Rao Pragmalji I was the Rao of Cutch belonging to

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dynasty, who ruled

Princely State of Cutch Cutch, also spelled Kutch or Kachchh and also historically known as the Kingdom of Kutch, was a kingdom in the Kutch region from 1147 to 1819 and a princely state under British rule from 1819 to 1947. Its territories covered the present day K ...

as from 1698 to 1715. He established current lineage of rulers of the state in 1698.

Life

Rao Rayadhan II died in 1698. Rayadhan had three sons; Nagulji/Noghanji, Ravaji and Pragji. The eldest son Nagulji had died of natural causes. The second son Ravaji was murdered and said to be contrived by Pragji. Both brothers had left sons who were entitled to succeed; but as they were young, Pragji seized the throne and became Rao Pragmalji I. When Kanyoji, the son of Ravaji whom Pragmalji had murdered, became a man, he tried unsuccessfully many a times to regain his rightful throne of Kutch. On assuming power in 1698 (

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1754) Pragmalji had placed him in command of

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, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch which was then part of the state. Later established

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around 1698 which was later ruled by his decedents. His descendants were called Kaynani. After death of Pragmalji, his son

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succeeded in 1715. Godji deposed Haloji, the eldest son of Pragmalji's eldest brother Nagulji, of his estate of Mundra. Haloji unable to resist retired to Abdasa, and there founded the towns of Kothara, Kotri, and Nagarchi. His descendants are known as Halani Jadejas.

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: {{cite book, title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ, year=1880, ref={{sfnref , Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur and Mahi Kantha, 2015, publisher=Government Central Press, pages=137 1715 deaths Maharajas of Kutch Hindu monarchs Gujarati people