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Jhala is a Rajput clan^[2]^[3] primarily found in the Indian states of Rajasthan and Gujarat.^[4]

Parent houseMakhwan dynasty of Sindh

Country

Founded1093 AD

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Jhala
Rajput clan
Coat of the Jhala Rajputs
Parent house	Makhwan dynasty of Sindh
Country	Kingdom of Jhalavad Jhalawar State Wadhwan State Wankaner State Limbdi State Lakhtar State Chuda State Labhowa Zamindari Bari Sadri Delwara Gogunda
Current region	Gujarat & Rajasthan
Founded	1093 AD
Founder	Harpaldev^[1]
Titles	Maharana, Maharaj-rana, Raja, Rajrana, Thakur

Origin

Jhala Rajputs Originate from Makawana Rajput dyansty of Karenti in Sindh.^[5] ^[6] ^[7], Citing Mandavik Charita, Ratanalāla Miśra states that the Jhala Rajputs are termed as Chandravanshi.^[8]

History

The Jhalawar state ruled by Jhala Rajputs in Rajasthan was a 17-gun salute state,^[9] the princely state of Dhrangadhra was a 13-gun salute state in the 1920s, when it was ruled by members of the Jhala dynasty. At that time, Jhalas also governed in the 11-gun salute state of Wankaner and in the 9-gun salute states of Limbdi and Wadhwan, as well as in the non-salute states of Lakhtar, Sayla and Chuda.^[10]

References

[1]
Shastri, Dr. Miss R. P. (1961). Jhala Zalim Singh (1730-1823). Asian Educational Services. p. 39. ISBN 978-81-206-1066-8. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
[2]
Bayley, C. S. (2004). Chiefs and Leading Families in Rajputana. Asian Educational Services. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-206-1066-8.
[3]
M. S. Naravane (1999). The Rajputs of Rajputana: A Glimpse of Medieval Rajasthan. APH Publishing. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-7648-118-2.
[4]
Sherring, Matthew A. (1879). Hindu Tribes and Castes: As Represented in Benares ; with Illustrations. Thacker. p. 265.
[5]
Singhji, Virbhadra (1994). The Rajputs of Saurashtra. Popular Prakashan. p. 30. ISBN 978-81-7154-546-9. "The Jhalas or more properly the Makawanas of Karenti in Sindh came in the 11th century at Patdi under the leadership of Harpal Makwana'
[6]
Jhala, Jayasinhji (19 July 2018). Genealogy, Archive, Image: Interpreting Dynastic History in Western India, c. 1090-2016. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-3-11-060129-9.
[7]
"Monuments of the Makwanas of Kerti". The Friday Times. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2026. Kesar Makwano stole the horses of Hamir Soomro and distributed them among his people as wished by his father. After that he also took the camels of Hamir Soomro. On this occasion, Hamir Soomro invaded Kertigad and burnt the town. Kesar Makwano was killed in 1089 AD, fighting Hamir Soomro It is said that seven of Kesar Makwano's ten sons were also killed in the battle, and another two were wounded. The eldest son, Harpal Makwano was unhurt. He fled to Gujarat and took refuge at the court of King Karan Solanki (1064-1094 AD). In fact, Karan Solanki later utilized him in subjugating the turbulent tribes in Saurashtra. He succeeded in subduing them. Harpal Makwano Rajput was granted five hundred villages by Karan Solanki which later came to be called Jhalwar/Jhalward. The Jhala (also called Zala) claim their ancestry from Harpal Makwano and his wife Shakti De who was from the Solanki caste. According to legend Shakti De, the wife of Harpal Makwano rescued her three sons – Sodhoji (d.1160 AD), Manguji and Shekhraji from a wild elephant. Later their descendants assumed the sub-clan name Jhala, also called Zala, meaning "to seize or snatch up Thus the Jhalas are the progeny of Harpal Makwano Rajput (d. 1130 AD) and Shakti De (d. 1105 AD).
[8]
Miśra, Ratanalāla “The Jhala Rajputs belong to the Makawana clan of Rajputs and trace their origin to Sun-god. They call themselves Suryavanshi, but in the Mandavik Charita they are termed as Chandravanshi which seems more reliable.” (2007). Mausoleums and Tombs of Rajasthan: History and Architecture. Literary Circle. ISBN 978-81-8182-034-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[9]
"Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
[10]
McLeod, John (1999). Sovereignty, Power, Control: Politics in the States of Western India, 1916-1947. BRILL. pp. 8–9. ISBN 9789004113435.

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