Baroda and Gujarat States Agency was a political agency of

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

, managing the relations of the British government of the

Bombay Presidency The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay. The first mainl ...

with a collection of

princely states A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to ...

. The political agent, who was also Collector of the British District of the

Panchmahal Panchmahal, also known as Panch Mahals, is a district in the eastern portion of Gujarat State western India. ''Panch-mahal'' means "five tehsils/talukas" (5 sub-divisions), and refers to the five sub-divisions that were transferred by the Maharaj ...

, resided at

Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capi ...

(Vadodara).

History

British Agencies in Gujarat Western India succession chart

In 1933, the great Gaekwar

Baroda State Baroda State was a state in present-day Gujarat, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy from its formation in 1721 until its Instrument of Accession, accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Ba ...

and other princely states of the Baroda Agency were merged with those of the agencies adjacent to the northern part of the Bombay Presidency, Rewa Kantha Agency, Surat Agency, Nasik Agency, Kaira Agency and Thana Agency, in order to form the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency. On 5 November 1944 the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency was merged with the Western India States Agency (WISA) to form a larger Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency. At Indian Independence, this would merge into

Bombay State Bombay State was a large Indian state created at the time of India's Independence, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Presidency (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding S ...

, ending up at its split in present

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 ...

The Attachment Scheme

The process of the 'attachment scheme' began from 1940 onwards in order to integrate the smallest princely states, estates and ''thanas''. Baroda State was one of the main beneficiaries of this measure by being able to add about 15,000 km² and half a million inhabitants to the state. The merged states were

Pethapur Pethapur State was a small princely state belonging to the Mahi Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency during the era of the British Raj. It was centered on Pethapur village, in present-day Gandhinagar district of Gujarat State, a place renow ...

on 1 February 1940, the

Katosan Thana Katosan may refer to the following entities : * Katosan State, a former princely state in Mahi Kantha ** its seat, now a village in Mehsana District, Gujarat * Katosan Thana, a neighbouring separate jurisdiction in Mahi Kantha Mahi Kantha was ...

, with Deloli, Kalsapura, Maguna, Memadpura, Rampura, Ranipura, Tejpura, Varsora, the Palaj Taluka and both Ijpura States between June and July 1940. These were followed on 10 July 1943 by the states of Ambliara,

Ghorasar Ghorasar is a town in the Ahmedabad district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or ...

, Ilol, Katosan, Khadal, Patdi,

Punadra Punadra is a town in the Gandhinagar List of districts of Gujarat, district of Gujarat in Western India, Western India. History Punadra was a Fourth Class princely state and taluka, comprising ten more villages, covering eleven square miles ...

, Ranasan, Wasoda and Wao Also many small ''Talukas'' of the region were merged. On 24 July 1943 Sachodar State and a few small places that had no own jurisdiction were annexed. Finally, by December the small states of Bajana, Bhilka,

Malpur Malpur is a census town in Aravalli district in the Indian state of Gujarat. History Malpur State was an Indian princely state founded about the middle of the fifteenth century. Rawal Virajmal, son of Rao Kiratsinghji of Idar State, was s ...

, Mansa and Vadia followed suit.

Princely states

The number of separate states was above 80, but most were minor or petty states. Many of them were under British protectorate or at least influence. By far the largest one was

, which received tribute from many small states. In

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 ...

, only ten more ranked as

Salute state A salute state was a princely state under the British Raj that had been granted a gun salute by the British Crown (as paramount ruler); i.e., the protocolary privilege for its ruler to be greeted—originally by Royal Navy ships, later also ...

s. Jafrabad State had formerly been part of the Baroda Agency and was transferred later to the Kathiawar Agency. The total area of the states the agency dealt with was . In 1931, their combined population was 3,760,800. Many of the inhabitants were."The Rewakantha directory"
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Former Baroda Agency

: *

, title Maharaja Gaekwar, Hereditary salute of 21-guns Non-salute states : * Ilol * Nahara * Sihora * Jambughoda * Palaj * Derdi * Noghavandar * Vajiria * Palasni *

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* Mandwa * Derol * Vithalgadh * Bhadli * Gadhula *

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* Gad Boriad *

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* Rupal *

Chotila Chotila is a Hindu temple town and Taluka headquarters of Chotila Taluka, Surendranagar district, located near Rajkot, Gujarat, India. Nearby railway stations included Than & Rajkot. The distance from the Than junction to Chotila is 21 ...

* Bhilodia * Dadhalia * Charkha * Gabat

Former Rewa Kantha Agency

Salute states : * First Class :

Rajpipla Rajpipla is a town and a municipality in the Narmada district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was the capital of the former Kingdom of Rajpipla The Kingdom of Rajpipla or Rajpipla State was a princely state, with full intern ...

(Nandod), title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 13-guns * Second Class : ** Bari(y)a (Devgadh), title Maharaol, Hereditary salute of 9-guns (11 personal) ** Balasinor, title Nawab, Hereditary salute of 9-guns ** Chhota Udaipur, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns ** Lunavada (Lunawada), title Maharana, Hereditary salute of 9-guns ** Sant (Sunth), title Maharana, Hereditary salute of 9-guns Non-salute states : ; Major Mehwas * Chhota Udehpur (Mohan), Second Class *

Kadana Kadana is a village and tehsil in the Mahisagar district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the riverbank of Mahi River. Kadana is the site of the Kadana Dam, which generates 240MW of hydroelectric power. The dam was built ...

, Third Class * Sanjeli, Third Class, title Thakur * Jambughoda (Narukot), Third Class * Bhadarva (Bhadarwa), Third Class * Gad Boriad, Third Class (personal) / Fourth Class * Mandwa, Third Class (personal) / Fourth Class * Umet(h)a, Third (personal) / Fourth Class * Shanor, Fourth Class * Vajiria, Fourth Class * Vanmala, Fourth Class (personal) / Fifth Class * Nangam, Fifth Class * Sihora, Fourth Class *

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, Fifth Class ; minor Mehwas (petty (e)states), in two geographical divisions Sankheda : *

* Alwa * Bhilodia : ** Motisinghji, ** Chhatarsinghji * Bihora * Chorangla * Dudhpur * Chudesar * Jiral Kamsoli * Nalia * Naswadi * Palasni * Pantalavdi : ** Akbar Khan, **

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* Rampura *

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* Sindiapura * Uchad * Vadia (Virampura) *

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* Vasan Virpur * Vo(h)ra Pandu (incl. three Dorka estates) : * Amrapur *

Angadh Angadh was a ''Mehwal'' (petty 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 ...

* Chhaliar * Dhari *

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* Gotardi * Itwad *

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* Jumkha *

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* Kanoda *

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* Mevli *

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Moti Varnol Varnol(i) Moti (or Moti Varnol) is a village and former Rajput non-salute princely state in Gujarat, western India. History The minor princely state, belonging to the Pandu Mehwas division of Rewa Kantha, was ruled by Rajput Chieftains. ...

Nani Varnol Varnoli Nani (or Nani Varnoli or Vanta Varnoli) is a village and former Rajput non-salute princely state in Gujarat, western India. History The petty princely state, belonging to the Pandu Mehwas division of Rewa Kantha, was ruled by Rajpu ...

* Poicha * Rayka (Raika) * Rajpur, * Vakhtapur *

Varnolmal Varnol Mal (or Varnolmal) was a former non-salute princely state in Gujarat, western India. History The minor princely state, belonging to the Pandu Mehwas division of Rewa Kantha. In 1901 it comprised also a second village, covering 3 1/2 ...

Minor former Agencies

Former Surat Agency

Salute states : * Dharampur, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns (11 personal) * Sachin, title Nawab, Hereditary salute of 9-guns Non-salute state : * Bansda Other: * The Dangs

Former Kaira Agency

Salute state : *

Cambay Cambay, Kambay or Khambhat was a princely state in India during the British Raj. The City of Khambat (Cambay) in present-day Gujarat was its capital. The state was bounded in the north by the Kaira district and in the south by the Gulf of C ...

, title Nawab, Hereditary salute of 11-guns

Former Nasik Agency

* Non-salute state : Surgana

Former Thana Agency

Salute state : * Jawhar, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns (13 personal and local) in first and second world war

References

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