Jhala (Zala) · Makhwan · Suryavanshi
Dhrangadhra
13-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Senior Jhala (Zala) state; seat of the Raj Saheb, direct line of Harpal Makhwan.
9 Bhayati villages
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States & seats
Every seat on the map, from seventeen-gun Bhuj to the talukdari villages — with its house, its salute and its story.
Region
Clan
Jhala (Zala)
Chuda
Non-salute state
Saurashtra
Jhala (Zala) thakurate, an offshoot of the Wadhwan line.
5 Bhayati villages
→Jhala (Zala) · early seat
Halvad (Patdi)
Historic seat
Saurashtra
Early Jhala (Zala) capital before Dhrangadhra; Patdi its first seat.
9 Bhayati villages
→Jhala (Zala)
Lakhtar
Non-salute state
Saurashtra
Jhala (Zala) seat in the Jhalawad heartland.
6 Bhayati villages
→Jhala (Zala)
Limbdi
9-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Jhala (Zala) state; a centre of learning and reform.
8 Bhayati villages
→Jhala (Zala)
Sayla
Non-salute state
Saurashtra
Known as the ‘Bhagat’ (devout) darbar.
7 Bhayati villages
→Jhala (Zala)
Wadhwan
9-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Ancient seat on the Bhogavo river; earlier a Vaghela capital.
7 Bhayati villages
→Jhala (Zala)
Wankaner
11-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Jhala (Zala) state on the Machchhu river; noted for its palace architecture.
6 Bhayati villages
→Jadeja · Maharao of Cutch
Bhuj (Kutch)
17-gun salute state
Kutch
Seat of the senior Jadeja house — Cutch State, a 17-gun salute state beyond the Rann; it acceded to India separately in 1948 and was never part of Saurashtra.
→Jadeja (Nawanagar)
Jamnagar
13-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Founded by Jam Rawal in 1540 — the ‘Chhota Kashi’ of Kathiawar.
8 Bhayati villages
→Jadeja
Dhrol
9-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Near the field of Bhoochar Mori, the great battle of 1591.
5 Bhayati villages
→Jadeja
Gondal
11-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Progressive Jadeja administration under its Thakor Sahibs.
6 Bhayati villages
→Jadeja
Morvi
11-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Jadeja state on the Machchhu; noted for modern town planning.
5 Bhayati villages
→Jadeja
Rajkot
9-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Founded by Vibhaji in 1611; later seat of the British Political Agency and the Rajkumar College.
6 Bhayati villages
→Gohil
Bhavnagar
13-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Founded by Bhavsinhji in 1723; a leading maritime power and first state to join the Indian Union.
11 Bhayati villages
→Gohil
Rajpipla
13-gun salute state
East Gujarat (Rewa Kantha)
Premier 13-gun salute Gohil state along the sacred Narmada in Rewa Kantha.
6 Bhayati villages
→Gohil
Lathi
Non-salute state
Saurashtra
Gohil state of the line of Sarangji; home of the poet-prince Kalapi.
4 Bhayati villages
→Gohil
Palitana
9-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Gohil state beneath the sacred Shatrunjaya hill and its Jain temples.
4 Bhayati villages
→Gohil · ancient Valabhi
Vala (Valabhipur)
Non-salute state
Saurashtra
Gohil state on the site of the ancient Maitraka capital of Valabhi.
→Jethwa
Porbandar
13-gun salute state
Saurashtra
Jethwa state on the Arabian Sea; fort built by Rana Vikmatji, 1671.
8 Bhayati villages
→Jethwa · historic capital
Ghumli
Historic seat
Saurashtra
Hill capital in the Barda, seat of the Jethwas until 1306.
→Chudasama (historic)
Junagadh
Historic seat
Saurashtra
At the foot of Girnar; seat of the Chudasama Ra’s for twenty generations, to 1472.
→Chudasama · early seat
Vanthali
Historic seat
Saurashtra
Acquired from Valaram Chavada in the ninth century.
→Parmar
Muli
Non-salute state
Saurashtra
Granted to the Parmars by Vishaldev Vaghela, 1476–77; the clan’s only state.
8 Bhayati villages
→Parmar
Danta
9-gun salute state
North Gujarat
9-gun Parmar state situated in the sacred hills near the Ambaji shrine.
6 Bhayati villages
→Parmar
Santrampur
9-gun salute state
East Gujarat (Rewa Kantha)
9-gun Parmar state of Rewa Kantha bordering Mewar and Malwa.
5 Bhayati villages
→Rathod (Vadhel)
Dwarka
Historic seat
Saurashtra
Okhamandal headland, held by the Vadhel Rathods since Ajaymal won a foothold at the close of the 12th century.
→Rathod
Idar
15-gun salute state
North Gujarat
Premier 15-gun Rathod state of North Gujarat in the rugged Aravalli foothills.
6 Bhayati villages
→Vala
Talaja
Historic seat
Saurashtra
Vala seat after their displacement from Vala-Chamardi; the Walak coastal strip still bears the clan’s name.
3 Bhayati villages
→Sarvaiya
Datha
Talukdari estate
Saurashtra
Sarvaiya talukdari estate of Gohilwad — with Aiyavej, Chok, Jaliya and Rohishala among the clan’s holdings.
4 Bhayati villages
→Chavda
Mansa
Non-salute state
North Gujarat
Ancient Chavda seat on the banks of the Sabarmati in North Gujarat.
5 Bhayati villages
→Chauhan (Khichi)
Chhota Udepur
9-gun salute state
East Gujarat (Rewa Kantha)
9-gun Chauhan (Khichi) state of Rewa Kantha, descendants of the heroes of Pavagadh.
6 Bhayati villages
→Chauhan (Khichi)
Devgadh Baria
9-gun salute state
East Gujarat (Rewa Kantha)
9-gun Chauhan principality in Rewa Kantha nestled between hills and dense forests.
6 Bhayati villages
→Solanki (Chaulukya)
Lunavada
9-gun salute state
East Gujarat (Rewa Kantha)
9-gun Solanki state in Rewa Kantha, claiming direct descent from the Solanki emperors of Patan.
5 Bhayati villages
→Solanki
Vansda
9-gun salute state
Central & South Gujarat
9-gun Solanki state in South Gujarat surrounded by dense teak forests.
4 Bhayati villages
→Vaghela
Sanand
Non-salute state
Central & South Gujarat
Prominent Vaghela estate near Ahmedabad, home to classical music patrons and custodians of royal heritage.
8 Bhayati villages
→Sisodia
Dharampur
9-gun salute state
Central & South Gujarat
9-gun Sisodia state in the Sahyadri foothills of South Gujarat.
5 Bhayati villages
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