Jam (title)

Jam or may called Ja'am (ڄام) is a native title of rulers of a few princely states, notably born in western British India by the Samaa dynasty and their Jadeja branch which denotes their claimed descent from the legendary Jamshed of Iran.

Jam:
 * The leaders of the Islam-converted Samaa dynasty Rajputs of the Greater Sindh Sultanate

Jam Sahib :
 * The rulers of Nawanagar State, a Salute state, since its 1535 foundation, until their promotion to Maharaja Jam Sahib in 1895
 * The rulers of Las Bela State in Pakistan, descended from the Samma dynasty

Notable Jams

 * Jam Tamachi (Jam Khairuddin) (1367–1379 AD) or Jam Khairuddin bin Jam Unar, a famous sultan of the Samma dynasty
 * Jam Nizamuddin II (866–914 AH, 1461–1508 AD), the most famous sultan of the Samma dynasty
 * Jam Rawal or Jam Shri Rawalji Lakhoji Jadeja (1480-1562), Jadeja Rajput ruler of Kutch State (1524-1548) and founder-ruler of Nawanagar State (1540-1562)
 * Jam Ferozudin (1508–1527) or Jam Feruz bin Jam Nizam, last ruler of the Samma dynasty 926 AH (1519 AD)


 * Jam bhamboo Fateh Ahmed Dahar (1890-1950), former Sardar of tribe and former general of British  Sindh Received Title of Jam Sahib From British Government


 * Jam Muneer Ahmed Dahar (1942-2011), former Minister of Sindh

Cities named after Jams

 * Jam Nawaz Ali, Sindh, Pakistan
 * Jam Shoro, Sindh, Pakistan
 * Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
 * Jampur, Punjab, Pakistan
 * Torbat-e Jam, Iran
 * Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
 * Jamkhambhaliya, Gujarat, India
 * Jam Jodhpur, Gujarat, India