Raika State was a minor princely state during the

British Raj The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule ...

in what is today

Gujarat State 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 ninth- ...

India. It was initially administered by the

Rewa Kantha Agency Rewa Kantha was a political agency of British India, managing the relations (indirect rule) of the British government's Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. It stretched for about 150 miles between the plain of Gujarat an ...

and then by the

Baroda and Gujarat States Agency Baroda and Gujarat States Agency was a political agency of British India, managing the relations of the British government of the Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. The political agent, who was also Collector of the Brit ...

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

Pandu Mehwas Rewa Kantha was a political agency of British India, managing the relations (indirect rule) of the British government's Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. It stretched for about 150 miles between the plain of Gujarat an ...

, petty states placed under British protection between 1812 and 1825. The state had a population of 554 and an area of 3 sq miles. Raika is located in the Vadodara taluka of

Vadodara district Vadodara district, also known as Baroda district, is situated in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The administrative headquarters of the district is the city of Vadodara (Baroda). The district covers an area of 7,794&n ...

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 ...

, and is part of the Vadodara metropolitan region.

History

The non-salute state was the major one of the three ''Dorka states'' (part of the

, under the colonial

), the other two being Donka itself and

Angadh Angadh was a ''Mehwal'' (petty princely state) under British India, spanning a part of what is now Vadodara district in Gujarat. The caste of the ruling chief was recorded as Koli Koli may refer to: People * Koli people, Indian caste group ...

. It was ruled by

Rajput Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

Chieftains and covered three square miles with a population of 474 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 3,609 Rupees (1903–4; nearly all from land) and paying 443 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 ...

Rulers

The Rulers held the title of Thakur. The state was held by several shareholders. In 1922 the 2 shareholders of Raika were: * Natwarsing Motising (b. ca. 1917) * Pagedaranbai Laxmibai (b. 1857) In 1927 the 2 shareholdrs of Raika were:A Collection Of Treaties and Sanads Vol - Xiv (1929), p. 162, https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.1302/page/161/mode/2up * Natwarsing Motising (b. ca. 1917) * Appajirao Krishnarao (b. ca. 1889)

External links

Imperial Gazetteer, on DSAL - Rewa Kantha

References

Princely states of Gujarat Villages in Vadodara district History of Gujarat 1948 disestablishments in India States and territories disestablished in 1948 {{Vadodara-geo-stub