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{{Short description|Princely state}}
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'''Pimpladevi State''' was a minor [[princely state]] during the [[British Raj]] in what is today [[Gujarat State]] India. It was initially administered by the [[Surat Agency]]  <ref>"Memoranda On The Indian States 1930", p. 290 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.275346/page/n311/mode/2up</ref> and then by the [[Western India States Agency]]. The state had a populatio of 125 and an area of 3.44 sq miles. <ref>"Memoranda on the Indian states, 1935", P. 102 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.275347/page/n111/mode/2up</ref> 

It was more specifically classified as one of the 14 minor princely states of the Dangs, in the [[Dang district, India]]. <ref>"The golden book of India; a genealogical and biograhical dictionary of the ruling princes, chiefs, nobles, and other personages, titled or decorated, of the Indian empire, with an appendix for Ceylon", P. 41 https://archive.org/details/goldenbookofindi00lethrich/page/40/mode/2up </ref>

==History==

The area of Khandesh became a British possession in 1818 following the defeat of [[Peshwa]] [[Baji Rao II]] during the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]]. The neieghbouring Dang principalities were seen as separate states and conducted routine raids into the Khandesh territories. In 1825 the [[Gaekwar]] of [[Baroda]] sent a force of 10 000 men to subdue the Dangs but were defeated, the Dang states omly subjugated in 1839. In 1842 parts of the Dang teak forests, surrounding 446 villages, were leased by the Government in Bombay, the lease extended in perpetuity and to the whole territory in 1862. Some time after 1842 the tribute demanded of the Dang states by the Desmukh of Mulher lead to heavy disturbances, which resulted in the British Government deducting the Desmukh's tribute from the sum paid to the Dang chiefs for leasing their forests. <ref> Reorganization scheme for the establishment of direct political relations between the govt. and India and states in the Bombay presidency, 1931, p. 25-26 https://www.abhilekh-patal.in/Category/ItemDetails/ItemDetails?itemId=e9609138-b62c-4dea-a28d-ffabfa4480ee</ref> 

In 1880 the state had a yearly revenue of ca. 11 £ (110 Rupees) <ref> BK 353 -Gazetteer Of Bombay Presidency Vol 12 Khandesh, 597, 605-606 https://archive.org/details/1880GazetteerOfBombayPresidencyVol12Khandesh353D/page/626/mode/2up</ref>

== Rulers ==

The Rulers bore the title of Pradhan.<ref> "Memoranda On The Indian States 1940" P. 30 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35376/page/n37/mode/2up </ref> The succession followed the rules of Primogeniture and the Chiefs were recorded as being [[Bhil]].<ref> BK 353 -Gazetteer Of Bombay Presidency Vol 12 Khandesh, 597, 605-606 https://archive.org/details/1880GazetteerOfBombayPresidencyVol12Khandesh353D/page/626/mode/2up</ref> The Dang Chiefs held the power to settle criminal and civil disputes, including being able to issue fines, have witches sentenced to be burnt alive and other capital offenders being killed by being shot by arrows. <ref> BK 353 -Gazetteer Of Bombay Presidency Vol 12 Khandesh, p. 603, https://archive.org/details/1880GazetteerOfBombayPresidencyVol12Khandesh353D/page/622/mode/2up </ref>

* Naik Dongria walad Kajlya (b. 1850), Naik, fl. 1893 <ref> "Golden Book Of India", P. 418 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.529478/page/n441/mode/2up </ref>
* Vithia walad Mahasha Pradhan (b. 1874) 1904-fl. 1915 <ref> "Memoranda On Native States In Indian 1915", P. 250 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35687/page/n255/mode/2up </ref>
* Kanjurao Walad Vithia, (b. 1913) 1926-fl. 1940 <ref>"Memoranda on the Indian states, 1934", P. 102, https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.04376/page/101/mode/2up </ref> <ref>"Memoranda on the Indian states, 1940" P. 24 </ref>

** Under the guardianship of Sukar Mahasha during his minority) <ref>"Memoranda on the Indian states, 1934", P. 102, https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.04376/page/101/mode/2up </ref>

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