| Palitana State | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1194–1948 | |||||||
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| Location of Palitana in Saurashtra | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1921 | 777 km2 (300 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1921 | 58,000 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1194 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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Palitana was a princely state in British India until 1948. The capital was the city of Palitana. It ceased to exist when India became independent.
History
Palitana was a princely state in British India. It formed a part of the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency.[1] Area, 289 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 52,856, showing a decrease of 15% in the decade.[1] Gross revenue, £42,000; tribute jointly to the Gaekwar of Baroda and the Nawab of Junagadh, £700. The capital of the state, Palitana, had a population of 12,800.[1] Its ruler enjoyed a 9-guns salute.[2]
Rulers
The rulers bore the title of Thakur Sahib.[3]
- 1697 - 1734 Prithvirajji Kandhaji
- 1734 - .... Nonghanji III
- .... - 1766 Sartanji II
- 1766 - 1770 Alubhai
- 1770 - 1820 Undaji
- 1820 - 1840 Kandhaji IV
- 1840 - 1860 Nonghanji IV
- 1860 Pratapsinghji
- 1 Jun 1860 - Nov 1885 Sursinhji
- 24 Nov 1885 – 29 Aug 1905 Mansinhji Sursinhji
- 29 Sep 1905 – 15 Aug 1947 Bahadursinhji Mansinhji
See also
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 635.
- Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer p. 1417.
- "Indian Princely States K-Z". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.