Rajkot State રાજકોટ રજવાડું[1] | |||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||
1620–1948 | |||||||
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.