JUNAGARH 13 GUN SALUTE STATE
Junagadh was
a princely state in Gujarat
ruled by the Muslim Babi or
Babai dynasty in British
India, until its integration into the Indian
Union in 1948. Junagadh state formerly Western India States
Agency ; merged into Saurashtra state ; now in Gujarat State. Area of the state
was 3,337 Square miles with a population of
5,45,152 in 1931.
Muhammad Sher Khan Babai was
the founder of the Babi dynasty of
Junagadh State in 1654. His descendants, the Babi Nawabs of Junagadh, conquered
large territories in southern Saurashtra.However, during
the collapse of the Mughal Empire, the Babis
became involved in a struggle with the Gaekwad dynasty of
the Maratha
Empire over
control of Gujarat. Muhammad Sher
Khan Babi declared independence from the Mughal governor of Gujarat subah, and
founded the state of Junagadh in 1730. This allowed the Babi to retain
sovereignty of Junagadh and other princely states. Junagadh was then a
tributary to the Maratha Empire, until it came under British
suzerainty in
1807, following the Second Anglo-Maratha War.In 1807, the
Junagadh State became a British protectorate and The East
India Company took
control of the state. By 1818, the Saurashtra area, along with other princely states of Kathiawar, were
separately administrated under the Kathiawar Agency by British India.
In 1947, upon
the independence and partition
of India,
the last Babi dynasty ruler of the state, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, decided to
merge Junagadh into the newly formed Pakistan. However, the
Hindu citizens, who formed the majority of the population, revolted, leading to
several events and also a plebiscite, resulting in
the integration
of Junagadh into India.
General Stamp :-
Type 1 :- 1942-46 , Size 40 x 30 mm. Printed with Purple on thick card
board . It was used as a revenue stamp as well as a cash coupon as a coin
during the period of IInd world war when the nation was facing acute shortage
of coins. General stamp printed in Gujrati in the top panel above state seal of oval
shape with JUNAGADH STATE in English and
Saurashtra in Gujrati in rectangular shape with plain background . Denomination
EK AANO in Gujrati with 1 numeral in between Ek and Aano in the left
hand panel vertically .
Court fees Stamps :--
Type – 5 - Used in 1913-30
AD, size 31 x 25 ½ mm. , Rouletted
, Wove paper. There are 2 sub types in this
type . (A) Value letters in Green colour on white ground. (B) Value letters in white
colour on Green ground.
Type – 12 - used in 1924
AD, size 57 x 30 mm. , Perf .13 ¼ , Wove paper.
Four Annas, Greenish Blue /
Orange , Ref. # 163
(Overprinted ,“ UNITED STATE OF SAURASHTRA” which shows that
the stamp was used after independence )
Type – 27 - Used in 1928
AD , Size 60 x 32 ½ mm. , Wove paper. Same as court fee type
14 except for colour change.
Stamp
of Chief Judicial Officer
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