Dhari State
Village in Gujarat state, India
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Dhari 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 1454 and an area of 3.75 sq miles.[4]
| Dhari State | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
 Location of Dhari | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1931 | 9.7125 km2 (3.7500 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1931 | 1,454 | ||||||
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Rulers
The state was held by several shareholders (several people sharing the government and revenues of the state).
In 1922 [5] the 5 shareholders of Dhari were:
- Vakhatsing Nathoobhai (b. 1906)
- Raisingji Sivsingji (b. 1866)
- Udesing Gumasing (b. 1894)
- Somabhai Sahebsing (b. 1899)
- Salemsing Rupabhai (b. 1885)
In 1927 [6] the 6 shareholders of Dhari were:
- Vakhatsing Nathoobhai (b. 1906)
- Udesing Gumasing (b. 1894)
- Somabhai Sahebsing (b. 1899)
- Salamsing Rupsing
- Laxmansing Raising
- Miljibhai Jorbhai
