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Varsoda State

1600 CE – 1948 CE (approx.) · capital Varsoda

A minor Rajput chiefship on the Sabarmati in northern Gujarat, one of the small estates of the Mahi Kantha country.

Origins

Varsoda was one of the petty estates of the Mahi Kantha region, held by a Rajput family from around 1600. Its early history is known mainly from local tradition.

Rule and society

The Thakor ruled a few villages, paid tribute through the Gaekwads of Baroda and was supervised by the British Mahi Kantha Agency. Few details of its rulers are recorded in standard works.

Decline and legacy

Varsoda was merged into Bombay Province in 1948 and became part of Gujarat in 1960, in present Gandhinagar district.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Varsoda StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE

Connections (2)

Varsoda State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1820 CE – 1858 CE
Varsoda State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Varsoda State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/varsoda-state
MLA: “Varsoda State.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/varsoda-state. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Varsoda State.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/varsoda-state.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Varsoda State’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/varsoda-state (Accessed: ).

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