Rise and Glory History of Halari Visa Oshwals

Author(s): Rati Dodhia
Publisher: Rati Dodhia

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Part III. Settlement in Halar
and was killed during the battle. His two sons Tamachi and Falji escaped safely from Jamnagar to Okha Mandal.
8. Jam Sataji the Pretender (V.S. 1720-1729): Victorious Kutubkhan entered Jamnagar and changed the name of the city of Jamnagar to Islamnagar. He proclaimed the pretender Prince Sataji as the king. But he appointed a Muslim cleric (mullah) as the true administrator of the Kingdom.
9. Jam Tamachi Tagad the First (V.S. 1729-1746): As mentioned before both sons of Jam Raisinhji escaped. They went to Okha Mandal and took shelter under Vaghers. When they came of age they declared war against Jam Sataji and attacked Jamnagar. While the fight was going on in the streets of Jamnagar, Sataji left the palace secretly and escaped to Ahmedabad and took refuge there. Rao Tamachi ascended the throne. In 1729 the Emperor Aurangzeb appointed Jaswantsinhji of Jodhpur as the governor of Gujarat and accepted Jam Tamachi as the king of Navanagar.
10. Jam Lakhaji the Second (V.S. 1746-1768): He was a very religious person. He brought peace and stability. During his reign of 22 years not a single war took place.
11. Jam Raisinhji (V.S. 1768): His rule lasted for seven months only. He was a playboy and ended up spending almost the entire wealth of the royal treasury for his pleasures. He had to borrow money from a businessman Moti Mehta, to whom he had to assign the revenues of the Village of Mota-Vadala in Halavad District. Anarchy prevailed all over the Kingdom. His brother Hargholji came from Hadiana to Jamnagar, assassinated his brother and took over the Kingdom.
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Jam Hargholji (V.S. 1768-1781): Ruled for thirteen years.