Jayaba Mukne or Jaideoraoji Mukne also known as ''Paupera'' and ''Jagappa Nayak Mukne'' was first

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ruler of

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. He also spelled as ''Jayaba Mukne'', ''Jayaba Mookna'', ''Jayab Mookney'', ''Joya Mookney'', ''Jayab Mukne'', ''Jayaba Mukna''. He founded the Jawhar State and Mukne Dynasty in 1306 which ruled for over six hundred years till 1947.

History

Statue of Maharaja Yashwantrao Martandrao Mukne of Jawhar State

He built the Mahalakshmi Temple, Dahanu on the installation of the flag of jawhar. According to peoples, he had a small mud fort at Mukane near tal pass as a

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. Once when he was visiting at a shrine at

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, He was blessed by five mendicants and saluted as

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. Thereupon he marched northwards and acknowledged by peoples of

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and Dharampur. He went to Surat and as far north as

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. 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 recognised as a Raja of Jawhar and given the title of

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by Sultan of Delhi Sultanate

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References

{{reflist Year of birth missing 1343 deaths 14th-century Indian monarchs Koli people