Kathiawar Talukdar Representation Correspondence

AR-011-0016

This correspondence file, dating from 1922 to 1924, documents the political representation and administrative status of smaller princely states in Kathiawar. It includes a petition from the Talukdar of Anandpur and similarly situated talukdars to the Political Agent of Eastern Kathiawar, requesting inclusion in the Chamber of Princes, along with responses from British political officers explaining that talukas below Class IV could not be granted such representation. The file also contains lists of affected talukas, memos for local officials, and notes on the submission of updated Japti (land grant) records with requests for annual updates. Its archival value lies in revealing how colonial bureaucracy classified and codified political authority, illustrating the structured limits placed on local sovereignty and governance in early 20th-century Gujarat.

1922-1924

Darbar Collections

Kathiawar Talukdar Representation Correspondence