Vijaynagar State

Vijaynagar State, known as Pol State before 1934 and also called Ghodadar for a short time, was a princely state under the Mahi Kantha Agency, Bombay Presidency in NE Gujarat during the British Raj. The capital of the state was in Vijaynagar taluka, Sabarkantha district. The state's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 8 August 1947.

History
Vijaynagar was ruled by bhil chiefs Pol state was founded in 1577. Between 1864 and 1877 it was renamed Vijayanagar after its new capital. The rulers of the state bore the title 'Rao'.

Rulers

 * .... – 1720               Chandrasinhji                      (d. 1720)
 * 1720 – 1728               Kesarisinhji
 * 1728 – ....               Kasansinhji
 * .... – ....               Makansinhji
 * .... – ....               Hathisinhji
 * .... – ....               Madhavsinhji
 * .... – ....               Ajabsinhji
 * .... – ....               Bhupatsinhji I
 * .... – ....               Bhavansinhji
 * .... – ....               Surajsinhji
 * .... – ....               Vajesinhji
 * .... – ....               Ratansinhji
 * .... – ....               Abheysinhji
 * .... – ....               Kiratsinhji
 * .... – ....               Laxmansinhji
 * .... – ....               Bharatsinhji
 * .... – ....               Amarsinhji
 * .... – 1852               Anandsinhji
 * 1852 – 1859               Pahadsinhji Gulabsinhji            (b. 1839 – d. 1859)
 * 1859 – 1864               Navalsinhji                        (d. 1864)
 * 23 Nov 1864 – 24 October 1889 Hamirsinhji I Gulabsinhji          (b. 1840 – d. 1889)
 * 24 Oct 1889 – 1905        Prithisinhji Hamirsinhji           (b. 1872 – d. 1905)
 * Feb 1906 – 1913           Bhupatsinhji II Hamirsinhji        (b. 1885 – d. 1913)
 * 1913 – 17 November 1914        Mohabatsinhji Bhupatsinhji         (b. 1883 – d. 1914)
 * 17 Nov 1914 – 1947        Hamirsinhji II Hindupatsinhji      (b. 1902/4 – d. 1986)
 * 17 Nov 1914 – 1924        .... -Regent