Vana (वाना) was a small princely state, designated as a Taluka. It belonged to the Wadhwan Thana, an administrative grouping of 17 small states on the Kathiawar peninsula. It currently belongs to the state of Gujarat, India.
Title of the prince: Thakore.
Dynasty: Jhala, Rajput.
Religion: Hindu.
Area: Unknown, with 3 villages.
Population: 3,305 people (1930).
Current head of the dynasty: Thakore Sahib Shree Joravarsinhji.
History: Almost all the states of the Wadhwan Thana, except for two, were governed by members of the Jhala family.
Thakore Sahib Shree Sardarsinhji Arjunsinhji (2nd son of Thakore Saheb Shree Arjunsinhji Madhavsinhji of Wadhwan) became the founder of Vana in about 1738.
The princely family of Vana intermarried with powerful reigning families. Thus, princesses from Vana became Maharanis of Mysore and Gondal.
Sources: Indian Rajputs, Memoranda 1930, Cbkwgl Newsletter, Wikipedia
For add or correct information: picpus1965@yahoo.es
Title of the prince: Thakore.
Dynasty: Jhala, Rajput.
Religion: Hindu.
Area: Unknown, with 3 villages.
Population: 3,305 people (1930).
Current head of the dynasty: Thakore Sahib Shree Joravarsinhji.
History: Almost all the states of the Wadhwan Thana, except for two, were governed by members of the Jhala family.
Thakore Sahib Shree Sardarsinhji Arjunsinhji (2nd son of Thakore Saheb Shree Arjunsinhji Madhavsinhji of Wadhwan) became the founder of Vana in about 1738.
The princely family of Vana intermarried with powerful reigning families. Thus, princesses from Vana became Maharanis of Mysore and Gondal.
Sources: Indian Rajputs, Memoranda 1930, Cbkwgl Newsletter, Wikipedia
For add or correct information: picpus1965@yahoo.es
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