Ranpur

Ranpur was a small Jethwa Rajput domain in the Jhalavad region of Saurashtra. Its ruler Bhanji Jethwa had moved his court there after Bamaniyaji Jadeja sacked Ghumli in 1313.

After Jam Raval’s conquests around 1525, the Jethwas found shelter at Chhaya. Rani Kalabai later raised Mer and Rabari troops to recover land as far as Ranpur. In 1685 the family moved its capital to Porbandar, and in 1807 allied with the British.