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.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | royal title ⓘ |
| associatedWithCaste | Kshatriya (Rajput) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Jadeja Rajput dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Jamnagar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nawanagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Rajput court culture ⓘ |
| etymologyLinkedTo | local Indic languages ⓘ |
| governedUnder | British paramountcy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | Nawanagar State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeForm |
Jam Saheb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jam Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy |
Jadeja Rajput rulers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rulers of Nawanagar ⓘ |
| historicalUsage |
early modern period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| honorificType | hereditary title ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Jamnagar royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | accession of princely states to India ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Jamnagar district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Digvijaysinhji, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jam Saheb of Nawanagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranjitsinhji, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | princely ruler under British Raj ⓘ |
| predecessorEntity | Princely State of Nawanagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Kathiawar peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | patrilineal succession ⓘ |
| titleLanguage |
Gujarati
ⓘ
Sindhi ⓘ |
| titleRank | equivalent to prince ⓘ |
| titleStatus | largely ceremonial after 1947 ⓘ |
| usedBeforeName | ruler’s personal name ⓘ |
| usedByClan | Jadeja clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity | Rajputs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | western India ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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