DHROL 9 GUN SALUTE STATE
Dhrol State was one of the
562 princely states of British India. It was a 9
gun salute statebelonging to the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. Its capital was in
the town of Dhrol, located in the
historical Halar region of Kathiawar.Area of state was 732 Sq Km
(71 Villages ), Population of state was 28,000 in 1931. Privy purse of state at
the time of accession on 15 Feb 1948 was
Rs.110,000.
Dhrol State was founded in 1595 by Jam Hardholji, a brother of Jam Rawal, the founder of Nawanagar State. The royal family belonged to the senior-most branch of the Jadeja dynasty of Rajputs who claim to be the descendants of Shri Krishna, Dwarkadhish or 'King of Dwarka'.
Dhrol
State became a British protectorate in 1807.
The population of the state was decimated by the Indian famine of
1899–1900,
from 27,007 in 1891 it was reduced to 21,906 in the 1901 census. The last ruler
of Dhrol State, Thakur Sahib Chandrasimhji Dipsinhji, signed the accession to
the Indian Union on 15
February 1948.
Court fee stamps :--
Type-5 - used in 1937-38 , Size 75x41mm. , Perf.12,
Wove paper. Thakur Saheb Shri Dolatsinhji
One Anna, Bright Red , Ref. # 51
Type-8
- used in 1930-40, Size 85x55mm. ,
Perf.12, Wove paper. Thakur Saheb Shri Dolatsinhji
One Anna, Bright Rose Red , Ref. # 81
Type-10 - used in 1936-40, Size 78x39mm. , Perf.12,
Wove paper.
Thakur Saheb Shri Jorawar
Singhji
One Anna, Red , Ref. # 101
Type-12 - Used in 1936-40, Size 77x38mm. , Perf.10,
Wove paper.
Four Annas, Brown , Ref. # 124
Type-13 - Used in 1948 AD, Size 77x38mm. , Perf. 8 ½ ,
Wove paper.
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