UMETA NON SALUTE
STATE
The Princely
State of Umeta, also known as Umetha or Umata state, was a former non salute
native state of India. The region was assigned as one of the princely states of India during the
early 19th century. The princely state was under the indirect control of
the British
Empire in India.
The taluka was spread over a total area of 24 Sq. Miles and comprised of a
total population of 6,676 in the year 1941. The Princely State of Umeta or
Umata was one of the 26 states which formed up the Pandu Mehvassi. The taluka
was located towards in the extreme west of the Pandu Mehvassi, on the banks the
Mahi river towards the west of the city of Baroda. The region comprised of 2
groups of villages. The first group included 5 non jurisdictional villages
including Umeta itself which were located in the Kaira district of British
India. The other group included 10 villages in the Gujarat States
Agency.
From the year 1817,
the Thakor or native prince was a British zamindar in respect of Umeta and 4
other villages. The native chief was the petty monarch of a state in the other
10 villages. The state was attached to the erstwhile political agency of Rewa
Kantha Agency.
The Princely State of
Umeta was established by Jhanjarji, a Parihar (Padhiar) Rajput during the late
15th century. He was granted the first 8 villages from a local chief and became
a Baria. Dalpat Singh, one of his descendants, expanded the territory during
the 17th century, which then included the area of Umeta. The rule of male
primogeniture, by which the first born or eldest child of the same parents the
first born or eldest child of the same parents, to the exclusion of all others,
was followed in the succession of the throne or gadi of the princely state.
Court Fee Stamp :-
Type 5
:- 1940-45 , Size 76 x 38 mm , Imperf. , Wove
paper
Four Annas , Blue , Ref. # 50
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