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Jaisalmer State
जैसलमेर रियासत

Period  :  Bhati Emperor   ←   1156 - 1947             Republic of India


Kingdom 1156–1818
Princely State 1818–1947

Flag

Coat of arms

Established :
Independence of India :

Area (1931) :
Today part of :
1156
1947
41,600 km2 (16,062 sq mi)
Rajasthan, India


Jaisalmer State is the popular name of the kingdom established in the area of present-day Rajasthan by Rawal Jaisal when he moved the capital of reminiscent of the Bhati dynasty from Ludarva to Jaisalmer (1156) because the old capital Ludarva was vulnerable. Bhati rajputs continued to rule Jaisalmer independently until 1818, when it signed a treaty with the British Empire effectively making it a British Protectorate, a Princely State entitled to a 15-gun salute.

Map of Jaisalmer State with important Rawlot duchies.

History
The Jaisalmer state had its foundations in the Deogarh state. The new capital of Jaisalmer was founded in 1156 and state took its name from the capital. Traditionally, in the Middle Ages the main source of income for the kingdom was levies on caravans, but the economy was heavily affected when Bombay emerged as a major port and sea trade replaced the traditional land routes. Maharawals Ranjit Singh and Bairi Sal Singh attempted to turn around the economic decline but the dramatic reduction in trade impoverished the kingdom. A severe drought and the resulting famine from 1895 to 1900, during the reign of Maharawal Salivahan Singh, only made matters worse by causing widespread loss of the livestock that the increasingly agriculturally based kingdom relied upon.
Maharawal Jawahir Singh’s (1914–49) attempts at modernization also failed to turn the kingdom’s economy around and it remained isolated and backward compared with other areas of Rajasthan.

Royal standard of Jaisalmer over Royal Palace

Rulers

Rawals

Maharawals

Dewans (chief ministers)

  • c.1885 - 1891 Mohata Nathmal
  • c.1890 - 1903 Mehta Jagjiwan
  • 189. - 1900 Thakur Kushal Singh (acting)
  • 1900 Rawatmal (acting)
  • c.1909 Lakshmi Das Sapat
  • 1911 - Jun 1912 Mohammed Niyaz Ali Kazi Hapiri (b. 1866 - d. 19..)
  • Jun 1912 - 21 Mar 1930 Murarji Rooji (Moraji Rao) Sapat
  • c.1892 - 1902 HH Shri Panna Lal Ji Soni Nathani
  • c.1930 - 1932 HH Shri Umedmal Ji II Soni Nathani (acting)
  • 19.. - 19.. M.L. Khosala
  • 19.. - 19.. Pandit Jamana Lal
  • 19.. - 19.. Munshi Nand Kishore
  • 19.. - 19.. Lala Rakhpat Raj
  • 19.. - 19.. P.K. Shurugula
  • 19.. - 19.. Brij Mohan Nath Zutshi
  • 19.. - 19.. Anand Swaroop
  • 19.. - 19.. Onkar Singh
  • c.1940 - c.1942 Lakhpat Rai Sikund


Maharawal Jaisal Singh. Jaisalmer Fort.


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