Bansda State

Bansda State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was under the Surat Agency of the Bombay Presidency.

Bansda State
વાંસદા રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1781–1948
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Coat of arms

Bansda, 1896
CapitalBansda
Area 
• 1901
557 km2 (215 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
39,256
History 
• Established
1781
1948
Succeeded by
India
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bansda". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

History
Bansda State (green) within Surat Agency

The state was founded by Virsinhji in 1781 and had its capital in Bansda.The state was founded by Virsinhji in 1781 and had its capital in Bansda. Its rulers were Rajputs of the Solanki / Vansadia dynasty known as Vansadias.[1]. Bansda's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 10 June 1948.[1]

Rulers

The rulers of Bansda were titled "Maharaja Sahib" from ca 1829 onwards.[2]

  • ... - 1701 Udaisimhji II
  • 1701 - 1716 Virsimhji I (d. 1716)
  • 1716 - 1739 Ralbhamji (d. 1739)
  • 1739 - 1753 Ghulabsimhji I (d. 1753)
  • 1753 - 1770 Udaisimhji III (d. c.1770)
  • 1770 - 1780 Kiratsimhji Las (d. 1780)
  • 1780 - 1789 Virsimhji II (d. 1789)
  • 1789 - 1793 Naharsimhji (d. 1793)
  • 1793 - 1815 Raisimhji (d. 1815)
  • 1815 - 27 Oct 1828 Udaisimhji IV (d. 1828)
  • 1828 - 16 Jun 1861 Hamirsimhji (b. 1826? - d. 1861)
  • 1861 - 13 Feb 1876 Ghulabsimhji II (b. 1838 - d. 1876)
  • 6 Mar 1876 – 21 Sep 1911 Pratapsimhji Ghulabsimhji (b. 1863 - d. 1911)
  • 21 Sep 1911 – 15 Aug 1947 Indrasimhji Pratapsimhji (b. 1888 - d. 1951) (from 11 May 1937, Sir Indrasimhji Pratapsimhji)
  • Maharaja Sahib Digvirendrasinhji Indrasinhji (Retired in 2017)
  • Maharaja Sahib Jayvirendrasinhji Digvirendrasinhji Solanki (Till date)

See also

References
  1. Princely States of India A-J
  2. Rulers


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