Pali(y)ad is a town and former 7 guns 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.
History
The minor princely state in
Jhalawar
Jhalawar () is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the admin ...
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 ...
was ruled by Muslim rajput. It comprised the town and thirty four other villages and had a combined population of 10,970 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 51,750 Rupees (1903-4, mostly from land) and paid a tribute of 1,200 Rupees, to the British.
Sources and external links
History
Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu
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Princely states of Gujarat
Kathi princely states
Cities and towns in Bhavnagar district
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