Cambay (State)
| Cambay ખંભાત રજવાડું |
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| 1730-1948 | |||||
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| Capital | Cambay | ||||
| Form of government | Princely state (11 shot salute) | ||||
| surface | 1015 km² | ||||
| population | 90,000 (1891) | ||||
| founding | 1730 | ||||
| resolution | June 10, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Islam ( Schia ) Dynasty: Najam-es-Sani |
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Cambay ( Kambay , Khambhat , Khanbayat ) was a princely state of British India on the Gulf of Khambhat in what is now the state of Gujarat . Its capital was the place Cambay ( Khambhat ). The principality was founded around 1730 by the penultimate Nawab of the Mughal Empire for Gujarat, Mirza Ja'far Mu'min Khan I, a Shiite Muslim .
Cambay was a British protectorate from 1802 to 1947 and in 1891 had an area of 1015 km² and 90,000 inhabitants. On June 10, 1948, it was annexed to India and incorporated into the state of Bombay . Cambay has been part of the state of Gujarat since 1960 .
See also
literature
- Cambay. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 9: Bomjur to Central India. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 292-296 .
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- Joseph E. Schwartzberg (Ed.): A historical atlas of South Asia (= Association for Asian Studies. Reference Series. 2). 2nd impression, with additional material. Oxford University Press, New York NY et al. 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6 .
Web links
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