Dhrol State

Dhrol State
ધ્રોલ રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1595–1948 →
Location of Dhrol State in Saurashtra
History
 • Established 1595
 • Indian independence 1948
Area
 • 1901 732 km2 (283 sq mi)
Population
 • 1901 21,906 
Density 29.9 /km2  (77.5 /sq mi)
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

Dhrol State was a landlocked princely state during the British Raj.

The town of Dhrol in the historical Halar region of Kathiawar, Gujarat was its capital. Dhrol State was part of the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency.[1] Dhrol state's family and founder's villages are known as Dhrol bhayat.[2]

History

Dhrol State was founded in 1595 by Jam Hardholji, a brother of Jam Rawal, the founder of Nawanagar State.[3] The royal family belonged to the senior-most branch of the Jadeja dynasty of Rajputs who claim to be the descendants of Shri Krishna, Dwarkadhish or 'King of Dwarka'.

Dhrol State became a British protectorate in 1807. The population of the state was decimated by the Indian famine of 1899–1900, from 27,007 in 1891 it was reduced to 21,906 in the 1901 census. The last ruler of Dhrol State, Thakur Sahib Chandrasimhji Dipsinhji, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.[4]

Rulers

The rulers of the state bore the title 'Thakur Sahib'. They had the right to a 9 gun salute.[5]

Thakur Sahibs

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dhrol State - Princely State (9 gun salute)
  2. ↑ [Yaduvansh prakash.book]
  3. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 335.
  4. ↑ Princely States of India
  5. ↑ Rajput Provinces of India - Dhrol State (Princely State)

Coordinates: 22°34′N 70°24′E / 22.567°N 70.400°E / 22.567; 70.400

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