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Dedan State
Origins
Dedan was a small estate in southern Kathiawar held by a Kathi family from around 1700. Its founding is known mainly from local tradition.
Rule and society
Like many Kathi holdings, it was shared among members of the ruling family and supervised after 1807 by the British Kathiawar Agency. Little else is recorded.
Decline and legacy
Dedan merged into the United State of Saurashtra in 1948 and became part of Gujarat in 1960, in Amreli district.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
Lineage
Dedan StateSaurashtra State 1948 CE – 1956 CE
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- Dedan State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1807 CE – 1858 CE
- Dedan State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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Cite this page
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dedan State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/dedan-state
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- “Dedan State.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/dedan-state. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Dedan State.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/dedan-state.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Dedan State’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/dedan-state (Accessed: ).
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