Vadod is a village and former
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 ...
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.
History
Vadod was a petty princely state in the
Gohilwar ''
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
Kathiawar (), also known as Saurashtra, is a peninsula in the south-western Gujarat state in India, bordering the Arabian Sea and covering about . It is bounded by the Kutch district in the north, the Gulf of Kutch in the northwest, and by the ...
, comprising only the village, ruled by
Gohil Gohil may refer to:
* Gohil dynasty, 12th-century rulers of Saurashtra in modern Gujarat
* Guhila, alt ''Gohil'' a clan of Rajput caste
People
* Dinita Gohil, British actress
* Gigabhai Gohil (died 2020), Indian politician
* Manav Gohil (born ...
Rajput Chieftains.
It had a population of 814 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 3,200 Rupees (1903–4, mostly from land) and paying a tribute of 1,102 Rupees, to the Gaekwar
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 ...
and
Junagadh State
The State of Junagadh or Junagarh was a princely state located in Gujarat, It was ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty since 1654 by first Nawab of Junagarh, Nawab of Junagadh even within the Maratha Confederacy and later British India. which, aft ...
.
The village was established in 1751 by Kanaji Gohil, Chieftains Gohil Dynasty, and descender of Late Maharaja Sartanji Raol (Gohil) of Umarala State of Gohilwad. The village was established at the instance of intimate friendships between Sippeh Salar of Muslim Nawab of Junagadh, located at the nearby village of Loliyana, presently situated in Vallabhipur Tehsil of Bhavnagar. The village Vadod has been the under the administration of Tehsildar of Umarala Tehsil today. at the establishment of the village has faced many invasions particulars from Kathi communities. But the gallantry of Gohil ancestors of Chieftains – Lord Kanaji and his sons Karamsinhji & Lakhaji who both of them sacrificed their lives to save the village from robberies and opponents suffered death toll of 18 at the relevant time of fight on invasions. Two warrior sons of Late Kanaji Gohil has assassinated 18 Kathi invaders at that time and thereafter peace and law & order were restored for the village.
The village has great market having 30 to 40 Goldsmiths shops at the time, The village has been identified for Dhola Patidar farmers who used cultivating agriculture lands of Lord Kanaji and his ancestors till 1990. Gold and Golden ornaments were famous across the Kathiawar Regions of Vallabhipur, Barwala, Umarala, Dhandhuka province. A very flourishing trade was handled by prudent traders of the village belonging to Lohana Community, Khoja Communities, Vanik Communities, and all these castes were established in Vadod and after the gap of many generation, they moved to urban areas now. Literacy ratio was very poor among the villagers but the intectulity reveals extraordinary well even at present. The sixth generation successor of Lord Kanaji namely Jesabhai (Jaysinh) Gohil was very brilliant and very literate British officers attached at Political Agent of British administration at Wadhawn. His Son Late Kumarsinhji has also followed the same post during the time Britishers. Even today, the family members of Late Kumarsinhji Gohil are highly literate and serving at higher posts.
Even today, most of the inhabitants are semi-literate or illiterate and having the profession of farming across the village Vadod.
External links
Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu
Princely states of Gujarat
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