Porbandar State

Porbandar was a princely state of British India in the western part of the Kathiawar Peninsula in what is now the state of Gujarat. The principality was founded in 1193 by a distributed from Morvi Rajputs. A native of Nawanagar Jethwa dynasty reigned from 1542nd capitals were Ranpur 1307, from 1574 and from Chhaya 1785 Porbandar, which they had acquired in the service of Great Mughals. End of the 18th century there was in the course of Marathenkriege under the supremacy of the Peshwa and the Gaekwad of Baroda. Porbandar was 1809-1947 British protectorate and in 1941 had an area of ​​1663 km ² and 133,000 inhabitants. The Rana was charged in 1918 for Maharaja.

On August 15, 1947 Porbandar became a member of the State Union and Saurashtra on 15 February 1948, completed the connection to India. On November 1, 1956 all princely states were dissolved and the State of Bombay incorporated. Due to the division of Bombay on May 1, 1960 Porbandar came to Gujarat.