Santhal is a town and former Seventh Class
princely state in
Gujarat
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, western
India
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.
History
The non-jurisdictional (e)state in
Mahi Kantha
Mahi Kantha was a political agency or collection of princely states in British India, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency. In 1933, the states of the Mahi Kantha Agency, except for Danta, were included in the Western India States Ag ...
, including two more villages, was part of
Katosan ''
thana
Thana means "police station" in South Asian countries, and can also mean the district controlled by a police station.
* Thanas of Bangladesh, former subdistricts in the administrative geography of Bangladesh; later renamed ''upazila''
* in (Briti ...
'' and had no separate Chief but was ruled by the
Kshatriya
Kshatriya ( hi, क्षत्रिय) (from Sanskrit ''kṣatra'', "rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term ''kṣatriyaḥ'' is used in the con ...
Koli
Koli may refer to:
Places
* Koli, Finland, a hill in Finland
* Koli National Park, a national park in Finland
* Koli, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Koli Airfield, a former airfield in the South Pacific
Other uses
* Koli peopl ...
shareholder Chieftains of
Katosan State
The Katosan is a town and former Princely State in Jotana Taluka of Mehsana district, Gujarat, India.
The Bhagwanji Koli of Katosan state who was a able ruler of Katosan, raised the Kolis of Katosan Thana against British Raj during Rebellio ...
, in whose state revenue it was included.
In 1901 it has a population of 3,3356, paying a separate 1,774 Rupees tribute to the Gaekwar
Baroda State.
External links and Sources
Imperial Gazetteer on dsal.uchicago.edu - Mahi Kantha
References
Princely states of Gujarat
Koli princely states
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