| Rajkot State રાજકોટ રજવાડું[1] | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1620–1948 | |||||||
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 Location of Rajkot State in Saurashtra | |||||||
| Capital | Rajkot | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1931 | 730 km2 (280 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1931 | 75,540 | ||||||
| • Type | Monarchy | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1620 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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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.
- ^ "BhagwatGoMandal". Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Rajkot Princely State (9 gun salute)". Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2014.