Jayaba Mukne
{{Short description|First Koli King of Jawhar State}}
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The Jayaba or Jaideoraoji Mukne, also known as Paupera and Jagappa Nayak Mukne, was first Koli ruler of Jawhar State. His name was also spelled as Jayaba Mukne, Jayaba Mookna, Jayab Mookney, Joya Mookney, Jayab Mukne, and Jayaba Mukna. He founded the Jawhar State and Mukne Dynasty in 1306 which ruled for over six hundred years, till 1947.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/notesonhistoryan00jger|page=[https://archive.org/details/notesonhistoryan00jger/page/257 257]|quote=Jagappa Mukne.|title=Notes on the History and Antiquities of Chaul and Bassein|last1=Cunha|first1=Joseph Gerson Da|last2=Cunha|first2=Joseph Gerson|date=1876|publisher=Thacker, Vining|isbn=9788120608450 |language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nzPCcILP-XwC&dq=Jayab+Mukne&pg=PA30|title=History of the Konkan|last=Nairne|first=Alexander Kyd|date=1988|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=978-81-206-0275-5|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XsEkAQAAIAAJ&dq=Jowar+State&pg=PA321|title=Bombay presidency|last=Dept|first=India Foreign and Political|date=1876|publisher=Re-printed at the Foreign Office Press|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vw4_AAAAYAAJ&dq=Jowar+eState&pg=PA21|title=Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government|date=1856|publisher=Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press|language=en}}
History
Mukne built the Mahalakshmi Temple, Dahanu on the installation of the flag of Jawhar.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JC-014hKeKAC&dq=Jayaba+Mukne&pg=PA225|title=Fairs and Festivals of Indian Tribes|last=Tribhuwan|first=Robin D.|date=2003|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7141-640-0|language=en}} According to peoples, he had a small mud fort at Mukane near Tal pass as a Polygar. Once, visiting at a shrine at Pimpri, he was blessed by five mendicants and saluted as Raja of Jawhar. Thereupon he marched northwards and was acknowledged by peoples of Peint and Dharampur. He went to Surat and as far north as Kathiawar in Gujarat. There he remained for seven years. On his return from Kathiawad, he went to Jawhar and conquered it. He married Rani Mohanabai of Dharmagad. Rani gave birth to two sons named Nem Shah and Holkar Rao Mukne. After his death, he was succeeded by his elder son Nem Shah on 5 June 1343. Nem Shah was recognized as a Raja of Jawhar and given the title of Shah by Sultan of Delhi Sultanate Muhammad bin Tughluq.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbombay02unkngoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbombay02unkngoog/page/n316 703]|quote=Jayaba Mukne.|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Tha'na (2 pts.)|date=1882|publisher=Government Central Press|language=en}}{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/nativechiefsand00macgoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/nativechiefsand00macgoog/page/n75 69]|quote=Jayaba Mukna.|title=The Native Chiefs and Their States in 1877: A Manual of Reference|last=Aberigh-Mackay|first=George|date=1878|publisher=Times of India Steam Press|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/jawhar.html|title=JAWHAR|website=members.iinet.net.au|access-date=2019-11-28|archive-date=2 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002081811/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/jawhar.html|url-status=dead}}