attachment Scheme in December 1943.[4]
The last ruler was Vinaysinhji Sartansinhji who was born in 1909 and rose to the throne in 1927. [5] He married and had issue.[6] Thakur Vinaysinhji Sartansinhji signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India on 10 June 1948. He died on 9 December 1955.
Rulers
The rulers of Mohanpur State bore the title Thakur.[6]
- 1793 – 1795 Vacant
- 1795 – 1801 Hindusinhji Pratapsinhji
- 1801 – 18.. Salamsinhji
- 18.. – 1850 Raisinhji
- 1850 – 1875 Dolatsinhji
- 1875 – 1882 Umedsinhji (b. 1854 – d. 1882)
- 6 Oct 1882 – 1916 Himmatsinhji (b. 1873 – d. 1916)
- 1882 – 1894 .... -Regent
- 1916 – 1927 Thakhatsinhji (b. 1861 – d. 19..)
- 1927 – 1947 Vinaysinhji Sartansinhji (b. 1909 – d. 1955)
See also
References
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 384.
- ^ Mohanpur location
- ^ Royalty - Mohanpur (Princely State)
- ^ McLeod, John; Sovereignty, power, control: politics in the States of Western India, 1916-1947; Leiden u.a. 1999; ISBN 90-04-11343-6; p. 160
- ^ Statesmen.org
- ^ a b Princely States of India
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