Jagatsinhji was born to Abhaisinhji, and upon the death of his brother Mansinhji in 1800, he succeeded him on the throne of Danta as the Maharana.[1][2] He was a strong ruler who dealt with Bhil cattle thieves and enforced his authority across several villages by exacting tribute from them.[2] During his reign, he did not get along with his nobles.[2] The Nawab of Palanpur helped him to settle his dispute with his vassal Vakhtoji Jitoji quietly.[3][4] Later, in another dispute between him and one of his vassals, he granted a seven-sixteenths share of Danta to the Nawab of Palanpur, on the condition that the latter ruler help him maintain order in Danta.[3][4] He also did not get along with his brother, Naharsinhji, which led the nobles of the state to intervene between the two.[2] The nobles managed to reconcile the two brothers by having them partake in the ceremony of Kasumba.[2][Note 1] The friendly relationship between them did not last long, as his advisors turned him against his brother.[2] He had no son to succeed him, so he asked his brother, Naharsinhji, whether he might adopt one of his sons.[3][4] Naharsinhji refused, saying that he would not do obeisance at his own son's feet.[3][4] Afterwards, suspecting that Naharsinhji might harm him, he fled his state and lived in self imposed exile at Sudasana and Pethapur.[2][3] Naharsinhji eventually managed to calm him and brought him back to Danta.[2]
He died in 1823 of fever and was succeeded by his brother Naharsinhji.[3][4]