Lakhtar State

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During the British Raj period, Lakhtar State, in the present-day Indian state of Gujarat, was a non-salute princely state and was governed by members of a Jhala rajput dynasty. [1]

Lakhtar state was founded in 1604. [2] The rulers ruled with the title of Thakur Sahib.

State of Lakhtar
Than-Lakhtar
1604–1948
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Coat of arms
History 
 Established
1604
 Disestablished
1948
Area
 Total
640 km2 (250 sq mi)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
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Today part ofGujarat, India

Ruler

  1. Thakur Abhaisinhji Chandrasinhji 1604 – 1639
  2. Thakur Vajirajji I Abhaisinhji 1639 – 1665
  3. Thakur Sahib Sheshmalji Vajerajji 1665 – 1696
  4. Thakur Sahib Gopalsinhji Sheshmalji 1696 – 1714
  5. Thakur Sahib Karansinhji I Gopalsinhji 1714 – 1741
  6. Thakur Sahib Abherajji Karansinhji 1741 – 1769
  7. Thakur Sahib Raydhanji Abherajji 1769 – 1798
  8. Thakur Sahib Sangramji Raydhanji 1798 (Abdicated)
  9. Thakur Sahib Chandrasinhji Raydhanji (Brother) 1798 – 1803
  10. Thakur Sahib Prithirajji Chandrasinhji 1803 – 1835
  11. Thakur Sahib Vajirajji II Prithirajji 1835 – 12 June 1846
  12. 12 June 1846 – 8 August 1924 Karansinhji II Vajirajji (1846 – 1924)
  13. 8 August 1924 – 2 July 1940 Balvirsinhji Karansinhji (1881 – 1940)
  14. 2 July 1940 – 15 Aug 1947 Indrasinhji Balvirsinhji (1907 – 1970)
  15. 1970 – Present Balbhadrasinhji Indrasinhji [3] [4]

References

  1. McLeod, John (1999). Sovereignty, Power, Control: Politics in the States of Western India, 1916-1947. BRILL. pp. 8–9. ISBN   9789004113435.
  2. The ruling princes, chiefs and leading personages in the Western India States Agency. Rajkot: Western India States Agency Press. 1928. p. 263.
  3. "લખતર સ્ટેટની કરોડોની મિલકતનો મુદ્દો:મિલ્કતોની ઇન્વેન્ટરી માટે કોર્ટ કમીશ્નરની નિમણૂક કરવા ભલામણ". Divya Bhaskar. January 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. Balbhadrasinhji I Jhala vs Jayendrakumariba(Gujarat High Court27 April 2018), Text .

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