Kathrota is a village and former non-salute
princely state on
Saurashtra
Saurashtra, Sourashtra, or variants may refer to:
** Kathiawar, also called Saurashtra Peninsula, a peninsula in western India
** Saurashtra (state), alias United State of Kathiawar, a former Indian state, merged into Bombay State and since its d ...
peninsula in
Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, 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 List of states and union territories ...
,
Western India
Western India is a loosely defined region of India consisting of western states of India, Republic of India. The Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Ministry of Home Affairs in its Western Zonal Council Administrative divisions of India, Adminis ...
.
History
The petty princely state, in
Sorath ''prant'', was ruled by
Kathi Chieftains.
In 1901 it comprised a single village, with a population of 138, yielding 2,300 Rupees state revenue (1903–4, nearly all from land), paying 52 Rupees tribute to the Gaikwar
Baroda State
Baroda State was a kingdom within the Maratha Confederacy and later a princely state in present-day Gujarat. It was ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India. With th ...
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[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_174.gif Imperial Gazetteer]
References
External links and Sources
Imperial Gazetteer, on DSAL.UChicago.edu - Kathiawar
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Princely states of Gujarat