Jhala (clan)

This article is about the clan. For the term in Hindustani classical music, see Jhala.

Jhala is a Rajput clan. ^{[1] [2]} They are found in Rajasthan and Gujarat state of India. This clan is also found among Koli castes ^[3] as Jala.

The Jhalawar state ruled by Jhala Rajputs in Rajasthan was a 17-gun salute state, ^[4] the princely state of Dhrangadhra was a 13-gun salute state in the 1920s, when it was ruled by members of the Jhala dynasty. At that time, Jhalas also governed in the 11-gun salute state of Wankaner and in the 9-gun salute states of Limbdi and Wadhwan, as well as in the non-salute states of Lakhtar, Sayla and Chuda. ^[5] Citing Mandavik Charita, Ratanalāla Miśra states that the Jhala Rajputs are termed as Chandravanshi. ^[6]

References

1. Barbara N. Ramusack (2003). The Indian Princes and their States, The New Cambridge History of India. Cambridge University Press. p. 73. ISBN   9781139449083.
2. M. S. Naravane (1999). The Rajputs of Rajputana: A Glimpse of Medieval Rajasthan. APH Publishing. p. 153. ISBN   978-81-7648-118-2.
3. Roy, Shibani (1983). Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar. New Delhi, India: Cosmo Publications. pp. 98: Koli clans in Gujarat such as Jala (Jhala), Jhalawadia, Jaloria, Makwana, Rathod.
4. "Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
5. McLeod, John (1999). Sovereignty, Power, Control: Politics in the States of Western India, 1916-1947. BRILL. pp. 8–9. ISBN   9789004113435.
6. Miśra, Ratanalāla “The Jhala Rajputs belong to the Makawana clan of Rajputs and trace their origin to Sun-god. They call themselves Suryavanshi, but in the Mandavik Charita they are termed as Chandravanshi which seems more reliable.” (2007). Mausoleums and Tombs of Rajasthan: History and Architecture. Literary Circle. ISBN   978-81-8182-034-1.