Jhala (Zala) · Makhwan · Suryavanshi
Dhrangadhra
Senior Jhala (Zala) state; seat of the Raj Saheb, direct line of Harpal Makhwan.
- Ruler’s title
- Raj Saheb
- Standing
- 13-gun salute state
- Region
- Saurashtra
- Founded
- Seat of the senior line from 1735; the house of Harpal Makhwan
- After 1947
- Merged into the United State of Saurashtra, 15 February 1948
The account
The senior Jhala (Zala) state and the head of the clan. Raj Ranmalji (1843–69) and Maharaja Mansinhji made it a model of schools, dispensaries and civic works.
Territorial Holdings
Dhrangadhra State Bhayati Settlements
Hereditary cadet estates (Bhayat) and prominent settlement villages historically granted to or affiliated with this seat.
Sita
Chharad
Malvan
Kondh
Mathak
Sara
Dhavana
Umarda
Kankavati