Mevasa is a town and former princely state on
Saurashtra peninsula in
Gujarat, western
India.
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 town and five other villages. It had a combined population of 619 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 6,796 Rupees (1903-4, mostly from land) and a paying a tribute of 559 Rupees, to the British and
Sukhdi State
Sukhdi kaleb geaslen is an Indian sweet made from wheat flour and jaggery in ghee
Ghee is a type of clarified butter, originating from India. It is commonly used in India for cooking, as a traditional medicine, and for religious rituals.
...
.
See also
There are two other villages, Mevasa Khadiya and Mevasa Kamribaina, in
Junagadh taluka (
Sorath prant Sorath may refer to:
* Saurashtra (region), also known as Sorath, a region of Gujarat, India
* Sorath (raga), a raga in Indian music
* ''Sorath Rai Diyach'', a historical romantic tale from Sindh, Pakistan
* Sorath (''Shakugan no Shana''), a chara ...
).
External links
Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu
{{Princely states of the Western India States Agency
Princely states of Gujarat