Solanki (Chaulukya)
Lunavada
9-gun Solanki state in Rewa Kantha, claiming direct descent from the Solanki emperors of Patan.
- Ruler’s title
- Maharana
- Standing
- 9-gun salute state
- Region
- East Gujarat (Rewa Kantha)
- Founded
- 1434 by Rana Bhimsinhji, descendant of the Solankis of Anhilwad Patan
- After 1947
- Merged into Bombay State, 1948; became part of Gujarat State on 1 May 1960
The account
A historic state on the Mahi river, founded in 1434 by Bhimsinhji. The rulers were direct descendants of Sidhraj Jaisinh and the Chaulukya emperors who presided over Gujarat's golden medieval age.
Territorial Holdings
Lunavada Virpura Solanki Estates
Hereditary cadet estates (Bhayat) and prominent settlement villages historically granted to or affiliated with this seat.
Virpur
Vardhari
Khanpur
Bakor
Madhavas