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Junagarh or Junagadh was a princely state in Gujarat [1] ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty in India, which acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan [2] after the Partition of British India. Subsequently, the Union of India annexed Junagadh in 1948, legitimized through a plebiscite held the same year.
Samaldas Gandhi, U. N. Dhebar and members of Junagadh People's Conference met at the office of Gujarati daily Vande Mataram in Bombay on 19 August 1947. He was specially invited to attend Kathiawar Political Conference on 25 August 1947. A five-member committee called Junagadh Committee was formed on 15 September 1947.
Junagadh (જૂનાગઢ ⓘ) is the city and headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills , 355 kilometres (221 mi) southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state.
Fixed Junagadh, location of Diu (Daman and Diu), and added Dadra and Nagar Haveli. 01:31, 30 April 2017: 1,189 × 1,170 (643 KB) फ़िलप्रो: Added labels for other annexed princely states. Fixed shape of Bengal and Punjab provinces as per their sizes in 1947. 12:17, 11 February 2017: 1,189 × 1,170 (433 KB) Superbenjamin
The state of Khairpur also acceded to Pakistan on 3 October 1947. [14] [17] George Ali Murad Khan (born 1934), who from 19 July 1947 to 14 October 1955 was the last Amir (or Nawab) of Khairpur, was a minor for much of his reign, so it was a Regent, Mir Ghulam Hussain Khan Talpur Baluch, who acceded to Pakistan on his behalf. [18]
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 liberated Babariawad in November 1947 and stood on alert along borders of Junagadh and Mangrol for further orders. leading to the integration of Junagadh into.
The Nawab of Junagadh refused to vacate his troops from Babariawad and Mangrol. [7] In October, 1947 Nawab of Junagarh fled with his family to Pakistan. The Indian Army finally entered Babariawad in November 1947 and stood on alert along borders of Junagadh and Mangrol for further orders. [6] leading to the integration of Junagadh into
India considered the accession of Junagadh invalid because it violated the principle of geographical contiguity of the partition, but Pakistan argued that the maritime border of Junagadh is connected to Pakistan by sea route. Following a breakdown of law and order, its Dewan requested India to take over the administration on 8 November 1947 ...