Amrapur State (Rewa Kantha)
Village in Gujarat state, India
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Amrapur State was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today Gujarat State India. It was initially administered by the Rewa Kantha Agency[1] and then by the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency.[2] It was part of the 26 Princely States making up the Pandu Mehwas, petty states placed under British protection between 1812 and 1825.[3] The state had a population of 407 and an area of 2 sq miles.[4] The capital was the modern village of Amrapur, Jamnagar district. Not to be confused with Amrapur State (Kathiawar).
| Amrapur State | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
Location of Amrapur | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1931 | 5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1931 | 407 | ||||||
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Rulers
The state was held by several shareholders (several people sharing the government and revenues of the state).
Between at least 1922 [5] and 1927 [6] the four shareholders of Amrapur were:
- Prabhatsing Sivsing (b. 1876)
- Amarsing Bhulabjai (b. 1886)
- Somabhai Ramsing (b. 1896)
- Abhersing Gabhirbhai (b. 1889)
