View of the Palitana Temples in 1860

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]

History

Palitana was a princely state in British India. It formed a part of the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. Area, 289 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 52,856, showing a decrease of 15% in the decade. 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. Its ruler enjoyed a 9-guns salute.

Rulers

The rulers bore the title of Thakur Sahib.

  • 1697 - 1734 Prithvirajji Kandhaji
  • 1734 - .... Nonghanji III
  • .... - 1766 Sartanji II
  • 1766 - 1770 Alubhai
  • 1770 - 1820 Undaji
  • 1820 - 1840 Kandhaji IV
  • 1840 - 1860 Nonghanji IV
  • 1860 Pratapsinghji
  • 1 Jun 1860 - Nov 1885 Sursinhji
  • 24 Nov 1885 – 29 Aug 1905 Mansinhji Sursinhji
  • 29 Sep 1905 – 15 Aug 1947 Bahadursinhji Mansinhji

See also

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