Wadagam State Explained

Native Name:વડગામ
Conventional Long Name:Wadagam State
Common Name:Wadagam
Nation:British India
Subdivision:Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy
Princely State
Capital:Vadgam
Year Start:TBD
Year End:1948
Event End:Independence of India
S1:India
Flag S1:Flag of India.svg
Stat Area1:73
Stat Year1:1931
Stat Pop1:3,938
Footnotes:Wadagam (Princely State)

The Vadagam State (Gujarati: વડગામ; Hindi: वड़ागाम) was a 5th Class princely state belonging to the Mahi Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency during the era of the British Raj. It had its capital in Vadgam taluk, Banaskantha district of present-day Gujarat State.[1] Wadagam State's last ruler signed the accession to join the Indian Union in 1948.

History

Wadagam state was founded by Kumar Shri Keshavdasji Rajsinhji of Ranasan, a scion of the family of Ranasan and the former Raos of Chandravati.

Rulers

The rulers of Wadagam State bore the title 'Thakur'.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://villagemap.in/gujarat/sabar-kantha/dhansura/445000.html Village Maps of India – Vadagam, Gujarat
  2. https://infolog.in/wadagam-princely-state/ Wadagam Princely State