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Title

Map of the Junagadh State Kathiawar . . . 1938-39

Publication Place / Date

Hyderabad Deccan / 1939

Image Dimensions

17 x 12 inches

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Fair

Stock# 58415

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Description

Scarce map of the Junagadh State (now a part of Gjurat State), 8 years prior to Indian Independence.

The reference key notes:

Foreign Boundaries
Boundary of the Mahals
Forests
Railway Line with Station
Pacca Road
Kacha Road

Junagadh State
Muhammad Sher Khan Babai was the founder of the Babi dynasty of Junagadh State in 1654. His descendants, the Babi Nawabs of Junagadh, conquered large territories in southern Saurashtra. During the collapse of the Mughal Empire, the Babis became involved in a struggle with the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Empire over control of Gujarat. Muhammad Sher Khan Babi declared independence from the Mughal governor of Gujarat subah, and founded the state of Junagadh in 1730. This allowed the Babi to retain sovereignty of Junagadh and other princely states. Junagadh was then a tributary to the Maratha Empire, until it came under British suzerainty in 1807, following the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

In 1807, the Junagadh State became a British protectorate and The East India Company took control of the state. By 1818, the Saurashtra area, along with other princely states of Kathiawar, were separately administrated under the Kathiawar Agency by British India.

In 1947, upon the independence and partition of India, the last Babi dynasty ruler of the state, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, decided to merge Junagadh into the newly formed Pakistan. However, the Hindu citizens, who formed the majority of the population, revolted, leading to several events and also a plebiscite, resulting in the integration of Junagadh into India.

Rarity

The map is apparently quite rare. We failed to locate any examples in OCLC.

Condition Description

Several fold splits and tears. Soiling and a bit dampstained.