Lakhtar State Explained

During the British Raj period, Lakhtar State, in the present-day Indian state of Gujarat, was a non-salute princely state and was governed by members of a Jhala rajput dynasty.^[1]

Lakhtar state was founded in 1604.^[2] The rulers ruled with the title of Thakur Sahib.

Ruler

1. Thakur Abhaisinhji Chandrasinhji 1604 – 1639
2. Thakur Vajirajji I Abhaisinhji 1639 – 1665
3. Thakur Sahib Sheshmalji Vajerajji 1665 – 1696
4. Thakur Sahib Gopalsinhji Sheshmalji 1696 – 1714
5. Thakur Sahib Karansinhji I Gopalsinhji 1714 – 1741
6. Thakur Sahib Abherajji Karansinhji 1741 – 1769
7. Thakur Sahib Raydhanji Abherajji 1769 – 1798
8. Thakur Sahib Sangramji Raydhanji 1798 (Abdicated)
9. Thakur Sahib Chandrasinhji Raydhanji (Brother) 1798 – 1803
10. Thakur Sahib Prithirajji Chandrasinhji 1803 – 1835
11. Thakur Sahib Vajirajji II Prithirajji 1835 – 12 June 1846
12. 12 June 1846 – 8 August 1924 Karansinhji II Vajirajji (1846 – 1924)
13. 8 August 1924 – 2 July 1940 Balvirsinhji Karansinhji (1881 – 1940)
14. 2 July 1940 – 15 Aug 1947 Indrasinhji Balvirsinhji (1907 – 1970)
15. 1970 – Present Balbhadrasinhji Indrasinhji^{[3] [4]}

References

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Notes and References

1. Book: McLeod, John . Sovereignty, Power, Control: Politics in the States of Western India, 1916-1947 . BRILL . 1999 . 9789004113435 . 8–9.
2. Book: 1928 . The ruling princes, chiefs and leading personages in the Western India States Agency . Rajkot . Western India States Agency Press . 263 .
3. News: લખતર સ્ટેટની કરોડોની મિલકતનો મુદ્દો:મિલ્કતોની ઇન્વેન્ટરી માટે કોર્ટ કમીશ્નરની નિમણૂક કરવા ભલામણ . 14 August 2024 . Divya Bhaskar . January 2024.
4. Balbhadrasinhji I Jhala vs Jayendrakumariba . Gujarat High Court . 27 April 2018 . https://indiankanoon.org/doc/159878454/ .