Halar

Halar is a historical region of western India, located by the Gulf of Kutch coast on the northwestern area of Nawanagar, now Jamnagar, in Gujarat State, on Saurashtra pensinsula, roughly corresponding to the present Jamnagar District and Rajkot District.In 1901 it had an area of 19,365 km² and a population of 764,992 inhabitants.HistoryThe name is derived from Jam Sri Halaji Jadeja who is supposed to be the 9th-generation grandfather of Jam Sri Rawalji Lakhaji Jadeja ; Halar was first established with this name by Jam Shri Rawalji Lakhaji, a Jadeja Rajput, in 1540.During the British Raj Halar region was the western of the four prants or historical districts of Kathiawar, belonging to the Bombay Presidency, the others being Gohelwar, Jhalavad and Sorath .Princely States in Halar regionAt that time the region included numerous princely states belonging to the Kathiawar Agency, mostly ruled by Rajputs.