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{{Infobox former subdivision<br />
|native_name = રાધનપુર રિયાસત<br />
|conventional_long_name = Radhanpur State<br />
|common_name = Radhanpur<br />
|nation = [[British India]]<br />
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]<br />
|era = <br />
|year_start = 1753<br />
|date_start = <br />
|event_start = <br />
|year_end = 1948<br />
|date_end = <br />
|event_end = [[Partition of India|Indian independence]]<br />
|event1 = <br />
|date_event1 = <br />
|p1 = Gaekwad dynasty<br />
|s1 = India<br />
|flag_p1 = Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg<br />
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg<br />
|image_flag = <br />
|image_coat = Radhanpur State-CoA392.jpg<br />
|image_map = SaurashtraKart.jpg<br />
|image_map_caption = Location of Radhanpur State at the northern end of Saurashtra<br />
|motto = ''"Az Karam Safdar"'' <br> (The Merciful and Valiant Warrior)<br />
|stat_area1 = 2978<br />
|stat_year1 = 1931<br />
|stat_pop1 = 61,548<br />
|footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
[[File:Carved Wooden houses.JPG|thumb|260px|Carved Wooden houses from the palace of the Nawab of Radhanpur]]<br />
[[File:Muhammad Jalal ud-din Khan.jpg|thumb|Nawab Muhammad Jalal ud-din Khan]]<br />
'''Radhanpur State''' was a [[princely state]] in [[India]] during the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Radhanpur |volume=22 |page=785}}</ref> Its rulers belonged to a family of Babi House, the state was once a polity within the [[Mughal Empire]]. The last ruling [[Nawab|Nawab of Radhanpur]], Nawab Murtaza Khan, signed the [[instrument of accession]] to the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]] on 10 June 1948.<ref>[http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/r/radhanpur.html Radhanpur State – Princely State (11 gun salute)]</ref><br />
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The town of [[Radhanpur]] in the [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of [[Gujarat]] was its capital. It was surrounded by a loopholed wall; the town was formerly known for its export trade in [[rapeseed]], grains and cotton.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imperial Gazetter of India, Volume 21, page 24 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_030.gif|access-date=2021-05-19|website=dsal.uchicago.edu}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
{{main|History of Radhanpur}}<br />
In 1753 [[Jawan Mard Khan II]], son of [[Jawan Mard Khan I]] who assisted [[Mughal Empire]] in the rule of [[Gujarat]], became independent ruler of Radhanpur, among other territories. In 1706 Jafar Khan was appointed governor of [[Patan district|Patan]] and in 1715 his son ''Khan Jahan'' (Jawan Mard Khan I) was appointed governor of Radhanpur and other territories. Khan jahan was killed by [[Kolis]] of balor while he marched against kolis.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c70MAAAAIAAJ&q=Mard+Khan+Kolis&pg=PA469|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ...|last=State)|first=Bombay (India|date=1884|publisher=Government Central Press|language=en}}</ref> The state was an independent polity within the [[Mughal Empire]], its proximity to the territory of the [[Peshwa]] of the [[Maratha Confederacy]] endangered the ruling [[Nawab]] to possible conflicts.{{cn|date=June 2020}} <br />
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On 16 December 1813, Radhanpur became a [[British protectorate]] and in 1819 the British helped the Nawab to expel the [[Khosa (tribe)|Khosa]] raiders, a predatory tribe which used to make incursions from [[Sindh]]. The state was part of the [[Palanpur Agency]] of the [[Bombay Presidency]], which in 1925 became the [[Banas Kantha Agency]]. British administrators took charge of the regency of the state on two occasions, when two separate Nawabs died leaving a minor son as successor.<br />
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The Nawab of Radhanpur was empowered by the British to control the external relations, as well as to mint the own coins, of the state.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=785}} The latter privilege lasted until 1900, when Radhanpur State had to adopt the [[Indian rupee|Indian currency]]. The state's progressive Nawab briefly introduced decimalization, with [[Fils (currency)|100 fuls]] equaling one rupee, long before India began to use the [[decimal currency]] system in 1957.<br />
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In 1943, with the implementation of the '[[attachment scheme]]', Radhanpur State enlarged its territory by an additional 2,234&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> when some lesser princely states were merged. The population of the merged territories was about 33,000 inhabitants, which brought the total population of Radhanpur State to 100,644,<br />
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===Rulers===<br />
Radhanpur State was ruled by [[Babi dynasty|Babi Pathans]] and had the right to an 11 [[gun salute]]. The rulers of the state bore the title of ''[[Nawab]]''. They were related to the ruling houses of [[Junagadh State|Junagadh]] and [[Balasinor State|Balasinor]], two other Gujarat princely states.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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====Nawabs====<br />
[[File:Radhanpur State Ruler Family Tree.png|thumb|Radhanpur State Ruler Family Tree]]<br />
*30 Mar 1753 – 1765 Jawan Mard Khan II (d. 1765)<br />
*1765 – 1787 Muhammad Najm ad-Din Khan (d. 1787)<br />
*1787 – 11 May 1813 Muhammad Ghazi ad-Din Khan (b. 17.. – d. 1813)<br />
*11 May 1813 – 1825 Muhammad Shir Khan I (b. 1794 – d. 1825) – jointly with the following monarch –<br />
*11 May 1813&nbsp;– 1813 Muhammad Kamal ad-Din Khan II (b. 1805 – d. 1813)<br />
*1825 – 9 October 1874 Muhammad Jorawar Shir Khan (b. 1822 – d. 1874)<br />
*1825 – 1838 Sardar Bibi Sahiba (f) – Regent<br />
* 9 October 1874 – 20 December 1895 Mohammad Bismillah Khan (b. 1843 – d. 1895)<br />
*20 Dec 1895 – 25 February 1910 Mohammad Shir Khan II (b. 1886 – d. 1910)<br />
*20 Dec 1895 – Apr 1896 W. Beale -Regent<br />
*Apr 1896 – 1900 Malcolm Thomas Lyde&nbsp;— Regent<br />
*Jul 1900 – Dec 1901 George Broodric O'Donnell&nbsp;— Regent<br />
*Dec 1901 – Aug 1903 Frederick William Wodehouse&nbsp;— Regent (b. 1867 – d. 1961)<br />
*Oct 1903 – 13 April 1907 Norman Sinclair Coghill&nbsp;— Regent (b. 1869 – d. 19..)<br />
*25 Feb 1910 – 4 December 1936 [[Muhammad Jalaluddin Khan|Mohammad Jalal ad-Din Khan]] (b. 1889 – d. 1936) (from 1 January 1935, Sir Mohammad Jalal ad-Din Khan)<br />
* 4 December 1936 – 15 August 1947 Mortaza Khan (b. 1899 – d. 199.)<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Sunni Muslim dynasties]]<br />
*[[Political integration of India]]<br />
*[[Palanpur Agency]]<br />
*[[Pathans of Gujarat]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Radhanpur|volume=22}}<br />
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