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Jath, also spelled Joth, was one of the non-salute princely states of British India, under the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. It was one of the southern Mahratta Jagirs. With the small state of Daphlapur, which is an integral part of it, it formed the Bijapur Agency, under the collector of Bijapur District.

Its Hindu ruling family were Maratha Chavans, descendants of Lakhmajirao Yeldojirao Chavan, Patil of Daphlapur. He entered the service of King 'Ali Adil Shah of Bijapur, and received a Desmukhi watan of four mahals in 1672. The jagirs of Jath and Karajagi were conferred on his son in 1680. Emperor Aurangzeb confirmed these estates to the family in 1704. The male line failed four times during the state's history. Consequently, the state was either vested in widowed Ranis or ruled for them by regents for a total of seven decades.

Regarded as something of a model ruler, Vijaysinhrao, the last sovereign ruler received the hereditary title of Raja in 1936. He formed a very effective partnership with his younger brothers, introducing far reaching educational, health and administrative reforms. He was also a noted cricket player. The Raja took up politics and represented his people in both the provincial and national parliaments after Indian independence.

Jath state (including Daphlapur) covered an area of 980 square miles, and had a population of 68,665 in 1901, while the population of the town itself was 5,414 in that year. In 1911, the state enjoyed a revenue estimated at £24,000- and paid a tribute to the British Raj of £700. Its flag was an orange rectangle with a four-pointed star in the upper left hand corner.

Jath joined the Dominion of India on March 8, 1948 and is currently currently a part of Maharashtra state.

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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• List of rulers of Jath [1]
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