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Santalpur State

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

A minor chiefship on the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch in northern Gujarat.

Origins

Santalpur was a small estate in the dry country bordering the Rann of Kutch, held by a local chiefly family from around 1700. Its founding is known mainly from local tradition.

Rule and society

The ruler held a few villages of grazing and millet land. In the British period Santalpur was a minor state under the Banas Kantha Agency. Little else is recorded.

Decline and legacy

Santalpur merged into Bombay Province in 1948 and became part of Gujarat in 1960, in Patan district.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Santalpur StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE

Connections (2)

Santalpur State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1820 CE – 1858 CE
Santalpur State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE

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

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