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Varnoli Moti State

Varnoli Moti was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today Gujarat State India. It was initially administered by the Rewa Kantha Agency and then by the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency. It was part of the 26 Princely States making up the Pandu Mehwas, petty states placed under British protection between 1812 and 1825. The state had a population of 342 and an area of 2 sq miles.

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Varnoli Moti State
Princely State of British India
1948
Location of Varnoli Moti
Area 
• 1931
5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
342
 Succeeded by
India

Varnoli Moti was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today Gujarat State India. It was initially administered by the Rewa Kantha Agency1 and then by the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency.2 It was part of the 26 Princely States making up the Pandu Mehwas, petty states placed under British protection between 1812 and 1825.3 The state had a population of 342 and an area of 2 sq miles.4

History

The minor princely state, belonging to the Pandu Mehwas division of Rewa Kantha, was ruled by Rajput Chieftains.

In 1901 it comprised only the single village, yielding 409 Rupees state revenue (1903–4, mostly from land), paying 78 Rupees tribute, to the Gaekwar Baroda State.5

Rulers

The Rulers held the title of Thakur.

  • Ratansing Bhagwanji (b. 1888) 6 May 1899-fl. 19346
  • Ranjit Sinh Ratansinh (b. 16 October 1930) 22 June 1934-fl. 19397
References

References

  1. Memoranda on Native State in India 1909, p. 266, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108717/page/n297/mode/2up and then by the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency.
  2. Memoranda on the Indian States 1935, p. 104, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.275347/page/n113/mode/2up?view=theater
  3. Memoranda on Native State in India 1909, p. 270, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108717/page/n301/mode/2up
  4. Memoranda on the Indian States 1939, p. 26, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35598/page/n35/mode/2up
  5. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_297.gif Imperial Gazetteer
  6. Memoranda on the Indian states, 1934 : (Corrected up to 1 January 1934), p. 104, https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.04376/page/103/mode/2up
  7. Memoranda on the Indian States 1939, p. 26, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35598/page/n35/mode/2up
See also

See also