Wankaner State
Wankaner State | |||||||||
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| 1620–1947 | |||||||||
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| Motto: "In God is my Trust" | |||||||||
Location of Wankaner State in Saurashtra | |||||||||
| Capital | Wankaner | ||||||||
| Maharana Saheb | |||||||||
• 1620–1623 | Sartanji | ||||||||
• 1871–1954 | Amarsinhji Banesinhji | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1620 | ||||||||
• British suzerainty ended | 1947 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1931 | 1,075 km2 (415 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1931 | 44,259 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Gujarat, India | ||||||||
Wankaner State was one of the princely states of India in the historical Halar region of Kathiawar during the period of the British Raj. It was an 11-gun salute state belonging to the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. Its capital was in Wankaner, located in Rajkot district, Gujarat state. Most of the territory of the state was mountainous.