Baria State

Baria State
બારિયા રિયાસત

Princely State of British India

1524–1948

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Capital

Devgadh Baria

History

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Established

1524

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Accession to the Union of India

1948

Area

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1901

2,106 km² (813 sq mi)

Population

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1901

81,579

Density

38.7 /km² (100.3 /sq mi)

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Baria State, also known as Bariya State, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was under the Rewa Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency and had its capital in Devgadh Baria town.

History

The state was founded by around 1524. Its rulers were Rajputs of the Chauhan dynasty. The state had seven subdivisions: Randhikpur, Dudhia, Umaria, Haveli, Kakadkhila, Sagtala and Rajgad. Baria's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 10 June 1948.^[1]

Rulers

The rulers of Baria were titled "Maharawal" from 1864 onwards.^[2] They were granted a hereditary salute of 9 guns by the British.^[3]

Rajas

.... – .... Rayasimhji Udaisimhji
.... – .... Vijaysimhji Rayasimhji
.... – c.1720 Mansimhji I Vijaysimhji (d. c.1720)
17.. – 17.. Prithvirajji I Mansimhji (d. af.1732)
.... – .... Rayadharji Prithviraji
.... – .... Gangdasji I Rayadharji
.... – .... Gambhirsimhji Gangdasji
.... – .... Dhiratsimhji Gambhirsimhji
1803? Jashwantsimhji Sahibsimhji
18.. – Aug 1819 Gangdasji II Jashwantsimhji (d. 1819)
1819 Prithvirajji II Gangdasji (d. 1864) (1st time)
1819 Rupji (usurper)
1819 – 1820 Bhimsimhji Gangdasji
1820 – 1864 Prithvirajji II Gangdasji (s.a.) (2nd time)

Maharawals

5 Mar 1864 – 25 Feb 1908 Mansimhji II Prithirajji (b. 1855 – d. 1908)
25 Feb 1908 – 15 Aug 1947 Ranjitsimhji Mansimhji (b. 1886 – d. 1949) (from 1 Jan 1922, Sir Ranjitsimhji Mansimhji)

References

Coordinates: 22°42′N 73°55′E / 22.70°N 73.91°E / 22.70; 73.91

Gun salute Princely states during the British Raj

21-gun salute	Baroda Gwalior Hyderabad Kashmir & Jammu Mysore

19-gun salute	Bhopal Indore Kalat Kolhapur Travancore Udaipur

17-gun salute	Bahawalpur Bharatpur Bikaner Bundi Cochin Cutch Jaipur Jodhpur Karauli Kota Patiala Pudukkottai Rewa Tonk

15-gun salute	Alwar Banswara Datia Dewas Dhar Dholpur Dungarpur Idar Jaisalmer Khairpur Kishangarh Orchha Pratapgarh Rampur Sikkim Sirohi

13-gun salute	Benares Bhavnagar Cooch Behar Dhrangadhra Jaora Jhalawar Jind Junagadh Kapurthala Nabha Nawanagar Palanpur Porbandar Rajpipla Ratlam Tripura

11-gun salute	Ajaigarh Alirajpur Baoni Barwani Bijawar Bilaspur Cambay Chamba Charkhari Chhatarpur Chitral Faridkot Tehri Garhwal Gondal Janjira/Jafrabad Jhabua Malerkotla Mandi Manipur Morvi Narsinghgarh Panna Radhanpur Rajgarh Sailana Samthar Sirmur Sitamau Suket Wankaner

9-gun salute	Balasinor Banganapalle Bansda Baraundha Baria Bhor Chhota Udaipur Danta Dharampur Dhrol Jawhar Kalahandi Khilchipur Limbdi Loharu Lunavada Maihar Mayurbhanj Mudhol Nagod Palitana Patna Rajkot Sachin Sangli Sant Sawantwadi Shahpura Sonepur Wadhwan Yawnghwe

List of princely states of India (alphabetical) Salute state

Princely states of the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency during the British Raj

Baroda Agency	Baroda State Nahara Sihora Jambughoda Palaj Derdi Noghavandar Vajiria Palasni Jafrabad Agar Mandwa Derol Vithalgadh Bhadli Gadhula Hapa Ilol (Thikana) Gad Boriad Veja Rupal Chotila Bhilodia Dadhalia Charkha Gabat

Rewa Kantha Agency and others	Rajpipla Chhota Udaipur Baria Lunavada Balasinor Sant Kadana Bhadarva Umeta Sanjeli Narukot Sachin Bansda Dharampur Surgana Cambay Jawhar

List of princely states of India (alphabetical) Surat Agency Nasik Agency Kaira Agency Thana Agency Bombay Presidency

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