Bhavnagar State
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Bhavnagar State, (previously established as Sejakpur in 977 AD, Umrala in 1309 AD, Sihor in 1260 AD) was a princely state with 13 Gun Salutes during the British Raj. It was part of Kathiawar Agency in Saurashtra.[1] The hereditary Kotwals of the royal palace of Bhavnagar were Talpada Kolis of Radhavanaj village of Kheda district.[2]
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Bhavnagar State भावनगर | |||||||
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Princely State of the British Raj | |||||||
977–1948 | |||||||
Location of Bhavnagar State in Saurashtra | |||||||
Capital | Bhavnagar | ||||||
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• 1891 | 7,669 km2 (2,961 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1891 | 464,671 | ||||||
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• Established | 977 | ||||||
1948 | |||||||
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bhaunagar". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. |
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The State of Bhavnagar covered an area of 2,961 sq. miles and had a population of 618,429 in 1941.
Its ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.[3]