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Kingdom of Jhalavad#History

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{{Not to be confused|Jhalawar State}}

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{{Infobox former subdivision

| conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Jhalavad

| common_name = Dasada

| nation =

| subdivision = Princely State

| capital = {{plainlist|* Patdi
(1090–1304)
Santalpur
(1304–1325)
Patdi
(1325–1413)
Mandal
(1413–1425)
Kuva-Kanakavati
(1425–1488)
Halvad
(1488–1735)
Dhrangadhra
(1735–1949)}}

| era =

| year_start = 1090

| date_start =

| event_start =

| year_end = 1949

| date_end =

| event_end = Indian independence

| event1 =

| date_event1 =

| p1 = Kingdom of Gujarat

| s1 = India

| flag_p1 =

| flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg

| image_flag = Drapeau Dhrangadhra.png

| image_coat = Dhrangadhra.jpg

| image_map = SaurashtraKart.jpg

| image_map_caption = Location of Dhragandhra State in Saurashtra

| stat_area1 = 13,800

| stat_year1 = 1090

| today = India

| footnotes = [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely States of India]

| native_name = Dharangadhra State

| demonym =

| stat_area2 = 3023

| stat_year2 = 1892

| stat_pop2 = 100,000

}}

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.{{Cite book |last=Mayne |first=C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JBU-AQAAMAAJ |title=History of the Dhrangadhra State |date=1921 |publisher=Thacker, Spink |language=en}} It was also known as Halvad-Dhrangadhra State. Halvad once had been the capital of this state.{{Cite book |last=Gujarat |first=India (Republic) Superintendent of Census Operations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yKoWAQAAMAAJ&q=HALVAD+STATE |title=Surendranagar |date=1964 |publisher=Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State |language=en}} It was ruled by the Jhala clan of Rajputs.{{Cite book |last1=Bond |first1=J. W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC&dq=dhrangadhra+state+established&pg=PA387 |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Wright |first2=Arnold |date=2006 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Jain-Neubauer |first=Jutta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=61fSwBF4bbYC&dq=dhrangadhra+state+established&pg=PA44 |title=The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective |date=1981 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-0-391-02284-3 |language=en}}

History

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File:Gujarat in 12th century.jpg

The state was founded as Jhalawad/Zalawad in 1090 by Rajput ruler Harpadeva.{{Cite book |last=Vadivelu |first=A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LfoxAQAAMAAJ&q=dhrangadhra+established |title=The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India |date=1915 |publisher=G.C. Loganadham |language=en}} 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.{{Cite book |last=Mayne |first=C. |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.25904/page/n73/mode/1up?q=Durjansalji |title=History of the dhrangadhra state |date=1921 |publisher=Thacker, Spink and Co, Calcutta}} 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).{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddUgAAAAMAAJ |title=The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India |date=1985 |publisher=Usha |pages=875 |language=en |quote=Harpaldev , who first esta- blished the Jhala rule at Patdi ( now Dhrangadra )}}

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

class="wikitable"

!Sl no

! style="background:White;" |Maharaj-Maharana

!From

! style="background:white;widh:150px;" |Till

1

!Harpaldev Makwana

!1090

!1126

2

!Sodhshaldev Jhala I

!1126

!1160

3

!Durjanshal Jhala

!1160

!1185

4

!Jhalakdev Jhala

!1185

!1210

5

!Arjundev Singh Jhala

!1210

!1240

6

!Devraj Jhala

!1240

!1265

7

!Durjanshal Jhala II

!1266

!1280

8

!Sur Singh Jhala

!1280

!1304

9

!Shantaldev Jhala

!1304

!1325

10

!Vijaypal Jhala

!1325

!1326

11

!Meghraj Jhala

!1326

!1331

12

!Padam Singh Jhala

!1331

!1340

13

!Uday Singh Jhala

!1340

!1352

14

!Prithuraj Jhala

!1352

!1355

15

!Vegadji Jhala

!1355

!1368

16

!Ram Singh Jhala

!1368

!1385

17

!Vir Singh Jhala

!1385

!1392

18

!Ranmal Singh Jhala

!1392

!1408

19

!Satarsal Jhala

!1408

!1420

20

!Jet Singh Jhala

!1420

!1441

21

!Ranvir Singh Jhala

!1441

!1460

22

!Bhim Singh Jhala

!1460

!1469

23

!Vagh Vijayraj Jhala

!1469

!1482

24

!Rajdhar Jhala

!1482

!1499

25

!Ajay Singh Jhala

!1499

!1500

26

!Ranoji Jhala

!1500

!1523

27

!Man Singh Jhala

!1523

!1563

28

!Ray Singh Jhala

!1563

!1587

29

!Chandra Singh Jhala

!1587

!1628

30

!Askaran Jhala

!1628

!1634

31

!Amar Singh Jhala

!1634

!1645

32

!Meghraj Jhala II

!1645

!1661

33

!Gaj Singh Jhala

!1661

!1673

34

!Jashwant Singh Jhala

!1673

!1717

35

!Pratap Singh Jhala

!1717

!1730

36

!Ray Singh Jhala II

!1730

!1745

37

!Gaj Singh Jhala II

!1745

!1782

38

!Jashwant Singh Jhala II

!1782

!1801

39

!Ray Singh Jhala III

!1801

!1804

40

!Amar Singh Jhala II

!1804

!1843

41

!Ranmal Singh Jhala II

!1843

!1869

42

!Man Singh Jhala II

!1869

!1900

43

!Ajit Singh Jhala

!1900

!1911

44

!Ghanshyam Singh Jhala

!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.{{cite book |last1=McLeod |first1=John |title=The Making of Jhallesvar Genealogy: Interpreting Dynastic History in Western India, c.1090–2016 |date=2017 |publisher=Research Gate |page=8|language=English}}

See also

References

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