Palitana State

Coordinates: 21°31′N 71°50′E / 21.52°N 71.83°E / 21.52; 71.83
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Palitana State
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
58,000
History 
• Established
1194
1948
 Succeeded by
India
Palitana Temples
in 1860

Palitana was a

British India until 1948. The capital was the city of Palitana. It ceased to exist when India became independent.[citation needed
]

History

Palitana was a

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. ^ 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.


21°31′N 71°50′E / 21.52°N 71.83°E / 21.52; 71.83

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