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{{short description|Maharana of Danta (1800–1823)}}
{{infobox royalty
| title = [[Maharana]]
| succession = [[Maharana]] of [[Danta State|Danta]]
| reign = {{circa|1800}} – {{circa|1823}}
| predecessor = [[Mansinhji]]
| successor = [[Naharsinhji]]
| death_date = {{circa|1860}}
| father = [[Abhaisinhji]]
| dynasty = [[Parmar (clan)|Parmar]]
}}
'''Jagatsinhji''' was the [[Maharana]] of [[Danta State|Danta]] from 1800 until 1823.

== Biography ==
Jagatsinhji was born to [[Abhaisinhji]], and upon the death of his brother [[Mansinhji]] in 1800, he succeeded him on the throne of [[Danta State|Danta]] as the [[Maharana]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=DANTA |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/d/danta.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803184937/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/d/danta.html |archive-date=2017-08-03 |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Mehta |first=Manu Nandshankar |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48807 |title=Hind Rajasthan |date=1896 |pages=93}}</ref> He was a strong ruler who dealt with [[Bhil]] cattle thieves and enforced his authority across several villages by exacting [[tribute]] from them.<ref name=":0" /> During his reign, he did not get along with his nobles.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Nawab]] of [[Palanpur State|Palanpur]] helped him to settle his dispute with his vassal Vakhtoji Jitoji quietly.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Later, in another dispute between him and one of his vassals, he granted a seven-sixteenths share of [[Danta State|Danta]] to the [[Nawab]] of [[Palanpur State|Palanpur]], on the condition that the latter ruler help him maintain order in [[Danta State|Danta]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> He also did not get along with his brother, [[Naharsinhji]], which led the nobles of the state to intervene between the two.<ref name=":0" /> The nobles managed to reconcile the two brothers by having them partake in the ceremony of Kasumba.<ref name=":0" /><ref group=Note name=Note01/> The friendly relationship between them did not last long, as his advisors turned him against his brother.<ref name=":0" /> He had no son to succeed him, so he asked his brother, [[Naharsinhji]], whether he might adopt one of his sons.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> [[Naharsinhji]] refused, saying that he would not do obeisance at his own son's feet.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Afterwards, suspecting that [[Naharsinhji]] might harm him, he fled his state and lived in self imposed exile at [[Nava Sudasana|Sudasana]] and [[Pethapur State|Pethapur]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> [[Naharsinhji]] eventually managed to calm him and brought him back to Danta.<ref name=":0" />

He died in 1823 of [[fever]] and was succeeded by his brother [[Naharsinhji]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Campbell |first=James MacNabb |url=http://archive.org/details/cu31924070623537 |title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency |date=1883 |publisher=Bombay : Gov. Central Press |others=Cornell University Library |pages=416}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Master |first=Framroz Sorabji |url=http://archive.org/details/mahikanthadirect00mast |title=The Mahi Kantha directory |date=1922 |publisher=Rajkot : [s.n.] |others=University of California Libraries |pages=159–160}}</ref>

==Notes==
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<ref name=Note01>Kasumba, or opium drinking, was a ritual that was prevalent among [[Rajput]]s. On occasions when a quarrel between two parties was settled, they would drink opium-water to rejoice, and as a mark that the cause of the offence had been forgotten by the parties.</ref>
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== References ==
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[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:1823 deaths]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian monarchs]]
[[Category:People from Bombay Presidency]]
[[Category:People from Gujarat]]

Jagatsinhji - Revision history

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