Jasdan State

Jasdan State જસદણ
Princely State
1665–1948
Flag
Location of Jasdan State in Saurashtra
Capital	Jasdan
Area
• 1921	767 km2 (296 sq mi)
Population
• 1921	30,633
History
• Established	1665
•  Indian independence	1948
Succeeded by India

Jasdan State was a princely state in Saurashtra during the British Raj. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948. ^[1] The capital of the state was in Jasdan town.

History

Jasdan state was founded in 1665 when Vika Khachar defeated the Khumans of Kherdi. In 1807, after its ruler Vajsur Khachar came to an agreement with the British and the Gaikwar, it became a British protectorate. Later in the 19th century Jasdan became part of the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. ^[2]

Jasdan was the biggest kathi state in British India issuing its own postage stamps. ^[3]

Rulers of Jasdan

The rulers of the state bore the title 'Darbar'. ^[4]

1. Darbar Shri Vika Khachar (first ruler, 1665-1683)

2. Darbar Shri Chela Vika Khachar (1683-?)

3. Darbar Shri Odha Chela Khachar

4. Darbar Shri Vajsur Odha Khachar (?-1809)

5. Darbar Shri Chela Vajsur Khachar (1809-1851)

6. Darbar Shri Ala Chela Khachar (1852-1904)

7. Darbar Shri Odha Ala Khachar II (1904-1912)

8. Darbar Shri Vajsur Odha Khachar II (1912-1919)

9. Darbar Shri Ala Vajsur Khachar (1919-1948, last ruler) ^[5]

Darbar Shri Ala Vajsur signed the Instrument of Accession on February 15, 1948 and annexed Jasdan into the Union of India. ^[1]

Notable members of royal family

• Lavkumar Khachar, ornithologist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Yuvraj Raviraj Khachar^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Political integration of India
• Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency
• Saurashtra (region)

References

1. "Bhavnagar Princely State". Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
2. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 66.
3. Andreas Birken: Philatelic Atlas of British India, CD-ROM, Hamburg 2004
4. Princely States of India
5. "indianrajputs.com". Indian Rajputs.

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