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'''Kathiawar''' is a peninsula, originally known as Saurastra. In the 18th Century the name was changed to Kathiawar and today forms part of the Indian State of Gujarat.
The peninsula covers an area of 23,345 sq. miles (60,720 sq. Km) and in 1901 had a population of 2,645,805<ref name=gaz15_164>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_170.gif “Imperial Gazette of India” Vol.15. p.164]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2017</ref>. Most of the area was under the jurisdiction of the [[Government of India]], and also Portugal had the island colony of [[Diu]] on the peninsular which covered 20 sq. miles (51.8sq. Km) with a population of 14,614 <ref name=gaz11_368>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_368.gif “Imperial Gazette of India” Vol.11. p.362-364]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2017</ref>.
'''Kathiawar''' in the late 1800’s was governed by 193 small [[Princely States]], ruled by local potentates who acknowledged British control in return for local sovereignty. These States comprised the ‘Kathiawar Agency’. The rest of the peninsula, chiefly in the east along the Gulf of Cambay, were districts ruled directly by the British as part of British India's [[Bombay Presidency]], which included part of the peninsula <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathiawar Wikipedia “Kathiawar”]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2017</ref>.
The ‘Kathiawar Agency’ was a political unit formed in 1822 with headquarters at [[Rajkot]], the town where the British Political Agent used to reside. He reported to the Political Department office at [[Bombay]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathiawar_Agency Wikipedia “Kathiawar Agency”]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2017</ref>. The area was divided the area into four regions these being Halar, Jhalavad, Sorath and Gohelvad <ref name=gaz15_164/>.
==Historical books online==
*[https://archive.org/details/pts_historyofkathiaw_3721-1226 “The History of Kathiwad” by Capt H Wilberforce-Bell; published by William Heinmann, London, 1916]
==Further Informatino==
See also page '''[[Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems]]'''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]
[[Category:Princely States]]
The peninsula covers an area of 23,345 sq. miles (60,720 sq. Km) and in 1901 had a population of 2,645,805<ref name=gaz15_164>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_170.gif “Imperial Gazette of India” Vol.15. p.164]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2017</ref>. Most of the area was under the jurisdiction of the [[Government of India]], and also Portugal had the island colony of [[Diu]] on the peninsular which covered 20 sq. miles (51.8sq. Km) with a population of 14,614 <ref name=gaz11_368>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_368.gif “Imperial Gazette of India” Vol.11. p.362-364]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2017</ref>.
'''Kathiawar''' in the late 1800’s was governed by 193 small [[Princely States]], ruled by local potentates who acknowledged British control in return for local sovereignty. These States comprised the ‘Kathiawar Agency’. The rest of the peninsula, chiefly in the east along the Gulf of Cambay, were districts ruled directly by the British as part of British India's [[Bombay Presidency]], which included part of the peninsula <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathiawar Wikipedia “Kathiawar”]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2017</ref>.
The ‘Kathiawar Agency’ was a political unit formed in 1822 with headquarters at [[Rajkot]], the town where the British Political Agent used to reside. He reported to the Political Department office at [[Bombay]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathiawar_Agency Wikipedia “Kathiawar Agency”]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2017</ref>. The area was divided the area into four regions these being Halar, Jhalavad, Sorath and Gohelvad <ref name=gaz15_164/>.
==Historical books online==
*[https://archive.org/details/pts_historyofkathiaw_3721-1226 “The History of Kathiwad” by Capt H Wilberforce-Bell; published by William Heinmann, London, 1916]
==Further Informatino==
See also page '''[[Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems]]'''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]
[[Category:Princely States]]
