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Palitana State
Princely State of British India
1194–1948
Coat of arms
Location of Palitana in Saurashtra
Area
• 1921	777 km (300 sq mi)
Population
• 1921	58,000
History
• Established	1194
• Indian independence	1948
Succeeded by India

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. Area, 289 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 52,856, showing a decrease of 15% in the decade. 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. Its ruler enjoyed a 9-guns salute.

See also

• Political integration of India
• Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency

References

1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Palitana" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 635.
2. Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer p. 1417.

21°31′N 71°50′E / 21.52°N 71.83°E / 21.52; 71.83

• States and territories established in 1194
• States and territories disestablished in 1948
• States under the Kathiawar Agency
• Princely states of Gujarat
• 1194 establishments in Asia
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• 12th-century establishments in India
• Gun salute princely states