Janjira State

Janjira State
जंजीरा रियासत
Princely State of British India
In union with Jafrabad (1759–1948)
1489–1948
Flag of Janjira
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Janjira State, 1896
Area 
• 1931
839 km2 (324 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
110,389
History 
• Established
1489
1948
Succeeded by
India
Today part ofMaharashtra, India
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View of Janjira Fort
Janjira State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India

Janjira State was a princely state in India during the British Raj.[1] It was governed by the Siddi Khan dynasty of Habesha descent[1] and the state was under the suzerainty of the Bombay Presidency.

Janjira State was located on the Konkan coast in the present-day Raigad district of Maharashtra. The state included the towns of Murud and Shrivardhan, as well as the fortified island of Murud-Janjira, just off the coastal village of Murud, which was the capital and the residence of the rulers. The state had an area of 839 km2, not counting Jafarabad, and a population of 110,389 inhabitants in 1931. Jafarabad State (also spelled Jafrabad) was a dependency of the Nawab of Janjira State, and located 320 km to its north-northwest.

  1. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Janjira" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 152.