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Danta State

1068 CE – 1948 CE (approx.) · capital Danta

A Parmar Rajput state in the hills of northern Gujarat whose rulers were hereditary guardians of the Ambaji temple, one of India's major goddess shrines.

Origins

The ruling Parmar Rajputs claimed descent from the Paramara dynasty of Malwa; tradition dates their rule at Danta to 1068. Little is reliably known about the state's early centuries.

Rule and society

Danta was a small, hilly state on the border of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Its importance came from the Ambaji temple within its territory, whose management and offerings were controlled by the Maharana. Under British rule it belonged to the Mahi Kantha and later the Banas Kantha Agency.

Decline and legacy

Danta acceded to India in 1947 and merged into Bombay State in 1948; it is now in Banaskantha district, Gujarat. The Ambaji temple remains a major pilgrimage site.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Danta StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE

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

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