Palitana State પાલીતાણા રિયાસત | |||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||
1194–1948 | |||||||
Location of Palitana in Saurashtra | |||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1921 | 777 km2 (300 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1921 | 58000 | ||||||
History | |||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1194 | ||||||
1948 | |||||||
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It used to be a native state of India in 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]
The rulers bore the title of Thakur Sahib.[3]