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1255–1948
  
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1901
  
1,020 km (394 sq mi)

Established
  
1255

1901
  
39,956

Sant State

Sant State (Hindi संत), also known as Sant-Rampur State was one of the Rajput princely states of western India before and a salute state during the colonial British Raj.

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History

The state was founded in 1255 and named after its founder. It had its capital in Santrampur (Sant-Rampur). It was granted a Hereditary 9 gun salute and belonged to the Rewa Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency. It covered 1,020 Square Kilometers.

Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 10 June 1948, by which it ceased to exist, merging into Gujarat, and was assigned a Privy purse of 112,000 Rupees.

Rulers

The rulers of Sant belonged to the Parmar Rajput dynasty. They were styled Rana (equivalent to Raja from ca 1870 onward.

  • 1688 - 1705 Mahusinhji
  • 1705 - 1735 Prithisinhji Mahusinhji
  • 1735 - 1753 Ratansinhji II Prithisinhji (died 1753)
  • 1753 - 1774 Badansinhji Ratansinhji (d. 1774)
  • 1774 - 1803 Shivsinhji Badansinhji
  • 1803 - 1819 Keshrisinhji Shivsinhji (d. 1819)
  • 1819 Gajsinhji II Keshrisinhji (d. 1819)
  • 1819 - 1835 Kalyansinhji Shivsinhji (d. 1835)
  • 1835 - 1872 Bhawansinhji Kalyansinhji (b. 1832 - d. 1872
  • 17 April 1873 - 10 January 1896 Pratapsinhji Bhawansinhji (b. 1860 - d. 1896)
  • 31 August 1896 - death 22 Dec 1946 Zorawarsinhji Pratapsinh (born 1881 - d. 1946)
  • 22 December 1946 - 15 August 1947 Pravinsinhji Zorawarsinhji (b. 1907 - d. ....)

    • The line is nominally continued.

    References

    Sant State Wikipedia
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