Jasdan State

Jasdan State was a princely state in Saurashtra during the British Raj. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948. The capital of the state was in Jasdan town.

History
Jasdan state was founded in 1665 when Vika Khachar defeated the Khumans of Kherdi. In 1807, after its ruler Vajsur Khachar came to an agreement with the British and the Gaikwar, it became a British protectorate. Later in the 19th century Jasdan became part of the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency.

Jasdan was the biggest kathi state in British India issuing its own postage stamps.

Rulers
The rulers of the state bore the title 'Darbar'. 17 November 1997 Shivraj Ala Khachar I
 * .... – 1809               Vajsur Odha Khachar                (d. 1809)
 * 1809 – 27 October 1851        Shela Vajsur Khachar II            (d. 1851)
 * 1852 – 1904               Ala Shela Khachar Shri Vajdur Oda  (b. 1831 – d. 1904)
 * 1904 – 21 December 1912        Odha Ala Khachar II                (d. 1912)
 * 21 Dec 1912 – 10 July 1919 Vajsur Odha Khachar II             (d. 1919)
 * 11 Jul 1919 – 15 August 1947 Ala Vajsur Khachar                 (b. 1905 – d. 1973)
 * 11 Jul 1919 – 1 December 1924  .... –

Notable members of royal family

 * Lavkumar Khachar, ornithologist
 * Yuvraj saheb Raviraj Khachar(CROWN PRINCE)