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Jam or may called Ja'am (Sindhi: ڄام) is a native title of rulers of a few princely states, notably born in western British India by the Samaa dynasty and their Jadeja branch which denotes their claimed descent from the legendary Jamshed of Iran.[1][2]
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Jam:
- The leaders of the Islam-converted Samaa dynasty Rajputs of the Greater Sindh Sultanate
Jam Sahib :
- The rulers of Nawanagar State, a Salute state, since its 1535 foundation, until their promotion to Maharaja Jam Sahib in 1895
- The rulers of Las Bela State in Pakistan, descended from the Samma dynasty
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Notable Jams
- Jam Tamachi (Jam Khairuddin) (1367–1379 AD) or Jam Khairuddin bin Jam Unar, a famous sultan of the Samma dynasty
- Jam Nizamuddin II (866–914 AH, 1461–1508 AD), the most famous sultan of the Samma dynasty
- Jam Rawal or Jam Shri Rawalji Lakhoji Jadeja (1480-1562), Jadeja Rajput ruler of Kutch State (1524-1548) and founder-ruler of Nawanagar State (1540-1562)
- Jam Ferozudin (1508–1527) or Jam Feruz bin Jam Nizam, last ruler of the Samma dynasty 926 AH (1519 AD)
- Jam bhamboo Fateh Ahmed Dahar (1890-1950), former Sardar of tribe and former general of British Sindh Received Title of Jam Sahib From British Government
- Jam Muneer Ahmed Dahar (1942-2011), former Minister of Sindh
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Cities named after Jams
- Jam Nawaz Ali, Sindh, Pakistan
- Jam Shoro, Sindh, Pakistan
- Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
- Jampur, Punjab, Pakistan
- Torbat-e Jam, Iran
- Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
- Jamkhambhaliya, Gujarat, India
- Jam Jodhpur, Gujarat, India
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