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Bhadarva State
Origins
Bhadarva was one of the small estates of the Rewa Kantha region, held by a Rajput family from around 1600. Its founding is not well documented.
Rule and society
The ruler held a few villages and paid tribute to the Gaekwads of Baroda. In the British period it was grouped in the Rewa Kantha Agency. Little else is recorded in standard references.
Decline and legacy
Bhadarva was merged into Bombay Province in 1948 and became part of Gujarat in 1960, in present Vadodara district.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
Lineage
Bhadarva StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE
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- Bhadarva State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1820 CE – 1858 CE
- Bhadarva State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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