Jam

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Jam is a royal title historically used by rulers in parts of western India, particularly associated with the Jadeja Rajput dynasty of regions like Nawanagar (now Jamnagar) in Gujarat.

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Jam canonical 11

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf royal title ⓘ
associatedWithCaste Kshatriya (Rajput) ⓘ
linked to: Kshatriya
associatedWithDynasty Jadeja Rajput dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Jadeja dynasty
associatedWithRegion Jamnagar ⓘ
Nawanagar ⓘ
linked to: Nawanagar State
associatedWithReligion Hinduism ⓘ
associatedWithState Gujarat ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalContext Rajput court culture ⓘ
etymologyLinkedTo local Indic languages ⓘ
governedUnder British paramountcy ⓘ
governs Nawanagar State ⓘ
hasAlternativeForm Jam Saheb ⓘ
linked to: Jam Sahib

Jam Sahib ⓘ
heldBy Jadeja Rajput rulers ⓘ
linked to: Jadeja Rajputs

rulers of Nawanagar ⓘ
historicalUsage early modern period ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
honorificType hereditary title ⓘ
linkedTo Jamnagar royal family ⓘ
linkedToEvent accession of princely states to India ⓘ
modernLocation Jamnagar district ⓘ
notableBearer Digvijaysinhji, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar ⓘ
Jam Saheb of Nawanagar ⓘ
linked to: Maharaja

Ranjitsinhji, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar ⓘ
politicalStatus princely ruler under British Raj ⓘ
predecessorEntity Princely State of Nawanagar ⓘ
regionType Kathiawar peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Kathiawar
successionType patrilineal succession ⓘ
titleLanguage Gujarati ⓘ
Sindhi ⓘ
titleRank equivalent to prince ⓘ
titleStatus largely ceremonial after 1947 ⓘ
usedBeforeName ruler’s personal name ⓘ
usedByClan Jadeja clan ⓘ
linked to: Jadeja Rajputs
usedByCommunity Rajputs ⓘ
usedIn western India ⓘ

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