Princely State of Sahuka

Princely State of Sahuka

Princely State of Sahuka was managed by native shareholders under the indirect regulation of the British administration. Sahuka was located in Bhoika Thana. It covered an area of 6 sq miles.

The Princely State of Sahuka was one of the princely states of India that was managed and supervised by a native prince under the indirect regulation of the British administration. The princely state was under the indirect control of the British Empire in India. The state was scattered over a total area of 6 sq miles and comprised of a total population of 785 in the year 1931. The taluka of Sahuka was situated in Bhoika Thana and the territory consisted of only a single village that was located around 2 miles towards the west of the town of Limbdi. Sahuka state was entirely surrounded by the small block of territory where Limbi town was located, excluding the southern region where it was bordered by the princely state of Laliad and the princely state of Karol.

History of Princely State of Sahuka
The Princely State of Sahuka was claimed by more than one native monarch, who were formally described as shareholders. There were many such shareholders in the state who held the style of Talukdar. The estate holders of the region were predominantly Jhala Rajputs, who were bhayats of the princely state of Limbdi. The estate holders of the Bhoika Thana were individuals of substance and educated, unlike to the shareholders in other Kathiawar Thanas. They were much aware of the political situation in the country. Almost all of the shareholders possessed substantial financial resources which enhanced their position amongst the native princes of other princely states.

Administration of Princely State of Sahuka
The Princely State of Sahuka was a prominent part of the former Baroda Agency, which in turn was a under the administrative control of the Western India States Agency. The territory was also incorporated as a part of the state of Gujarat, India. Sahuka state was also a part of the Eastern Kathiawar Agency and the territory of Bhoika Thana. Bhoika Thana was a corridor of minor estates which detached the princely state of Limbdi to the east from the princely states of Chuda and Wadhwan to the west. The area was bordered by the British district of Ahmedabad in the south. Almost all of the 18 estates in the region, excluding only one estate, were offshoots of Limbdi state. In 1935, the region was merged with the District Thana of Wadhwan in order to form the new territory of Wadhwan Bhoika Thana, for convenience purposes. The new territory included around 35 estates, which covered a total area of 347 sq miles and comprising a total population of 38,719 in the year 1931.

Sahuka state was a non jurisdictionary princely state. The state paid annual tribute to the princely state of Junagadh. In the year 1943, the princely state of Sahuka was attached to Limbdi state under the Attachment Scheme of 1943. It was amongst of the 29 units that were attached in the first stage of the scheme which followed the lead of Ghodasar and Bhadwa in declining to recognize the power and authority of the attaching of princely states.

Accession of Princely State of Sahuka
The princely state of Sahuka was acceded to the newly independent Union of India after the removal of the British Government of India from the political dominance in country on 15th August 1947. After the country was divided between India and Pakistan, the native rulers were given the choice of acceding to either the Union of India or the Dominion of Pakistan. The estate holders of Sahuka decided to merge with India.

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