Kharedi-Virpur was a third class
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, ...
in
British India under
Kathiawar Agency. It was ruled by
Jadeja Rajput chiefs descended from the
Nawanagar ruling family.
The state consisted of 13 villages covering an area of and with
Virpur as its headquarters.
Kharedi was a seat of rulers before the capital was shifted to Virpur. The state was known as Kharedi-Virpur. The town of
Kalavad also was part of Kharedi-Virpur State.
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History
The house was founded in the later half of the 16th century by the Jadeja chief Bhanji Vibhaji, who subdued Kathis in the area and founded state of Virpur(RIP Jahh). Bhanji was son of Vibhaji Ravalji, the ruler of Nawanagar State, the 2nd Jam Sahib of Nawanagar who ruled Nawanagar from 1562 - 1569.Nawanagar
/ref>[ The ruler's titled was Thakore Saheb. The last ruler was Shri Thakore Saheb Narendrasinhji Dilipsinhji jadeja of Virpur before Independence.
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See also
* List of Rajput dynasties
* Political integration of India
References
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