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Amarnagar State

1700 CE – 1948 CE (approx.) · capital Amarnagar

A minor chiefship of southern Kathiawar, one of the small estates under British supervision.

Origins

Amarnagar, earlier known as Thana Amarnagar, was a small estate in Kathiawar held by a local chiefly family from around 1700. Its founding is poorly documented.

Rule and society

The ruler held a few villages and, after 1807, came under British supervision in the Kathiawar Agency. Standard references record little else of its history.

Decline and legacy

Amarnagar merged into the United State of Saurashtra in 1948 and became part of Gujarat in 1960.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Amarnagar StateSaurashtra State 1948 CE – 1956 CE

Connections (2)

Amarnagar State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1807 CE – 1858 CE
Amarnagar State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE

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Cite this page

APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Amarnagar State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/amarnagar-state
MLA: “Amarnagar State.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/amarnagar-state. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Amarnagar State.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/amarnagar-state.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Amarnagar State’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/amarnagar-state (Accessed: ).

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