Dang

The Dangs are a hilly, forested country between Gujarat and Khandesh, inhabited by Bhil communities and ruled by a number of local chiefs. The chiefs formerly acknowledged the head of Gharvi, who paid tribute to the deshmukh of Mulher in Baglana. The forests yielded timber and catechu, the latter prepared from trees by Kathodia workers. In the early nineteenth century the chiefs retained considerable independence, while British forces established posts on the neighbouring fringes and sought agreements over claims on surrounding villages.