The next ruler of Tharad was Chauhan Jetmalji, a cadet of the Vav house, who established himself there in 1736. In the following year, Rana Vajrajji, the head of the Vav house, fearing that Jetmalji might prove a dangerous rival, invited Bahadur Khan of Palanpur to oust him. Bahadur Khan agreed, and, driving out Jetmalji, kept the chiefship in his own hands. Within a few years (about 1740), the district was given either as an estate, "jaghirdari", or as a charge, "faujdari", to Nawab Kamal-ud-din Khan, till, in 1759, he handed it over to Vaghela Kanji, chief of Morvada, one of the supporters of the Babi family. This Kanji belonged to the Sardhara branch of the Vaghela tribe who took their name from the conquest of Sardhargadh in Saurashtra. This fortress, conquered by Vaghela Muluji from Churasam Bhim, was held by the Vaghelas for three generations. Then Vaghela Lunaji was expelled by Vibhojt, the head of the Jadeja house of Rajkot. Lunaji conquered Radhanpur, Varihi, Khorda, Santalpur, and Gidi in Kutch. In 1479 (Samvat 1535) one of his descendants, Rana Visal Dev, conquered Morvada, slaying its Chavad chief Magaji, and since then Kanji's forefathers have held Morvada.