Dhrol State

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The State of Dhrol
ધ્રોલ રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1595–1948
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location of Dhrol State in Saurashtra
Capital Dhrol
Area 
 1901
732 km2 (283 sq mi)
Population 
 1901
21,906
History 
 Established
1595
15 February 1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Flag of Nawanagar.png Nawanagar State
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Today part of Saurashtra, India

Dhrol State was one of the 562 princely states of British India. It was a 9 gun salute state belonging to the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. [1] Its capital was in the town of Dhrol, located in the historical Halar region of Kathiawar.

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History

Dhrol State was founded in 1595 by Jam Hardholji, a brother of Jam Rawal, the founder of Nawanagar State. The royal family belonged to the Jadeja clan of Rajputs who are the descendants of Samma tribe of Sindh . [2] The Khirasra state was an offshoot of Dhrol. [3] [4]

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 Chandrasinhji Dipsinhji, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.[ citation needed ]

Rulers

The rulers of the state bore the title 'Thakore Saheb'. They had the right to a 9 gun salute. [5] [6]

Rulers

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References

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  2. "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 11, page 335 – Imperial Gazetteer of India – Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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