| Palitana State | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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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.[ citation needed ]
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]
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