Bantva

Bantva, or Bantwa, is a small town in Saurashtra region of the state of Gujarat in India.Nearby towns are Nanadiya, Limbuda, Nakara Manavadar, Vanthali, Junagadh, Keshod, Visavadar, Kutiyana, Dhoraji, Porbandar and Rajkot.The town is roughly 10 kilometers from the Arabian Sea.Before the Independence of India in 1947, Bantva was part of the princely state of Bantva Manavadar in Kathiawar, founded in 1760 and locally ruled until February 1948 by Khan Himmat Khan, son of Khan Amir Khan, of the Muslim Babi family of Junagadh State.In 1947 it followed the neighboring and more powerful Princely state of Junagadh into union with Pakistan, but that decision was quickly reversed by Indian occupation and subsequent plebiscite.
This is a map of Bantva as it was in 1947
Bantva (Gidad)GujaratDistrictJunagadhGujaratiTime zoneSaurashtra regionNanadiyaLimbudaManavadarVanthaliKeshodVisavadarKutiyanaDhorajiPorbandarRajkotArabian SeaBantva ManavadarIndependence of Indiaprincely stateKathiawarBabi familyJunagadh StatePakistanArif HabibAbdul Sattar EdhiBilquis EdhiAhmad AdayaAhmed DawoodDawood GroupSindhi languageShrikant ShahRajendra Shukla