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Gohelwad
Gohelwar was one of the four ''prant''s or traditional provinces of Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra, the others being Jhalawar prant, Jhalawar or Jhalavad, Halar, and Sorath (prant), Sorath. Gohelwar covered the southeast of the Kathiawar peninsula, and roughly corresponds to the modern Bhavnagar District and Amreli District. Princely states Its salute states were : *First Class: Bhavnagar State, Bhavnagar (entitled to a hereditary 13-guns salute and a 15-guns local salute, with the King titled Maharaja) *Second Class: Palitana State, Palitana (entitled to a hereditary 9-guns salute, with the King titled Thakur Sahib) The major non-salute states included: *Third Class: Jasdan State, Jasdan, Vala State, Vala *Fourth Class: Lathi, Gujarat, Lathi *Fifth Class: none *Sixth Class: Bhadli, Itaria State, Itaria, Kotra Pitha, Limbda, Vankia *Seventh Class: Kariana Several more princely estates and states existed in this region, however, they would typically own only one or two vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prant
A prant is a historical district in India, and a native British Raj age term for a colonial district. The same name can thus have different meanings depending on the period. Pre-colonial Some prants are traditional names for parts of historical regions, such as the original ten regions of Kathiawad on Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat: Jhalawar in the north, Machhukantha west of it, Halar in the northwest, Okhamandal in the extreme west (controlled by Baroda), Barda of Jethwar along the southwest coast, Sorath (a Muslim corruption of Saurashtra) in the south, Babriawar in the hilly southeast, Kathiawar proper (large and central), Undsarviya along Shetrunji river and then finally Gohelwad, along the eastern Cambay coast and comminated by Gohel Rajputs. Colonial British During the British raj, the term is often applied to the colonial Districts of British India. Thus the colonial agency exercising indirect rule over the princely states in Kathiawar on Sauras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathiawar Map
Kathiawar () is a peninsula, near the far north of India's west coast, of about bordering the Arabian Sea. It is bounded by the Gulf of Kutch in the northwest and by the Gulf of Khambhat (Gulf of Cambay) in the east. In the northeast, it is connected to the rest of Gujarat and borders on the low, fertile hinterland of Ahmedabad. It is crossed by two belts of hill country and is drained radially by nine rivers which have little natural flow aside from in monsoon months, thus dams have been built on some of these. Kathiawar ports have been flourishing centres of trade and commerce since at least the 16th century. Etymology and history Kathiawad means the land of the Kathi Darbar, Kathis, a Kshatriya caste who migrated to the region in the 8th century and controlled the southwestern peninsula of contemporary Gujarat. History Kathis were spread out in the entire region and dominated central Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra for some centuries. Although the Kathis are believe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kariana
Kariana is a small village in Amreli district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is on the road from Babra to Gadhda. You can also visit Ghela Somnath temple distance 15 from the Kariyana. Description This village has many peacocks and there is a temple of Mahadev (Lord Shankar). There is also a Swaminarayan Temple which is holy place where Lord Sahjanand Swami Swaminarayan (IAST: ', 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic, who is believed by followers to be a manifestation of God Krishna, or as the highest manifestation of Purushottam, and around ... stayed for some days. There is a beautiful lake outside the village's residential area. The village gets water from this lake for agriculture and household uses. The lake is crowded by Australian crane birds during winter. The road is small size made of tar. Vehicles driving in both directions have to watch that they do not collide. One can see small hills on both sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vankia
Vankia is a town and former non-salute princely state in Gujarat, western India. History Vankia was a Sixth Class princely state, in the Gohelwar ''prant'' of Kathiawar, also comprising two more villages, ruled by Kathi Chieftains. It had a combined population of 947 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 5,051 Rupees (1903-4, mostly from land) and a paying a tribute of 524 Rupees, to the British and Junagadh State Junagarh or Junagadh ( ur, ) was a princely state in Gujarat ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty in British India, until its integration into the Union of India in 1948. History Muhammad Sher Khan Babai was the founder of the Babi Pashtun d .... External links and Sources Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu Princely states of Gujarat {{India-history-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limbda
Limda or Hanubha na Limda, literally Hanubha's Limda, is a former Rajput talukdari in Gohilwar prant of Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, western India. It was held by Gohil Rajputs Clan and its ruler held title of Darbar saheb. 1901 it comprised the town and four more villages, with a combined population of 2,194, yielding 28,000 Rupees revenue (1903-4, mostly from land). Shaktisinh Gohil, of the Limda family, is an Indian politician, currently serving as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. He is national spokesperson of All India Congress Committee, presidium of Indian National Congress and AICC in-charge for the state of Bihar and Delhi. Gohil is considered most prominent face of party in state of Gujarat. Gohil is a former Minister of health, education and finance. History The talukdari in Gohilwar ''prant'' was established by Hanubha Gohil, third son of Lakhaji III, 16th Thakor Saheb of Lathi. Hanubha and his brothers Fatehsinh and Ajabha were given estate of Ingorala af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotra Pitha
Kotra Pitha is a town and former non-salute princely state on Saurashtra peninsula, in Gujarat, western India. History The Sixth Class princely state, in Sorath prant, was ruled by àªàª¾àª£ વાળા દાદા વાળા સાહેબ Kathi. It comprised the town and twelve more villages, with a combined population of 6,772 in 1901, yielding 70,000 Rupees state revenue (1903-4, over half from land), paying 5,578 Rupees tribute, to the British and Junagadh State Junagarh or Junagadh ( ur, ) was a princely state in Gujarat ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty in British India, until its integration into the Union of India in 1948. History Muhammad Sher Khan Babai was the founder of the Babi Pashtun d .... References External links and sources History Imperial Gazetteer, on DSAL.UChicago.edu - Kathiawar {{coord missing, Gujarat Princely states of Gujarat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itaria State
Itariya is a town and former Rajput non-salute princely state on Saurashtra peninsula, in Gujarat, western India. History The minor princely state, in Gohelwar ''prant'', was ruled by Kathi Chieftains.Itaria During the British Raj, it was a Sixth Class state, in the charge of the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency. In 1901 it comprised two villages, with a population of 506, yielding 3,000 Rupees state revenue (1903-4, mostly from land), paying 355 Rupees tribute, to the British and to Junagadh State Junagarh or Junagadh ( ur, ) was a princely state in Gujarat ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty in British India, until its integration into the Union of India in 1948. History Muhammad Sher Khan Babai was the founder of the Babi Pashtun d ....https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_171.gif Imperial Gazetteer References External links and Sources Imperial Gazetteer, on DSAL.UChicago.edu - Kathiawar Princely states of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhadli
Bhadli is a village and former princely state on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, western India. Village Bhadli lies in Jasdan Taluka of Rajkot district. It is situated on a tributary of the Ghelo river. History Bhadli was a Sixth Class non-salute state in the Gohelwar ''prant'' of Kathiawar, ruled by Kathi Chieftains. It comprised sixteen villages, with a population of 2,988 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 16,000 Rupees (mainly from land) and paying a tribute of 1,357 Rupees, to the British and Junagadh State. It was originally a well known holding of a Chudasama Bhayad of Junagadh, from whom it was conquered in the eighteenth century by the Khachar Kathis, who held it till British period. Most of the Chudasama houses of Gujarat and the Bhal region derive their origin from the Raos (princely chieftains) of Bhadli. Bhadli was subordinate to the Babra thana during British period. Bhan Khachar of Bhadli was a noted freebooter of the later end of the eighteenth centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lathi, Gujarat
Lathi is a town with municipality in Amreli district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Geography Lathi is located at . It has an average elevation of 141 metres (462 feet). Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ..., Lathi had a population of 20,964. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Lathi has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 55%. In Lathi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. References {{Reflist Cities and towns in Amreli district Gohils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vala State
Vala State or Vallabhipura was a non-salute princely state in India during the British Raj until 1948. The centre was the city of Vallabhi. The last ruler of the state signed the state's accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948. History Vala (Vallabhipura) princely state was founded in 1740 by Thakore Sahib Akherajji of nearby Bhavnagar (also in Gohelwar ''prant''; later a salute state under a Maharaja), a Gohil Rajput of the Suryavanshi clan, for his twin brother Visaji, who became the first Thakore. It was one of the many states in Saurashtra, mostly petty states. It comprised 40 villages, covering 492 Square Kilometers km2. In 1921 it had a population of 11,386 (13.285 in 1903–4). Its state revenue was 225,000 Rupees (in 1903–4, mainly from land; later 341,773 Rupees), and it paid 9,202 Rupees tribute to the Gaekwar Baroda State and to Junagadh State. It was a native state of British India in charge of the colonial (originally Eastern -) Kathiawar Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palitana State
History It used to be a native state of India in the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. Area, 289 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 52,856, showing a decrease of 15% in the decade. Gross revenue, £42,000; tribute jointly to the Gaekwar of Baroda and the Nawab of Junagadh, £700. The capital of the state, Palitana, had a population of 12,800. Its ruler enjoyed a 9-guns salute. Rulers The rulers bore the title of Thakur Sahib. See also *Political integration of India *Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency The Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency was an agency of the Indian Empire, managing the relations of the Provincial Government of the Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. The political agent in charge of the age ... References {{coord, 21.52, N, 71.83, E, region:IN, display=inline,title Kathiawar Agency States and territories established in 1194 States and territories disestablished in 1948 Princely states of Gujarat Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasdan State
Jasdan State was a princely state in Saurashtra during the British Raj. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948. The capital of the state was in Jasdan town. History Jasdan state was founded in 1665 when Vika Khachar defeated the Khumans of Kherdi. In 1807, after its ruler Vajsur Khachar came to an agreement with the British and the Gaikwar, it became a British protectorate. Later in the 19th century Jasdan became part of the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. Jasdan was the biggest kathi state in British India issuing its own postage stamps. Rulers Jasdan State was ruled by Kathi Kshatriya belonging to Khachar dynasty of Kathiawar region The rulers of the state bore the title 'Darbar'. *.... – 1809 Vajsur Odha Khachar (d. 1809) *1809 – 27 October 1851 Shela Vajsur Khachar II (d. 1851) *1852 – 1904 Ala Shela Khachar Shri Vajdur Oda (b. 1831 – d. 1904) *1904 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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