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By far the largest one was Baroda State, which received tribute from many small states. In Kathiawar, only ten more ranked as Salute states. [5] Jafrabad State had formerly been part of the Baroda Agency and was transferred later to the Kathiawar Agency. The total area of the states the agency dealt with was 42,267 km 2 (16,319 sq mi). In 1931 ...
The Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency was an agency of the Indian Empire, managing the relations of the Provincial Government of the Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. [1] [2] The political agent in charge of the agency resided at Baroda (Vadodara).
Baroda State was a kingdom within the Maratha Confederacy and later a ... Finally on 5 November 1944 the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency was merged with the ...
Gujarat State Petronet Limited Gandhinagar: 11 GSPL India Gasnet Limited Ahmedabad: 12 GSPL India Transco Limited Ahmedabad: 13 Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited: Vadodara: 14 Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited: Vadodara: 15 Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited: Mehsana: 16 Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited: Surat: 17
Native -, i.e. princely states in present Gujarat state, western India, generally once in the colonial charge of either Baroda and Gujarat States Agency or Western India States Agency (each having precursors)
The city of Rajkot became the headquarters of this new agency and C.C. Watson became its first Agent to the Governor General of British India (AGG). Its boundary was modified twice, in 1933 and 1943. On 5 November 1944 it was merged with the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency to form the larger Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency.
Saurashtra State was originally named the United State of Kathiawar. It was formed n 15 February 1948, from approximately 200 large and small Princely States of the colonial Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency of the British raj territory under direct colonial rule.
On 5 November 1944, the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency was merged with the Western India States Agency (WISA) to form the larger Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency. [3] The autonomy of the state ended in 1949 when it acceded to the newly formed Union of India.