Wao (વાવ), also known as Vav, Wai, or Way, was a princely state of India, near Palanpur, in the present-day state of Gujarat. It bordered the states of Jodhpur to the north; Tharad to the south and east; Suigam to the southwest; and Kutch to the northwest or Way.
Title of the prince: Rana or Thakor.
Dynasty: Parmar/Chauhan (?) Rajput.
Religion: Hindu.
Affiliation during the British Raj: Gujarat Division of the Bombay Presidency, Palanpur Agency, from 1925 Banas Kantha Agency.
Area: 537 square miles. It included 58 villages.
Population: 24,673 people in the year 1941.
Current head of the dynasty: unknown.
History: The rulers of Vav came from Sambhar and Nadol in Merwara and also claimed kinship with Prithviraj Chauhan, the emperor of Delhi. Rana Vaja founded the city of Vav as his new capital after losing Tharad. This event occurred after his father, Rana Punja, was killed in battle in 1283, and Rana Vaja regained his patrimony with the help of his father-in-law, the Raval of Jaisalmer, as a concession from the emperor of Delhi. However, the date of the state's creation is considered to be 1450.
In 1917, lands were restored to the state of Wao. The 18th Rana, Umedsinh, allied himself with the British, joining their protectorate. In 1943, it was attached to the princely state of Baroda.
The last known head of the dynasty is Rana Shri Harisingji Chandansingji. His heir, was K. S. Takhatsinhji, born on June 25, 1923.
Title of the prince: Rana or Thakor.
Dynasty: Parmar/Chauhan (?) Rajput.
Religion: Hindu.
Affiliation during the British Raj: Gujarat Division of the Bombay Presidency, Palanpur Agency, from 1925 Banas Kantha Agency.
Area: 537 square miles. It included 58 villages.
Population: 24,673 people in the year 1941.
Current head of the dynasty: unknown.
History: The rulers of Vav came from Sambhar and Nadol in Merwara and also claimed kinship with Prithviraj Chauhan, the emperor of Delhi. Rana Vaja founded the city of Vav as his new capital after losing Tharad. This event occurred after his father, Rana Punja, was killed in battle in 1283, and Rana Vaja regained his patrimony with the help of his father-in-law, the Raval of Jaisalmer, as a concession from the emperor of Delhi. However, the date of the state's creation is considered to be 1450.
In 1917, lands were restored to the state of Wao. The 18th Rana, Umedsinh, allied himself with the British, joining their protectorate. In 1943, it was attached to the princely state of Baroda.
The last known head of the dynasty is Rana Shri Harisingji Chandansingji. His heir, was K. S. Takhatsinhji, born on June 25, 1923.
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