| Jagatsinhji | |
|---|---|
| Maharana | |
| Maharana of Danta | |
| Reign | c. 1800 – c. 1823 |
| Predecessor | Mansinhji |
| Successor | Naharsinhji |
| Died | c. 1860 |
| Dynasty | Parmar |
| Father | Abhaisinhji |
Jagatsinhji was the Maharana of Danta from 1800 until 1823.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Jagatsinhji was born to Abhaisinhji, and upon the death of his brother Mansinhji in 1800, he succeeded him on the throne of Danta as the Maharana.[1][2] He was a strong ruler who dealt with Bhil cattle thieves and enforced his authority across several villages by exacting tribute from them.[2] During his reign, he did not get along with his nobles.[2] The Nawab of Palanpur helped him to settle his dispute with his vassal Vakhtoji Jitoji quietly.[3][4] Later, in another dispute between him and one of his vassals, he granted a seven-sixteenths share of Danta to the Nawab of Palanpur, on the condition that the latter ruler help him maintain order in Danta.[3][4] He also did not get along with his brother, Naharsinhji, which led the nobles of the state to intervene between the two.[2] The nobles managed to reconcile the two brothers by having them partake in the ceremony of Kasumba.[2][Note 1] The friendly relationship between them did not last long, as his advisors turned him against his brother.[2] He had no son to succeed him, so he asked his brother, Naharsinhji, whether he might adopt one of his sons.[3][4] Naharsinhji refused, saying that he would not do obeisance at his own son's feet.[3][4] Afterwards, suspecting that Naharsinhji might harm him, he fled his state and lived in self imposed exile at Sudasana and Pethapur.[2][3] Naharsinhji eventually managed to calm him and brought him back to Danta.[2]
He died in 1823 of fever and was succeeded by his brother Naharsinhji.[3][4]
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Soszynski, Henry. "DANTA". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Mehta, Manu Nandshankar (1896). Hind Rajasthan. p. 93.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Campbell, James MacNabb (1883). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Cornell University Library. Bombay : Gov. Central Press. p. 416.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Master, Framroz Sorabji (1922). The Mahi Kantha directory. University of California Libraries. Rajkot : [s.n.] pp. 159–160.