Rewa Kantha Agency with all Princely States Gujarat during British India 1811-1937 with labels

Sanjeli, (

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: संजेली)cotila or sometimes known as Sanjeda Mehvassi, is a

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former petty

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, ...

, located in the present

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 ...

state in western India. It is now also one of the

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s of

Dahod district Dahod district is a district of Gujarat state in western India. This largely tribal district is mostly covered by forests and hills. Geography Dahod is located in eastern Gujarat. It is located at the tripoint between Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madh ...

History

It became a British protectorate in 1820. During the period 1820 to 1937, the territory of the state remained stable at 88 square kilometers of beautiful undulating land inhabited mainly by simple, good tribal people. In 1892, the state had a population of 3,751. It became a third class state in

Rewa Kantha Agency Rewa Kantha was a political agency of British India, managing the relations (indirect rule) of the British government's Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. It stretched for about 150 miles between the plain of Gujarat and ...

's Rewa Kantha division (until its 1937 merger with

Baroda State Baroda State was a state in present-day Gujarat, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its c ...

into

Baroda and Gujarat States Agency Baroda and Gujarat States Agency was a political agency of British India, managing the relations of the British government of the Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. The political agent, who was also Collector of the Britis ...

). The Maharaja enjoyed a

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of 40,000 rupees. In 1901 - 1914 it was under direct

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administration due to minority rule. On 10 June 1948, it ceased to exist by accession to the

Bombay State Bombay State was a large Indian state created at the time of India's Independence, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Presidency (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding Sou ...

at India's independence.

Ruling chiefs

Rulers held the title of Thakur. * 1750 - 1789 (No. 38) Sardarsinhji * 1789 - 1814 (No. 39) Bahadursinhji * 1814 - 1857 (No. 40) Jagatsinhji * 1858 - 1901 (No. 41) Pratapsinhji * 1902 - 1941 (No. 42) Pushpsinhji * 1941 - 1948 (No. 43) Narendrasinhji

References

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