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Baroda, Western India and Gujarat Agency (British India)

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Some facts

This was an agency, generically placed between the provinces of Sind and Bombay and the agencies of Rajputana and Central India. It inluded a lot of enclaves in bordering territories and had also quite a few enclaves of other territorial divisions in it's territory, including the portuguese colony of Diu. Bordered also the portuguese colony of Daman. Today, most of this agency is part of the indian state of Gujarat, but some territories are in the state of Maharashtra.

It was composed by the princely states of Balasinor, Bansda, Bariya, Baroda (with a number of exclaves), Bhavnagar, Cambay, Chota Udaipur, Dangs, Dharampur, Dhragandhra, Gondal, Idar, Jawhar, Junagadh, Kutch, Lunavada, Morvi, Nasik, Navanagar, Porbandar, Radhanpur, Rajkot, Rajpipla, Sachin, Sanjeda Mehvassi, Sant, Surgana, Tharad, Vijayanagar and Wankaner and the map I'm getting this information from shows quite a few unlabeled territories.

Jorge Candeias, 19 May 1998


Bhavnagar

This was a medium-sized state (2,961 sq.km; 500,000 inh. in 1931; Ed's data) in the Kathiawar penninsula with shores in the Gulf of Khambhat. In the map I've been referring to it is surrounded by the state of Junagadh, 3 unnamed territories, an exclave of Baroda and two portions of territory belonging to Bombay. The city of Bhavnagar is in that area, but by it's position in my atlas, it seems that it was outside the princely state (in territory of Bombay). No info on flag, though you may find in Ed's site a black and white depiction of the arms, and also the information (with picture) that this state also used the british red ensign for merchant ships with the state badge added.

Jorge Candeias, 19 May 1998


Dhragandhra

This medium-sized state was placed to the southeast of Kutch, bordering Kutch, Morvi and Wankaner and an unlabelled territory. The city of Surendranagar is found nearby. No info on flags.

Jorge Candeias, 19 May 1998


Gondal

The state of Gondal was divided between two portions. The smaller one was, nevertheless, larger than some states and hence the whole state was relatively large. Ed Haynes' 1931 data show a population of 205,000 in 1024 sq.miles. The smaller portion was placed between the state of Navanagar and two unlabeled territories, not far away from the state of Rajkot. The city of Gondal seems to have been in this territory. No info on flags.

Jorge Candeias, 29 May 1998


Junagadh

A relatively large state, in the south of the Kathiawar peninsula. Limited by the states of Porbandar, Navanagar, Gondal and Bhavnagar, 3 unlabeled territories, two barodian exclaves and the portuguese colony of Diu. I found three cities there: Junagadh, Veraval and Delvada. No info on flags, except the reference to the british ensign as in Bhavnagar.

Jorge Candeias, 29 May 1998


Morvi

This state was located to the south of Kutch, and bordering it plus Dhragandhra, Navanagar, Wankaner and Rajkot. A city named Morvi can be found in Morvi. Unfortunately, I have no info on flags...

Jorge Candeias, 19 May 1998


Navanagar

Another relatively large state of the Kathiawar peninsula, in the shores of the Gulf of Kutch. Ed Haynes' 1931 data show a population of 409,000 in 3791 sq. miles. It was placed between the states of Morvi, Rajkot, Gondal (both portions), Junagadh and Porbandar, two unlabeled territories and a barodian exclave. The city of Jamnagar is found there. No info on flags, except the aforementioned reference to the british red ensign, as in Bhavnagar.

Jorge Candeias, 29 May 1998


Porbandar

In the southwest of the Kathiawar peninsula, between the states of Navanagar and Junagadh, Ed Haynes' 1931 data show 115,000 inhabitants in 642 sq. miles. The city of Porbandar was more than likely the capital. No info on flags, except for the british ensign stuff as above.

Jorge Candeias, 29 May 1998


Radhanpur

To the south of Tharad, this state was surrounded by the states of Kutch and Tharad, an exclave of Baroda and an unlabeled territory. The city of Patan seems to be in it's territory. No info on flags.

Jorge Candeias, 19 May 1998


Tharad

Located to the east of Kutch, this state was limited by the states of Kutch and Radhanpur, an exclave of Baroda, and the Rajputanian states of Jodhpur and Palanpur. The closest contemporary city is Patan, but I think it was in another state back then. No info on flags.

Jorge Candeias, 19 May 1998


Wankaner

Another very small state, slightly larger than Rajkot, between this state and the states of Morvi and Dhragandhra and and unlabelled territory. Ed Haynes' 1931 data show 44,000 people in only 417 sq. miles of area. No cities found in the area, and no info on flags.

Jorge Candeias, 29 May 1998