Vankia is a town and former non-salute
princely state 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
Vankia was a Sixth Class princely state, in the
Gohelwar ''
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
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 ...
, also comprising two more villages, ruled by
Kathi Chieftains.
It had a combined population of 947 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 5,051 Rupees (1903–4, mostly from land) and a paying a tribute of 524 Rupees, to the British 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 ...
.
External links and Sources
Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu
Princely states of Gujarat
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