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{{short description|Maharana of Danta (1823–1847)}}
{{infobox royalty
| title = [[Maharana]]
| succession = [[Maharana]] of [[Danta State|Danta]]
| reign = {{circa|1823}} – {{circa|1847}}
| predecessor = [[Jagatsinhji]]
| successor = [[Zalamsinhji]]
| death_date = {{circa|1847}}
| father = [[Abhaisinhji]]
| dynasty = [[Parmar (clan)|Parmar]]
}}
'''Naharsinhji''' was the [[Maharana]] of [[Danta State|Danta]] from 1823 until 1847.

== Early life and family ==
Naharsinhji was born to [[Abhaisinhji]].<ref name=":0">{{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> He married and had issue, including two sons, [[Zalamsinhji]] and [[Harisinhji]], and a daughter, Daulat Kanwar, who married Sheo Singh of [[Sirohi State|Sirohi]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lala |first=Sitaram |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.112413 |title=History Of Sirohi Raj From The Earliest Times To The Present Day |date=1920 |pages=242}}</ref> He and his brother [[Jagatsinhji]] did not enjoy a cordial relationship.<ref name=":1" /> To bring peace between the two, the nobles of [[Danta State|Danta]] made them partake in the ritual of Kasumba.<ref group=Note name=Note01/><ref name=":1" /> [[Jagatsinhji]], having no son of his own, wished to adopt one so that, in due course, the boy would succeed him on the throne of [[Danta State|Danta]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{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> However, Naharinhji refused, saying that he would not do obeisance at his own son's feet.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> Following this episode, [[Jagatsinhji]]'s advisers turned him against Naharsinhji, and Jagatsinhji, who had begun to fear that Naharsinhji wanted to take his life, left [[Danta State|Danta]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> Naharsinhji, however, managed to convince Jagatsinhji to return to [[Danta State|Danta]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />

== Reign ==
Upon the death of his brother [[Jagatsinhji]] in 1823, he succeeded him as the [[Maharana]] of [[Danta State|Danta]].<ref name=":2">{{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> In 1836, when [[Jawan Singh]], the [[Maharana]] of [[Kingdom of Mewar|Udaipur]], was to arrive in his state for the privilege of [[Ambaji Mata Temple|Ambaji Mata]], he went to [[Ambaji]] to receive him and gave him a warm and proper welcome.<ref name=":1" /> Later, when the [[Governor of Bombay]] paid a visit to [[Sadra, Gandhinagar|Sadra]], he went there to meet him, and the [[Governor of Bombay|Governor]], in return, presented him with a rich [[Khalat|khilat]], or dress of honour.<ref name=":1" />

== Death ==
He died in 1847 and was succeeded by his son, [[Zalamsinhji]], as the [[Maharana]] of [[Danta State|Danta]].<ref name=":1">{{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>

==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:1847 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian monarchs]]
[[Category:People from British India]]
[[Category:People from Gujarat]]

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