Kachchh (State)

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Kachchh - કચ્છ
1147-1948
flag coat of arms
Capital	Lakhiarviro (1147-1548) Bhuj (1549-1948)
Form of government	Princely State (17 rounds salute)
surface	21,364 km²
population	591,000 (1941)
founding	1147
resolution	June 1, 1948
State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Jadeja
Location of Kachchh

Kachchh ( Gujarati કચ્છ , "land on the seashore"; English Kutch or Cutch ) was a princely state of British India north of the Kathiawar peninsula in what is now the state of Gujarat between the Gulf of Kachchh and Pakistan . Much of the country is taken by the Kachchh Rann . According to legend, the Rajput state with the capital Bhuj has existed since 1147. In 1591 it came under the sovereignty of the Mughals . In 1697 the Principality of Morvi was created through the division of inheritance .

The Raos of Kachchh assumed the title of Maharajadhiraj Mirza Maharao in 1757 . 1815–1947 the principality was a British protectorate (→ British India ).

Kachchh had in 1941 an area of ​​21,364 km² and 591,000 inhabitants. In 1946, coins denominated in Kori were issued ; banknote patterns exist. On May 1, 1949, the annexation to India followed and in 1956 with the States Reorganization Act, the incorporation into the state of Bombay . Kachchh has belonged to the state of Gujarat since 1960 .

See also

• List of Indian princely states

literature

• Cutch. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 11: Coondapoor to Edwardesābād. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 74-84 .
• George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
• Joseph E. Schwartzberg (Ed.): A historical atlas of South Asia (= Association for Asian Studies. Reference Series. 2). 2nd impression, with additional material. Oxford University Press, New York NY et al. 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6 .

Web links

Commons : Principality of Kachchh  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• iiNet: Kutch (Princely State)
• http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/
• http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/main.html
• http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html