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{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name =
|conventional_long_name =Jath State
|common_name =Jath
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
|era =
|year_start = 1686
|date_start =
|event_start=
|year_end = 1948
|date_end =
|event_end= [[Independence of India]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =Maratha Empire
|s1 = India
|flag_p1 = Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag = Jath flag.svg
|image_coat =
|image_map = Kolhapur-Jath map.jpg
|image_map_caption = Jath State in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]
|stat_area1 = 2538
|stat_year1 = 1931
|stat_pop1 = 91,202
|today = [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
|footnotes =
}}
'''Jath State''',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_180.gif | title=Imperial Gazetteer of India: Bijapur Agency | publisher=Imperial Gazetteer of India | work=v. 8 | accessdate=20 March 2012 | pages=174}}</ref> was one of the non-salute [[Maratha]] [[princely states]] of [[British India]], one of the former [[Southern Maratha Country|Southern Maratha]] [[Jagir]]s. Jath State and [[Daphlapur State]] were the only two states belonging to the [[Bijapur Agency]]<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Jath |volume=15 |page=280}}</ref> under the [[Bombay Presidency]], which later became part of the [[Deccan States Agency]].

The state was founded in 1686 by the hereditary ''[[Patil (title)|Patil]]'' (chief) of Daphlapur.{{cn|date=October 2018}}
Jath state (including Daphlapur) covered an area of {{convert|980|sqmi|km2}}, and had a population of 68,665 in 1901, while the population of [[Jath]] town itself was 5,414 in that year.
The Raja was married to Princess Usharaje Gaekwad of Baroda who was the grand daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad.

==History==
The [[Hindu]] ruling family of Jath State were Dafles of the [[Maratha]] [[Chavan]] clan, descendants of Lakhmajirao Yeldojirao Chavan, the Patil of Daphlapur. Lakhmajirao Yeldojirao Chavan entered the service of King Ali Adil Shah of [[Adil Shahi|Bijapur]], and received a [[Desmukhi]] Watan of four [[Mahal (palace)|Mahal]]s in 1672. The [[Jagir]]s of Jath and Karajagi were conferred on his son in 1680. Emperor [[Aurangzeb]] confirmed these estates to the family in 1704. The male line failed four times during the state's history. Consequently, the state was either vested in widowed Ranis or ruled for them by regents for a total of seven decades.

Together with the small state of Daphlapur, Jath State formed the [[Bijapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]] Agency, under the collector of [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur District]].<ref name=EB1911/> Daphlapur had an area of only 249 km<sup>2</sup> and was annexed by Jath State in the early 20th century owing to lack of succession.

In 1911, the state enjoyed a revenue estimated at £24,000 and paid a tribute to the [[British Raj]] of £700.<ref name=EB1911/> Its flag was an orange rectangle with a four-pointed star in the upper left hand corner.

===Rulers of Jath===

The rulers of Jath belonged to the Dafle dynasty and took the title of 'Deshmukh'. The last ruler Vijayasingh Rao Ram Rao took the title of 'Raja'.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely States of India]</ref>

====Deshmukhs====
* 1686 - 1706 Satvaji Rao (b. 16... - d. 1706)
* 1706 - 1754 Yesu Bai "Au Sahib" (b. ... - d. 1754)
* 1754 - 1759 Yeshwant Rao (b. ... - d. 1759)
* 1759 - 1790 Amrit Rao I (b. ... - d. 1790)
* 1790 - 1810 Khanji Rao (b. 17... - d. 1810)
* 1810 - 1822 Renuka Bai (b. ... - d. 1822)
* 1822 - Dec 1823 Sali Bai (b. ... - d. 1823)
* Dec 1823 - Aug 1835 Ram Rao I Narayan Rao "Aba Sahib Dafle" (b. ... - d. 1835)
* Aug 1835 - 29 Jul 1846 Bhagirathi Bai (b. ... - d. 1846)
* 29 Jul 1846 – 11 Jan 1892 Amrit Rao II "Rao Sahib Dafle" (b. 1835 - d. 1892)
* 13 Jan 1892 – 14 Aug 1928 Ram Rao II Amrit Rao "Aba Sahib Dafle" (b. 1886 - d. 1928)
* 14 Aug 1928 – 23 Jun 1936 Vijayasingh Rao Ram Rao "Baba Sahib Dafle" (b. 1909 - d. 1998)
*Anil Raje Daphale (d.2020)
*Indrajeet Raje Daphale

====Raja====
Lieutenant Commander Shrimant Raja Vijaysinghrao Ramrao Babasaheb Dafle, educated like his father, Ramrao II, at the [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]], was the last ruler of Jath. Jath joined the [[Dominion of India]] on 8 March 1948 and is currently a part of the [[Sangli]] District in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. Regarded as something of a model ruler, Vijaysinhrao, the last sovereign ruler received the hereditary title of [[Raja]] in 1936. He formed a very effective partnership with his younger brothers, introducing far reaching educational, health and administrative reforms. He was also a noted [[cricket]] player. The Raja took up politics and represented his people in both the provincial and national parliaments after Indian Independence in 1947.
* 23 Jun 1936 – 15 Aug 1947 Vijayasingh Rao Ram Rao "Baba Sahib Dafle"

==See also==
* [[Maratha]]
* [[Maratha Empire]]
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]
* [[List of Indian princely states]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Princely states of the Deccan States Agency}}
{{Sangli district topics}}

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