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	[[File:Mohammad Zorawar Khanji.jpg\|thumb\|260px\|Nawab Mohammad Zorawar Khanji (1828–1882).]]		[[File:Mohammad Zorawar Khanji.jpg\|thumb\|260px\|Nawab Mohammad Zorawar Khanji (1828–1882).]]
	The '''State of Balasinor''' was a [[princely state]] in [[Balasinor]] during the era of [[British India]] and founded by Sardar Muhammed khan Babi. The last ruler of Balasinor signed the accession to join the [[Dominion of India\|Indian Union]] on 10 June 1948.		The '''State of Balasinor''' was a [[princely state]] in [[Balasinor]] during the era of [[British India]] and founded by Sardar Muhammed khan Babi and Murtuza Bhatia The last ruler of Balasinor signed the accession to join the [[Dominion of India\|Indian Union]] on 10 June 1948.
	Its rulers belonged to the family of Babi or [[Babai (Pashtun tribe)]] tribe. The state was founded {{cn\|date=June 2020}} by the ~~Junagadh Babis, related to famous~~ [[~~Bollywood~~]] ~~actress~~ [[~~Parveen~~ Babi]].		Its rulers belonged to the family of Babi or [[Babai (Pashtun tribe)]] tribe. The state was founded {{cn\|date=June 2020}} by the [[Junagadh State]] [[Babi dynasty]].

	==History==		==History==
	Balasinor State was founded on 28 September 1758 by [[Pashtuns\|Pashtun]] ruler, Nawab, Sardar Muhammed khan Babi belonging to the family of last deputy Governor of Gujarat province in Mughal Empire.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=20 June 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116182707/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html \|archive-date=16 January 2018 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The rulers were titled Nawab Babi.<ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat1.html States before 1947 A-J]</ref> It was a 9 gun [[salute state]] belonging to the [[Rewa Kantha Agency]] of the [[Bombay Presidency]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html \|title=Balasinor Princely State (9 gun salute) \|access-date=20 June 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116182707/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html \|archive-date=16 January 2018 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		Balasinor State was founded on 28 September 1758 by [[Pashtuns\|Pashtun]] ruler, Nawab, Sardar Muhammed khan Babi belonging to the family of last deputy Governor of Gujarat province in Mughal Empire.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=20 June 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116182707/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html \|archive-date=16 January 2018 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The rulers were titled Nawab Babi.<ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat1.html States before 1947 A-J]</ref> It was a 9 gun [[salute state]] belonging to the [[Rewa Kantha Agency]] of the [[Bombay Presidency]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html \|title=Balasinor Princely State (9 gun salute) \|access-date=20 June 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116182707/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html \|archive-date=16 January 2018 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	The Last ruling Nawab [[Nawab]]{{cn\|date=June 2020}} was HH Nawab Muhammed Salabat Khanji II who died on 25 January 2018.{{fact\|date=January 2019}} The heir and son of Nawab Muhammed Salabat Khanji II Nawabzada Sultan Salauddinkhan Babi, born 1979 and educated at the [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]] was crowned the titular Nawab of Balasinor on 4 March 2018 at the Raj Tilak and Gaadi Dastoor ceremony performed by both Islamic and Rajput traditions at their Garden Palace In Balasinor after the 40 days of mourning ended on 3 March 2018. It was well attended by royals from Gujarat and the people of Balasinor.		The Last ruling Nawab [[Nawab]]{{cn\|date=June 2020}} was HH Nawab Muhammed Salabat Khanji II who died on 25 January 2018.{{fact\|date=January 2019}} The heir and son of Nawab Muhammed Salabat Khanji II Nawabzada Sultan Salauddinkhan Babi, born 1979 and educated at the [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]] was crowned the titular Nawab of Balasinor on 4 March 2018 at the Raj Tilak and Gaadi Dastoor ceremony performed by both Islamic and Rajput traditions at their Garden Palace In Balasinor after the 40 days of mourning ended on 3 March 2018. It was well attended by royals from Gujarat and the people of Balasinor.

	Another famous titular princess of the kingdom is Aaliya Sultana Babi, who in 2009 travelled to [[Ingatestone]] in the UK to find a husband. Her trip was recorded in BBC Three's [[Undercover Princesses]]. The scion of this family, Salauddinkhan Babi participated in a similar show in the [[Netherlands]] in 2010 in which he was trying to find a wife. He lived and worked in Amsterdam. The show is currently on air on SBS6 in the Netherlands. It is called "Coming to Holland". Nawabzada Salauddin was invited by TLC USA to participate in a TV show called Secret Princes which was aired on TLC USA beginning 21 September 2012. It is a show based on the Undercover Princes. Salauddin lived and worked in Atlanta undercover for this show along with three other aristocrats. The royal family currently resides at The Garden Palace which they had converted into a heritage hotel.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.socialite.in/index.php/royals-of-india/item/83-the-royal-balasinor-guardians-of-dastarkhwans-and-dinosaurs \|title=The Royal Balasinor Guardians of Dastarkhwans and Dinosaurs \|access-date=16 June 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520154829/http://socialite.in/index.php/royals-of-india/item/83-the-royal-balasinor-guardians-of-dastarkhwans-and-dinosaurs \|archive-date=20 May 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.siasat.com/english/news/aaliya-sultana-babi-dinosaur-princess Aaliya Sultana Babi, the Dinosaur Princess]</ref>

	===Rulers===		===Rulers===
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	* Muhammad Salabat Khan (b. 1944 d. 2018) 2 February 1945 – 15 August 1947		* Muhammad Salabat Khan (b. 1944 d. 2018) 2 February 1945 – 15 August 1947
	* Nawab Sultan Salauddinkhan Babi (b.1979)		* Nawab Sultan Salauddinkhan Babi (b.1979)

			== In pop culture ==
			The current titular princess of the kingdom is Aaliya Sultana Babi, who in 2009 travelled to [[Ingatestone]] in the UK to find a husband. Her trip was recorded in BBC Three's [[Undercover Princesses]].

			The scion of this family, Salauddinkhan Babi participated in a similar show in the [[Netherlands]] in 2010 in which he was trying to find a wife. He lived and worked in Amsterdam. The show is currently on air on SBS6 in the Netherlands. It is called "Coming to Holland".

			Nawabzada Salauddin was invited by [[TLC (TV network)\|TLC]] to participate in a US TV show called [[Secret Princes]] which was aired on 21 September 2012. It is a show based on the Undercover Princes. Salauddin lived and worked in Atlanta undercover for this show along with three other aristocrats. The royal family currently resides at The Garden Palace which they had converted into a heritage hotel.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=The Royal Balasinor Guardians of Dastarkhwans and Dinosaurs\|url=http://www.socialite.in/index.php/royals-of-india/item/83-the-royal-balasinor-guardians-of-dastarkhwans-and-dinosaurs\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520154829/http://socialite.in/index.php/royals-of-india/item/83-the-royal-balasinor-guardians-of-dastarkhwans-and-dinosaurs\|archive-date=20 May 2013\|access-date=16 June 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.siasat.com/english/news/aaliya-sultana-babi-dinosaur-princess Aaliya Sultana Babi, the Dinosaur Princess]</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[Category:Muslim princely states of India]]		[[Category:Muslim princely states of India]]
	[[Category:~~1948~~ disestablishments in India]]		[[Category:1758 establishments in India]]
			[[Category:1949 disestablishments in India]]
	[[Category:States and territories established in 1758]]		[[Category:States and territories established in 1758]]
	The Garden Palace website is [[www.palacebalasinor.com]]		The Garden Palace website is [[www.palacebalasinor.com]]

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{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name = બાલાસિનોર રિયાસત
|conventional_long_name =Balasinor State
|common_name =Balasinor
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
|era =
|year_start = 1758
|date_start =
|event_start=
|year_end = 1948
|date_end =
|event_end= [[Independence of India]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =
|s1 = India
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag = Balasinor princely state flag.svg
|image_coat = Balasinor princely state CoA.jpg
|image_map = Rewa Kantha Agency with all Princely States Gujarat during British India 1811-1937 with labels.svg
|image_map_caption = Balasinor State (''dark blue'') within [[Rewa Kantha Agency]], British India
|motto = ''"Lenar pasae thi lidhu"'' <br> (I took from the taker)
|stat_area1 = 490
|stat_year1 = 1901
|stat_pop1 = 32,618
|capital = [[Balasinor]]
|footnotes =
|today= [[Kheda district To Mahisagar]], [[Gujarat]]
}}
[[File:Mohammad Zorawar Khanji.jpg|thumb|260px|Nawab Mohammad Zorawar Khanji (1828–1882).]]
The '''State of Balasinor''' was a [[princely state]] in [[Balasinor]] during the era of [[British India]] and founded by Sardar Muhammed khan Babi. The last ruler of Balasinor signed the accession to join the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]] on 10 June 1948.
Its rulers belonged to the family of Babi or [[Babai (Pashtun tribe)]] tribe. The state was founded {{cn|date=June 2020}} by the Junagadh Babis, related to famous [[Bollywood]] actress [[Parveen Babi]].

==History==
Balasinor State was founded on 28 September 1758 by [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] ruler, Nawab, Sardar Muhammed khan Babi belonging to the family of last deputy Governor of Gujarat province in Mughal Empire.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116182707/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html |archive-date=16 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The rulers were titled Nawab Babi.<ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat1.html States before 1947 A-J]</ref> It was a 9 gun [[salute state]] belonging to the [[Rewa Kantha Agency]] of the [[Bombay Presidency]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html |title=Balasinor Princely State (9 gun salute) |access-date=20 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116182707/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/balasinor.html |archive-date=16 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Last ruling Nawab [[Nawab]]{{cn|date=June 2020}} was HH Nawab Muhammed Salabat Khanji II who died on 25 January 2018.{{fact|date=January 2019}} The heir and son of Nawab Muhammed Salabat Khanji II Nawabzada Sultan Salauddinkhan Babi, born 1979 and educated at the [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]] was crowned the titular Nawab of Balasinor on 4 March 2018 at the Raj Tilak and Gaadi Dastoor ceremony performed by both Islamic and Rajput traditions at their Garden Palace In Balasinor after the 40 days of mourning ended on 3 March 2018. It was well attended by royals from Gujarat and the people of Balasinor.

Another famous titular princess of the kingdom is Aaliya Sultana Babi, who in 2009 travelled to [[Ingatestone]] in the UK to find a husband. Her trip was recorded in BBC Three's [[Undercover Princesses]]. The scion of this family, Salauddinkhan Babi participated in a similar show in the [[Netherlands]] in 2010 in which he was trying to find a wife. He lived and worked in Amsterdam. The show is currently on air on SBS6 in the Netherlands. It is called "Coming to Holland". Nawabzada Salauddin was invited by TLC USA to participate in a TV show called Secret Princes which was aired on TLC USA beginning 21 September 2012. It is a show based on the Undercover Princes. Salauddin lived and worked in Atlanta undercover for this show along with three other aristocrats. The royal family currently resides at The Garden Palace which they had converted into a heritage hotel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.socialite.in/index.php/royals-of-india/item/83-the-royal-balasinor-guardians-of-dastarkhwans-and-dinosaurs |title=The Royal Balasinor Guardians of Dastarkhwans and Dinosaurs |access-date=16 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520154829/http://socialite.in/index.php/royals-of-india/item/83-the-royal-balasinor-guardians-of-dastarkhwans-and-dinosaurs |archive-date=20 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.siasat.com/english/news/aaliya-sultana-babi-dinosaur-princess Aaliya Sultana Babi, the Dinosaur Princess]</ref>

===Rulers===
* Sardar Muhammed khan Babi 28 September 1758 – 17..
* Jamiyat Khanji Muhammad Khanji 17.. – ...
* Salabat Khanji Jamiyat Khanji (b. ... d. 1820) – May 1820
* Abid Khanji May 1820 – 1822
* Jalal Khanji = Edal Khanji (b. ... d. 1831) 1822 – 2 December 1831
* Zorawar Khanji (b. 1828 d. 1882) 2 December 1831 – 30 November 1882
* Munawar Khanji Zorawar Khanji (b. 1846 d. 1899) 30 November 1882 – 24 March 1899
* Jamiyat Khanji Munawar Khanji (b. 1894 d. 1945) 24 March 1899 – 2 February 1945
* Muhammad Salabat Khan (b. 1944 d. 2018) 2 February 1945 – 15 August 1947
* Nawab Sultan Salauddinkhan Babi (b.1979)

==See also==
* [[Pathans of Gujarat]]
* [[Political integration of India]]
* [[List of Sunni Muslim dynasties]]

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://princeroyale.blogspot.com/2009/12/b-states.html Imperial, Royal & Princely Indian States]
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[[Category:Kheda district]]
[[Category:Princely states of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Bombay Presidency]]
[[Category:Muslim princely states of India]]
[[Category:1948 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1758]]
The Garden Palace website is [[www.palacebalasinor.com]]