The state of Warahi I (વરાહી સિનિયર), also known as Moti Jatwad or Warahi Senior, was an independent princely state of India. The territory was merged with the present-day state of Gujarat.
Title of the prince: Malek Saheb.
Dynasty: Malek (or Malik).
Religion: Muslim.
Affiliation during the British Raj: Bombay Presidency, Banas Kantha Agency.
Area: 311 square kilometers, and included 16 villages. Authority over other lands and settlements was complex due to overlapping rights with other states.
Population: 1.908, in 1911 year.
Current head of the dynasty: unknown.
History: The ruling dynasty was the Malek (or Malik) family, belonging to the Muslim Jat ethnicity, who also reigned in the breakaway state known as Warahi II or Warahi Junior. The family established itself in these lands during the 15th century, founding the states of Warahi, Vanod, and Bajana. Malek Isaji is recorded as the founder of the dynasty. The ruler held the title of Malek Saheb, and succession followed the principle of male primogeniture.
In 1943, Warahi I was attached to the princely state of Radhanpur.
In 1947, the sovereign of the princely state of Warahi I, Malek Shri Husenyavarkhanji Joravarkhani, the 12th Malek Saheb of Warahi-Senior, acceded his state to the newly formed Union of India. The prince has succession.
Sources: IndianNetzone, JatLand, Royal Archives
For add or correct information: picpus1965@yahoo.es
Dynasty: Malek (or Malik).
Religion: Muslim.
Affiliation during the British Raj: Bombay Presidency, Banas Kantha Agency.
Area: 311 square kilometers, and included 16 villages. Authority over other lands and settlements was complex due to overlapping rights with other states.
Population: 1.908, in 1911 year.
Current head of the dynasty: unknown.
History: The ruling dynasty was the Malek (or Malik) family, belonging to the Muslim Jat ethnicity, who also reigned in the breakaway state known as Warahi II or Warahi Junior. The family established itself in these lands during the 15th century, founding the states of Warahi, Vanod, and Bajana. Malek Isaji is recorded as the founder of the dynasty. The ruler held the title of Malek Saheb, and succession followed the principle of male primogeniture.
In 1943, Warahi I was attached to the princely state of Radhanpur.
In 1947, the sovereign of the princely state of Warahi I, Malek Shri Husenyavarkhanji Joravarkhani, the 12th Malek Saheb of Warahi-Senior, acceded his state to the newly formed Union of India. The prince has succession.
Sources: IndianNetzone, JatLand, Royal Archives
For add or correct information: picpus1965@yahoo.es
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