Palitana State

Palitana State
પાલીતાણા રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1194–1948 →
Location of Palitana in Saurashtra
History
 • Established 1194
 • Indian independence 1948
Area
 • 1921 777 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 • 1921 58,000 
Density 74.6 /km2  (193.3 /sq mi)
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
View of the Palitana Temples in 1860

Palitana was a princely state in India during the British Raj until 1948. The center was the city of Palitana. The last ruler of the state received a privy purse of 180,000 Rupees at the state's accession to independent India on 15 February 1948.

History

As a "Second Class" princely state it was founded in 1194. It was one of the major states in Saurashtra, where there were many smaller states. Palitana covered 777 km² and had 58,000 inhabitants (in 1921) in 91 villages, generating a 744,416 Rs revenue. In 1940 it had a population of 76,432.[1]

It used to be a native state of India in 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.[2]

Rulers

The rulers were Gohil Rajputs, with the title of Thakur Sahib.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ - Rajput Provinces of India - Palitana State (Princely State)
  2. ↑ Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer p. 1417.
  3. ↑ Princely States of India

Coordinates: 28°31′N 71°50′E / 28.52°N 71.83°E / 28.52; 71.83

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