Native Name: | ધરમપુર રિયાસત |
Conventional Long Name: | Dharampur State |
Common Name: | Dharampur |
Nation: | British India |
Subdivision: | Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy (1731 - 1805) Princely State |
Capital: | Dharampur |
Year Start: | 1262 |
Year End: | 1948 |
Event End: | Accession to the Union of India |
S1: | India |
Flag S1: | Flag of India.svg |
Image Map Caption: | Bansda and Dharampur, 1896 |
Stat Area1: | 1823 |
Stat Year1: | 1892 |
Stat Pop1: | 102,000 |
Footnotes: | Rajput Provinces of India - Dharampur (Princely State) |
Dharampur State was a princely state in India during the time of the British Raj. Its last ruler acceded to the Union of India 10 June 1948.
Dharampur State had an area of 1,823 km2 and fell under the Surat Agency of the Bombay Presidency.[1] [2]
Dharampur State was founded in 1262. Its capital was moved to Mandvegan in 1766 and was renamed Dharampur. On 31 Dec 1802 Dharampur became a British protectorate. The state was ruled by Sisodhyia dynasty. The rulers had the title Rana Maharana Sahib and were accorded a status of 9-gun salute by the British authorities.