Vasan Virpur State

Vasan Virpur State was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today Gujarat State India. It was initially administered by the Rewa Kantha Agency^[1] and then by the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency.^[2] It was part of the 28 Princely States making up the Sankheda Mehwas, estates dating from the fall of Pawagadh in 1484, by Rajputts settling on the south of the territory near the town of Sankheda, from which the Sankheda Mehwas derive their name.^[3] The state had a population of 4 571 and an area of 12.5 sq miles.^[4]

Vasan Virpur State
Princely State of British India
1948
Location of Vasan Virpur
Area
• 1931	32.375 km2 (12.500 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	1,604
Succeeded by India

History

The state of Baroda had imposed a tribute on the Sankheda Mewas, it's extraction causing British intervention in 1822, brokering an agreement where the Gaekwar received tribute from the states, while their independence was recognised by Baroda, which also promised to respect the petty states' rights. ^[5]

Rulers

The Rulers had the title of Thakur. The estate has been jointly held by a multitude of shareholders. From two in 1893 ^[6] to three in 1909 ^[7] to six in 1934 ^[8] to seven in 1939 ^[9]

• Thakur Daima Jitabawa Bajibhai (b. 1870) August 23, 1887-fl. 1893 with:^[10]
• Thakur Jaswantsinghji (b. 1874) (in the Vasan Division) ^[11] August 23, 1887 ^[12] -fl. 1927 ^[13] and he later with:
• Gambhirsinghji Bhaibawa (in the Virpur Division) fl. 1922 ^[14] -fl. 1927 ^[15] with:
• Chhatrasingji Bhaibawa (in the Savli division) fl. 1922 ^[16]-fl. 1927 ^[17]