Jesar State


Jesar State was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today Gujarat State India. It was initially administered by the Rewa Kantha Agency and then by the Baroda and Gujarat [States Agency]. It was part of the 26 Princely States making up the Pandu Mehwas, petty states placed under British protection between 1812 and 1825. The state had a population of 514 and an area of 1.5 sq miles.

Rulers

The state was held by several shareholders.
Between at least 1922 and 1927 the four shareholders of Jesar were:
  • Gagabhai Khatubhai
  • Bhathibhai Gokalbhai
  • Bai Suraj widow of Dipsing Jitbhai
  • Damabhai Dayabhai