Vana is a town and minor former Rajput minor
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, western
India.
History
Vadal was a non-salute 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'', comprising Vana and two other villages, under
Jhala Rajput Chieftains.
It had a population of 2,749 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 26,000 Rupees (all from land; 1903–4) and paying 3,993 Rupees tribute to the
Junagarh 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 ...
.
During the
British Raj, the petty state was under the colonial
Eastern Kathiawar Agency.
External links
DSAL.UChicago - Kathiawar
Princely states of Gujarat
{{Gujarat-geo-stub