This town was established in 1524. Two sons of King Vatai Rawal escaped from this region when the king of Gujarat, Mohammad Beghda, tried to conquer Pavagadh. Udai Sinh, the elder brother established the town of Chhota Udaipur, and the younger brother, Dungerpursinh, established Devgadh Baria. The family of Dungerpursinh ruled the Baria State for the twelve generations. It was a princely state before India's independence in 1947. The detailed description of the genealogy of the rulers of the Baria State is provided on Baria Princely State site.