GAD-BORIAD NON GUN SALUTE STATE
The Princely
State of Gad Boriad was amongst the princely states of India during the
rule of the British Empire in India. During the
early 19th century, the region was given the status as one of the princely states under the
indirect rule of the British administration. The region was extended over a
total area of 128 Sq. Miles and comprised of a total population of 10,940 in
the year 1941. The territory of Gad Boriad was one of the 27 states which
formed up the Sankheda Mehvassi, located on the banks of the Narbada (Narmada)
River, in eastern Gujarat. Along with the
state of Khaseda and 9 other bhayati estates, it was the largest amongst the
states in the Sankheda Mehvassi. It was incorporated as a part of the erstwhile
Rewa Kantha Agency.
The princely state of Gad
Boriad consisted of only a single large block of territory that was located
towards the eastern portion of the Sankheda Mehvassi. Gad Boriad state was
bounded by the princely state of Chhota Udepur, princely state of Baroda and
the princely state of Baroda in the
north; by the princely states of Baroda, Vasan Virpur, Chhota Udepur
and the native state of Rajpipla in the west; by the territory of Chhota Udepur
in the east; and by British India in the south.
Court fee Stamps :--
Type- 6 - used in 1944-48, KM # 74 a ,Type-5 redrawn, value
expressed with numeral first.
Thakor Shri Kandhirsinhji
Chandrasinhji
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