WADI NON SALUTE STATE
The
Princely State of Wadi, also known as Wadi Jagir, was amongst the major native
states during the rule of the British
Empire in India.
During the early 19th century, the region was appointed as one of the princely states of India under the
indirect rule of the British administration. The territory covered a total area
of 12 sq miles and comprised of a total population of 2,022 in the year 1941.
The estate or jagir of Wadi was located in the Southern Maratha region.The
territory corresponded closely with the Maratha geographical division of the
region, located between the rivers Tongbuddra (Tunghabhadra) and Kristna (Krishna), known as the
Carnatic country. The Princely State of Wadi included part of the British
collectorates of Kulladghee, Dharwar and Belgaum; as well as the princely
states of Ramdurg, Jamkhandi, Kurunwad, Miraj, Sangli, Mudhol and Savanur. It
also comprised the extinguished states Nargund, Kegwar (Shedbal), Tasgaon,
Nipani, Chinchni, Kitur and 2 shares in the state of Miraj.
The Princely State of
Wadi comprised 2 distinctive blocks of territory which incorporated the
villages of Bavchi and Khatav, located between Jamkhandi and Kolhapur. The Princely
State of Wadi Jagir was under the administrative control of the Kolhapur
Agency, which was a sub division of Deccan
States Agency.
The Patwardhan
Chitpavan Brahmins of the
Kurunwad branch was the ruling family of the princely state of Wadi Jagir. In
the year 1792, a conflict between the then chief of Kurunwad, Ragunathrao I,
and his younger brother Shivrao was settled by Parsheramrao of Tasgaon, who was
the apparent leader of the Patwardhan family. Shivrao was expelled from
saranjam, which was granted by the Peshwa; but was granted some villages from
the saranjam conferred by the raja of Akalkot. The lines of the 2 eldest sons
of Shivrao have since become extinct. However one third of the villages were
initially set aside for Shivrao, which were held by the last jagirdar, a
descendant of his third son.
The native ruler of the
princely state of Wadi, who held the title of Jagirdar exercised restricted
civil, revenue and criminal jurisdiction. Residuary jurisdiction lied with
the resident of British India, also known as
the British political agent, in Kolhapur.
After the political withdrawal of the British Supremacy and the partition
of India on
15th August 1947, the erstwhile princely state of Wadi Jagir was acceded to the
independent formed Dominion of India, which was also known as Union of India.
Court Fee
Stamp :- Type-5 :-Used in 1942 , Size
77x 33mm. Perf .10 ½ , Vertical
laid paper. Various floriated backgrounds
for each value , Lord Ganesha in the left.
One Anna , Blue and Pink , Ref. # 51
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