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Junagadh was a princely state in British India's Gujarat, ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty. According to Sir Cyril Hancock, the former Resident of Western States, the last Nawab, Mahobat Khanji III, was well loved by his people and the state was well administered. Hancock had a high opinion of Nawab's personal qualities. He established a kind of welfare state. During his reign, the Nawab oversaw the opening of the Willingdon Dam, the construction of the Bahadur Khanji Library (named after his ancestor, the first Nawab) and the opening of the Mahabat Khan Free College. The benefits of this regime for Junagadh was immense (arts, architecture, education, government, technical progress etc.). Although the last Babi King, Mohammad Mahabat Khanji III, made the mistake to join Pakistan at the time of Indian independence, he was a good ruler. The city of Junagadh became one of the most beautiful cities in India with a lot of outstanding buildings which were not properly maintained and completely neglected after 1948 and as far as 2023, when a few of these buildings were finally restored. Mahabat Khanji was widely known for his love of animals, particularly dogs. At one point, he owned over 2000 high-pedigree dogs. However, Mahabat Khanji's love for animals also extended to the regional wildlife, particularly the Asiatic lion, which at the time was on the verge of extinction in India. The Nawab helped to forestall this by preserving vast tracts of the Gir forest in order to provide the lions with a stable habitat. He was also interested in animal husbandry, and his efforts in the field served to greatly improve the breeding stock of the local Kathiawari stallions and of the Gir cows.
In 1947, during the partition of India, the princes of the 562 princely states of India were invited to decide if they wanted to join India, Pakistan, or remain independant. The last Babi dynasty ruler of the state, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, refused to join the Indian Union and decided to accede to Pakistan. This decision and Pakistan's a
Junagadh was a princely state in British India's Gujarat, ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty. According to Sir Cyril Hancock, the former Resident of Western States, the last Nawab, Mahobat Khanji III, was well loved by his people and the state was well administered. Hancock had a high opinion of Nawab's personal qualities. He established a kind of welfare state. During his reign, the Nawab oversaw the opening of the Willingdon Dam, the construction of the Bahadur Khanji Library (named after his ancestor, the first Nawab) and the opening of the Mahabat Khan Free College. The benefits of this regime for Junagadh was immense (arts, architecture, education, government, technical progress etc.). Although the last Babi King, Mohammad Mahabat Khanji III, made the mistake to join Pakistan at the time of Indian independence, he was a good ruler. The city of Junagadh became one of the most beautiful cities in India with a lot of outstanding buildings which were not properly maintained and completely neglected after 1948 and as far as 2023, when a few of these buildings were finally restored. Mahabat Khanji was widely known for his love of animals, particularly dogs. At one point, he owned over 2000 high-pedigree dogs. However, Mahabat Khanji's love for animals also extended to the regional wildlife, particularly the Asiatic lion, which at the time was on the verge of extinction in India. The Nawab helped to forestall this by preserving vast tracts of the Gir forest in order to provide the lions with a stable habitat. He was also interested in animal husbandry, and his efforts in the field served to greatly improve the breeding stock of the local Kathiawari stallions and of the Gir cows.
In 1947, during the partition of India, the princes of the 562 princely states of India were invited to decide if they wanted to join India, Pakistan, or remain independant. The last Babi dynasty ruler of the state, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, refused to join the Indian Union and decided to accede to Pakistan. This decision and Pakistan's a
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