Dharampur State
Dharampur State was a princely state in India during the time of the British Raj. Its last ruler acceded to the Union of India 10 June 1948.
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Dharampur (blue) within Surat Agency
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Standard Herald that had belonged to a descendant of the royal family of Dharampur State.
Geography
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Dharampur State had an area of 1,823 km2 and fell under the Surat Agency of the Bombay Presidency.
History
Dharampur State was founded in 1262. Its capital was moved to Mandvegan in 1766 and was renamed Dharampur. On 31 Dec 1802 Dharampur became a British protectorate. The state was ruled by Sisodhyia dynasty. The rulers had the title Rana Maharana Sahib and were accorded a status of 9-gun salute by the British authorities.
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Rulers
- Oct 1680 - 1727 Sahadevji (d. 1727)
- 1727 - 1758 Ramdevji II (d. 1758)
- 1758 - 1774 Dharamdevji (d. 1774)
- 1774 - 1777 Narandevji I (Guman Singh) (d. 1777)
- 1774 - 1777 Maharani Baiji Kushal (d. 1784) Kunverba (f) (1st time) -Regent
- 1777 - 1784 Somdevji II (Abhay Singh) (d. 1784)
- 1777 - 1784 Maharani Baiji Kushal (s.a.) Kunverba (f) (2nd time) -Regent
- 1784 - 1807 Rupdevji (b. 1783 - d. 1807)
- 1784 - 1800 Maharani Baiji Kushal Kunverba (d. af.1808) Sahib (f) -Regent
- 1807 - 1857 Vijaidevji I (d. 1857)
- 1857 - 20 Jan 1860 Ramdevji III Vijayadevji (d. 1860)
- 20 Jan 1860 – 17 Sep 1891 Narayandevji Ramdevji (b. ... - d. 1891)
- 1891 - 26 Mar 1921 Mohandevji Narayandevji (b. 1863 - d. 1921)
- 26 Mar 1921 – 15 Aug 1947 Vijaidevji Mohandevji (b. 1884 - d. 1952)
- 1952 - Sahadevji Vijaidevji
- Present - Vacant
References
- ^ "Dharampur". Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "GJ tourism". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Indian states before 1947 A-J". rulers.org. Retrieved 13 August 2019.