Babariawad
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Babariawad was a small principality under suzerainty of the Princely State of Junagadh
. During British India, Babariawad, named after Babaria
Rajput
s, was the eastern most district of Princely State of Junagadh, in south central Kathiawar
. It consisted then of some 51 villages.
In 1947, upon Partition of India
, the Jagirdars of Babariawad, mainly Hindu
Chiefs from Kathi
and Rajput
clans like Babaria
and others, along with other principality of Mangrol
declared their independence from Junagadh and accession to Union of India. The Nawab of Junagadh did not approve the accessions and prevailed upon Sheikh
of Mangrol to renounce his accession to India and sent his troops to occupy the Babariawad. Sardar Patel saw this as an aggression upon State of India and called for military response. However, Jawaharlal Nehru
wanted to first establish the validity of accession of principality of Babariawad to India. Once this was established with Lord Mountbatten, on September 22, 1947, they sent a telegram to Dewan
of Junagadh clarifying the legality of accession and to withdraw their troops from Babariawad. Further, Indian Army was ordered to go to Babariawad and get the territories in India's possession. The Nawab of Junagadh refused to vacate his troops from Babariawad and Mangrol. In October, 1947 Nawab of Junagadh fled with his family to Pakistan
. The Indian Army finally entered and occupied Babariawad in November 1947 and stood on alert along borders of Junagadh and Mangrol for further orders. leading to the integration of Junagadh in to Union of India.
Junagadh
Junagadh is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city is the 7th largest in Gujarat. The city is located at the foot of the Girnar hills, 355 km south west of state capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. The city is in western India. Literally translated,...
. During British India, Babariawad, named after Babaria
Babaria
Babaria / Bawaria / Bavaria are a Kshatriya, Rajput clan found mainly in Gujarat State of India.-Babaria Rajputs:Babaria claim their descant from Soomra Dynasty of Sindh, who migrated and remained Hindu unlike other Soomras who, converted to Islam.Babarias have strong association with Kathi tribe...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s, was the eastern most district of Princely State of Junagadh, in south central Kathiawar
Kathiawar
Kathiawar or Kathiawad is a peninsula in western India, which is part of the Saurashtra region on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on...
. It consisted then of some 51 villages.
In 1947, upon Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
, the Jagirdars of Babariawad, mainly Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Chiefs from Kathi
Kathi
The word Kathi* is used sometimes as short form of Kathleen* is used to denote Kathi People - natives of Kathiawar - a region of India.* was a small princely state part of the Mewas States in former district of Khandesh....
and Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
clans like Babaria
Babaria
Babaria / Bawaria / Bavaria are a Kshatriya, Rajput clan found mainly in Gujarat State of India.-Babaria Rajputs:Babaria claim their descant from Soomra Dynasty of Sindh, who migrated and remained Hindu unlike other Soomras who, converted to Islam.Babarias have strong association with Kathi tribe...
and others, along with other principality of Mangrol
Mangrol
Mangrol is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Mangrol is located at . It has an average elevation of 18 metres .-Demographics:...
declared their independence from Junagadh and accession to Union of India. The Nawab of Junagadh did not approve the accessions and prevailed upon Sheikh
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
of Mangrol to renounce his accession to India and sent his troops to occupy the Babariawad. Sardar Patel saw this as an aggression upon State of India and called for military response. However, Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...
wanted to first establish the validity of accession of principality of Babariawad to India. Once this was established with Lord Mountbatten, on September 22, 1947, they sent a telegram to Dewan
Dewan
The originally Persian title of dewan has, at various points in Islamic history, designated various differing though similar functions.-Etymology:...
of Junagadh clarifying the legality of accession and to withdraw their troops from Babariawad. Further, Indian Army was ordered to go to Babariawad and get the territories in India's possession. The Nawab of Junagadh refused to vacate his troops from Babariawad and Mangrol. In October, 1947 Nawab of Junagadh fled with his family to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The Indian Army finally entered and occupied Babariawad in November 1947 and stood on alert along borders of Junagadh and Mangrol for further orders. leading to the integration of Junagadh in to Union of India.