Kankrej, Gujarat

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Kankrej
Kankrej Taluka
Thara Town

Kankrej Taluka Thara is a Town and Municipal council in Vav-Tharad District in the Gujarat state of India. [1] [2]

History

The Kankrej was ruled by Rajput chieftains during British Raj in India. [3]

The rajput of Kankrej were most rebellious against Muslim rulers and British Raj in India. [4]

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References

  1. "Kankrej Taluka Panchayat". banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. "84 Pakistan refugees rescued in Kankrej | Rajkot News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. Macmurdo, James (1977). The Peninsula of Gujarat in the Early Nineteenth Century. Sterling Publishers. p. 85. Kankrej : A petty state in Mahi Kanta, Gujarat comprising the chiefship of Un Vaghela rajput. and Thara and Wara were ruled by the rajput's . British relations with Kankrej dated from 1819–20 . In 1844 Kankrej was
  4. Patel, Govindlal Dalsukhbhai (1954). The Indian Land Problem and Legislation. New Delhi, India: N. M. Tripathi. p. 79.