JUNAGADH

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During of British India of 1947, the 562 princely states were given a choice of whether to join the new Dominion of or the newly formed state of or to remain .

The of Junagadh, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, decided that Junagadh should become part of Pakistan, much to the of many of the people of the state, an overwhelming majority of whom were .

Although the territory of Junagadh was geographically not the existing Pakistan, it had a link by sea through the Port of Junagadh.

On 9 November, 1947, the Indian occupied the Junagadh state. And immediately thereafter, the administration of Junagadh was formally to the Indian Government.

A was held on 20 February 1948, in which 99% of the population to join India.

Literally translated, Junagadh means .

An impressive fort, Uperkot, was originally built during the Mauryan dynasty by in 319 BCE.

Mohammad Bahadur I, who owed allegiance to the Sultan of Ahmedabad, founded the state of Junagadh by expelling the Mughal governor and declaring independence in 1748.

In 1807 it becomes protectorate. The Company took control of the state by 1818, but the Saurashtra area never came under the direct administration of British India. Instead, the British divided the territory into more than one hundred states, which remained in existence until 1947.

The Shri Mandir, Junagadh was constructed on the land presented by Jinabhai (Hemantsingh) Darbar of Panchala, and dedicated on Friday, 1 May 1828 A.D.