Princely Estate Land Lease Receipt

AR-011-0013

This accession contains a historical receipt issued during the rule of Dadabhai Nanabhai, documenting the leasing of land from his estate. The receipt records details of land granted for cultivation, grazing, or construction of dwellings, offering insight into land tenure, estate administration, and socio-economic transactions under princely rule. Its archival significance lies in showing how land and resource use were formally recorded and monetized, reflecting early administrative and systematic approaches to governance, as well as local power dynamics and land-use patterns of the period.

circa 1940

Darbar Collections

Princely Estate Land Lease Receipt