Nawab of Junagarh or Junagadh refers to the now defunct ex-lineage of rulers of the princely Junagarh State in British Raj, nowadays Junagadh district in the state of Gujarat in India.
List of Nawabs of Junagarh
Given below is the list of Nawabs who ruled in the princely Junagarh State before the Partition of India. After the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, the title of Nawab of Junagarh has no official status. It still carries respect in Pakistan and is used as a courtesy title.Reviving the Junagarh issue: BACKGROUNDER Retrieved Daily Dawn, 9 Nov 2001The Story of the Accession of the Princely State of Junagarh Retrieved The Ground Report India, 30 January 2011rulers.org/indstat1.html
Lineage Nawab Reign Life1st Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji or Muhammad Sher Khan BabiLast Days of Junagadh Retrieved Memon World News 173028 Sep 1758 died 17582nd Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji l 28 Sep 17581760 died 1774 Nawab Muzaffar Khanji 17601762 2nd Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji 17622 Dec 1774 died 17743rd Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji 2 Dec 177426 Feb 1811 176618114th Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji II 26 Feb 181126 May 1840 179518405th Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji II 26 May 18401851 182818516th Nawab Sir Muhammad Mahabat Khanji II 185129 Sep 1882 183818827th Nawab Sir Muhammad Bahadur Khanji III 29 Sep 188221 Jan 1892 185618928thNawab Sir Muhammad Rasul Khanji Babi 23 Jan 189222 Jan 1911 185819119th Mr. H.D Rendall ESQR, Administrator of Junagarh 19111920 10thNawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III The Maharaja of Junagadh, Nawab Sir Mahabet Khanji III 22 Jan 191125 Feb 1948 19001959 as the last 'de facto' Nawab.
Last Nawab After the Partition of India in 1947, the decision of Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, who was the last ruling Nawab of Junagadh, to accede Junagadh to the Dominion of Pakistan was followed by the Indian Army taking military action. The Nawab, a Muslim, was in favor of declaring the state as part of newly created Muslim majority Pakistan. For this purpose he signed the documents for incorporation of the princely state in Pakistan, in response rulers of two states that were subject to the suzerainty of Junagadh—Mangrol and Babariawad—reacted by declaring their independence from Junagadh and acceding to India. In response, the Nawab of Junagadh militarily occupied these vassal states. Sardar Patel saw this as an aggression upon State of India and called for military response. However, Jawaharlal Nehru waited to first establish the validity of accession of principality of Babariawad to India. Once this was established with Lord Mountbatten, on 22 September 1947, they sent a telegram to Dewan of Junagadh clarifying the legality of accession and to withdraw their troops from Babariawad. Further, Indian Army was ordered to go to Babariawad and get the territories in India's possession. The Nawab of Junagadh refused to vacate his troops from Babariawad and Mangrol. In October 1947 Nawab of Junagarh fled with his family to Pakistan. The Indian Army finally entered and captured Babariawad in November 1947 and stood on alert along borders of Junagadh and Mangrol for further orders. leading to the Indian annexation of Junagadh. After his exile, he settled down in Pakistan and the Junagarh family resides at the Junagarh House in Karachi, Pakistan.Junagadh House Karachi Retrieved Indian Express, 21 January 2004
See also Pathans of Gujarat List of Sunni dynasties Babi dynasty Babai (Pashtun tribe) List of Pashtun empires and dynasties
References
External links Official Website of State of Junagadh