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{{Short description|Maharana Raj Sahib of Jhalavad}}
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| name = Mansinhji I
| title = [[Maharana]] [[Raja|Raj]]
| image = Mansinhji I slays Malik Shajiv of Dasada.png
| caption = Maharana Raj Mansinhji I slays Malik Shajiv of Dasada, 1523
| succession = [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Maharana Raj Sahib of Jhalavad]]
| reign = 1523-1563
| predecessor = [[Ranoji]]
| successor = [[Raisinhji I of Halvad]]
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date = 31 October 1563
| death_place = [[Halvad]], [[Kingdom of Jhalavad]]
| spouse = {{plainlist|
*Ganga de [[Jadeja]] of [[Dhrol State|Dhrol]]
*Amar Kunwarba [[Vaghela dynasty|Vaghela]]of Kalol
*Kesar kunwarba [[Jadeja]] of Kanthkot
*Hirji Kunwarba [[Jadeja]] of Moda
*Dev kunwarba [[Chavda dynasty|Chavda]] of Abod}}
| issue = [[Raisinhji I of Halvad|Raisinhji I]]<br>Ramsinhji<br>Govindsinhji
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| full name = Mansinhji I Ranoji Jhala
| house = [[File:Drapeau Dhrangadhra.png|25px]] [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Halvad]]
| father = [[Ranoji]]
| mother = Hetkunwarba or Kalyande [[Vaghela dynasty|Vaghela]] of Sanand
| dynasty = [[Jhala (clan)|Jhala]]
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[[Maharana]] [[Raja|Raj]] '''Mansinhji I''', also called '''Rao Man Ghelo''' ''(Rao Man, the Mad)'' was the 27th [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Maharana Raj Sahib of Jhalavad]] from 1523 to 1563 until his death.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

== Biography ==
Mansinhji was born to [[Ranoji]] (also known as Ranigdev), the [[Maharana]] of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Jhalavad]]. His father, [[Ranoji]], was killed by Malik Shajiv of Dasada, whose father, Malik Bakhan, had been executed on [[Ranoji]]'s orders.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DQFnsgkrkG8C |title=The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India |date=1985 |publisher=Usha |pages=517 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Mansinhji succeeded his father in 1523 and later avenged his death by killing Malik Shajiv and capturing Dasada. However, since Dasada was a jagir under the [[Gujarat Sultanate]], [[Bahadur Shah of Gujarat|Bahadur Shah]] the Sultan of Gujarat marched against [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Jhalavad]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Wilberforce-Bell |first=Harold |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmZDAAAAYAAJ |title=The History of Kathiawad from the Earliest Times |date=1980 |publisher=Ajay Book Service |pages=94 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jhala |first=Jayasinhji |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gSZqDwAAQBAJ&dq=mansinhji&pg=PA53 |title=Genealogy, Archive, Image: Interpreting Dynastic History in Western India, c. 1090-2016 |date=2018-07-19 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |isbn=978-3-11-060129-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Watson |first=John Whaley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JIEoAAAAYAAJ&dq=mansinghji&pg=PA24 |title=Statistical Account of Dhrángadhrá: Being the Dhrángadhrá Contribution to the Káthiáwár Portion of the Bombay Gazetteer |date=1878 |publisher=Education Society's Press,Byculla |pages=24 |language=en}}</ref>

Mansinhji was defeated by the Sultan's army and went into outlawry for many years. He was offered shelter by the [[Cutch State|Rao of Kutch]], where he his base in [[Kutch]] near [[Bhuj]]. There are many daring tales of Mansinhji and his men of ravaging and escaping the sultans jagirs.
Mansinhji was advised to surrender by his step mother, who was the daughter of Rao Lunkaran of [[Bikaner State|Bikaner]] and had her sister married to [[Bahadur Shah of Gujarat|Bahadur Shah]]. He later sneaked into the [[Diu Fortress|Diu fort]], where the Sultan was staying, and confronted him. Sultan was touched by his noble bearing, as a result, the Sultan treated Mansinhji respectfully and restored him to the throne of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Jhalavad]]. However the Jagirs of [[Mandal, Gujarat|Mandal]] and [[Viramgam]] were not returned back.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Mayne |first=C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JBU-AQAAMAAJ |title=History of the Dhrangadhra State |date=1921 |publisher=Thacker, Spink |pages=76 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-qHiAAAAMAAJ&q=mansinhji |title=Gujarat State Gazetteer |date=1989 |publisher=Director, Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State |pages=293 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
[[File:Mansinhji-I-confronts-Sultan-Bahadurshah-in-Diu-Fort.png|thumb|Maharana Raj Mansinhji I confronts Sultan Bahadur Shah at Diu fort, 1535]]
Mansinhji died on 31 October 1563 and was succeeded by his son, [[Raisinhji I of Halvad|Raisinhji I]].<ref name=":2" />

== References ==
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Mansinhji I - Revision history

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