Nawanagar State

State of Jamnagar
1540–1947
Flag Coat of arms
Navanagar, part of Bombay Presidency, 1909
Official languages	Gujarati
Religion	Hinduism (Official) Islam Jainism Christianity
Government	Monarchy
Establishment
History
• Battle of Mitoli	1540
• Established	1540
• Independence of India	1947
Area
• Total	9,820 km2 (3,790 sq mi)
Succeeded by India

Nawanagar was an Indian princely state in the historical Halar region, located on the southern shores of the Gulf of Kutch. It was ruled by the Jadeja Rajput dynasty and became a part of newly formed India. Its capital city was Nawanagar city, now known as Jamnagar. It had an area of 3,791 square miles (9,820 km²) and a population estimated at 336,779 in 1901. Its rulers, who use the title of "Jam Saheb" are of the same clan as the Rao of Kutch.^[1] 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, the state was part of the Kathiawar Agency, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency.^[1][2]

The state had a pearl fishery and much of its wealth came from this. Nawanagar is also famous for its late ruler Jam Saheb Ranjitsinhji (died 1933), who was a famous cricket player at Cambridge in England and represented England in Test cricket, before his accession to the throne.