The Princely State of Poicha was bounded by British India in the west, by the state of Sihora in the north, by the princely state of Baroda in the east and by the territory of Bhaderwa in the south. History of Princely State of Poicha The Princely State of Poicha was claimed by more than one native ruler who were formally addressed as shareholders. There were 6 such shareholders in the state of Devalia. The shareholders of Poicha state were Waghela Rajputs, who were offshoots of Bhaderwa. The succession of the throne or gadi of the state was not governed by the rule of male primogeniture, by which the first born or eldest child of the same parents inherited the entire estate of one or both parents, to the exclusion of all others. The princely state Poicha was a non- jurisdictionary native state. The state paid annual tribute to the princely state of Baroda. The estateholders were rather deprived and poor due to heavy debts. According to the Attachment Scheme of 1943, the princely state of Poicha was attached to the princely state of Baroda. After the country attained freedom from the rule of the British Government in India on 15th August 1947, the nation was divided through the partition of India. The erstwhile princely states of India were provided the decision of acceding to either the newly independent Union of India or the Dominion of Pakistan. The shareholders of the princely state of Poicha decided to accede to the Republic of India. At present the territory is a part of the modern Indian state of Gujarat. |