Rupal princely state court fee / revenue stamp

RUPAL NON SALUTE STATE

Rupal state was formerly Western India States ( Sabar Kanta ) Agency :merged into Saurashtra now in Gujarat State , area of state was 16 Sq Miles (11 Villages ), Population of state was 4,515 in 1931. Rupal was a Fifth Class princely state, It was deprived of its jurisdiction the status of taluka due to maladministration in the state.

It had a combined population of 3,113 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 7,045 Rupees (1903-4, half from land), paying tributes of 1,165 Rupees to the Gaikwar Baroda State and 362 Rupees to Idar State.

The Princely State of Rupal was one of the non salute states of India, which existed during the rule of the British Empire in India. During the early 19th century, the region was assigned as one of the princely states of India under the indirect rule of the British administration. The region was scattered over a total area of 16 sq miles and comprised of a total population of 4,515 in the year 1931. Rupal state included almost 11 villages and was located around 15 miles towards the eastern region of Himatnagar, which was the capital of the princely state of Idar. The taluka of Rupal comprised of 2 distinctive parts. The central block contained the village of Rupal. The region was bordered by the princely state of Idar in the north; by the territories of Idar and Mohanpur in the east; and by Mohanpur and British India in the west. The other smaller block was located almost 5 miles towards the north. This section was bounded by the princely state of Idar in the east and west; and by the remote islands of Mohanpur in the north and south.
The Rehwar Parmar Rajputs of the Indra clan were the ruling family of the princely state of Rupal. The native rulers were descendants from the same ancestry as the Thakors of Mohanpur state. The rule of male primogeniture, by which the first born or eldest child of the same parents had the right, by law or custom, to inherit the entire estate of one or both parents, to the exclusion of all others, was followed in the succession of the throne or gadi of the princely state of Rupal. The native ruler of the princely state held the title of Thakor.