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{{Infobox Former Country
|native_name =
|conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Porbandar {{small|{{no bold|(1193–1307; 1785–1808)}}}} Kingdom of Ranpur {{small|{{no bold|(1307–1574)}}}} Kingdom of Chhaya {{small|{{no bold|(1574–1785)}}}} Porbandar State {{small|{{no bold|(1808–1948)}}}}
|common_name =
|nation =
|status = [[Sovereign state|Sovereign]] [[monarchy]] (1193-1808) [[Princely state]] of the [[Company rule in India|British East India Company]] (1808-1858) and [[British Raj|British India]] (1858-1948)
|common_languages = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] [[Old Gujarati]] [[Hindustani language|Hindustani (Hindi)]] [[Sanskrit]] [[Indian English|English]]
|era =
|title_leader = [[Maharaja]] [[Rana (title)|Rana]]
|leader1= [[Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji]] ''(last)''
|year_leader1 = 10 December 1908-15 February 1948
|government_type = [[Sovereign state|Sovereign]] [[Monarchy]] (1193-1808) [[Princely State]] of the [[British East India Company]] (1808-1858) and [[British Raj|British India]] (1858-1948)
|capital = [[Porbandar]] (1193-1307, 1785-1948) Ranpur (1307-1574) [[Chhaya, India|Chhaya]] (1547-1785)
|year_start =1193
|date_start =
|event_start =
|year_end = 1948
|date_end =
|event_end = [[Independence of India|merged into India]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 = Gurjara-Pratihara
|s1 = Dominion of India
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag = Flag of the Porbandar State.svg
|image_coat = Porbandar state CoA2.jpg
|image_map = Bombay Prov south 1909.jpg
|image_map_caption = Porbandar in a map of the [[Bombay Presidency]]
| today = [[Porbandar district]] and [[Junagadh district]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
}}
[[File:Bhavsinhji Maharaja of Porbandar (2).jpg|thumb|Maharaja [[Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji]].]]
[[File:Drapeau Porbandar.png|thumb|Merchant flag of Porbandar adopted by the [[Jethwa]] rulers of the kingdom showing the image of [[Hanuman]] from whom the Jethwas claim their descent.]]
[[File:Huzoor Palace at Porbandar.jpg|thumb|[[Huzoor Palace, Porbandar|Hizoor Palace]] was built by last ruler of Princely State of Probandar, Rana Natwarsinhji, in early 20th century, stands near sear the shore at the Marine Drive in the city.]]
'''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]].{{cn|date=June 2020}} Some other important towns of state were [[Bhanvad]], [[Chhaya, India|Chhaya]], Ranpar, and [[Shrinagar, Porbandar|Shrinagar]]. Earlier [[Shrinagar, Porbandar|Shrinagar]] served as the capital of Jethwas, then [[Ghumli]] served as the capital, but was lost to the [[Jadeja]]s, however, architectural heritage built by them still stands at Ghumli.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=c70MAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=ghumli] [[Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency]], Volume 8, 1884</ref> During the [[British Raj]], the state covered<ref name=maher>{{cite web|title=Porbandar (Princely State)|url=http://www.maheronline.org/useful/porbandar-princely-state|publisher=www.maheronline.org|access-date=10 December 2012}}</ref> an area of {{convert|1663|km2|sqmi|0}}, encompassing 106 villages and a population, in 1921, of over 100,000 people. It enjoyed a revenue of Rs. 21,00,000/-.

==History==
In 1193 Porbandar State was founded by an ancestral ruler expelled from [[Morvi State]].
In 1307 the state was renamed 'Ranpur' and in 1574 it was renamed 'Chhaya'. Finally in 1785 the state reverted to the name Porbandar.
On 5 December 1809 it became a [[British protectorate]] and between 1886 and 15 September 1900 the state was administered by the [[Bombay Presidency]]. It was part of the [[Kathiawar Agency]]<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Porbandar |volume=22 |page=100}}</ref> from 1819 to 1922.{{cn|date=June 2020}}

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]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Porbandar_State_Railway |title=Porbandar railway}}</ref>

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]].{{cn|date=June 2020}}

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.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hLVqHWgUVgkC&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=gandhi+dewan+of+porbandar&source=bl&ots=5vZ8LDfXiI&sig=jG2hBLfitf_cQXrp2TlPggMXVHM&hl=en&ei=HJYYTq3PJZC3rAebz7zPAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=uttamchand&f=false] Encyclopaedia of Eminent Thinkers: The political thought of Mahatma Gandhi By K. S. Bharathi</ref><ref name=britannica>{{cite web|title=Porbandar|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/470519/Porbandar|publisher=www.britannica.com|access-date=10 December 2012}}</ref>

==Rulers==
Porbandar State was ruled by the [[Jethwa]] dynasty of [[Rajput]]s.<ref>[http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/porbandar Rajput Provinces of India – Porbandar State (Princely State)]</ref> By 1947, the rulers held the style of "Highness" and the title of "Maharaj Rana Sahib";{{cn|date=June 2020}} they were entitled to a [[Salute state|salute of 13 guns]] as a hereditary distinction.

===Ranas===

*1699 – 1709 Bhanji Sartanji (d. 1709)
*1709 – 1728 Khimoji III (d. 1728)
*1728 – 1757 Vikmatji III Khimoji (d. 1757)
*1757 – 22 April 1813 Sartanji II Vikmatji (d. 1813)
*1804 – 1812 Haloji Sultanji -Regent (d. 1812)
*22 Apr 1813 – 20 June 1831 Khimojiraj Haloji (d. 1831)
*20 Jun 1831 – 21 April 1900 [[Vikramatji Khimojiraj]] (b. 1819 – d. 1900)
*20 Jun 1831 – 1841 Rani Rupaliba Kunverba (f) -Regent (d. 1841)
*21 Apr 1900 – 10 December 1908 [[Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji]] (b. 1867 – d. 1908)
*10 Dec 1908 – 1 January 1918 [[Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji]] (b. 1901 – d. 1979)
*10 Dec 1908 – 1909 Regents
** – J.K. Condon (to 1909)
** – Rao Bahadur A.S. Tambe (1909–1910)
** – Wala Vajsur Valera (1909–1913) (b. 1873 – d. 19..)
** – F. de B. Hancock (1913–1916) (d. 1916)
** – Edward O'Brien (Apr 1916 – 1918) (b. 1872 – d. 1965)

===Maharaja Rana Sahib Shri===

* 1 January 1918 – 15 August 1947 [[Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji]] (s.a.) (from 3 June 1929, Sir Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji)
** 1 January 1918 – 26 January 1920 Edward O'Brien -Regent (s.a.)

===Administrators===

*1886 – 1890 Frederick Styles Philpin Lely (b. 1846 – d. 1934)
*1890 – 1894 Shankar Pandurang Pandit
*Mar 1894 – 1896 William Thomson Morison
*Nov 1897 – 1900 Francis William Snell

== Symbols ==

=== Flag ===
The flag is an elongated triangle in light orange with a purple variegated edge; near the pole, a red triangle with a double triangular red flag on its shaft, a long inscription in red.

=== Coat of Arms ===
The coat of arms features [[Hanuman]]. The [[Crest (heraldry)|crest]] is a bull, and [[Supporter|supporters]] are two bisons. The [[motto]] was "''Sri Vusubh dwujay numah''" (I bow to the flag,whose sign is the bull)

==See also==
*[[Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji]]
*[[Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji]]
*[[Udaybhansinhji Natwarsinhji Jethwa]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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