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			{{Short description\|Princely state of India}}
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	{{Infobox former ~~subdivision~~		{{Infobox former country
	\|native_name = પાલનપુર રિયાસત<br />पालनपुर रियासत		\|native_name = પાલનપુર રિયાસત<br />पालनपुर रियासत
	\|conventional_long_name = Palanpur State		\|conventional_long_name = Palanpur State
	\|common_name =Palanpur		\|common_name = Palanpur
	~~\|nation = [[British India]]~~
	~~\|subdivision = [[Princely State]]~~
	\|era =		\|era =
	\|year_start = 1370		\|year_start = 1370
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	\|year_end = 1948		\|year_end = 1948
	\|date_end =		\|date_end =
	\|event_end= [[Independence of India\|Accession to the ~~Union~~ of India]]		\|event_end= [[Independence of India\|Accession to the Dominion of India]]
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	\|p1 =		\|p1 =
	\|s1 = [[India]]		\|s1 = Dominion of India
	\|flag_p1 =		\|flag_p1 =
	\|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg		\|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
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	\|stat_area1 = 4574		\|stat_area1 = 4574
	\|stat_year1 = 1940		\|stat_year1 = 1940
	\|stat_pop1 = ~~3,15~~,855		\|stat_pop1 = 315,855
	\|today =[[India]]		\|today = [[India]]
	\|footnotes = {{EB1911\|wstitle=Palanpur}}		\|footnotes = {{EB1911\|wstitle=Palanpur}}
	\|demonym=\|capital=}}		\|demonym=\|capital=}}
	'''Palanpur State''' was a princely state of India during the [[British Raj]]. It was a Salute state with the Nawab of Palanpur having a hereditary ~~salutes~~ of 13-guns. It was the main state of the [[Palanpur Agency]]. Palanpur State became a [[British protectorate]] in 1809/17; its capital was the city of [[Palanpur]].
			'''Palanpur State''' was a [[princely state]] of India during the [[British Raj]]. It was a [[Salute state]] with the Nawab of Palanpur having a hereditary salute of 13-guns. It was the main state of the [[Palanpur Agency]]. Palanpur State became a [[British protectorate]] in 1809/17; its capital was the city of [[Palanpur]].

	==Geography==		==Geography==
	The state encompassed an area of {{convert\|1766\|sqmi\|order=flip\|sigfig=4}} and had a population of 2,22,627 in 1901. The town of Palanpur housed a population of only 17,800 people that year. The state commanded a revenue of approximately £50,000 per year.<ref name="eb1911">{{Cite EB1911\|wstitle=Palanpur}}</ref>

	Palanpur State was traversed by the main line of the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]], and contained the British [[Deesa Cantonment\|cantonment of Deesa]]. Wheat, rice and sugar-cane were the chief products. Watered by the [[Saraswati river]], the state was heavily forested in its northern end (the present-day [[Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary\|Jessore Sanctuary]]) but undulating and open in the south and east.<ref name="eb1911" /> The country was on the whole somewhat hilly, being at the edge of the [[Aravalli Range]]. In 1940 Palanpur State had a population of ~~3,15~~,855.<ref>''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer''. p. 1413.</ref>		The state encompassed an area of {{convert\|1766\|sqmi\|order=flip\|sigfig=4}} and had a population of 222,627 in 1901. The town of Palanpur housed a population of only 17,800 people that year. The state commanded a revenue of approximately £50,000 per year.<ref name="eb1911">{{Cite EB1911\|wstitle=Palanpur}}</ref>

			Palanpur State was traversed by the main line of the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]], and contained the British [[Deesa Cantonment\|cantonment of Deesa]]. Wheat, rice and sugar-cane were the chief products. Watered by the [[Saraswati river]], the state was heavily forested in its northern end (the present-day [[Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary\|Jessore Sanctuary]]) but undulating and open in the south and east.<ref name="eb1911" /> The country was on the whole somewhat hilly, being at the edge of the [[Aravalli Range]]. In 1940 Palanpur State had a population of 315,855.<ref>''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer''. p. 1413.</ref>

	==History==		==History==

	{{Main\|History of Palanpur}}		{{Main\|History of Palanpur}}
	According to tradition Palanpur state was founded in 1370<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/palanpur.html \|title=Princely States - Palanpur \|access-date=4 April 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115013656/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/palanpur.html \|archive-date=15 January 2018 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and was ruled by the ~~pashtun~~ tribe of [[Lohani]] (Hetani, Bihari Pathan) of Jhalori dynasty. 'While the earlier history of the family is who established themselves in Bihar during the twelfth century and ruled there as Sultans, so some of from this family also known as a Bihari(Vihari). Malik Khurram Khan Vihari (Bihari), the founder of the Palanpur house, left [[Bihar]] and entered the service of Vishaldev of [[Mandore]] during the late fourteenth century. Appointed Governor of Songad or [[Jalore district\|Jhalor]], he took control of that place in the confusion that followed the death of the Mandore ruler';{{cn\|date=June 2020}} a forebear of the family is reputed to have wed the foster-sister of the [[Mughal emperor]] [[Akbar]] and received Palanpur and surrounding areas as dowry. However, the family comes into historical prominence during the period of instability that followed the demise of [[Aurangzeb]] in the early 18th century. It was overrun soon afterwards by the [[Maratha]]s; the Lohanis followed the trend of seeking recourse in the [[British East India Company]] against them and finally entered the [[subsidiary alliance]] system in 1817, along with all other neighbouring states, becoming a [[British protectorate]].
			According to tradition Palanpur state was founded in 1370<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/palanpur.html \|title=Princely States - Palanpur \|access-date=4 April 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115013656/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/palanpur.html \|archive-date=15 January 2018 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and was ruled by the Bihari Pathan tribe [[Lohani]] (Hetani, Bihari Pathan) of Jhalori dynasty. 'While the earlier history of the family is who established themselves in Bihar during the twelfth century and ruled there as Sultans, so some of from this family also known as a Bihari(Vihari). Malik Khurram Khan Vihari (Bihari), the founder of the Palanpur house, left [[Bihar]] and entered the service of Vishaldev of [[Mandore]] during the late fourteenth century. Appointed Governor of Songad or [[Jalore district\|Jhalor]], he took control of that place in the confusion that followed the death of the Mandore ruler';{{cn\|date=June 2020}} a forebear of the family is reputed to have wed the foster-sister of the [[Mughal emperor]] [[Akbar]] and received Palanpur and surrounding areas as dowry. However, the family comes into historical prominence during the period of instability that followed the demise of [[Aurangzeb]] in the early 18th century. It was overrun soon afterwards by the [[Maratha Empire\|Maratha]]s; the Lohanis followed the trend of seeking recourse in the [[British East India Company]] against them and finally entered the [[subsidiary alliance]] system in 1817, along with all other neighbouring states, becoming a [[British protectorate]].

	Palanpur State was dissolved in 1949.{{cn\|date=June 2020}}		Palanpur State was dissolved in 1949.{{cn\|date=June 2020}}

	===Rulers===		===Rulers===

	[[File:Palanpur State Court Fee Ticket.jpg\|thumbnail\|Palanpur State court fee ticket]]		[[File:Palanpur State Court Fee Ticket.jpg\|thumbnail\|Palanpur State court fee ticket]]

	[[File:Palanpur State Family Tree.png\|400px\|thumb\|Family Tree of Palanpur State rulers]]		[[File:Palanpur State Family Tree.png\|400px\|thumb\|Family Tree of Palanpur State rulers]]

	The rulers of Palanpur State belonged to the [[Lohani\|Lohani tribe]] (Hetani, Bihari Pathan) of Jalori dynasty.<ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat2.html States before 1947 K-W]</ref> All rulers used the title of [[Diwan (title)\|Diwan]] except the last two rulers who used the title of [[Nawab]].		The rulers of Palanpur State belonged to the [[Lohani\|Lohani tribe]] (Hetani, Bihari Pathan) of Jalori dynasty.<ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat2.html States before 1947 K-W]</ref> All rulers used the title of [[Diwan (title)\|Diwan]] except the last two rulers who used the title of [[Nawab]].

	====Diwans====		====Diwans====

	* 1688 - 1704 Firuz Kamal Khan (2nd time)		* 1688 - 1704 Firuz Kamal Khan (2nd time)
	* 1704 - 1708 Kamal Khan (b. 16... - d. 1708)		* 1704 - 1708 Kamal Khan (b. 16... - d. 1708)
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	*22 Dec 1813 – 11 Jul 1854 Fateh Mohammad Khan (2nd time) (s.a.)		*22 Dec 1813 – 11 Jul 1854 Fateh Mohammad Khan (2nd time) (s.a.)
	*11 Jul 1854 – 28 Aug 1878 Zorawar Khan (b. 1822 - d. 1878)		*11 Jul 1854 – 28 Aug 1878 Zorawar Khan (b. 1822 - d. 1878)
	*28 Aug 1878 - 1910 Zobdat al-Molk ~~Shir~~ Mohammad Khan (b. 1852 - d. 1918)		*28 Aug 1878 - 1910 Zobdat al-Molk [[Sher Mohammad Khan]] (b. 1852 - d. 1918)

	====Nawab Sahibs====		====Nawab Sahibs====
	*1910 - 28 Sep 1918 Zobdat al-Molk ~~Shir~~ Mohammad Khan (s.a.)
	*28 Sep 1918 – 15 Aug 1947 Zobdat al-Molk Taley Mohammad Khan (b. 1883 - d. 1957)		*1910 - 28 Sep 1918 Zobdat al-Molk [[Sher Mohammad Khan]] (s.a.)
			*28 Sep 1918 – 15 Aug 1947 Zobdat al-Molk [[Taley Mohammad Khan]] (b. 1883 - d. 1957)
			*15 Aug 1947 – 6 Sep 2010 [[Iqbal Mohammad Khan]]

	==See also==		==See also==

	* [[Pathans of Gujarat]]		* [[Pathans of Gujarat]]
	* [[History of Palanpur]]		* [[History of Palanpur]]
			* [[Joan Falkiner]]

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==

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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name = પાલનપુર રિયાસત<br />पालनपुर रियासत
|conventional_long_name = Palanpur State
|common_name =Palanpur
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
|era =
|year_start = 1370
|date_start =
|event_start=
|year_end = 1948
|date_end =
|event_end= [[Independence of India|Accession to the Union of India]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =
|s1 = [[India]]
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag = Flag of Palanpur.svg
|image_coat = Palanpur state CoA.jpg
|image_map = palanpuragency.png
|image_map_caption = Map of Palanpur State area in 1922
|motto = ''"Ba aql giriftah ba shamsher Dasht"'' <br> (What has been won by reason, he Sustains by force)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hurber |first1=De Vries |title=National Arms and Emblems past and present |url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/INHOUD.htm |website=www.hubert-herald.nl}}</ref>
|stat_area1 = 4574
|stat_year1 = 1940
|stat_pop1 = 3,15,855
|today =[[India]]
|footnotes = {{EB1911|wstitle=Palanpur}}
|demonym=|capital=}}
'''Palanpur State''' was a princely state of India during the [[British Raj]]. It was a Salute state with the Nawab of Palanpur having a hereditary salutes of 13-guns. It was the main state of the [[Palanpur Agency]]. Palanpur State became a [[British protectorate]] in 1809/17; its capital was the city of [[Palanpur]].

==Geography==
The state encompassed an area of {{convert|1766|sqmi|order=flip|sigfig=4}} and had a population of 2,22,627 in 1901. The town of Palanpur housed a population of only 17,800 people that year. The state commanded a revenue of approximately £50,000 per year.<ref name="eb1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Palanpur}}</ref>

Palanpur State was traversed by the main line of the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]], and contained the British [[Deesa Cantonment|cantonment of Deesa]]. Wheat, rice and sugar-cane were the chief products. Watered by the [[Saraswati river]], the state was heavily forested in its northern end (the present-day [[Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary|Jessore Sanctuary]]) but undulating and open in the south and east.<ref name="eb1911" /> The country was on the whole somewhat hilly, being at the edge of the [[Aravalli Range]]. In 1940 Palanpur State had a population of 3,15,855.<ref>''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer''. p. 1413.</ref>

==History==
{{Main|History of Palanpur}}
According to tradition Palanpur state was founded in 1370<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/palanpur.html |title=Princely States - Palanpur |access-date=4 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115013656/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/palanpur.html |archive-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was ruled by the pashtun tribe of [[Lohani]] (Hetani, Bihari Pathan) of Jhalori dynasty. 'While the earlier history of the family is who established themselves in Bihar during the twelfth century and ruled there as Sultans, so some of from this family also known as a Bihari(Vihari). Malik Khurram Khan Vihari (Bihari), the founder of the Palanpur house, left [[Bihar]] and entered the service of Vishaldev of [[Mandore]] during the late fourteenth century. Appointed Governor of Songad or [[Jalore district|Jhalor]], he took control of that place in the confusion that followed the death of the Mandore ruler';{{cn|date=June 2020}} a forebear of the family is reputed to have wed the foster-sister of the [[Mughal emperor]] [[Akbar]] and received Palanpur and surrounding areas as dowry. However, the family comes into historical prominence during the period of instability that followed the demise of [[Aurangzeb]] in the early 18th century. It was overrun soon afterwards by the [[Maratha]]s; the Lohanis followed the trend of seeking recourse in the [[British East India Company]] against them and finally entered the [[subsidiary alliance]] system in 1817, along with all other neighbouring states, becoming a [[British protectorate]].
Palanpur State was dissolved in 1949.{{cn|date=June 2020}}

===Rulers===
[[File:Palanpur State Court Fee Ticket.jpg|thumbnail|Palanpur State court fee ticket]]
[[File:Palanpur State Family Tree.png|400px|thumb|Family Tree of Palanpur State rulers]]
The rulers of Palanpur State belonged to the [[Lohani|Lohani tribe]] (Hetani, Bihari Pathan) of Jalori dynasty.<ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat2.html States before 1947 K-W]</ref> All rulers used the title of [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] except the last two rulers who used the title of [[Nawab]].

====Diwans====
* 1688 - 1704 Firuz Kamal Khan (2nd time)
* 1704 - 1708 Kamal Khan (b. 16... - d. 1708)
* 1708 - 1719 Firuz Khan II (b. ... - d. 1719)
* 1719 - 1732 Karim Dad Khan (b. ... - d. 1732)
* 1732 - 1743 Pahar Khan II (b. ... - d. 1743)
* 1743 - 1768 Bahadur Khan (b. ... - d. 1768)
* 1768 - 1781 Salim Khan I (b. ... - d. 1781)
* 1781 - 1788 Shir Khan (b. ... - d. 1788)
* 1788 - 1793 Mubariz Khan II
* 1793 - 1794 Shamshir Khan
* 1794 - 1812 Firuz Khan III (b. 17... - d. 1812)
* 1812 - 1813 Fateh Mohammad Khan (1st time) (b. 1799 - d. 1854)
* 1813 - 22 Dec 1813 Shamshir Mohammad Khan (b. ... - d. 1834) (then regent for successor to 10 Oct 1817)
*22 Dec 1813 – 11 Jul 1854 Fateh Mohammad Khan (2nd time) (s.a.)
*11 Jul 1854 – 28 Aug 1878 Zorawar Khan (b. 1822 - d. 1878)
*28 Aug 1878 - 1910 Zobdat al-Molk Shir Mohammad Khan (b. 1852 - d. 1918)

====Nawab Sahibs====
*1910 - 28 Sep 1918 Zobdat al-Molk Shir Mohammad Khan (s.a.)
*28 Sep 1918 – 15 Aug 1947 Zobdat al-Molk Taley Mohammad Khan (b. 1883 - d. 1957)

==See also==
* [[Pathans of Gujarat]]
* [[History of Palanpur]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*{{commonscat inline}}
*[http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaGujarat2.htm Heraldry of the princely states of Gujarat]
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