Junagadh was a state of India (Gujarat). In the independence and partition of British India of 1947, the 552 princely states were given a choice to either join the new Dominion of India or the newly formed state of Pakistan.

Pakistan brought the case of Junagadh to the United Nations in January 1948. In 2020, Pakistan released a new political map that claimed Junagadh, Manavadar and Sir Creek as Pakistani territory.