Janjira State

Janjira State जंजीरा रियासत
Princely State of British India In union with Jafrabad (1759–1948)
1489–1948
Flag
Janjira State, 1896
Area
• 1931	839 km2 (324 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	110,389
History
• Established	1489
• Indian independence	1948
Succeeded by India
Today part of	Maharashtra, 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.