cambay state
If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this nation you can find it here: All Statistics
The Nation includes all the forms of the country.
The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:
Establishment
- January 1731: Cambay was founded as a state in 1730 by the penultimate Nawab of the Mughal Empire, Mirza Ja‘far Mu’min Khan I, the last of the Mughal governors of Gujarat, at the time of the dismemberment of Mughal rule in India.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
1. Conquests of Shahu II
Expansion during the rule of Shahu II in the Maratha Empire.
- January 1784: In 1780, Cambay was captured by the British Army under the leadership of General Goddard Richards during the First Anglo-Maratha War. However, the territory was later returned to the Maratha Empire in 1783 as a result of the Treaty of Salbai.
2. Partition of India
Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.
- October 1948: Cambay's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union.
3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)
- January 1781: In 1780, Cambay State was captured by the British Army under the command of General Goddard Richards. However, the territory was later returned to the Marathas in 1783.
- December 1802: Cambay State was ceded to the British by the Peshwa after the Treaty of Bassein in 1803.
Disestablishment
- October 1948: Cambay's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union.