Janjira State was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was governed by the Siddi Khan dynasty of Habesha descent and the state was under...
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Murud-Janjira (pron.) is the local name of a famous fort and tourist spot situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district...
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Look up Janjira in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Janjira may refer to: Janjira State, a pre-1948 Indian princely state of the erstwhile British Raj...
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Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. Jafrabad State was a dependency of the Nawab of Janjira State, located 320 km to the south-southeast on the Konkan...
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of the impregnable Murud-Janjira island fortress. At some point, Yaqut Khan were appointed as Nawab of Janjira island state. In 1600, Yaqut Khan were...
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of the subjects were Hindu, the state was ruled by Sunni Muslims of the Siddi dynasty of Danda-Rajpuri and Janjira State. The Siddi dynasty is of Abyssinian...
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erstwhile Janjira State in western India, near Murud in Maharashtra state. The largest is the tomb of Sidi Surul Khan, who was chief of Janjira State from...
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present day Rajasthan was founded by Pindari freebooters. The seaboard state of Janjira was the creation of an Abysinnian pirate. Among the Hindu kingdoms...
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Siddis of Janjira State. He also undertook an unsuccessful assault on the Underi fort on 18th Aug 1680. He participated in the Siege of Janjira fort in...
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Akkalkot State A red field. Flag of the Aundh State A brownish field. Flag of the Bhor State Flag of the Bhor State Flag of the Janjira State Flag of the...
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princely state of Murud-Janjira. The Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary is located some 140 km (87 mi) from Mumbai. It is situated between Roha, Murud-Janjira and...
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Sambhaji (section Siddis of Janjira)
Mughal Empire, as well as other neighbouring powers such as the Siddi of Janjira, the Wadiyars of Mysore and the Portuguese Empire in Goa. Early in his...
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principalities of Janjira State on Janjira Island and Jafarabad State in Kathiawar as early as the twelfth century. A former alternative name of Janjira was Habshan...
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the British Raj era, Jafarabad State was a princely state governed by a dynasty of Siddis. It was united with Janjira State by treaty since 1759. Jafrabad...
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strengthen the fort of Janjira island, and thus establishing naval cooperation with semi independent Siddi community naval force of Janjira State which resisted...
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In 1887, aged 15, she married Ahmad Khan, the Nawab of Janjira State, a small princely state near Mumbai. In 1908 she visited England with her husband...
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Bhopal State (1723–1947) Dujana (1806–1947) Nawab of Farrukhabad (1714–1802) Hyderabad State (1724–1949) Jafarabad State (1650–1948) Janjira State (1489–1948)...
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Janjira was a military campaign undertaken by the Maratha Confederacy, commanded by Sambhaji, the second Maratha ruler, against the Siddis of Janjira...
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Nanasaheb Purohit (category Bombay State politicians)
organized, along with Mohan Dharia, a people's army to liberate the nearby Janjira state. The rebels established a military camp at Khamgaon (on the border of...
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captured the fort of Janjira island, and thus establishing naval cooperation with semi independent Siddi community naval force of Janjira State which resisted...
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as Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut, Hoshu Sheedi, Malik Ambar, or the rulers of Janjira State. The Mauritian creole people are the descendants of African slaves similar...
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Cutch State (until 1948) Civil Ensign of Jafrabad State (until 1948) Civil Ensign of Janjira State (until 1948) Civil Ensign of Junagadh State (until...
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Angre as ruler of Kolaba in 1758. In the same year, the Siddis of Janjira attacked the state, destroyed many temples and burnt many villages, however Raghuji...
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in Gujarat. Yakut Khan, admiral of Mughal Navy and administrator of Janjira State. Koli Christians Kolhi Patidar Soni, Paroma (2021-03-13). "'One cup...
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The Shivaji's invasions of Janjira were a series of military campaigns launched by the first Maratha ruler, Shivaji, against the Abyssinian rulers of...
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function as absolute monarchies where the king has complete authority over the state, others are constitutional monarchies where a monarch exercises authority...
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Travancore State Merchant Flag of Porbandar State Merchant Flag of Nawanagar State Merchant Flag of Sachin State Merchant Flag of Janjira State Merchant...
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eye on the bigger one I.e Janjira fort as it was attempted many times by the Portuguese, Marathas and other invaders Janjira which was controlled by the...
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principalities of Janjira State on Janjira Island and Jafarabad State in Kathiawar as early as the twelfth century. A former alternative name of Janjira was Habshan...
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of Hyderabad, the Nawab of Bengal, Raja of Wanaparthy, and the Nawab of Janjira. The family is descended from Mullah Tyab Ali Bhai Mian, a member of the...
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