Kankrej, Gujarat Explained

Kankrej
Official Name:	Kankrej City
Settlement Type:	City
Other Name:	Kankrej Taluka

Kankrej is a city and Municipal council in Banaskantha district in the Gujarat state of India.^{[1] [2]}

History

The Kankrej was ruled by Koli chieftains during British Raj in India.^{[3] [4]}

The Kolis of Kankrej were most rebellious against Muslim rulers and British Raj in India.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kankrej Taluka Panchayat. banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in. 2019-04-06.
2. Web site: TNN. Apr 22, 2020 . 84 Pakistan refugees rescued in Kankrej Rajkot News - Times of India . 2022-10-14 . The Times of India . en.
3. Book: Falkiner, Suzanne . Joan in India . 2015-11-01 . Xoum Publishing . 978-1-921134-99-9 . New Delhi, India . Four (Palanpur, Radhanpur, Varahi and Tervada) were under Muslim rulers; seven (Tharad and Morvada, Vav, Suigam, Diodar, Santalpur and Chadchat) under Rajputs; and two (Bhabar and Kankrej) under koli thakardas (petty chiefs). Palanpur, with 2,384 square miles and 215,000 people, and Radhanpur, of 929 square miles and 90,000 people, by far outstripped the others in size and importance . en.
4. Book: Macmurdo, James . The Peninsula of Gujarat in the Early Nineteenth Century . 1977 . Sterling Publishers . 85: Kankrej : A petty state in Mahi Kanta, Gujarat comprising the chiefships of Thara, Un and Wara . Except Thara, Un and Wara were ruled by the Kolis . British relations with Kankrej dated from 1819–20 . In 1844 Kankrej was . en.
5. Book: Patel, Govindlal Dalsukhbhai . The Indian Land Problem and Legislation . N. M. Tripathi . 1954 . New Delhi, India . 79 . en.