Kaakrej

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Kaakrej

Thara — A collection of petty estates under the Palanpur Agency, Bombay, with a total area of 810 square miles. They are bounded on the north by Palanpur ; on the east by a sub- division of Baroda territory ; on the south by Radhanpur State ; and on the west by the Palanpur estates of Diodar. The population in 1901 was 38,829, compared with 38,842 in 1891. The first connexion of the British Government with the States of kankrej dates from the formation in 1819-20 of the Mahl Rantha Agency, in which they were included till 1844, when, on account of their nearness to Palanpur, they were transferred to the Palanpur Agency. Rankrej comprises 26 different estates, the chief of which are Thara, Un, and Ramboi, most of them held by Rajputs who have intermarried with Roll women. The largest and most important estate is Thara, whose chiefs are Vaghela Rolls by caste ; and these, by refusing to eat with their brethren, have been allowed to intermarry with Rajput houses, and are now generally admitted as belonging to the Rajput tribe. The principal village in Rankrej is Thara, 5 miles north of which is Rakar, the ancient capital of the State, with some ruined temples.