Mohanpur State

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.

Mohanpur State
મોહનપુર
Princely State of British India
c.1227–1948
Flag
Area 
• 1881
231 km2 (89 sq mi)
Population 
• 1881
14,667
History 
• Established
c.1227
• Union with Dominion
of India
10 June 1948
Succeeded by
Baroda State

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 on 23 June 1923. He married and had issue.[5] 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.[5]

  • 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
  1. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 384.
  2. Mohanpur location
  3. Royalty - Mohanpur (Princely State)
  4. 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
  5. Princely States of India


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.