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Limda (Hanubha na)
Limbda

લીમડા (હનુભાના)

Princely State of British India

1780–1948

Coat of arms

Map of the four prants of Kathiawar, 1855

Area

• 1,901

20 km² (7.7 sq mi)

Population

• 1,901

2,194

History

• Established

1780

• Independence of India

1948

Succeeded by

[[Saurashtra State]]

Today part of

Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Limda or Hanubha na Limda, literally Hanubha's Limda, is a former Rajput talukdari in Gohilwar prant of Saurashtra peninsula in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was held by the Gohil Rajputs clan. Its pre-Independence ruler held the title of Darbar Saheb.

In 1901, it comprised a town and four more villages, with a combined population of 2,194, yielding 28,000 Rupees revenue (1903-4, mostly from land).^[1]

History

The talukdari in Gohilwar prant was established by Hanubha Gohil, third son of Lakhaji III, 16th Thakor Saheb of Lathi. Hanubha and his brothers Fatehsinh and Ajabha were given the estate of Ingorala after Lakhajiraj's death. They wrested control of Limda and neighboring villages from their Kathi rulers, thus expanding control over five villages. Their descendants held estates there until the abolition of jagirs by The Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act of 1953.

The last ruler of Limda Darbar was Saheb Shri Ranjitsinhji Bhavsinhji Gohil who played an active role in the liberation of Junagadh from Nawab during the Arz-I-Hukumat movement. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (1967) from Gadhada assembly constituency.^[2]

Rulers

The family were members of the Gohil Dynasty of Rajputs.

Notables

Gohil Hanubha was the first holder of the Limda estate. He was martyred on the battlefield fighting against Kathi forces and is worshipped as a local deity. The seat of the estate is known as Limda hanubha na literally means Hanubha's Limda.
Gohil Fatehsinhji was Hanubha’s younger brother and first talukdar of Limda. He was martyred on the battlefield fighting against Kathi forces and is worshipped as a local deity.
Gohil Ranjitsinhji was the last talukdar of Limbda and an Independence activist who played an important role in the arz-I-Hukumat movement that led to Junagadh’s liberation. He was also an MLA representing Gadhada assembly constituency in 1967. Umrala Rajput Samaj dedicated the local community hall to him, naming it ‘Ranjeetsinhji Gohil Limda Bapu Bhavan’.
Shaktisinh Gohil is an Indian Politician serving as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. He is General secretary of All India Congress Committee, party in-charge for state of Bihar and National spokesman of Indian National Congress. He has been elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly five times and served as Minister in Gujarat Cabinet during two consecutive Congress governments from 1990 to 1995. He was Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012.

References

^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 15, page 165 - Imperial Gazetteer of India - Digital South Asia Library". Dsal.uchicago.edu. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
^ "C.V."