Jagirdar
The feudal owner/lord ( Vassal ) of the Jagir were called Jagirdar or Jageerdar and they also used various other titles e.g. Raja, Nawab,Chaudhary, Rao, Zaildar, Thakur, Sardar,Mankari, Bhomichar, etc. Sometimes they called their seat (primary place of residence and rule) Thikana, Garh or Gadh, etc.Jagirdar was the de facto ruler of the territory, which be received and was able to earn income from tax revenues and had magisterial authority.
Jagirdars were monarchs of the territory granted to them and were the highest form of nobility. It was also a form of royalty
EXAMPLE OF JAGIRDAR
● Bhonsle dynasty received the Jagir of Poona and a majority of villages near Satara. from the Mughals
- The Jagir of Nagpur and Berar to the Bhonsle/Bhonsla dynasty from the Peshwa
● Gaekwad royal dynasty of Baroda received the Jagir of Baroda from the Peshwas
● Holkar royal dynasty of Indore and Malwa received the Jagir of Indore from the Peshwas.
● Scindhia royal dynasty of Gwalior received the Jagir of Gwalior from the Peshwas.
● Rajas of Waghere , Jagirdari
Kale clan.
● Nimbalkars of Phaltan received Jagir of Phaltan by the Mughals
●The Puars recieved the Jagir of Dhar and Dewas from the Peshwa
● The Jagirdars of Poonch
- The Bhonsle received the Jagir of Savantwadi/Sundarwadi from the Savant dynasty of Konkan and also the "Savant family name as a title for "Raja/Maharaja", license to rule a part of their kingdom
● Chaube Jagirs: British Raj protectorates
● Hasht-Bhaiya jagir during British Raj that was originally under Princely State of Orchha
● Kapshi was a Princely State Jagir in Bombay Presidency of British Raj Ranpur Sorath was a senior jagir of the Babi Dynasty of Junagadh state and the ruler of Ranpur soath used the title of Namdar Darbar saheb and his younger brother was given the Jagir of Devgam. Ranpur sorath and Devgam are the descendants of Namdar Darbar saheb Sher khanji Babi Bahadur, uncle of the first Nawab saheb of Junagadh state
and etc.
