Angadh

Angadh was a Mehwas (petty princely state) under British India, spanning a part of what is now Vadodara district in Gujarat.

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Angadh is the sacred place of pilgrimages on the banks of the Mahi river where Koli people gather in large numbers to see full moon in Chaitra.[1]

History

The non-salute state Angadh was the major one of the three Dorka states (part of the Pandu Mehwas, under the colonial Rewa Kantha Agency), the other two being Dorka itself and Reika (Reyka). It was ruled by Koli Chieftains and covered 4 1/2 square miles with a population of 2,269 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 5,181 Rupees (1903-4; over half from land) and paying 1,344 Rupees tribute to the Gaikwar Baroda State.[2]

During the Indian rebellion of 1857, the Angadh village was burnt down by British and Baroda State army for sheltering the Koli rebels who revolted under Bapu Gaekwad and Nihalchand Zhaveri.[3]

References
  1. Chakravarty, Kalyan Kumar; Saṅgrahālaya, Indirā Gāndhī Rāshṭrīya Mānava (2005). River Valley Cultures of India. New Delhi, India: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. p. 311. ISBN 978-81-7305-300-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. "Imperial Gazetter of India, Volume 21, page 291 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. Yājñika, Acyuta; Sheth, Suchitra (2005). The Shaping of Modern Gujarat: Plurality, Hindutva, and Beyond. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books India. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-14-400038-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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