Lunavada State
Princely State ofBritish India
1434–1948
Flag Coat of arms
Lunavada State (violet) withinRewa Kantha Agency, British India
Capital	Lunavada
Area
• 1901	1,005 km2 (388 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	63,967
History
• Established	1434
• Accession to the Union of India	1948
Succeeded by India

Lunavada State, also known asLunawada State, was aprincely state inIndia during the time of theBritish Raj. Its last ruler acceded to the Union of India on 10 June 1948.

Lunavada State had an area of 1,005 km²^[1] and fell under theRewa Kantha Agency of theBombay Presidency, later integrated into theBaroda and Gujarat States Agency. Its capital was located inLunavada town in present-dayGujarat state,India.

According to tradition the predecessor state was established in 1225 by descendants of Sidhraj, Raja of Anhilwara Patan, as the state of Virpur. In 1434, Rana Bhimsinghji moved the capital to Lunavada on the other side of theMahi River. Before the town was established, the area was controlled by the princelystate of Santrampur, ruled by PuwarRajputs.

In 1826 Lunavada State became aBritish protectorate and was a second class state in the Rewa Kantha Agency. The capital was Lunavada town, said to have been founded in 1434.^[2] The 1901 census records that the population had a decrease of 28% in the previous decade, due tofamine.^[3][2]

Col. HH Maharaja Sri Virbhadrasinhji Ranjitsinjhi 1929/1986, born 8 June 1910 in Lunawada, invested with full ruling powers on 2 October 1930, Member of the Chamber of Princes, married Maharajkumari Manher Kunwari [HH Maharani Kusum Kunwari of Lunawada], daughter of Capt. HH Maharana Raj Saheb Shri SirAmarsinhji Banesinhji (Gangubha) ofWankaner, and had issue. He died in 1986.

The rulers had the title 'Rana' and were accorded a status of 9-gun salute by the British authorities.^[4]

• 1674 - 1711 Bir Singh (d. 1711)
• 1711 - 1735 Nar Singh (d. 1735)
• 1735 - 1757 Wakhat Singh (d. 1757)
• 1757 - 1782 Dip Singh (d. 1782)
• 1782 - 1786 Durjan Singh (d. 1786)
• 1786 Jagat Singh
• 1786 - 1818 Partab Singh
• 1818 - 1849 Fateh Singh (d. 1849)
• 1849 - 1851 Dalpat Singh (d. 1851)
• 1851 - 1852 interregnum
• 1852 - Jun 1867 Dalil Singh (d. 1867)
• 31 Oct 1867 – 27 Apr 1929 Wakhat Singh Dalil Singh (b. 1860 - d. 1929) (from 25 May 1889, Sir Wakhat Singh Dalil Singh)
• 27 Apr 1929 – 15 Aug 1947 Virbhadra Singh Ranjit Singh (b. 1910 - d. 1986)

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