Wadhwan State

Wadhwan State was an offshoot of Jhalavad, later became 9-guns Salute princely state during the British Raj. It ruled by the Jhala clan of Rajputs
The town of Wadhwan in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat was its capital. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.

History

Wadhwan State was established in 1630 by Thakore Saheb Rajoji, the grandson of Maharana Raj Saheb Chandra Singhji I of Jhalavad. Rajoji's grandson was Madhav Singh, the ancestor of Zalim Singh Jhala. Madhav Singh went to Hadoti, but his two sons, Arjan Singh and Abhey Singh, returned to Wadhwan. Arjan Singh then became the Thakore Saheb of Wadhwan, while Abhey Singh ruled over Chuda State. It became a British protectorate in 1807. The rulers of the state bore the title "Thakur Sahib".