Lakhtar princely state court fee/revenue stamp

LAKHTAR (NON SALUTE STATE)

Lakhtar state is formerly Kathiawar ( Jhalawar Prant) Agency , merged in Saurashtra, now in Gujarat States, area of state was 640 Sq. Kms. Comprising of 51 villages ,and population of state was 21,123 and revenue Rs.275778 in 1921, Privy purse of state at the time of accession on 15 Feb.1948 was Rs.91,000. The princely state of Lakhtar comprised of a prime block of territory and 5 remote districts. The region was bordered by the princely state of Bajana in the north; by the British district of Ahmedabad and the princely state of Vithalgadh in the east; by the princely state of Limbdi and the talukas of Wadhwan District Thana in the south; and the princely state of Dhrangadhra in the west. The town of Lakhtar was located in the main district and was around 30 miles towards the north of the town of Limbdi. The Lakhtar state also included the village of Than.

The Jhala Rajputs were the ruling family of the princely state of Lakhtar. The estate was established by Abahya Singh, who was a younger son of the ruler of Dhrangadhra, in the year 1604. Almost 11 native rulers had succeeded to the royal throne by the beginning of the 20th century. The native prince of the princely state held the title of Thakor Sahib. The title was conferred in the year 1927. During this period, the jurisdictional authority of the native ruler was also increased. The Thakor Sahib of Lakhtar state exercised full civil and criminal jurisdiction, which was subject to the general restrictions related to capital offenses. The native state paid annual tribute to the princely state of Junagadh. Until the class system was abolished in the year 1925, the princely state of Lakhtar ranked 20th among the states of Western India and belonged to the Third Class of Kathiawari states.

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Type-4 - used in 1917-25, Size 43x34mm., Imperf.