Jasdan State

Jasdan State was a princely state in Saurashtra during the British Raj. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.^[1] The capital of the state was in Jasdan town.

Jasdan State જસદણ
Princely State
1665–1948
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Location of Jasdan State in Saurashtra
Capital	Jasdan
Area
• 1921	767 km2 (296 sq mi)
Population
• 1921	30,633
History
• Established	1665
• Indian independence	1948
Succeeded by India

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, it became a British protectorate. Later in the 19th century Jasdan became part of the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency.^[2]

Jasdan was the biggest kathi state in British India issuing its own postage stamps.^[3]

Rulers

The rulers of the state bore the title 'Darbar'.^[4]

• .... – 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, ornithologist
• Yuvraj saheb Raviraj Khachar(CROWN PRINCE)

See also

• Political integration of India
• Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency
• Saurashtra (region)

References

1. "Bhavnagar Princely State". Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
2. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 66.
3. Andreas Birken: Philatelic Atlas of British India, CD-ROM, Hamburg 2004
4. Princely States of India

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