*** Welcome to piglix ***

Wadagam State

Wadagam State
વડગામ
Princely State of British India
TBD–1948

Flag of Wadagam

Flag

History
 •  Established TBD
 •  Independence of India 1948
Area
 •  1931 73 km2(28 sq mi)
Population
 •  1931 3,938 
Density 53.9 /km2  (139.7 /sq mi)
Wadagam (Princely State)

Flag of Wadagam

Flag

The Wadagam State (Gujarati: વડગામ; Hindi: वड़ागाम) was a 5th Class princely state belonging to the Mahi Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency during the era of the British Raj. It had its capital in Vadgam taluk, Banaskantha district of present-day Gujarat State. Wadagam State's last ruler signed the accession to join the Indian Union in 1948.

Wadagam state was founded by Kumar Shri Keshavdasji Rajsinhji of Ranasan, a scion of the family of Ranasan and the former Raos of Chandravati. Wadagam State's rulers belonged to the Rehvar clan of the Hindu Parmar dynasty of Rajputs.

The rulers of Wadagam State bore the title 'Thakur'.

Coordinates: 24°5′N 72°29′E / 24.083°N 72.483°E / 24.083; 72.483


...
Wikipedia

...