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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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.

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

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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