Waghera rising took place from 18181 to 1820. The Waghera chiefs of Okha Mandal took up arms against the alien rule coupled with the exactions of the Gaekward of Baroda supported by the British government.
Rahimtulla M. Sayani was “Second Muslim” to become the “President of Indian National Congress” after Badruddin taiyyabji. He was also a member of the Bombay Municipal Corporation and was the Sheriff of Bombay in 1885.