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Sachin State

1791 CE – 1948 CE · capital Sachin

A small Siddi Nawabi state near Surat, created when a claimant to Janjira gave up his rights in exchange for land.

Origins

The Siddis, of East African descent, ruled the island fortress of Janjira on the Konkan coast. In 1791, after a succession dispute, the Peshwa's government arranged for the claimant Abdul Karim Yakut Khan to renounce Janjira in return for the lands of Sachin near Surat.

Rule and society

Sachin was a 9-gun salute state ruled by a Nawab under the Surat Agency, later the Gujarat States Agency, with a mostly Hindu farming population.

Decline and legacy

After accession to India Sachin was merged into Bombay State in 1948 and has been part of Gujarat since 1960; the area is now a suburb of Surat.

Lineage

Sachin StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE

Connections (2)

Sachin State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1802 CE – 1858 CE
Sachin State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE

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

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