Jasdan State was a
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
in
Saurashtra during the
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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* it is also called Crown rule in India,
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or Direct rule in India,
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. Its last ruler signed the accession to the
Indian Union on 15 February 1948. The capital of the state was in
Jasdan
Jasdan city is famous for a handicrafted things, agriculture machinery and also famous for the diamond polishing in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. Jasdan is the biggest sub district in the Rajkot district. Jasdan ...
town.
History
Jasdan state was founded in 1665 when Vika Khachar defeated the Khumans of
Kherdi. In 1807, after its ruler Vajsur Khachar came to an agreement with the British and the
Gaikwar
The Gaekwads of Baroda (also spelled as Gaikwads, Guicowars, Gaekwars) ( IAST: ''Gāyakavāḍa'') are a Hindu Maratha dynasty origin of the former Maratha Empire and its subsequent Princely States. A dynasty belonging to this clan ruled the pr ...
, it became a
British protectorate. Later in the 19th century Jasdan became part of the
Kathiawar Agency
The Kathiawar Agency, on the Kathiawar peninsula in the western part of the Indian subcontinent, was a political unit of some 200 small princely states under the suzerainty of the Bombay Presidency of British India.
The agency's headquarters wer ...
of the
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay. The first mainl ...
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Jasdan was the biggest kathi state in British India issuing its own postage stamps.
Rulers
Jasdan State was ruled by Kathi Kshatriya belonging to Khachar dynasty of Kathiawar region The rulers of the state bore the title 'Darbar'.
Princely States of India
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*.... – 1809 Vajsur Odha Khachar (d. 1809)
*1809 – 27 October 1851 Shela Vajsur Khachar II (d. 1851)
*1852 – 1904 Ala Shela Khachar Shri Vajdur Oda (b. 1831 – d. 1904)
*1904 – 21 December 1912 Odha Ala Khachar II (d. 1912)
*21 Dec 1912 – 10 July 1919 Vajsur Odha Khachar II (d. 1919)
*11 Jul 1919 – 15 August 1947 Ala Vajsur Khachar (b. 1905 – d. 1973)
*11 Jul 1919 – 1 December 1924 .... –
17 November 1997
Shivraj Ala Khachar I
Notable members of royal family
* Lavkumar Khachar
Lavkumar Jiva Khachar or K.S. Lavkumar (24 February 1930 – 2 March 2015) was an ornithologist, nature and wildlife conservationist from India.
Biography
Khachar was born on 24 February 1930 in the royal family of the former princely state of ...
, ornithologist
* Yuvraj saheb Raviraj Khachar(CROWN PRINCE)
See also
*Political integration of India
After the Indian independence in 1947, the dominion of India was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule, and the other under the suzerainty of the British Crown, with control over their internal affairs remaining i ...
*Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency
The Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency was an agency of the Indian Empire, managing the relations of the Provincial Government of the Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states.
The political agent in charge of the age ...
*Saurashtra (region)
Saurashtra, also known as Sorath or Kathiawar, is a peninsular region of Gujarat, India, located on the Arabian Sea coast. It covers about a third of Gujarat state, notably 11 districts of Gujarat, including Rajkot District. It was formerly a S ...
References
Kathiawar Agency
Rajputs
Rajkot district
States and territories established in 1665
1665 establishments in India
1948 disestablishments in India
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