Tavi is a village and former
Rajput princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
on
Saurashtra peninsula, in
Gujarat, western India.
History
It was a petty princely state, comprising the sole village, in the
Jhalawar
Jhalawar () is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the admin ...
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prant
A prant is a historical district in India, and a native British Raj age term for a colonial district. The same name can thus have different meanings depending on the period.
Pre-colonial
Some prants are traditional names for parts of historical ...
'' of Eastern
Kathiawar, ruled by
Jhala Rajput Chieftains.
It had a population of 509 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 2,000 Rupees (1903-4, all from land) and paying a tribute of 335 Rupees, to the British and
Junagadh State
Junagarh or Junagadh ( ur, ) was a princely state in Gujarat ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty in British India, until its integration into the Union of India in 1948.
History
Muhammad Sher Khan Babai was the founder of the Babi Pashtun d ...
.
External links
Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu
Princely states of Gujarat
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