Matra Timba is a village and former princely state on
Saurashtra peninsula 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 nin ...
, western
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
.
History
The minor princely state in
Jhalawar prant
:''See Jhalawar for namesakes''
Jhalawar(zalawad) was the northernmost of the four ''prant''s (traditional regions) into which the many feudal units (mostly petty princely states) of Kathiawar on Saurashtra peninsula in present Gujarat (western ...
, ruled by
Kathi Chieftains, comprised the single village. It had a population of 352 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 2,727 Rupees (1903-4, mostly from land) and a paying a tribute of 362 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 ...
.
External links and sources
History
Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu
{{Princely states of the Western India States Agency
Princely states of Gujarat