Draft:Meru Khavas


Wazir Meraman Or Meru Khavas of Navanagar(1730-1800)

Wazir Meraman Khawa Or Meru Khavas was virtual Ruler of Nawanagar State.he ruled behalf of Jam[1].He exacted tribute from the pirates of Okhamandal, established a watch-port at Kutchigadh and freed the Kutch ships from their terror[2].His rule was vigorous and he made many additions to the state. He had fortified Jamnagar, by building around it, walls of white stone with 5 gates, 23 towers and 8 postern gates.[3]

  1. ^ Ganeshji, Jethabhai (1906). The Kathiawar Law Reports ...: Containing the Decisions of Original and Appellate Cases of the Chief Court of Civil and Criminal Justice in Kathiawar and Appellate Decisions of the Bombay Government, and Also the Decisions of the Political Cases. Printed at the Shri Jashvantsingh Printing Press.
  2. ^ Gujarat (India) (1971). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Junagadh. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State.
  3. ^ "Sight Seeing within Jamnagar". www.jamnagar.org. Retrieved 2024-08-06.