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{{Short description|Maharana Raj Sahib of Dhrangadhra}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Ajitsinhji Jaswantsinhji<br>{{small|{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCSI|size=90%}}}}}}
| title = [[His Highness]]<br>[[Maharana]] [[Raja|Raj]]
| image =
| caption = HH Maharana Raj Ajitsinhji II
| succession = [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Maharana Raj Sahib of Jhalavad]]
| reign = 1900– 1911
| predecessor = [[Mansinhji II]]
| successor = [[Ghanshyamsinhji Ajitsinhji|Ghanshyamsinhji]]
| birth_date = 18 January 1872
| birth_place = Manmehlat Palace, [[Dhrangadhra State]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1911|02|08|1872|df=y}}
| death_place = Arsi Vilas palace, [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra State]]
| spouse = {{plainlist|
*''[[#Family|among others]]''
*Sundar kunwarba
*Monghi Kunwarba
*Har Kunwarba
*Hirji Kunwarba
*Suraj Kunwarba
*Kunvari bai}}
| issue = [[Ghanshyamsinhji Ajitsinhji|Ghanshyamsinhji]]
| issue-link = #Family
| issue-pipe = Among others
| full name = Ajitsinhji Jaswantsinhji Jhala
| house = [[File:Drapeau Dhrangadhra.png|25px]] [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra]]
| father = Jaswantsinhji Jhala
| mother = Mairaj kunwarba of Bhadarwa
| dynasty = [[Jhala (clan)|Jhala]]
| module =
}}
[[Highness|HH]] [[Maharana]] [[Raja|Raj]] '''Ajitsinhji Jaswantsinhji''' [[Maharaja Bahadur|Sahib Bahadur]], {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCSI|}}, was the 43rd ruler of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Jhalavad]] from 1900 to 1911. He succeeded his Grandfather [[Maharana|Maharana Raj]] [[Mansinhji II]] [[Maharaja Bahadur|Sahib Bahadur]]. Ajit Niwas Palace was built during his reign.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Mayne |first=C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JBU-AQAAMAAJ&q=maharana+ajitsinhji |title=History of the Dhrangadhra State |date=1921 |publisher=Thacker, Spink |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ajitsinhji was born on 18 January 1872 at Manmehlat Palace, [[Dhrangadhra]], to Prince Jaswantsinhji, the son of [[Maharana|Maharana Raj Sahib]] Mansinhji II of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra]]. He was educated at [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]], and became the heir apparent upon his father's death in 1879.<ref name=":0" />

==Reign==
[[File:Dhrangadhra state stamp.jpg|thumb|Dhrangadhra state stamp featuring HH Maharana Raj Sahib Ajit Singhji]]
Ajitsinhji succeeded to the throne upon the death of his grandfather on 2nd December 1900. He ascended the gadi at Amar Mahal, Jhallisvara Vat Palace, [[Halvad]], on 3rd December 1900. He also attended the [[Delhi Durbar Medal (1903)|Delhi Coronation Durbar]] in 1903. Deeply interested in literature and theatre, he built one of the largest auditoriums in [[Gujarat]], where he wrote and produced his own plays. He reorganized the State military and built good relations with other Rajput states like [[Cutch State|Kutch]], [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]], [[Kingdom of Marwar|Jodhpur]] and [[Ratlam State|Ratlam]]. He also built the Ajit Niwas Palace.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vadivelu |first=A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PeeRRf0EhnIC&q=maharana+ajitsinhji |title=The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles & Zamindars of India |date=1915 |publisher=G.C. Loganadham |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ld5AAQAAMAAJ&q=maharana+ajitsinhji |title=Who's who in India |date=1911 |publisher=Newul Kishore Press |language=en}}</ref>

He was awarded KCSI, [[Knight Commander of the Star of India]] on 1 January 1909.<ref name=":0" />

== Death ==
He died at Arsi Vilas, Dhrangadhra on 8 February 1911 due to [[smallpox]]. He was succeeded by his son [[Ghanshyamsinhji Ajitsinhji|Ghanshyamsinhji]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Solomon |first1=R. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC&dq=maharana+ajitsinhji&pg=PA387 |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Bond |first2=J. W. |date=2006 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |language=en}}</ref>

==Family==
He had 6 wives and 6 Children: 3 sons and 3 daughters. He also had 2 daughters from a maid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=dhranga7 |url=https://www.royalark.net/India/dhranga7.htm |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=www.royalark.net}}</ref>
=== Wives ===
* [[Jadeja]] Sundar kunwarba, of [[Mengni]] in [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]]
* [[Jadeja]] Monghi Kunwarba, of [[Mengni]] in [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]]
* [[Vaghela dynasty|Vaghela]] Hari Kunwarba of [[Tharad]]
* [[Gohil dynasty|Gohel]] Hirji Kunwarba of Thimba
* [[Jadeja]] Suraj Kunwarba of [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]]
* [[Jadeja]] Kunvari bai of [[Rajkot State|Rajkot]]
=== Children ===
* Chatrapalsinhji
* [[Ghanshyamsinhji Ajitsinhji|Ghanshyamsinhji]]
* Prithirajsinhji
* Maya kunwar, married to Prince Man Singh of [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]]
* Pratap kunwar, married to Prince [[Captain]] Pratap Singh of [[Banera]] in [[Kingdom of Mewar|Mewar]]
* Jayant Kunwar, married to Maharaj Bharat Singh of [[Multhan]]

==Titles==
* 1879-1900: Patvi Namdar [[Raja (title)|Rajkumar]] [[Shri]] Ajitsinhji Jaswantsinhji Sahib, [[Yuvaraja|Yuvraj]] of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra]]
* 1900-1909: Shri Shaktimant Jhaladipati Mahamandleshwar [[Maharana]] Sriraj [[Sir]] Ajitsinhji Jaswantwinhji [[Maharaja Bahadur|Sahib Bahadur]], [[Maharana]] Raj Sahib of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra]]
* 1909-1911: Shri Shaktimant Jhaladipati Mahamandleshwar [[Maharana]] Sriraj [[Sir]] Ajitsinhji Jaswantwinhji [[Maharaja Bahadur|Sahib Bahadur]], [[Maharana]] [[Raja|Raj]] Sahib of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra]],{{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCSI|}}
== Awards and honours ==
* [[Delhi Durbar Medal (1903)|Delhi Durbar Gold Medal]], 1903<ref name=":0" />
* '''KCSI''': [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]], 1909<ref name=":0" />

=== List of Eponyms ===

* Ajit Niwas Palace
* Sir Ajitsinhji Highschool

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1872 births]]
[[Category:1911 deaths]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]

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EliseMacnaghten at 17:45, 20 January 2026