Bantva Manavadar

Bantva Manavadar

Bantva-Manavadar was a princely state founded in 1760 on the Kathiawar peninsula in Gujarat, India. It had an area of approximately 574 km², and contained 26 primarily Muslim villages. Upon independence in 1947, the princely states were forced to join either India or Pakistan. Bantva-Manavadar acceded to Pakistan in September, 1947, but it was forced to rescind the accession after occupation by Indian forces on February 15, 1948.

ee also

*Memon
*Bantva

External links

* [http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/m/manavadarbantva.html Manavadar-Bantva Princely State ]


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