Jam Sahib

Jam Sahib (Gujarati: જામ સાહેબ), is the title of the ruling prince of Nawanagar, now known as Jamnagar in Gujarat, an Indian princely state. The Jam Sahebs were from the Jam Jadeja clan, who are a branch of Yaduvanshi Rajput. The name of Jamnagar formerly known as Nawanagar was derived from the same root, while the word Jam itself means Sardar, or King, Saheb is an Arabic term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprietor". Further, Jam Rawalji was the first, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, in 1540, when he founded the new city of Nawanagar in the region of Halar which was conquered by him & it consists of 999 villages, after migrating from Kutch.

Jam Sahibs of Nawanagar

S. No.	Rulers	Reign	Born	Died
1.	Raisinhji Lakhaji	1661 - 1663
2.	Raisinhji Tamachi	1663 - 2 October 1690
3.	Lakhaji Tamachi	2 October 1690 – 13 October 1708		1708
4.	Raisinhji Lakhaji	13 October 1708 – 13 August 1711		1711
5.	Tamachi Raisinhji	13 August 1711 – 1743		1743
6.	Lakhaji Tamachi	September, 1743 - 2 November 1767	1743	1767
7.	Jasaji Lakhaji	2 November 1767 – 6 August 1814		1814
8.	Sataji II Lakhaji	6 August 1814 – 24 February 1820		1820
9.	Ranmalji Sataji II	24 February 1820 – 22 February 1852		1852
10.	Vibhaji II Ranmalji	22 February 1852 – 28 April 1895	1827	1895
11.	Jashwantsinhji Vibhaji II	28 April 1895 – 14 August 1906	1882	1906
12.	Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji	12 March 1907 – 2 April 1933	1872	1933
13.	Digvijaysinhji	2 April 1933 – 3 February 1966	1895	1966
14.	Shatrusalyasinhji	3 February 1966 – 28 December 1971	1939	Present

External links

• Nawanagar History and Genealogy at Queensland University