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'''Gigasaran''' is a village (now called '''Gigasan''') and former petty [[princely state]] in [[Gujarat]], western [[India]].  
'''Gigasaran''' is a village (now called '''Gigasan''') and former petty [[princely state]] in [[Gujarat]], [[Western India]].


It lies in [[Sorath prant]], on [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] peninsula.
It lies in [[Sorath prant]], on [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] peninsula.
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Gigasaran was a petty princely state in Western [[Kathiawar]], comprising solely the village, ruled by [[Kathi caste|Kathi]] Chieftains.
Gigasaran was a petty princely state in Western [[Kathiawar]], comprising solely the village, ruled by [[Kathi caste|Kathi]] Chieftains.


It had a population of 582 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 6,600 Rupees (1903-4, nearly all from land) and a paying no tribute.
It had a population of 582 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 6,600 Rupees (1903–4, nearly all from land) and a paying no tribute.


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== External links and Sources ==
History
History
* [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_175.gif Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu - Kathiawar]
* [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_175.gif Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu - Kathiawar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025111838/http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_175.gif |date=25 October 2021 }}
 
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Latest revision as of 01:01, 10 January 2026


Gigasaran is a village (now called Gigasan) and former petty princely state in Gujarat, Western India.

It lies in Sorath prant, on Saurashtra peninsula.

History[edit | edit source]

Gigasaran was a petty princely state in Western Kathiawar, comprising solely the village, ruled by Kathi Chieftains.

It had a population of 582 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 6,600 Rupees (1903–4, nearly all from land) and a paying no tribute.

External links and Sources[edit | edit source]

History

21°17′15″N 70°57′03″E / 21.287387°N 70.950965°E / 21.287387; 70.950965

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