Talsana is a village 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
It was a petty princely state, comprising six more villages, in the
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 ...
'' of Eastern
Kathiawar
Kathiawar () is a peninsula, near the far north of India's west coast, of about bordering the Arabian Sea. It is bounded by the Gulf of Kutch in the northwest and by the Gulf of Khambhat (Gulf of Cambay) in the east. In the northeast, it is ...
, ruled by
Jhala
Jhala (Hindi: झाला, ) is a term in Hindustani classical music which denotes the fast-paced conclusions of classical compositions or raga
A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisatio ...
Rajput Chieftains.
It had a combined population of 1,691 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 10,500 Rupees (1903-4, nearly all from land) and paying a tribute of 1,052 Rupees, 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 ...
.
See also
*
Tiku Talsania
Tiku Talsania (born 7 June 1954) is an Indian actor, who works in the Bollywood industry. Apart from acting in films and television serials, he also performs as a freelance theatre artist, working for Gujarati theatre.
Career Television
Tiku h ...
, Indian actor, originally from Talsana
External links
Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu
Princely states of Gujarat
Rajput princely states
Rajput princely states of Gujarat
{{India-hist-stub