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Nov 09, 1947 - JUNAGARDH – became part of India
JUNAGARD
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JUNAGADH, Gujarat, India. |
Description |
During partition of British India of
1947, the 562 princely states were given a choice of whether to
join the new Dominion of India or the newly formed state of
Pakistan or to remain independent. The Nawab of Junagadh,
Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, decided that Junagadh should become
part of Pakistan, much to the displeasure of many of the people
of the state, an overwhelming majority of whom were Hindus.
Although the territory of Junagadh was geographically not
adjoining the existing Pakistan, it had a link by sea through
the Veraval Port of Junagadh. On 9 November, 1947, the Indian
armed forces occupied the Junagadh state. And immediately
thereafter, the administration of Junagadh was formally handed
over to the Indian Government. A plebiscite was held on 20
February 1948, in which 99% of the population voted to join
India. Literally translated, Junagadh means Old fort. An
impressive fort, Uperkot, was originally built during the
Mauryan dynasty by Chandragupta in 319 BCE. Mohammad Bahadur
Khanji I, who owed allegiance to the Sultan of Ahmedabad,
founded the state of Junagadh by expelling the Mughal governor
and declaring independence in 1748. In 1807 it becomes British
protectorate. The East India Company took control of the state
by 1818, but the Saurashtra area never came under the direct
administration of British India. Instead, the British divided
the territory into more than one hundred princely states, which
remained in existence until 1947. The Shri Swaminarayan
Mandir, Junagadh was constructed on the land presented by
Jinabhai (Hemantsingh) Darbar of Panchala, and dedicated on
Friday, 1 May 1828 A.D. |
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