Wazir Meraman Or Meru Khavas of Navanagar(1730-1800)

Wazir Meraman Khawa [1] Or Meru Khavas was virtual Ruler of Nawanagar State.

he ruled behalf of Jam.He exacted tribute from the pirates of Okhamandal, established a watch-port at Kutchigadh and freed the Kutch ships from their terror.[2]His rule was vigorous and he made many additions to the state. He had fortified Jamnagar, by building around it, walls of white stone with 5 gates, 23 towers and 8 postern gates.[3]

Early life

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Jam lakha (a child rural of Jamnagar) married Dipabai, a Jhala princess of Halwad or Dhrangadhra along with her Meru khava came navanagar[4] with his brother nandaji and Bhawan. as Jam Lakhaji was quite young, Meru Khawas took all the powers and ruled over Jamnagar, after the death of Jam Lakhaji, Meru Khawas installed on the throne Jam Jasoji, eldest son of Jam Lakhaji, but he kept, as before, all powers in his own hands.[5][3]

Architecture

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Khambaliya Gate
Khambaliya gate of jamnagar wad bulit by Meru khavas in the 17th century.[6][7]

After Death

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meru khavas was died in 1800[8].After death his descendants holds Amran taluka of 22 village[9][10].In 1909, Ranjitsinhji confiscated the taluka from Taluqdar Rawaji samji Khavas becase his son Ratansinhji married a Jadeja Rajput woman of Morbi[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Khambhaliya Gate, India Attractions". www.lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  2. ^ Gujarat (India) (1971). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Junagadh. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State.
  3. ^ a b "Sight Seeing within Jamnagar". www.jamnagar.org. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  4. ^ Forty Years of the Rajkumar College, 1870-1910: Introduction. Hazel, Watson & Viney. 1911.
  5. ^ "Visit Jamnagar" (PDF). Jamnagar factory owner's association.
  6. ^ "Khambhaliya Gate, India Attractions". www.lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  7. ^ "Khambaliya Gate". gujrattourism. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  8. ^ General, India Office of the Registrar (1969). Census of India, 1961: Gujarat. Manager of Publications.
  9. ^ Singhji, Virbhadra (1994). The Rajputs of Saurashtra. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7154-546-9.
  10. ^ John W Watson (1884). BK 349 -Gazetteer By Bombay Presidency Vol 8 Kathiawar. p. 356.
  11. ^ Sen, Satadru (2004). Migrant Races: Empire, Identity and K.S. Ranjitsinhji. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-6926-0.
  12. ^ Rodrigues, Mario (2003). Batting for the Empire: A Political Biography of Ranjitsinhji. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-302951-9.