Mohanpur State
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|native_name = મોહનપુર
|conventional_long_name =Mohanpur State
|common_name = Mohanpur
|nation = British India
|subdivision = Princely State
|era =
|year_start = c.1227
|date_start =
|event_start =
|year_end = 1948
|date_end = 10 June
|event_end = Union with Dominion
of India
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|p1 =
|s1 = Baroda State
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|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag = Flag of the Mohanpur State.svg
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|stat_area1 = 231
|stat_year1 = 1881
|stat_pop1 = 14,667
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Mohanpur State ({{langx|gu|મોહનપુર}}; {{langx|hi|मोहनपुर}}) was a small princely state belonging to the Mahi Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency during the era of the British Raj.[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=17&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_390.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 384.] It was centered on Mohanpur town,[http://www.maplandia.com/india/gujarat/sabarkantha-himatnagar/mohanpur/ Mohanpur location] in present-day Sabarkantha district of Gujarat State, and included 52 villages.
History
A predecessor state was founded around 1227 by an ancestor of the later kings named Thakore Jaspal, but its history is obscure.[http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/mohanpur.html Royalty - Mohanpur (Princely State)]
Although small in size, Mohanpur was not one of the small states that were merged with Baroda State under the Attachment Scheme in December 1943.McLeod, John; Sovereignty, power, control: politics in the States of Western India, 1916-1947; Leiden u.a. 1999; {{ISBN|90-04-11343-6}}; p. 160
The last ruler was Vinaysinhji Sartansinhji who was born in 1909 and rose to the throne in 1927. [https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Mohanpur|World Statesmen.org] He married and had issue.[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html Princely States of India] Thakur Vinaysinhji Sartansinhji signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India on 10 June 1948. He died on 9 December 1955.
=Rulers=
The rulers of Mohanpur State bore the title Thakur.
- 1793 – 1795 Vacant
- 1795 – 1801 Hindusinhji Pratapsinhji
- 1801 – 18.. Salamsinhji
- 18.. – 1850 Raisinhji
- 1850 – 1875 Dolatsinhji
- 1875 – 1882 Umedsinhji (b. 1854 – d. 1882)
- 6 Oct 1882 – 1916 Himmatsinhji (b. 1873 – d. 1916)
- 1882 – 1894 .... -Regent
- 1916 – 1927 Thakhatsinhji (b. 1861 – d. 19..)
- 1927 – 1947 Vinaysinhji Sartansinhji (b. 1909 – d. 1955)
See also
References
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{{Princely states of the Mahi Kantha Agency}}
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Category:Princely states of Gujarat
Category:States and territories established in 1227
Category:1943 disestablishments in India
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