Palitana State

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 State
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
• Indian independence	1948
Succeeded by India

View of the Palitana Temples in 1860

History

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]

See also

• Political integration of India
• Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency