Gigasaran

Village and former petty state in Western India

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Gigasaran is a village (now called Gigasan) and former petty princely state in Gujarat, western India.

It lies in Sorath prant, on Saurashtra peninsula.

History

Gigasaran was a petty princely state in Western Kathiawar, comprising solely the village, ruled by Kathi Chieftains.

It had a population of 582 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 6,600 Rupees (1903-4, nearly all from land) and a paying no tribute.

External links and Sources

History

  • Imperial Gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu - Kathiawar
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Princely states of the Western India States Agency during the British Raj, by colonial (Sub)Agency and (in Kathiawar) by prant
Italics = Thana's, jurisdictions grouping several petty states
Gohelwar prant (Eastern Kathiawar)
Jhalawar prant (Eastern Kathiawar)
Halar prant (Western Kathiawar)
Sorath prant (Western Kathiawar)
Palanpur Agency (Banas Kantha Agency)
Mahi Kantha Agency (Banas Kantha)

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