Vora, also known as Wahora, Wohora, or Vohora (વહોરાના માણસ), was a princely state that belonged to Sankheda Mehvassi, a grouping of 27 small princely states in eastern Gujarat, specifically on the banks of the Narmada (Narbada) River. Vora bordered the princely states of Bihora, Bhilodia, Vasan Sewada, Dudhpur, Vanmala, Agar, Vajiria, and Baroda. Today, it belongs to the state of Gujarat.
Title of the prince: Thakor.
Dynasty: Rathor.
Religion: unknown.
Area: 12.95 square kilometers, with 2 villages. Population: 1,479 people in the year 1941.
Current head of the dynasty: unknown.
History: Like other small principalities in the area, it was governed by the Rathor (or Rathore, Rathod) dynasty, of Rajput ethnicity. Succession was through agnatic primogeniture. Vora paid tribute to the Baroda kingdom.
Title of the prince: Thakor.
Dynasty: Rathor.
Religion: unknown.
Area: 12.95 square kilometers, with 2 villages. Population: 1,479 people in the year 1941.
Current head of the dynasty: unknown.
History: Like other small principalities in the area, it was governed by the Rathor (or Rathore, Rathod) dynasty, of Rajput ethnicity. Succession was through agnatic primogeniture. Vora paid tribute to the Baroda kingdom.
In 1930, the Thakor of Vora was Badharkhan Motabawa.
Sources: IndiaNetzone, Memoranda On The Indian States 1930.
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