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Jalia Devani State

1700 CE – 1948 CE (approx.) · capital Jalia Devani

A minor chiefship of the Kathiawar peninsula, one of the many small estates of the Halar country.

Origins

Jalia Devani was a small estate in Kathiawar, held by a local chiefly family from around 1700. Its origins are known mainly from local tradition and colonial lists.

Rule and society

The ruler held a handful of villages and, after 1807, came under British supervision in the Kathiawar Agency. Few further details are recorded.

Decline and legacy

Jalia Devani merged into the United State of Saurashtra in 1948 and became part of Gujarat in 1960.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Connections (2)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Jalia Devani State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/jalia-devani-state
MLA
“Jalia Devani State.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/jalia-devani-state. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Jalia Devani State.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/jalia-devani-state.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Jalia Devani State’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/jalia-devani-state (Accessed: ).

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