Gohelwar

Map of the four prants of Kathiawar, 1855

Gohelwar was one of the four prants (traditional regions) into which the many feudal units (mostly petty princely states) of Kathiawar on Saurashtra pensinsula in present Gujarat (western India) were divided, the others being Halar (west), Jhalawar (or Jalavad; north) and Sorath (southern). Gohelwar roughly covered the (south)east.

Princely States

Its salute states were :

• First Class : Bhavnagar State, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 13-guns (15-guns local)
• Second Class : Palitana State, title Thakore Sahib, Hereditary salute of 9-guns

Its main non-salute states included :

• Third Class : Jasdan State, Vala State
• Fourth Class : Lathi State
• (No Fifth Class state)
• Sixth Class : Bhadli State, Itaria State, Kotra Pitha State, Vankia State
• Seventh Class : Kariana State

There were many more petty states, usually just a single village

External links and Sources

• Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu - Kathiawar
• RoyalArk - India - Salute States