Kingdom of Jhalavad

Not to be confused with Jhalawar State.

Kingdom of Jhalavad Dharangadhra State
1090–1949
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Dhragandhra State in Saurashtra
Capital	Patdi (1090–1304) Santalpur (1304–1325) Patdi (1325–1413) Mandal (1413–1425) Kuva-Kanakavati (1425–1488) Halvad (1488–1735) Dhrangadhra (1735–1949)
Area
• 1090	13,800 km2 (5,300 sq mi)
• 1892	3,023 km2 (1,167 sq mi)
Population
• 1892	100,000
History
• Established	1090
•  Indian independence	1949
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Gujarat India
Today part of	India
Princely States of India

Kingdom of Jhalavad was a kingdom present in the Kathiawar region of Gujarat. The kingdom came to be known as the Dhrangadhra State after it became a princely state in the nineteenth century. The town of Dhrangadhra served as its capital. ^[1] It was also known as Halvad-Dhrangadhra State. Halvad once had been the capital of this state. ^[2] It was ruled by the Jhala clan of Rajputs. ^{[3] [4]}

History

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 Harpadeva. ^[5] The Grandson of Harpaldeva, Durjansal was appointed as Grihadyaksha, Ran-su-ran (chief of nobles) and Mahamandaleshwara of the Chaulukya dynasty, he fought the Battle of Kasahrada on behalf of young Mularaja and defeated the Ghurids led by Muhammad Ghuri. ^[6] 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). ^[7]

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.

List of Rulers

Sl no	Maharaj-Maharana	From	Till
1	Harpal Devji Makwana	1090	1126
2	Sodhshal Devji I	1126	1160
3	Durjanshal Devji	1160	1185
4	Jhalak Devji	1185	1210
5	Arjundev Sinhji	1210	1240
6	Devraj ji	1240	1265
7	Durjanshal Devji II	1266	1280
8	Sur Sinhji	1280	1304
9	Shantal Devji	1304	1325
10	Vijaypal Ji	1325	1326
11	Meghraj Ji I	1326	1331
12	Padam Sinhji	1331	1340
13	Udai Sinhji	1340	1352
14	Prithuraj Sinhji	1352	1355
15	Vegadji	1355	1368
16	Ram Sinhji	1368	1385
17	Vir Sinhji	1385	1392
18	Ranmal Sinhji I	1392	1408
19	Shatrusal Devji	1408	1420
20	Jet Sinhji	1420	1441
21	Ranvir Sinhji	1441	1460
22	Bhim Sinhji	1460	1469
23	Vagh Vijayraj Ji	1469	1482
24	Rajdhar Devji	1482	1499
25	Ajay Sinhji	1499	1500
26	Ran Sinhji	1500	1523
27	Man Sinhji I	1523	1563
28	Rai Sinhji II	1563	1587
29	Chandra Sinhji	1587	1628
30	Askaran Devji	1628	1634
31	Amar Sinhji I	1634	1645
32	Meghraj Ji II	1645	1661
33	Gaj Sinhji I	1661	1673
34	Jaswant Sinhji I	1673	1717
35	Pratap Sinhji	1717	1730
36	Rai Sinhji II	1730	1745
37	Gaj Sinhji Jhala II	1745	1782
38	Jaswant Sinhji II	1782	1801
39	Rai Sinhji III	1801	1804
40	Amar Sinhji II	1804	1843
41	Ranmal Sinhji II	1843	1869
42	Man Sinhji II	1869	1900
43	Ajit Sinhji	1900	1911
44	Ghanshyam Sinhji	1911	1942
45	Meghraj Jhala III	1942	1949

Orders of chivalry

The Royal House of Dhrangadhra awards a dynastic order of knighthood called the Order of Jhalavad, in six grades. ^[8]

See also

• Meghrajji III
• Jhalawar State

References

1. Mayne, C. (1921). History of the Dhrangadhra State. Thacker, Spink.
2. Gujarat, India (Republic) Superintendent of Census Operations (1964). Surendranagar. Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State.
3. Bond, J. W.; Wright, Arnold (2006). Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. Asian Educational Services. ISBN   978-81-206-1965-4.
4. Jain-Neubauer, Jutta (1981). The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective. Abhinav Publications. ISBN   978-0-391-02284-3.
5. Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India. G.C. Loganadham.
6. Mayne, C. (1921). History of the dhrangadhra state. Thacker, Spink and Co, Calcutta.
7. The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. Usha. 1985. p. 875. Harpaldev , who first esta- blished the Jhala rule at Patdi ( now Dhrangadra )
8. 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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