Minor States of Mahikantha Agency - A-M

Princely States

Amliara

The ancestor of Amliara state is a Chouhan Rajput who lost caste after marrying a Koli woman. The estate is founded by a member of the line who received the estate from Aurangzeb for his services. The estate is noted for it's resistanec to Baroda which was able to subdue Ambliara only after repeated attacks. In 1798, Amliara's Bhatji launched a counter attack and plundered Ahmednagar when Modasa and Ahmednagar attempted to conquer Amliara. A combined troop of Ahmednagar and Baroda was next defeated. Amliara accepted formal vassalage of Baroda in 1808.

Dadhalia

Dadhalia is founded by a Sisodiya Vahaji who left Mewar in search of a fortune. Rao Kalyanmal of Idar granted him an estate of 42 villages in Bayad Pargana. After that, he received the estate of Dadhalia and other villages. When the Jodhpur prices Anand Singh and Rai Singh took charge of Idar, Dadhalia refused to serve under them, Bayad Pargana is seized and only Dadhalia was left to him. A distant relative Jaswantsinghji was made the ruler in his place.

Ghodasar

Vegadji, the founder of Ghodasar, a Dabhi Rajput migrated from Bundelkhand to the court of Sidhraj Solanki. For his services, he received the Dangarwa Taluka comprising of 84 villages. This estate wa seized by Ahmed I of Gujarat from Mayaji who fled to the village of Chara. However,