Jaswantsinhji
Maharana of Danta
About Jaswantsinhji
Lived 1850 – 1908 (aged 57).
Jaswantsinhji (14 October 1850 – 1908) was the Maharana of Danta from 1876 until 1908.
Early life and family He was born on 14 October 1850 to Harisinhji. He married and had issue three sons, Hamirsinhji, Fatehsinhji, and Dalpatsinhji, and a daughter, who married Prithvi Singh, the Maharawal of Banswara.
Reign Upon the death of his father, he succeeded him as the Maharana of Danta on 1 December 1876. He personally looked into all the details of the administration. In 1898, British Government also restored the status of second-class to his state. He made all possible provision for the preservation of the lives of cattle, which were almost the sole means of livelihood for his people.
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Who was Jaswantsinhji?
maharana of Danta (1876–1908)
When was Jaswantsinhji born?
Jaswantsinhji was born on 14 October 1850.
When did Jaswantsinhji die?
Jaswantsinhji died on 27 April 1908.
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