Nahara 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 458 and an area of 3 sq miles.

Rulers

The Rulers held the title of Thakur. The state was held by a variety of shareholders. In 1927 the 2 shareholder of Nahara were:A Collection Of Treaties and Sanads Vol - Xiv (1929), p. 160 https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.1302/page/159/mode/2up * Kalubhai Jesingbhai * Mohanbhai Pathibhai

References

Princely states of Gujarat History of Gujarat 1948 disestablishments in India States and territories disestablished in 1948 {{India-history-stub