Vajiria, Vajira or Vageri (वजीरिया) was one of the 28 smaller rural states that formed the Sankheda Mewas confederation, an administrative unit within the Rewa Kantha Agency of British India. Vajiria was bounded by Baroda in the north; by the state of Agar in the east; by the territories of Nilia and Nangam in the south; and by Bhilodia in the west. Today, its territory belongs to the state of Gujarat, India.
Title of prince: Thakur.
Dynasty: Rathod, Rajputs.
Religion: Muslim.
Area: 54.39 square kilometers, with 21 villages.
Population: 5,968 people (1931).
Current head of the dynasty: unknown.
History: The Sankheda Mewas originally comprised 8 states, with Vajiria being one of them. Over time, these states divided into 28. The rulers of Nangam, Vasan, Bihora, Dudhpur, and Vora all originated from the Vajiria dynasty.
In 1939, the ruler was Thakur Shri Kesarkhanji Kalubawa, Thakur of Vajiria. Succession to the throne was based on agnatic primogeniture (inheritance by the eldest male heir through the male line).
All these states paid tribute to the Gaekwad of Baroda.
Vajiria was incorporated into India in 1947.
Title of prince: Thakur.
Dynasty: Rathod, Rajputs.
Religion: Muslim.
Area: 54.39 square kilometers, with 21 villages.
Population: 5,968 people (1931).
Current head of the dynasty: unknown.
History: The Sankheda Mewas originally comprised 8 states, with Vajiria being one of them. Over time, these states divided into 28. The rulers of Nangam, Vasan, Bihora, Dudhpur, and Vora all originated from the Vajiria dynasty.
In 1939, the ruler was Thakur Shri Kesarkhanji Kalubawa, Thakur of Vajiria. Succession to the throne was based on agnatic primogeniture (inheritance by the eldest male heir through the male line).
All these states paid tribute to the Gaekwad of Baroda.
Vajiria was incorporated into India in 1947.
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| Kesarkhanji, Thakur of Vajiria Source: Indian Muslim Archives |
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