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{{Short description|Princely state in India}}
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|native_name = બારિઆ રિયાસત
| conventional_long_name = Baria State
|conventional_long_name =Baria State
| common_name           = Princely state of Baria
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| nation                 = [[British India]]
|nation = [[British India]]
| subdivision           = [[Princely State]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
| era                   = 19th century
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| year_start             = 1524
|year_start = 1524
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| year_end               = 1948
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| event_end             = [[Political integration of India|Accession to the Union of India]]
|event_end= [[Political integration of India|Accession to the Union of India]]
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|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
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|image_flag = Flag of the Baria State.svg
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| image_map             = Rewa Kantha Agency with all Princely States Gujarat during British India 1811-1937 with labels.svg
|image_map = Rewa Kantha Agency with all Princely States Gujarat during British India 1811-1937 with labels.svg
| image_map_caption     = Baria State (''sky blue'') within [[Rewa Kantha Agency]], British India
|image_map_caption = Baria State (''sky blue'') within [[Rewa Kantha Agency]], British India
| capital               = [[Devgadh Baria]]
|capital = [[Devgadh Baria]]
| stat_area1             = 2106
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| stat_year1             = 1901
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'''Baria State''' [The State of Baria], also known as '''Bariya State''', was one of the [[princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]]. It was under the [[Rewa Kantha Agency]] of the [[Bombay Presidency]] and had its capital in [[Devgadh Baria]] town of present-day [[Dahod district]] in [[Gujarat]] state.
| government_type        = Monarchy
| native_name_lang      = Gujarati
}}


==History==
The '''Baria State''', also known as '''Bariya State''', was one of the [[princely state]]s of India during the period of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wallace |first1=Major R. |title=Historical Sketch of the Native States under the control of the political agent in the Rewa Kanta |date=1854 |pages=5-7, 127-159 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.109817/page/n5/mode/2up |access-date=23 March 2026}}</ref> It was under the [[Rewa Kantha Agency]] of the [[Bombay Presidency]] and had its capital in [[Devgadh Baria]] town of present-day [[Dahod district]] in Gujarat state.
The state was founded by around 1524. The state had seven subdivisions: Randhikpur, Dudhia, Umaria, Haveli, Kakadkhila, Sagtala and Rajgad.
Baria's Rajput last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 10 June 1948.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}


===Rulers===
A geological study of Baria State was carried out in 1931.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rama Rao |first1=B. |title=The Geology of the Baria State |date=1931 |publisher=The Government of Baria |location=Bangalore |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.40066/page/n5/mode/2up |access-date=23 March 2026}}</ref> Baria State operated a narrow gauge railway between [[Piplod]] and [[Devgadh Baria]] which was later absorbed into [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite book |title=History Of Indian Railways Constructed And In Progress |date=1938 |publisher=Government of India Press |location=Simla |pages=59–60 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/page/59/mode/2up |access-date=23 March 2026}}</ref>  
The rulers of Baria were titled "Maharawal" from 1864 onwards.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely States of India]</ref> They were granted a [[Salute state|hereditary salute of 9 guns]] by the British.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/baria.html |title=Baria Princely State (9 gun salute) |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124185556/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/baria.html |archive-date=24 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


====Rajas====
==See also==
* ... – ...              Rayasimhji Udaisimhji
* ... – ...              Vijaysimhji Rayasimhji
* ... – c.1720 Mansimhji I Vijaysimhji (d. c.1720)
*17.. – 17..                Prithvirajji I Mansimhji (d. af.1732)
* ... – ...              Rayadharji Prithviraji
* ... – ...              Gangdasji I Rayadharji
* ... – ...              Gambhirsimhji Gangdasji
* ... – ...              Dhiratsimhji Gambhirsimhji
*1803?                      Jashwantsimhji Sahibsimhji
*18.. – Aug 1819 Gangdasji II Jashwantsimhji (d. 1819)
*1819 Prithvirajji II Gangdasji (d. 1864) (1st time)
*1819 Rupji (usurper)
*1819 – 1820 Bhimsimhji Gangdasji
*1820 – 1864 Prithvirajji II Gangdasji (s.a.) (2nd time)
 
====Maharawals====
* 5 Mar 1864 – 25 Feb 1908 Mansimhji II Prithirajji (b. 1855 – d. 1908)
*25 Feb 1908 – 15 Aug 1947 Ranjitsimhji Mansimhji (b. 1886 – d. 1949) (from 1 Jan 1922, Sir Ranjitsimhji Mansimhji)
*28 March
 
== See also ==
* [[Bombay Presidency]]
* [[Bombay Presidency]]
* [[Political integration of India]]
* [[Political integration of India]]
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Baria State
Princely State of British India
1524–1948
Flag of Princely state of Baria
Flag
Coat of arms of Princely state of Baria
Coat of arms

Baria State (sky blue) within Rewa Kantha Agency, British India
CapitalDevgadh Baria
Area 
• 1901
2,106 km2 (813 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
81,579
History
 • TypeMonarchy
Historical era19th century
• Established
1524
1948
Succeeded by
India
Today part of India

The Baria State, also known as Bariya State, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj.[1] It was under the Rewa Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency and had its capital in Devgadh Baria town of present-day Dahod district in Gujarat state.

A geological study of Baria State was carried out in 1931.[2] Baria State operated a narrow gauge railway between Piplod and Devgadh Baria which was later absorbed into Indian Railways.[3]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wallace, Major R. (1854). Historical Sketch of the Native States under the control of the political agent in the Rewa Kanta. pp. 5–7, 127–159. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  2. Rama Rao, B. (1931). The Geology of the Baria State. Bangalore: The Government of Baria. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  3. History Of Indian Railways Constructed And In Progress. Simla: Government of India Press. 1938. pp. 59–60. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

22°42′N 73°55′E / 22.70°N 73.91°E / 22.70; 73.91

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