Limda or Hanubha na Limda, literally Hanubha's Limda, is a former

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talukdari in

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prant of Saurashtra peninsula in

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, western

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. It was held by

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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).

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, of the Limda family, is an Indian politician, currently serving as

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. He is national spokesperson of

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, presidium of

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and AICC in-charge for the state of Bihar and Delhi. Gohil is considered most prominent face of party in state of

. Gohil is a former Minister of health, education and finance.

History

The talukdari in

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'' 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 after death of Lakhajiraj. They were able to wrest control of Limda and neighboring villages from their Kathi rulers, thus expanding control over total five villages. Their descendants held estates here until the abolition of jagirs by The Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act of 1953. The last ruler of Limda Darbar saheb shri Ranjitsinhji Bhavsinhji Gohil played an active role in the liberation of Junagadh from Nawab during Arz-I-Hukumat movement. He was a

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(1967) from Gadhada assembly constituency.

Rulers

The family were members of the Gohil Dynasty of

Notable personalities

*Gohil Hanubha, first holder of the Limda estate. He was martyred on battlefield fighting against Kathi forces. He is worshipped as local deity. The seat of the estate is known as Limda hanubha na literally Hanubha's Limda. *Gohil Fatehsinhji, younger brother of Hanubha first talukdar of Limda. He was martyred on battlefield fighting against Kathi forces. He is worshipped as local deity. *Gohil Ranjitsinhji- Last talukdar of Limbda and Independence activist who played an important role in arz-I-Hukumat movement that led to liberation of Junagadh. He was also an MLA representing Gadhada assembly constituency in 1967. Umrala Rajput samaj dedicated local community hall to him, naming it ‘Ranjeetsinhji Gohil Limda Bapu Bhavan’. *

- Indian Politician currently serving as

. He is General secretary of

, party in-charge for state of

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and National spokesman of

. He has been elected to

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for five times and served as Minister in Gujarat Cabinet during two consecutive Congress governments from 1990 to 1995. He was Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012.

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External links

Imperial Gazetteer, on DSAL.UChicago.edu - Kathiawar

History

Rulers

Notable personalities

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