Vora State

Vora State
Princely State of British India
1948
Location of Vora
Area
• 1931	2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	107
Succeeded by India

Vora State was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today Gujarat State India. It was initially administered by the Rewa Kantha Agency and then by the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency. It was part of the 28 Princely States making up the Sankheda Mehwas, estates dating from the fall of Pawagadh in 1484, by Rajputts settling on the south of the territory near the town of Sankheda, from which the Sankheda Mehwas derive their name. The state had a population of 1407 and an area of 5 sq miles.

History

The state of Baroda had imposed a tribute on the Sankheda Mewas, it's extraction causing British intervention in 1822, brokering an agreement where the Gaekwar received tribute from the states, while their independence was recognised by Baroda, which also promised to respect the petty states' rights.

Rulers

The Ruler had the title of Thakur.

• Thakur Motabawa Fatebawa (b. 1855) July 2, 1890-fl. 1909
• Thakur Badharkhan Motabawa (b. October 30, 1901) December 27, 1911-fl. 1939