Jesar is a small town and Taluka of Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.[1]

Before independence it was capital of Jesar State, a small Princely State of India. Upon independence in 1947, the Princely State of Jesar was merged into Union of India to form a part of United State of Kathiawar a.k.a. Saurashtra State.[2]

Location on Google map link: https://goo.gl/maps/vVVrPXUw6z5gvfNq5

References

  1. ↑ Rains pound Bhavnagar, Jesar lashed by 231mm
  2. ↑ Calcutta Government Of India Central Publication Branch. Memoranda On The Indian States 1930.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.