Rajkot State

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Rajkot State
રાજકોટ રજવાડું [1]
Princely State of British India
1620–1948
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location of Rajkot State in Saurashtra
Capital Rajkot
Area 
 1931
730 km2 (280 sq mi)
Population 
 1931
75,540
History
History 
 Established
1620
1948
Succeeded by
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Thakor Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji of Rajkot. Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji.jpg
Thakor Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji of Rajkot.

Rajkot State was one of the princely states of India during the period of British rule. It was a 9-gun salute state belonging to the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. [2] Its capital was in Rajkot, located in the historical Halar region of Kathiawar on the banks of the Aji River. Nowadays, Rajkot is the fourth largest city of Gujarat state.

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History

Rajkot was founded by Thakur Sahib Vibhoji Ajoji Jadeja in 1620. He was the grandson of Jam Shri Satarsal (Sataji) Vibhaji Jadeja of Nawanagar.[ citation needed ] The Kotwals of the royal palace of Rajkot were Talpada Kolis of Radhavanaj village of Kheda district. [3]

Rulers

The rulers of Rajkot were titled 'Thakur Sahib' with the style of 'His Highness, and belonged to the Jadeja Rajput dynasty. [4]

Thakur Sahibs

British agents and residents

The city of Rajkot became the headquarters of the Western India States Agency in 1924.[ citation needed ]

Agents of the Governor-general for the Western India States Agency

  • 10 Oct 1924 – 15 Jul 1926 C.C. Watson
  • 16 Jul 1926 – Nov 1926 A.O. Macpherson
  • 21 Nov 1926 – 17 Oct 1927 C.L. Watson
  • 18 Oct 1927 – 18 May 1928 E.H. Kealy
  • 19 May 1928 – 2 Apr 1929 H.S. Strong
  • 3 Apr 1929 – 23 Oct 1929 T.H. Keyes
  • 24 Oct 1929 – 1931 E.H. Kealy
  • 15 Aug 1931 – 1932 A.H.E. Mosse
  • 14 Aug 1932 – 26 May 1933 Courtenay Latimer
  • 27 May 1933 – 13 Oct 1933 John Creery Tate
  • 14 Oct 1933 – 5 Jun 1936 Courtenay Latimer
  • 6 Jun 1936 – 1 Nov 1936 J. de la H. Gordon
  • 2 Nov 1936 – 31 Mar 1937 Courtenay Latimer

Residents for the Western India States Agency

  • 1 Apr 1937 – 10 Oct 1937 Courtenay Latimer
  • 11 Oct 1937 – 31 Jan 1941 Edmund C. Gibson (1st time)
  • 1 Feb 1941 – 14 Mar 1941 G.B. Williams
  • 15 Mar 1941 – 3 Apr 1942 M.C. Sinclair
  •  Apr 1942 – Nov 1942 Edmund C. Gibson (2nd time)
  • 2 Nov 1942 – 6 Sep 1944 Philipp Gaisford
  • 7 Sep 1944 – 4 Nov 1944 Cyril P. Hancock (b. 1896 – d. 1990)

Residents for Baroda, Western India States and Gujarat Agency

In 1944 the Western India States Agency was merged with the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency to form the Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency.

  • 5 Nov 1944 – 14 Aug 1947 Residents in Baroda

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References

  1. BhagwatGoMandal
  2. Rajkot Princely State (9 gun salute)
  3. Vanyajāti. Gujarat, India: Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh. 1989. p. 26.
  4. "Indian states before 1947 K-W". rulers.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

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