| Palitana State | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princely State ofBritish India | |||||||
| 1194–1948 | |||||||
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 aprincely state inBritish India until 1948. The capital was the city ofPalitana. It ceased to exist when India became independent.[citation needed]
Palitana was aprincely state inBritish India. It formed a part of theKathiawar Agency of theBombay 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 theGaekwar of Baroda and theNawab of Junagadh, £700. The capital of the state, Palitana, had a population of 12,800.[1]Its ruler enjoyed a9-guns salute.[2]