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	'''Jam [[Sahib]]''' ({{~~lang-~~gu\|જામ સાહેબ}})~~, is the~~ title of the ~~ruling prince~~ of [[~~Nawanagar State\|Nawanagar~~]], ~~now known as [[Jamnagar]]~~ in [[~~Gujarat~~]]~~, an~~ [[~~Princely states\|Indian princely state~~]]~~. The Jam Sahebs were~~ from the ~~Jam~~ [[~~Jadeja~~]] ~~clan, who are a branch~~ of ~~[[Rajput]]~~. ~~The name~~ of ~~Jamnagar formerly known as [[Jamnagar~~\|~~Nawanagar]] was derived from~~ the ~~same root~~, ~~while~~ the ~~word ''[[~~Jam (title)\|~~Jam]]'' itself means [[Sardar]]~~, ~~or [[King]]~~, ~~''[[Saheb]]'' is an Arabic term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprietor".~~
	~~Further, [[~~Jam ~~Rawal]]ji was the first~~, ~~Jam Saheb~~ of ~~Nawanagar~~, ~~in 1540~~, ~~when he founded the new city~~ of ~~Nawanagar in~~ the ~~region of [[Halar]] which was conquered by him & it consists~~ of ~~999 villages, after migrating from Kutch~~.		[[File:Ranjitsinhji c1908.jpg\|thumb\|Jam Sahib [[Ranjitsinhji\|Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja]], known as ''Ranji'']]
			'''Jam Sahib''' ({{langx\|gu\|જામ સાહેબ}}) or simply '''Jam''' was a native title used by the rulers of a few [[princely states]], notably born in western [[British India]] into [[Jadeja]] clan which denotes their claimed descent from the legendary [[Jamshid\|Jamshed]] of Iran.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Mario \|last=Rodrigues \|title=Batting for the Empire: A Political Biography of Ranjitsinhji \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d0puAAAAMAAJ \|year=2003 \|publisher=Penguin Books, 2003 \|isbn=9780143029519 \|page=51 \|quote=Yet another version said the Jadejas were descendants of the great Emperor Jamshed of Iran, hence the title Jam under which they ruled.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|first=B. N. \|last=Goswamy \|title=A Place Apart: Painting in Kutch, 1720-1820 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FSUNAQAAIAAJ \|year=1983 \|publisher=Oxford University Press, 1983 \|isbn=9780195613117 \|page=7 \|quote=His successor, Jam Pumvro, had more than his share of troubles, and earned an evil reputation for himself but, for us, his title is of interest for it was derived apparently from the legendary Jamshed of Iranian origin.}}</ref>

	==Jam Sahibs of Nawanagar==		==Jam Sahibs of Nawanagar==
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	\|Raisinhji Lakhaji		\|Raisinhji Lakhaji
	\|~~1661 - 1663~~		\|1661–1663
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	\|Raisinhji Tamachi		\|Raisinhji Tamachi
	\|1663 - 2 October 1690		\|1663 – 2 October 1690
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	\| Lakhaji Tamachi		\| Lakhaji Tamachi
	\| September, 1743 - 2 November 1767		\| September 1743 – 2 November 1767
	\| 1743		\| 1743
	\| 1767		\| 1767
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	\|14.		\|14.
	\|[[Shatrusalyasinhji]]		\|[[Shatrusalyasinhji]]
	\| 3 February 1966 – ~~28 December 1971~~		\| 3 February 1966 – 12 October 2024
	\| 1939		\| 1939
			\| Present
			\|-
			\|15.
			\|[[Ajay Jadeja]]
			\| 12-October-2024 – Present
			\| 1971
	\| Present		\| Present
	\|}		\|}

			==See also==
			* [[Nawanagar State]]

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Jam [[Sahib]]''' ({{lang-gu\|જામ સાહેબ}}), is the title of the ruling prince of [[Nawanagar State\|Nawanagar]], now known as [[Jamnagar]] in [[Gujarat]], an [[Princely states\|Indian princely state]]. The Jam Sahebs were from the Jam [[Jadeja]] clan,<ref>{{cite book\|title=[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]], v. 18\|chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_426.gif\|year=1909\|publisher=Oxford at the [[Clarendon Press]], London\|page=420\|chapter=Nawanagar State\|ref=Im}}</ref> who are a branch of ~~[[Yaduvanshi]]~~ [[Rajput]]. The name of Jamnagar formerly known as [[Jamnagar\|Nawanagar]] was derived from the same root, while the word ''[[Jam (title)\|Jam]]'' itself means [[Sardar]], or [[King]], ''[[Saheb]]'' is an Arabic term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprietor".		'''Jam [[Sahib]]''' ({{lang-gu\|જામ સાહેબ}}), is the title of the ruling prince of [[Nawanagar State\|Nawanagar]], now known as [[Jamnagar]] in [[Gujarat]], an [[Princely states\|Indian princely state]]. The Jam Sahebs were from the Jam [[Jadeja]] clan, who are a branch of [[Rajput]]. The name of Jamnagar formerly known as [[Jamnagar\|Nawanagar]] was derived from the same root, while the word ''[[Jam (title)\|Jam]]'' itself means [[Sardar]], or [[King]], ''[[Saheb]]'' is an Arabic term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprietor".
	Further, [[Jam Rawal]]ji was the first, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, in 1540, when he founded the new city of Nawanagar in the region of [[Halar]] which was conquered by him & it consists of 999 villages, after migrating from Kutch.		Further, [[Jam Rawal]]ji was the first, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, in 1540, when he founded the new city of Nawanagar in the region of [[Halar]] which was conquered by him & it consists of 999 villages, after migrating from Kutch.

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{More citations needed|article about an Indian province|date=August 2009}}
'''Jam [[Sahib]]''' ({{lang-gu|જામ સાહેબ}}), is the title of the ruling prince of [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]], now known as [[Jamnagar]] in [[Gujarat]], an [[Princely states|Indian princely state]]. The Jam Sahebs were from the Jam [[Jadeja]] clan,<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]], v. 18|chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_426.gif|year=1909|publisher=Oxford at the [[Clarendon Press]], London|page=420|chapter=Nawanagar State|ref=Im}}</ref> who are a branch of [[Yaduvanshi]] [[Rajput]]. The name of Jamnagar formerly known as [[Jamnagar|Nawanagar]] was derived from the same root, while the word ''[[Jam (title)|Jam]]'' itself means [[Sardar]], or [[King]], ''[[Saheb]]'' is an Arabic term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprietor".
Further, [[Jam Rawal]]ji was the first, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, in 1540, when he founded the new city of Nawanagar in the region of [[Halar]] which was conquered by him & it consists of 999 villages, after migrating from Kutch.

==Jam Sahibs of Nawanagar==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S. No.
! Rulers
! Reign
! Born
! Died
|-
|1.
|Raisinhji Lakhaji
|1661 - 1663
|
|
|-
|2.
|Raisinhji Tamachi
|1663 - 2 October 1690
|
|
|-
|3.
| Lakhaji Tamachi
| 2 October 1690 – 13 October 1708
|
| 1708
|-
|4.
| Raisinhji Lakhaji
| 13 October 1708 – 13 August 1711
|
| 1711
|-
|5.
| Tamachi Raisinhji
| 13 August 1711 – 1743
|
| 1743
|-
|6.
| Lakhaji Tamachi
| September, 1743 - 2 November 1767
| 1743
| 1767
|-
|7.
| Jasaji Lakhaji
| 2 November 1767 – 6 August 1814
|
| 1814
|-
|8.
| Sataji II Lakhaji
| 6 August 1814 – 24 February 1820
|
| 1820
|-
|9.
| Ranmalji Sataji II
| 24 February 1820 – 22 February 1852
|
| 1852
|-
|10.
| Vibhaji II Ranmalji
| 22 February 1852 – 28 April 1895
| 1827
| 1895
|-
|11.
| Jashwantsinhji Vibhaji II
| 28 April 1895 – 14 August 1906
| 1882
| 1906
|-
|12.
|[[Ranjitsinhji|Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji]]
| 12 March 1907 – 2 April 1933
| 1872
| 1933
|-
|13.
|[[Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji|Digvijaysinhji]]
| 2 April 1933 – 3 February 1966
| 1895
| 1966
|-
|14.
|[[Shatrusalyasinhji]]
| 3 February 1966 – 28 December 1971
| 1939
| Present
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101022173812/http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/n/nawanagar.html Nawanagar History and Genealogy] at ''[[Queensland University]]''

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