Nawanagar State
State of Jamnagar | |||||||
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1540–1947 | |||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||
Establishment | |||||||
History | |||||||
• Battle of Mitoli | 1540 | ||||||
• Established | 1540 | ||||||
• Independence of India | 1947 | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• Total | 9,820 km2 (3,790 sq mi) | ||||||
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Nawanagar was an Indian
The state had a pearl fishery and much of its wealth came from this. Nawanagar is also famous for its late ruler Jam Saheb Ranjitsinhji (died 1933), who was a famous cricket player at Cambridge in England and represented England in Test cricket, before his accession to the throne.
History
Nawanagar was founded in 1540 by Jam Sri Rawalji, a descendant of the Jadeja ruler of Kutch, and was thereafter in an almost constant state of war with its neighbours and with the Mughal Empire. Two such major wars were the Battle of Mithoi and Battle of Bhuchar Mori fought in 1591. The "Walker Treaty of 1807" brought peace to the Kathiawar states for the first time in several generations. Nawanagar came under British protection on 22 February 1812.
K. S. Ranjitsinhji was one of the world's greatest cricket players and, later, became Jam Saheb in 1907 until 1933.[3] The inclusive circle of eight players promoted excellence in cricket, both in the county and domestic games. After his death, Ranji Trophy, a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, was started in 1934 by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Jam Saheb Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji remained the chancellor of the
Nawanagar was one of the first princely states to sign the Instrument of Accession in 1948 after Indian independence. Afterwards, the late ruler, Digvijaysinhji, served as the first Rajpramukh of Kathiawad, then represented his country at the United Nations.
In 1949, the princely states of Nawanagar and
Rulers (Jam Saheb)
Regime | Rulers | Born | Died |
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1540 – 1562 | Rawalji Lakhaji | 1480 | 1562 |
1562 – 1569 | Vibhaji Rawalji | 1569 | |
1569 – 1608 | Sataji Vibhaji | 1608 | |
1608 – 1624 | Jasaji Sataji | 1624 | |
1624 – 1645 | Lakhaji Ajaji | 1645 | |
1645 – 1661 | Ranmalji Lakhaji | 1661 | |
1661 – 1664 | Raisinhji Lakhaji | ||
1664 – 1673 | Interregnum | ||
1673 – 1690 | Tamachi Rainsinhji | ||
2 October 1690 – 13 October 1708 | Lakhaji Tamachi | 1708 | |
13 October 1708 – 13 August 1711 | Raisinhji Lakhaji | 1711 | |
13 August 1711 – 1743 | Tamachi Raisinhji | 1743 | |
September 1743 - 2 November 1767 | Lakhaji Tamachi | 1743 | 1767 |
2 November 1767 – 6 August 1814 | Jasaji Lakhaji | 1814 | |
6 August 1814 – 24 February 1820 | Sataji II Lakhaji | 1820 | |
24 February 1820 – 22 February 1852 | Ranmalji Sataji II | 1852 | |
22 February 1852 – 28 April 1895 | Vibhaji II Ranmalji | 1827 | 1895 |
28 April 1895 – 14 August 1906 | Jashwantsinhji Vibhaji II | 1882 | 1906 |
12 March 1907 – 2 April 1933 | Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II | 1872 | 1933 |
2 April 1933 – 15 August 1947 | Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji
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1895 | 1966 |
3 February 1966 – Present | Shatrushalyasinhji Digvijaysinhji | 1939 | living |
Jewellery collection
The Maharaja Jamsaheb of Nawanagar were also known for their jewellery collection; especially Ranjithsinhji, whose Emerald collection according to Jacques Cartier was "unequaled in the world, if not in quantity, then certainly in quality". The collection included an emerald and pearl necklace, an art deco emerald and diamond necklace designed by Jacques Cartier and an Emerald collar or choker also designed by Jacques Cartier.[4][5]
The 61.5 carat (12.3 g) whisky-coloured diamond, "The Eye of the Tiger", was mounted by
See also
- Nawanagar cricket team
- Political integration of India
- Western India States Agency
- Jam Sahib
- Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway
References
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 317–318.
- Clarendon Press, London. 1909. p. 419.
- ^ "Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Maharaja Jam Saheb of Nawānagar". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ "Emerald Necklaces of the Maharajah of Nawanagar – Internetstones.COM".
- ISBN 978-0-8118-6099-4.
- ^ "Eye of the Tiger Turban Ornament | Famous Important Diamonds |Aigrette des Maharadschas von Nawanagar". royal-magazin.de.
External links
- Media related to Nawanagar State at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website