Ambliara State

The Ambliara State, also spelt Ambaliyara was a princely state under Mahi Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency during the era of the British Raj in India.

Ambliara State
अमलियारा रियासत
Princely State of British India
Unascertained–1943
Flag
CapitalAmbaliyara
Area 
• 1891
207 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population 
• 1891
12,437
History 
• Established
Unascertained
• Attachment Scheme and merger with Baroda State
1943
Succeeded by
Baroda State

History

The Ambliara State was ruled by a Chauhan family that is categorized among the "Kshatriya Koli" Thakordas (minor lords).[1] According to the Gujarat State Gazetteers, the rulers were "Khant Kolis" by caste, and their family claimed descent from the Chauhans of Sambhar and Ajmer.[2][3][4]

A single, undated one paisa banknote was issued by the state.[5]

Ambliara State was merged with Baroda State under the Attachment Scheme on 10 July 1943.[6] Finally, Baroda State acceded to the Indian Union on 1 May 1949. The state had enjoyed a Privy Purse of Rs 26000.

Rulers

The rulers of Ambliara bore the title Thakur Shri Maan.[7]

  • 1689 – 1724 Roop Singhji
  • 1724 – 1773 Moghaji
  • 1773 – 1796 Bhalji
  • 1796 – 1814 Bhathhiji (d. 1814)
  • 1814 – 1838 Nathu Singhji (b. 1799 – d. 1838)
  • 1838 – 1858 Regents
  • 1858 – 1876 Amar Singhji (b. 1838 – d. 1876)
  • 23 April 1876 – 7 March 1908 Jhalamsinghji Amarsinghji (b. 1860 – d. 1908)
  • 7 March 1908 – 1947 Keshrisinghji Jalamsinghji (b. 1887 – d. 1963)

See also

References
  1. Raymond Brady Williams; Yogi Trivedi (2016). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. OUP India. pp. 354–. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
  2. Gujarat State Gazetteers: Sabarkantha. Gujarat State. 1974. p. 134.
  3. Lethbridge, Sir Roper (2005). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. ISBN 9788187879541.
  4. Hunter, Sir William Wilson (1885). The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Trübner & Company.
  5. Cuhaj, George S. (editor) (2006). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: Specialized Issues (10th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-89689-161-5.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. McLeod, John; Sovereignty, power, control: politics in the States of Western India, 1916–1947; Leiden u.a. 1999; ISBN 90-04-11343-6; p. 160
  7. Princely States of India


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