Jam Sahib is the title of the ruling prince of Nawanagar

Nawanagar

Navanagar was an Indian princely state, in Kathiawar region, situated on the south of the Gulf of Kutch. It was ruled by the Jadeja dynasty from its formation in c 1540 until 1948 when it succeed to newly formed, India. The district is now known as Jamnagar. It had an area of and a population...

, now known as Jamnagar

Jamnagar

Jamnagar is a city and a municipal corporation in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city was built up substantially by Maharaja Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji in the 1920s, when the district was known as Nawanagar. The district lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch and is...

, an Indian princely state. The Jam Sahibs were from the Jam Jadeja

Jadeja

Jadeja belong to the Yaduvanshi rajputs or Chandravanshi rajputs. They are one of the 36 royal dynasties of old tracing their origins to Lord Krishna...

 clan , who are a branch of Samma Rajput

Rajput

A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

. The name of Jamnagar was derived from the same root, while the word Ja'am

Ja'am

Jam or Ja'am means Sardar, Nawab or King). It is not a tribe, but the title given to the leading Royal family of a Jamot/Samma tribe or state.)The most famous of these rulers was Jam Nizamuddin...

itself means Sardar

Sardar

Sardar is a title of Indo-Aryan origin that was originally used to denote feudal princes, noblemen, and other aristocrats. It was later applied to indicate a Head of State, a Commander-in-chief, and an Army military rank...

, Nawab

Nawab

A Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....

 or King

King

- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...

, Sahib

Sahib

Sahib is an Urdu term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprietor". The primary Arabic meaning of Sahib is "associate, companion, comrade, friend" though it also includes "Sahib is an Urdu term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprietor". The primary Arabic meaning of Sahib...

is an Arabic term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprieter".

The title Jam sahib is also used by the ruler of the State of Las Bela in Balochistan, whose origins are in Samma rajputs.

Jam Sahib of Nawanagar

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Regime
! Rulers
! Born
! Died
|-
| October 2, 1690 - October 13, 1708
| Lakhaji Tamachi
|
| 1708
|-
| October 13, 1708 - August 13, 1711
| Raisinhji Lakhaji
|
| 1711
|-
| August 13, 1711–1743
| Tamachi Raisinhji
|
| 1743
|-
| September, 1743 - November 2, 1767
| Lakhaji Tamachi
| 1743
| 1767
|-
| November 2, 1767 - August 6, 1814
| Jasaji Lakhaji
|
| 1814
|-
| August 6, 1814 - February 24, 1820
| Sataji Lakhaji
|
| 1820
|-
| February 24, 1820 - February 22, 1852
| Ranmalji Sataji
|
| 1852
|-
| February 22, 1852 - April 28, 1895
| H.H Vibhoji Ranmalji
| 1827
| 1895
|-
| April 28, 1895 - August 14, 1906
| H.H Jashwantsinhji Vibhoji
| 1882
| 1906
|-
| March 12, 1907 - April 2, 1933
| Ranjitsinhji Vibhoji
| 1872
| 1933
|-
| April 2, 1933 - August 15, 1947
| Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji
| 1895
| 1966
| April,1966- till present
K.S.Satrushalya Singhji Digvijayasinghji

External links

• Nawanagar History and Genealogy at Queensland University