Nawanagar princely state court fee / revenue stamp

NAWANAGAR                                                                    13 GUN  SALUTE  STATE

   

        

Nawanagar (also spelled  Nowanuggur) was an Indian princely state in the historical Halar region, located on the southern shores of the Gulf of Kutch. It was ruled by the Jadeja dynasty from its formation in c 1540 until 1948 when it became a part of newly formed India. The city is now known as Jamnagar. It had an area of 3,791 square miles (9,820 Sq.Kms.) and a population estimated at 336,779 in 1901and 402,192 in 1931 . Its rulers, who used the title of "Jam Saheb" were Yaduvanshi Rajput of the same clan as the Rao of Kutch. They were entitled to a 13-gun salute. The state flag was a rectangular red flag with a white elephant, near and facing the hoist. During the British Raj, the state was part of the Kathiawar Agency, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency.

The state had a pearl fishery and much of its wealth came from this. Nawanagar is also famous for its former ruler Jam Saheb Ranjitsinhji (died 1933), who was a famous cricket player at Cambridge in England before his accession to the throne.

 

One Anna , Slate Green , (Dated 1940-41) , Ref. 521