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Wankaner City Guide |
On The Bend Of River Machchhu Wankaner derives its name from the geographical feature related to the location of the town: 'Wanka' means a bend and 'ner' means water stream in Gujarati. Wankaner literally means a bend on the stream and it is located on the bend of the Machchhu River. The Jhala Rajput clan ruled Wankaner, The capital of the former princely state of Wankaner, till Indian independence in 1947 AD. It was one of the four princely states of Jhalawad, other three being Wadhvan, Limbdi and Dhangadhra. History Sartanji founded the princely state of Wankaner in 1605 AD and the town was fortified in the late 18th century for protection against the bandits and neighbouring enemies. King Amarsinhji, a noble ruler, who made Wankaner a rich city-state, ruled Wankaner up till 1947 AD. Under the patronage of Amarsinhji, 5 palaces and many bungalows were built and named after the rulers of the princely states of Kachchh, Rajkot, Mayurbhanj and Jamnagar. Wankaner was among the first few  royal families of India to convert their palaces into Heritage Hotels, which have guestrooms, maintained in the original royal style. |
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