Gad Boriad princely state fiscal court fee/revenue stamp

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.