Limbdi State

Limbdi ( Limri ) was a princely state of British India in the northeast of the Kathiawar Peninsula in what is now the state of Gujarat. Its capital was the place Limbdi. The principality was founded by the Jhala Rajput Raj Sahib Manguji, a son of Raj Sahib Harpal Dev of Halvad ( Dhrangadhra ) to 1500. Limbdi 1807-1947 was a British protectorate. It had in 1921 an area of 888 km ² and 35,000 inhabitants.

On August 15, 1947 Limbdi became a member of the State Union and Saurashtra on 15 February 1948, completed the connection to India. On November 1, 1956 all princely states were dissolved and the State of Bombay incorporated. Due to the division of Bombay on May 1, 1960 Limbdi came to Gujarat.