Limbdi (state)
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| approx. 1500-1948 | |||||
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| Capital | Limbdi | ||||
| Form of government | Princely state (9 shot salute) | ||||
| surface | 888 km² | ||||
| population | 35,000 (1921) | ||||
| founding | about 1500 | ||||
| resolution | February 15, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Jhala |
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Limbdi (Limri) was a princely state of British India in the northeast of the Kathiawar peninsula in what is now the state of Gujarat . Its capital was the place Limbdi . The principality was founded by the Jhala - Rajputs Raj Sahib Manguji, a son of Raj Sahib Harpal Dev of Halvad ( Dhrangadhra ), around 1500. Limbdi was a British protectorate from 1807 to 1947 . In 1921 it had an area of 888 km² and 35,000 inhabitants.
On August 15, 1947 Limbdi became a member of the Saurashtra State Union and on February 15, 1948 it joined India. On November 1, 1956, all princely states were dissolved and incorporated into the state of Bombay . When Bombay was partitioned on May 1, 1960, Limbdi became part of Gujarat .
See also
literature
- Limbdi State. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 16: Kotchāndpur to Mahāvinyaka. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 160-161 .
- 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 .
