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'''Jam Rawal Lakh''' (1480-1562), was [[Jadeja]] [[Rajput]] ruler, who ruled [[Kutch State]] from 1524-1548 and later was founder-ruler of [[Nawanagar State]] from 1540 to 1562.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamnagar|url=https://jamnagar.nic.in/|website=Jamnagar|access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Ruler of Kutch==<br />
Jam Raval was son of Jam Lakhoji, the chief of Tera branch of [[Kutch State|Kutch]], which was younger to the elder branch of Lakhiarviro, whose ruler at that time was Jam Hamirji. It is believed that Jam Rawal attributed the murder of his father Jam Lakhoji to Hamirji, as he was killed within the territory of Lakhiarviro by Deda (clan) Tamiachi upon instigation of Hamirji.<ref name=s>{{cite book|title=The Land of 'Ranji' and 'Duleep', by Charles A. Kincaid by Charles Augustus Kincaid|year=1931|publisher=William Blackwood & Sons, Limited|pages=11–15|url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=Y6uhUcLjJceJrQet_IHACw&id=8cYBAAAAMAAJ&dq=Jam+Lakhaji+hamirji&q=hamirji#search_anchor}}</ref> Jam Rawal, in revenge treacherously killed his father's elder brother Rao Hamirji of Lakhiarviro, and ruled Kutch for more than two decades from 1524 to 1548.<ref name=s/><ref name=x/><br />
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[[Khengarji I]], who was son of Hamirji had escaped massacre and grew up in [[Ahmedabad|Ahmadabad]]. He had enlisted in to the army of [[Mahmud Begada]] and became his confidant. Khengarji I, who was given fiefdom of [[Morbi]] in 1538 by Sultan Begda, later waged a war against Jam Rawal to claim back the throne of Kutch, with help of armies provided by [[Mughals]] and Beghda. Khenagrji I, reconquered whole of Kutch from him in 1548 after waging a war of almost eleven years.<ref name=x/><br />
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==Founding of Nawanagar==<br />
Jam Rawal escaped out of Kutch, who as per advice given by [[Ashapura Mata]] in dream to him and later founded the [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]].<ref name=s/> He arrived with his retinue, his family and soldiers loyal to him in the [[Halar]] region of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]. After several battles with a number of local tribes and castes, conquered the [[Jodiya]] and Amran [[parganah]]s from the Dedas, [[Dhrol]] from the [[Chawda|Chavadas]], Nagnath port from the [[Jethwa]]s, and [[Khambhalia]] from the Vaghelas. He also invaded [[Surat]]. Thus, he founded the new state of Nawanagar and laid the foundations for his capital of [[Jamnagar]], which was earlier known as port city Nagnath in August 1540<ref>District Jamnagar, Government of Gujarat<br />
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https://jamnagar.nic.in/</ref> and assumed title of [[Jam Sahib]] of Nawanagar. The State of Nawanagar was in constant state of war since its foundation with its neighbors in order to expand his territories.<ref name=c>Gazetteers: Rajkot District - Page 32</ref><br />
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==Family==<br />
He had several wives. But all his four sons were from his chief consort wife Maharani, who was from a Sodha Rajput family.<br />
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==Death==<br />
Jam Rawal died in 1562. His third son Jam Vibhaji Rawalji, succeeded his to the throne of [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]] upon his death in 1562.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raval Pin Code {{!}} Postal Code (Zip Code) of Raval, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/pincode/gujarat/jamnagar/raval|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref><br />
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==Descendants of Jam Rawal==<br />
Later his descendants branched out to form the state of [[Rajkot]], [[Gondal State|Gondal]] and [[Dhrol]].<ref name=x>The Paramount Power and the Princely States of India, 1858-1881 - Page 287</ref><ref>Gujarat State Gazetteers: Panchmahals - Page 614 Dhrol was a Class II State founded by Jam Hardholji, the brother of Jam Raval, who hailed from the ruling Jadeja Rajput family of Kutch. Hardholji helped Jam Raval conquer Halar and enabled him to found the Nawanagar..</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Maharajas of Nawanagar]]<br />
[[Category:Maharajas of Kutch]]</div>->BattyBot