| Balasinor State બાલાસિનોર રિયાસત | |||||||
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| Protectorate of theEast India Company (1811–1857) Princely State of theBritish Raj (1857–1947) State of theDominion of India (1947–1948) | |||||||
| 1758–1949 | |||||||
 Flag  Coat of arms | |||||||
 Balasinor State (dark blue) withinRewa Kantha Agency, British India | |||||||
| Capital | Balasinor | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 490 km2 (190 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 32,618 | ||||||
| Government | |||||||
| • Motto | "Lenar pasae thi lidhu" (I took from the taker) | ||||||
| Nawab | |||||||
• 1758 – ? | Sardar Muhammed khan Babi | ||||||
• 1945 – 1947 | Muhammad Salabat Khan | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1758 | ||||||
| 1949 | |||||||
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| Today part of | Gujarat | ||||||
TheState of Balasinor was aprincely state inBalasinor during the era ofBritish India and founded by Sardar Muhammed khan Babi and Murtuza Bhatia The last ruler of Balasinor signed the accession to join theIndian Union on 10 June 1948.Its rulers belonged to the family of Babi orBabai (Pashtun tribe) tribe. The state was founded[citation needed] by theJunagadh StateBabi dynasty.
Balasinor State was founded on 28 September 1758 byGujarati Muslim ruler,[1] Nawab, Sardar Muhammed khan Babi belonging to the family of last deputy Governor of Gujarat province in Mughal Empire.[2] The rulers were titled Nawab Babi.[3] It was a 9 gunsalute state belonging to theRewa Kantha Agency of theBombay Presidency.[4]The Last ruling NawabNawab[citation needed] was HH Nawab Muhammed Salabat Khanji II who died on 25 January 2018.[citation needed] The heir and son of Nawab Muhammed Salabat Khanji II Nawabzada Sultan Salauddinkhan Babi, born 1979 and educated at theRajkumar College, Rajkot was crowned the titular Nawab of Balasinor on 4 March 2018 at the Raj Tilak and Gaadi Dastoor ceremony performed by both Islamic and Rajput traditions at their Garden Palace In Balasinor after the 40 days of mourning ended on 3 March 2018. It was well attended by royals from Gujarat and the people of Balasinor.
Princess Aaliya Sultana Babi, who in 2009 travelled toIngatestone in the UK to find a husband. Her trip was recorded in BBC Three'sUndercover Princesses.
The scion of this family, Salauddin Khan Babi participated in a similar show in theNetherlands in 2010 in which he was trying to find a wife. He lived and worked in Amsterdam. The show is currently on air on SBS6 in the Netherlands. It is called "Coming to Holland".
Nawabzada Salauddin was invited byTLC to participate in a US TV show calledSecret Princes which was aired on 21 September 2012. It is a show based on the Undercover Princes. Salauddin lived and worked in Atlanta undercover for this show along with three other aristocrats. The royal family currently resides at The Garden Palace which they had converted into a heritage hotel.[5][6]
Media related toBalasinor State at Wikimedia Commons22°57′N73°20′E / 22.95°N 73.33°E /22.95; 73.33
The Garden Palace website iswww.palacebalasinor.com
