Wao princely state court fee / revenue stamp

WAO                                                                                    NON   SALUTE   STATE

 

The Princely State of Wao, also known as Vav, was one of the prominent princely states of India that were administered by native rulers or Indian princes under the indirect control of the British Government of India. The state covered a total area of 759 sq miles and comprised of a total population of 24,673 in the year 1941. The state of Wao was located in the Banas Division of the Sabar Kantha Agency and included around 58 villages. The territory was primarily a vast sandy tract bordered by Jodhpur (Rajputana) in the north; by Tharad in the south and the east; by Suigam in the southwest; and by Kutch in the northwest. Wao state contained a single major block of territory and 4 small islands, which were intertwined with Deodar I, Tharada, Deodar II and the Thanas of Suigam and Deodar.

The erstwhile princely state of Wao was incorporated as a part of the Baroda Agency, which was a sub division of Western India States Agency. Later the region became a part of the Indian state of Gujarat. The region was also a part of the Sabar Kantha Agency and the Division of Banas.