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REWA KANTHA

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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 225 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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REWA KANTHA , a See also:political agency or collection of native states in See also:India, subordinate to the See also:government of Bombay. It stretches for about 150 M. between the See also:plain of See also:Gujarat and the hills of See also:Malwa, from the See also:river See also:Tapti to the See also:Mahi, See also:crossing the See also:Nerbudda or Rewa, from which it takes its name. The number of See also:separate states is 61, many of which are under See also:British See also:jurisdiction. The only important one is See also:Rajpipla (q.v.). It includes also five second-class states entitled See also:Chota See also:Udaipur, Bariya, Sunth, Lunawada and Balaimor. See also:Total See also:area, 4972 sq. m. In 1901 the See also:population was 479,065, showing a decrease of 35 % in the See also:decade, due to the results of See also:famine. Estimated See also:revenue, £140,000; See also:tribute (mostly to the See also:gaekwar of See also:Baroda), £xo,000. Many of the inhabitants belong to the See also:wild tribes of See also:Bhils and See also:Kolis. The political See also:agent, who is also See also:collector of the British See also:district of the Panch Mahals, resides at See also:Godhra.

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