Koli King Raja Som Shah (राजा सोम साह)
Raja Som Shah (राजा सोम साह) Was Koli King Of Ramnagar State (रामनगर रियासत) In The Middle Of Sixteenth Century. Ramnagar State Was Only Sixty Miles South Of Surat . It Was An Independent Koli Kingdom (कोली राज्य). Raja Som Shah Started The Chauth System. Chauth Was A Protection Fee. Som Shah Was Recieving Chauth From Portuguese Of Dadra And Nagar Haveli Region Was In Ramnagar State Territory And Was Providing Protection To Portuguese. Portuguese Called Him As Chauthia Raja (Protecter King). The Peoples Of Daman Paid 1/8 Share Of Totle Revenue Of Daman. In 1670, Captain Of Daman Fernao De Miranda (फरनाउ डे मिरांढा) Entered Into A Agreement With Koli King Vikram Shah Ji Mukne (विक्रम साह जी मुकणे) Of Jawhar State . Vikram Shah Ji Mukne Revolted Against The Koli King Som Shah Of Ramnagar State And Demanded The Chauth From Portuguese. Raja Vikram Shah Ji Mukne Of Jawhar State Destroyed The Some Of The Territory Of Ramnagar State Of Som Shah But Raja Som Shah Was Failed To Check The