Palitana State

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

Location of Palitana in Saurashtra
Area 
• 1921
777 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population 
• 1921
58,000
History 
• Established
1194
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.[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

  1. ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Palitana" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 635.
  2. ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer p. 1417.
  3. ^ "Indian Princely States K-Z". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.


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