JAWHAR 9 GUN SALUTE STATE
Jawhar State was a Maratha princely state in
India. As a princely state, it became a part of Bombay Presidency during
the British Raj. It was the only state belonging to the Thana Agency. The last
Princely Ruler of Jawhar at Indian independence was Raja Patang Shah V (Yeswant Rao) Mukne
a Mahadev Koli. Area of
state was 798 Sq. Km. ,and population of
state was 57,261 in 1931, Privy purse of state at the time of accession in to
independent India on10 June1948 was
Rs.1,24,000.
The coat of arms consisted of a shield in three parts; dexter, tenne a dexter
fist holding two crossed arrows (points dexter) and a bow, all argent;
sinister, argent a round shield sable bordured or, in the chief argent, a sword
or pointed sinister. The flag was a rectangular saffron swallow-tail with a star
of eleven rays, yellow in the canton.
On 6 June 1306, Jayabha
Mukne, a Poligar, took possession of the fort at Jawhar. His elder son,
Dulbarrao, expanded his patrimony and conquered a large territory, controlling
22 forts, comprising most of the Nasik and Thana districts, and yielding annual
revenues valued at £90,000. He received recognition as ruler by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq, receiving the new name of Nimshah and the hereditary
title of Raja on 5 June 1343. This event was marked by the creation of a new
calendar era used within the state for over six hundred years.
The grandson of Nimshah,
Deobarrao, fought a battle with the Bahmani Sultan Ahmad Shah I Wali.
During his capture at Bidar, he fell in love with the Sultan's daughter. The marriage was
solemnised after he converted to Islam and took the name Muhammad Shah. He
returned to Jawhar and continued to rule his state unmolested, for the rest of
his life. At his death, the powerful Hindu sardars and nobles
refused to recognise his son as his successor, on account of his Muslim faith.
In his stead, they chose the Hindu grandson of Holkarrao, the younger brother
of Nimshah. Thereafter, his Hindu descendants ruled the little state in
relative peace until the advent of the Maratha power.
Court fee Stamps:--
Type-1 - used in1927-38 AD , size 76x34 mm. Perf. 11 , Wove
paper. को.फी for representing Court Fee in the right
hand top panel .
One Rupee , Brownish Orange , Ref. # 17
Type-2 - used in1932 , size 90x40mm. Perf. 11 horizontally.
Wove paper. Shrimant Yeswant Rao Martandrao
Mukane ,Court fee ( Hindi ) added by violet hand stamp.
One Anna, Deep Ash Grey , Ref. # 21 a
Type-3 - used in1935-38 AD , size 77x36mm. Perf. 12. Wove
paper. को.फी for representing Court Fee in the left
hand top panel above the new portrait .
Four Annas, Deep Violet , Ref. # 33
Type-5 - used in1940-45 AD , size 77x 36mm. Perf. 11. Wove
paper. को.फी for representing Court Fee in the left
hand top panel above the new portrait .
Eight Annas, Plum , Ref. # 56
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