| Conventional Long Name: | Kingdom of Porbandar Kingdom of Ranpur Kingdom of Chhaya Porbandar State |
| Status: | Sovereign monarchy (1193-1808) Princely state of the British East India Company (1808-1858) and British India (1858-1948) |
| Common Languages: | Gujarati Old Gujarati Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) Sanskrit Prakrit English |
| Title Leader: | Maharaja Rana |
| Leader1: | Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji (last) |
| Year Leader1: | 10 December 1908-15 February 1948 |
| Government Type: | Sovereign Monarchy (1193-1808) Protectorate of the British East India Company (1808-1858) and Princely State British India (1858-1948) |
| Capital: | Porbandar (1193-1307, 1785-1948) Ranpur (1307-1574) Chhaya (1547-1785) |
| Year Start: | 1193 |
| Year End: | 1948 |
| Event End: | merged into India |
| P1: | Gurjara-Pratihara |
| S1: | Dominion of India |
| Flag S1: | Flag of India.svg |
| Flag Border: | no |
| Flag Size: | 150px |
| Image Map Caption: | Porbandar in a map of the Bombay Presidency |
| Today: | Porbandar district and Junagadh district, Gujarat, India |
Porbandar State was a princely state during the British Raj ruled by Jethwa dynasty. It was one of the few princely states with a coastline.
The capital of state was the harbour town of Porbandar. Some other important towns of this state were Bhanvad, Chhaya, Ranpar, and Shrinagar. Earlier Shrinagar served as the capital of Jethwas, then Ghumli served as the capital, but was lost to the Jadejas, however, architectural heritage built by them still stands at Ghumli.
In 1888, during the reign of Vikramatji Khimojiraj, the State started metre-gauge railway called Porbandar State Railway, which after independence was merged in to Saurashtra Railway.[1]
Upon the Independence of India in 1947, the state acceded unto the dominion of India. It was merged with the 'United State of Kathiawar', effective from 15 February 1948 and eventually came to form part of the present-day state of Gujarat.
The grandfather of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of Indian independence movement, Uttamchand Gandhi and later his father – Karamchand Gandhi and uncle – Tulsidas Gandhi, served as Dewan to Rana of Porbandar state.[2] [3]