Palitana State

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.

Palitana State
Princely State of British India
1194–1948
Coat of arms of Palitana
Coat of arms

Location of Palitana in Saurashtra
Area 
• 1921
777 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population 
• 1921
58000
History
History 
• Established
1194
1948
Succeeded by
India
View of the Palitana Temples in 1860

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]

See also

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


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