Dhari State was a minor princely state during the

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in what is today

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India. It was initially administered by the

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and then by the

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. It was part of the 26 Princely States making up the

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, petty states placed under British protection between 1812 and 1825. The state had a population of 1454 and an area of 3.75 sq miles.

Rulers

The state was held by several shareholders (several people sharing the government and revenues of the state). In 1922 the 5 shareholders of Dhari were: * Vakhatsing Nathoobhai (b. 1906) * Raisingji Sivsingji (b. 1866) * Udesing Gumasing (b. 1894) * Somabhai Sahebsing (b. 1899) * Salemsing Rupabhai (b. 1885) In 1927 A Collection Of Treaties and Sanads Vol - Xiv (1929), p. 158 https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.1302/page/157/mode/2up the 6 shareholders of Dhari were: * Vakhatsing Nathoobhai (b. 1906) * Udesing Gumasing (b. 1894) * Somabhai Sahebsing (b. 1899) * Salamsing Rupsing * Laxmansing Raising * Miljibhai Jorbhai

References

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