The Baria State, also known as Bariya State, was one of the

princely state A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...

s of India during the period of the British Raj. It was under the Rewa Kantha Agency of the

Bombay Presidency The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay. The first mainl ...

and had its capital in Devgadh Baria town of present-day Dahod district in Gujarat state. The Baria State was ruled by Koli chieftains of Baria

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...

(

Gotra In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotra fo ...

) of Gujarat.

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Princely states of Gujarat Bombay Presidency Rajputs 1524 establishments in India 1948 disestablishments in India {{India-hist-stub

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