Junagarh State
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Was an Indian polity located in the modern-day Indian State of Gujarat.
Establishment
January 1731: Mohammad Khan Bahadur Khanji I declared independence from the Mughal governor of Gujarat subah, and founded the state of Junagarh in 1730.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Expansion during the rule of Shahu II in the Maratha Empire.
January 1801: Junagarh State was ruled by Mohammad Hamid Khanji I, who became a tributary to the Maratha Empire in 1800. However, in 1807, the territory came under British suzerainty during his reign.
Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.
August 1947: In 1947, Junagarh State, ruled by Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan III, chose not to join either India or Pakistan after the partition. This decision led to the territory being de facto independent.
Was an Indian military campaign to annex the princely state of Junagadh that had joined Pakistan despites being a region with a Hindu majority.
September 1947: The Nawab of Junagarh, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, a Muslim whose ancestors had ruled Junagarh and small principalities for some two hundred years, decided that Junagarh should become part of Pakistan, much to the displeasure of many of the people of the state, an overwhelming majority of whom were Hindus. The Nawab acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 15 September 1947. Pakistan accepted the Nawab's Instrument of Accession on 16 September.
Disestablishment
August 1947: In 1947, Junagarh State, ruled by Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan III, chose not to join either India or Pakistan after the partition. This decision led to the territory being de facto independent.
September 1947: The Nawab of Junagarh, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, a Muslim whose ancestors had ruled Junagarh and small principalities for some two hundred years, decided that Junagarh should become part of Pakistan, much to the displeasure of many of the people of the state, an overwhelming majority of whom were Hindus. The Nawab acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 15 September 1947. Pakistan accepted the Nawab's Instrument of Accession on 16 September.
