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Vala State
Origins
Vala was founded around 1740 by a junior branch of the Gohil Rajputs who ruled Bhavnagar State. Its town, Vala or Vallabhipur, lay at the site of ancient Valabhi, capital of the Maitraka kingdom and a renowned Buddhist and Jain centre of learning.
Rule and society
The Thakor ruled a modest agricultural territory within the Kathiawar Agency. Few details of the state's internal history are recorded; the site is better known for the excavations and inscriptions of ancient Valabhi than for its 18th and 19th century rulers.
Decline and legacy
After accession to India Vala was merged into the United State of Saurashtra in 1948; it now lies in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
Lineage
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- Vala State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1807 CE – 1858 CE
- Vala State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vala State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/vala-state
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