Jam

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Jam is a royal title historically used by rulers in parts of western India, particularly associated with the Jadeja Rajput dynasty of regions like Nawanagar (now Jamnagar) in Gujarat.

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Jam canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf royal title
associatedWithCaste Kshatriya (Rajput)
linked to: Kshatriya
associatedWithDynasty Jadeja Rajput dynasty
linked to: Jadeja dynasty
associatedWithRegion Jamnagar
Nawanagar
linked to: Nawanagar State
associatedWithReligion Hinduism
associatedWithState Gujarat
country India
culturalContext Rajput court culture
etymologyLinkedTo local Indic languages
governedUnder British paramountcy
governs Nawanagar State
hasAlternativeForm Jam Saheb
linked to: Jam Sahib

Jam Sahib
heldBy Jadeja Rajput rulers
linked to: Jadeja Rajputs

rulers of Nawanagar
historicalUsage early modern period
medieval period
honorificType hereditary title
linkedTo Jamnagar royal family
linkedToEvent accession of princely states to India
modernLocation Jamnagar district
notableBearer Digvijaysinhji, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar
Jam Saheb of Nawanagar
linked to: Maharaja

Ranjitsinhji, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar
politicalStatus princely ruler under British Raj
predecessorEntity Princely State of Nawanagar
regionType Kathiawar peninsula
linked to: Kathiawar
successionType patrilineal succession
titleLanguage Gujarati
Sindhi
titleRank equivalent to prince
titleStatus largely ceremonial after 1947
usedBeforeName ruler’s personal name
usedByClan Jadeja clan
linked to: Jadeja Rajputs
usedByCommunity Rajputs
usedIn western India

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