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 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. 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. On 16 December 1813, Radhanpur became a
British protectorate and in 1819 the British helped the Nawab to expel the
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. 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. The latter privilege lasted until 1900, when Radhanpur State had to adopt the
Indian currency. The state's progressive Nawab briefly introduced decimalization, with
100 fuls equaling one rupee, long before India began to use the
decimal currency system in 1957. In 1943, with the implementation of the '
attachment scheme', Radhanpur State enlarged its territory by an additional 2,234 km2 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,
Rulers Radhanpur State was ruled by
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 and
Balasinor, two other Gujarat princely states.
Nawabs • 30 Mar 1753 – 1765 Jawan Mard Khan II (d. 1765) • 1765 – 1787 Muhammad Najm ad-Din Khan (d. 1787) • 1787 – 11 May 1813 Muhammad Ghazi ad-Din Khan (b. 17.. – d. 1813) • 11 May 1813 – 1825 Muhammad Shir Khan I (b. 1794 – d. 1825) – jointly with the following monarch – • 11 May 1813 – 1813 Muhammad Kamal ad-Din Khan II (b. 1805 – d. 1813) • 1825 – 9 October 1874 Muhammad Jorawar Shir Khan (b. 1822 – d. 1874) • 1825 – 1838 Sardar Bibi Sahiba (f) – Regent • 9 October 1874 – 20 December 1895 Mohammad Bismillah Khan (b. 1843 – d. 1895) • 20 Dec 1895 – 25 February 1910 Mohammad Shir Khan II (b. 1886 – d. 1910) • 20 Dec 1895 – Apr 1896 W. Beale -Regent • Apr 1896 – 1900 Malcolm Thomas Lyde — Regent • Jul 1900 – Dec 1901 George Broodric O'Donnell — Regent • Dec 1901 – Aug 1903 Frederick William Wodehouse — Regent (b. 1867 – d. 1961) • Oct 1903 – 13 April 1907 Norman Sinclair Coghill — Regent (b. 1869 – d. 19..) • 25 Feb 1910 – 4 December 1936
Mohammad Jalal ad-Din Khan (b. 1889 – d. 1936) (from 1 January 1935, Sir Mohammad Jalal ad-Din Khan) • 4 December 1936 – 15 August 1947 Mortaza Khan (b. 1899 – d. 199.) ==See also==