Jadeja
Gondal
Progressive Jadeja administration under its Thakor Sahibs.
- Ruler’s title
- Thakor Saheb
- Standing
- 11-gun salute state
- Region
- Saurashtra
- Founded
- Jadeja state, 1634
- After 1947
- Merged into the United State of Saurashtra, 15 February 1948
The account
Under Sir Bhagvatsinhji, Gondal stood among the most progressive states of India — free schooling for girls, no purdah at court, railways and model villages.
Territorial Holdings
Gondal State Bhayati Estates
Hereditary cadet estates (Bhayat) and prominent settlement villages historically granted to or affiliated with this seat.
Kotda Sangani
Mengani
Ribda
Movaiya
Sultanpur
Ardoi