Dhrangadhra State (previously known as Jhalavad) was a princely state during the British Raj in India. The town of Dhrangadhra served as its capital. It was also known as Halvad-Dhrangadhra State. Halvad once had been the capital of this state.[1] In 1735, Dhrangadhra was founded as its new capital.
Kathiawar 1855 with its four prant districts: Halar, Jhalavad, Sorath and Gohilwad.Zalawad in Map of Gujarat in 12th century
The state was founded as Jhalawad/Zalawad in 1090 by Rajput ruler Harpal Dev Makwana. The Jhala Rajput fought several battles against Muslim invaders and defended his kingdom. The most famous battle of Jhala Rajput was the battle of Gadarghatta in 1178. Jhaleswar Raj Durjanshalji defeated Mohamad Ghuri and accepted the surrender of Muslim forces and Ghori. In 1742, Dhrangadhra, a new capital was founded and renamed the state. Among the earlier names were Kuwa and Halwad; the state is still sometimes styled Halwad(-Dhrangadhra).[citation needed]
Under the British Raj, the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency was in charge of Dhrangadhra, which was a salute state entitled to a Hereditary salute of 13 guns. The state had a population of 100,000 in 1892 on 3,023 Square Kilometers km2. The privy purse was fixed at 380,000 Rupees when it ceased to exist by accession to recently independent India's western state Saurashtra (now in Gujarat) on 15 February 1948.
Rulers
The Dynastic Genealogy runs as following:-
Kund Mal Dev:- made the first known ruling seat at Kuntalapura in north Kosala.
Prithvi Mal Dev/Prathumal:- 163rd in descent from Kund Mal Dev and first in his line to adopt the ruling title of "Maharana".
Amarsenji:- great grandson of Prithvi Mal Dev
Malandevji:- youngest son of Amarsenji
Shalandevji:- grandson of Amarsen and son of his third son Chachakdevji moved to a place called Sikhri and ruled from there.
Kripaldevji (662-682):- son of Shalandevji moved to "Sindh" as the former territory was taken away by his younger brother Dhanrajji.The first Makhwan,ruled from Karentigadh also known as Kanthkot in what is today the Thar Parkar region of Sindh.
Bharmalji (682-706)
Bhojrajji (706-716)
Dhirsenji (716-734)
Pohapsenji (734-744)
Devrajji (744-762)
Prithvisalji (762-792)
Salandevji (792-810)
Surajbhanji (810-824)
Someshwarji (824-833)
Sataldevji (833-862)
Sundarpalji (862-891)
Ratanpalji (891-905)
Akhaipalji (905-914)
Amritpalji (914-932)
Udaibhanji (932-962)
Lakhdirji (962-972)
Surtandevji (972-992)
Hamirdevji (992-1022)
Narbhramdevji (1022-1039)
Jaimaldevji (1039-1042)
Vyaghradevji (1042-1045)
Vyasdevji (1045-1049)
Kesardevji (1049-1082)
Harpaldevji (1093-1126):- The first Jhaleshwar,chose Patdi as his new capital and ruled from there.
Rana Sodhsaldevji (1126-1160)
Rana Durjansaldevji (1160-1185)
Rana Jhalakdevji (1185-1210)
Rana Arjunsinhdevji also know as Dwarkadasji (1210-1240)
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References
↑ Surendranagar India. Superintendent of Census Operations, Gujarat - Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State, 1964.
↑ McLeod, John (2017). The Making of Jhallesvar Genealogy: Interpreting Dynastic History in Western India, c.1090–2016. Research Gate. p.8.
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