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Nawanagar was an Indian princely state in the historical Halar region of Kathiawar, located on the southern shores of the Gulf of Kutch. It was ruled by the Jadeja dynasty from its formation in c 1540 until 1948 when it became a part of newly formed India. The district is now known as Jamnagar. It had an area of and a population estimated at 336,779 in 1901. Its rulers, who used the title of "Jam Saheb" were Hindu Rajput of the same clan as the Rao of Cutch. They were entitled to a 13-gun salute. The state flag was a rectangular red flag with a white elephant, near and facing the hoist. During the British Raj, the state was part of the Kathiawar Agency, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency. The state had a pearl fishery and much of its wealth came from this. Nawanagar is also famous for its former ruler Jam Saheb Ranjitsinhji (died 1933), who was a famous cricket player at Cambridge in England before his accession to the throne. The present Jam Saheb, H.H. Maharajadhiraj The Maharaja JamSaheb Shri Satrushalyasinhji Digvijaysinhji Jadeja b 20 February 1930, succeeded to the throne on the death of his father on 3 February 1966. After the amendment of the Indian Constitution on 28 December 1971, the privy purses were taken away by the Government of India. ==History== Nawanagar was founded in 1540 by Jam Sri Rawalji, a descendant of the Jadeja ruler of Kutch, and was thereafter in an almost constant state of war with its neighbours and with the Mughal Empire. The "Walker Treaty of 1807" brought peace to the Kathiawar states for the first time in several generations. Nawanagar came under British protection on February 22, 1812. K. S. Ranjitsinhji was one of the world’s greatest cricket players and, later, became Jam Saheb in 1907 until 1933.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Maharaja Jam Saheb of Nawānagar )〕 The inclusive circle of eight players promoted excellence in cricket,both in the county and domestic games. After his death, Ranji Trophy, a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, was started in 1934 by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Jam Saheb Sri Ranjitsinhji remained the Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes (1931–1933). After his death, in 1933, he was succeeded by his nephew K. S. Digvijaysinhji, who became its Chancellor (1937–1944) and continued to promote the octet circle in excellence in cricket, academics and welfare. Nawanagar was one of the first princely states to sign the Instrument of Accession in 1948 after Indian independence. Afterwards, the former ruler Jam Saheb Shri Sir Digvijaysinhji served as the first Rajpramukh of Kathiawar, then represented his country at the United Nations. In 1949, the former princely states of Nawanagar and Dhrol, Jalia Dewani in Kathiawar merged into the new state of Saurashtra. On June 19, 1959, the boundaries of the district were enlarged by the inclusion of the adjoining Okhamandal, and the district was renamed Jamnagar. This district became part of the new State of Gujarat on the division of the State of Bombay on May 1, 1960.〔(Nawanagar ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nawanagar State」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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