The princely state was bordered by the princely state of Dudhpur, the princely state of Baroda and the princely state of Dudhpur in the south; by Vora in the east; and by Vajiria in the west and the south. The Princely State of Vasan Sawada 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 Thakors of the princely state of Vasan Sawada were originally Rathor Rajputs, which was a cadet branch of the family of Vajiria. The succession of the throne or gadi of Vasan Sawada state was governed by 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. The Princely State of Vasan Sawada was a jurisdictionary native state. The native ruler of the territory, who held the title of Thakor, exercised limited jurisdictional authority. The native chiefs who exercised jurisdictional powers were formally addressed as Meherban. According to the Attachment Scheme of 1943, the princely state of Vasan Sawada was attached to Baroda. The native state paid annual tribute to Baroda. The princely state of Vasan Sawada was acceded to the newly formed Republic of India after the British withdrawal and the Partition of India. Later the territory of Vasan Sawada was merged in order to form modern the Indian state of Gujarat. |