JAM SAHEB
(Jam Sahib)
In 1942 it was clear that India would be given its independence soon. There were a number of sticky problems in doing so. One was the fact that when the British came to India, all the states were ruled by Maharajas (Princes, Kings, etc.). The British signed treaties with almost all of them guaranteeing to protect and preserve their local powers in exchange for acceding to British Rule of the national government. But when it came time for independence, democracy was the mode—even in England. The Maharajas insisted that the British leave them with their control of their states as they had agreed, as opposed to creating democratic government at the state level. In the final analysis, the Maharajas lost all their governmental functions and privileges but were able to retain much of their wealth.
Jam Sahib (Gujarati: જામ સાહેબ), is the title of the ruling prince of Nawanagar, now known as Jamnagar in Gujarat, an Indian princely state. The Jam Sahebs were from the Jam Jadeja clan, who are a branch of Yaduvanshi Rajput. The name of Jamnagar formerly known as Nawanagar was derived from the same root, while the word Jam itself means Sardar, or King, Saheb is an Arabic term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprietor". Further, Jam Rawalji was the first, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, in 1540, when he founded the new city of Nawanagar in the region of Halar which was conquered by him & it consists of 999 villages, after migrating from Kutch.
