Kotra Pitha is a town and former non-salute
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, ...
on
Saurashtra peninsula, in
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
, western
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
History
The Sixth Class princely state, in
Sorath prant Sorath may refer to:
* Saurashtra (region), also known as Sorath, a region of Gujarat, India
* Sorath (raga), a raga in Indian music
* '' Sorath Rai Diyach'', a historical romantic tale from Sindh, Pakistan
* Sorath (''Shakugan no Shana''), a ch ...
, was ruled by ભાણ 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
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Princely states of Gujarat