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Princely State of Warahi II was one of the prominent princely states of India that was administered by a native prince under the guidance of the British authorities. The princely state was under the indirect control of the British Empire in India. The state was scattered over a total area of 40 sq miles and comprised of a total population of 1,411 in the year 1931. The state of Warahi II of Muridkhanji was a small unit which consisted of 5 swang and 4 co-shared villages and were comprised in the Warahi taluka. The swang villages were segregated into 3 separate blocks of land and which was bordered by the princely state of Radhanpur, the estates of Warahi Thana and the villages of Warahi I. The erstwhile princely state of Warahi II was incorporated as a part of the Baroda Agency, which was a sub division of the Western India States Agency. Later the territory was merged with the state of Gujarat. The native state was also included as a part of the Sabar Kantha Agency.
History of Princely State of Warahi II
The Jats from Sind were the ruling family of the native state. The family established itself in the region after the dissolution of the initial Jat state during the 15th century. As a result of this the states of Warahi, Bajana and Vanod were established. The native rulers of the princely state held the title of Malek. The succession of the throne or gadi of Warahi I state was governed by the rule of male primogeniture, by which the first born or eldest child of the same parents the first born or eldest child of the same parents, to the exclusion of all others.
The Malek of the princely state of Warahi II exercised very restricted civil and criminal jurisdiction. The native ruler exercised authority through a Kamdar, who was approved by the Resident of British India, also known as British Political Agent. According to the Attachment Scheme of 1943, the princely state of Warahi II was attached to the princely state of Radhanpur.
After the independence of India in the year 1947, the former native state was acceded to the newly formed Union of India, also known as Dominion of India. The erstwhile princely state is presently a part of the modern Indian state of Gujarat.
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