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Gadhka State
Origins
Gadhka was a small estate in central Kathiawar held by a local chiefly family from around 1700. Its founding is known mainly from local tradition.
Rule and society
The ruler held a few villages and, after 1807, came under British supervision in the Kathiawar Agency. Few further details are recorded.
Decline and legacy
Gadhka merged into the United State of Saurashtra in 1948 and became part of Gujarat in 1960, in Rajkot district.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
Lineage
Gadhka StateSaurashtra State 1948 CE – 1956 CE
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- Gadhka State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1807 CE – 1858 CE
- Gadhka State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gadhka State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/gadhka-state
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