Junagadh State
Junagarh or Junagadh was a princely state in Gujarat ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty in India, which acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan after the Partition of British India. Subsequently, the Union of India annexed Junagadh in 1948, legitimized through a plebiscite orchestrated the same year.
State of Junagarh | |||||||||
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| 1730–1948 | |||||||||
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Coat of arms
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Location of Junagarh, among all districts shown in green | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• founded | 1730 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1921 | 8,643 km2 (3,337 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1921 | 465,493 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Gujarat, India | ||||||||
Sovereignty over the erstwhile princely state is disputed between India and Pakistan to this very day.
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