Jasdan State was a
princely state in
Saurashtra during the
British Raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent,
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* lasting from 1858 to 1947.
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* It is also called Crown rule ...
. Its last ruler signed the accession to the
Indian Union on 15 February 1948.
The capital of the state was in
Jasdan
Jasdan is a city and a municipality in Rajkot district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. Jasdan is the biggest sub district in the Rajkot district. Jasdan city has its own Municipality that is known as "Jasdan Mu ...
town.
History
Jasdan state was founded in 1665 when Vika Khachar defeated the Khumans of Kherdi. In 1807, after its ruler Vajsur Khachar came to an agreement with the British and the
Gaikwar, it became a
British protectorate
British protectorates were protectorates under the jurisdiction of the British government. Many territories which became British protectorates already had local rulers with whom the Crown negotiated through treaty, acknowledging their status wh ...
. Later in the 19th century Jasdan became part of the
Kathiawar Agency of the
Bombay Presidency.
Jasdan was the biggest kathi state in British India issuing its own
postage stamps
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Then the stamp is affixed to the ...
.
Rulers of Jasdan
The rulers of the state bore the title 'Khachar'.
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Darbar Shri Ala Vajsur signed the Instrument of Accession
The Instrument of Accession was a legal document first introduced by the Government of India Act 1935 and used in 1947 to enable each of the rulers of the princely states under British paramountcy to join one of the new dominions of Dominion ...
on February 15, 1948 and annexed Jasdan into the Union of India.
Notable members of royal family
* Lavkumar Khachar, ornithologist
See also
*Political integration of India
Before it gained independence in 1947, India (also called the Indian Empire) was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule (British India), and the other consisting of princely states under the suzerainty of the Briti ...
* Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency
*Saurashtra (region)
Kathiawar (), also known as Saurashtra, is a peninsula in the south-western Gujarat state in India, bordering the Arabian Sea and covering about . It is bounded by the Kutch district in the north, the Gulf of Kutch in the northwest, and by t ...
References
States under the Kathiawar Agency
Rajput history
Rajkot district
States and territories established in 1665
1665 establishments in India
1948 disestablishments in India
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