Naharsinhji

Naharsinhji
Maharana
Maharana of Danta
Reignc. 1823 – c. 1847
PredecessorJagatsinhji
SuccessorZalamsinhji
Diedc. 1847
DynastyParmar
FatherAbhaisinhji

Naharsinhji was the Maharana of Danta from 1823 until 1847.

Early life and family

Naharsinhji was born to Abhaisinhji.[1] He married and had issue, including two sons, Zalamsinhji and Harisinhji, and a daughter, Daulat Kanwar, who married Sheo Singh of Sirohi.[1][2] He and his brother Jagatsinhji did not enjoy a cordial relationship.[3] To bring peace between the two, the nobles of Danta made them partake in the ritual of Kasumba.[Note 1][3] Jagatsinhji, having no son of his own, wished to adopt one so that, in due course, the boy would succeed him on the throne of Danta.[4][5] However, Naharinhji refused, saying that he would not do obeisance at his own son's feet.[4][5] Following this episode, Jagatsinhji's advisers turned him against Naharsinhji, and Jagatsinhji, who had begun to fear that Naharsinhji wanted to take his life, left Danta.[3][5] Naharsinhji, however, managed to convince Jagatsinhji to return to Danta.[3][5]

Reign

Upon the death of his brother Jagatsinhji in 1823, he succeeded him as the Maharana of Danta.[4] In 1836, when Jawan Singh, the Maharana of Udaipur, was to arrive in his state for the privilege of Ambaji Mata, he went to Ambaji to receive him and gave him a warm and proper welcome.[3] Later, when the Governor of Bombay paid a visit to Sadra, he went there to meet him, and the Governor, in return, presented him with a rich khilat, or dress of honour.[3]

Death

He died in 1847 and was succeeded by his son, Zalamsinhji, as the Maharana of Danta.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Kasumba, or opium drinking, was a ritual that was prevalent among Rajputs. On occasions when a quarrel between two parties was settled, they would drink opium-water to rejoice, and as a mark that the cause of the offence had been forgotten by the parties.

References

  1. 1 2 Soszynski, Henry. "DANTA". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  2. ↑ Lala, Sitaram (1920). History Of Sirohi Raj From The Earliest Times To The Present Day. p. 242.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mehta, Manu Nandshankar (1896). Hind Rajasthan. p. 93.
  4. 1 2 3 Campbell, James MacNabb (1883). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Cornell University Library. Bombay : Gov. Central Press. p. 416.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Master, Framroz Sorabji (1922). The Mahi Kantha directory. University of California Libraries. Rajkot : [s.n.] pp. 159–160.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.