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Rao '''Pragmalji I''' was the [[Raja|Rao]] of [[Cutch State|Cutch]] belonging to [[Jadeja]] [[Rajput]] dynasty, who ruled [[Princely State of Cutch]] as from 1698 to 1715. He established current lineage of rulers of the state in 1698.<br />
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==Life==<br />
Rao Rayadhan II died in 1698. Rayadhan had three sons; Nagulji/Noghanji, Ravaji and Pragji. The eldest son Nagulji had died of natural causes. The second son Ravaji was murdered and said to be contrived by Pragji. Both brothers had left sons who were entitled to succeed; but as they were young, Pragji seized the throne and became Rao Pragmalji I.{{sfn | ''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur and Mahi Kantha'' | 2015 |page=137}}<br />
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When Kanyoji, the son of Ravaji whom Pragmalji had murdered, became a man, he tried unsuccessfully many a times to regain his rightful throne of Kutch. On assuming power in 1698 ([[Samvat]] 1754) Pragmalji had placed him in command of [[Morbi]], on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch which was then part of the state. Later established [[Morvi State|Morbi State]] around 1698 which was later ruled by his decedents.{{sfn | ''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur and Mahi Kantha'' | 2015 |page=137}} His descendants were called Kaynani.<br />
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After death of Pragmalji, his son [[Godji I]] succeeded in 1715. Godji deposed Haloji, the eldest son of Pragmalji's eldest brother Nagulji, of his estate of [[Mundra]]. Haloji unable to resist retired to Abdasa, and there founded the towns of [[Kothara, Kutch|Kothara]], Kotri, and Nagarchi. His descendants are known as Halani Jadejas.{{sfn | ''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur and Mahi Kantha'' | 2015 |page=137}}<br />
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==Political Office==<br />
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===Bibliography===<br />
* {{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ|year=1880| ref={{sfnref | Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur and Mahi Kantha (Public Domain text)| 2015}}|publisher=Government Central Press| pages=137}}<br />
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[[File:PD-icon.svg|10px]] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the [[public domain]]: {{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ|year=1880| ref={{sfnref | Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur and Mahi Kantha| 2015}}|publisher=Government Central Press| pages=137}}<br />
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