Wadhwan State

Wadhwan State વઢવાણ રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1630–1948 →
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Location of Wadhwan State in Saurashtra
History
•	Established	1630
•	Accession to the Indian Union	1948
Area
•	1931	627 km2(242 sq mi)
Population
•	1931	42,602
	Density	67.9 /km2  (176 /sq mi)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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Wadhwan was a princely state during the British Raj.

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.

Wadhwan was founded as a state around 1630. It became a British protectorate in 1807. Wadhwan State was ruled by Rajputs belonging to the Jhala dynasty. The rulers of the state bore the title 'Thakur Sahib'.

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

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