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Rajkot State was a princely state in British India, founded by Jadeja Rajputs in 1620. It was a 9-gun salute state and the capital was Rajkot, now the fourth largest city of Gujarat.
Rajkot is the fourth-largest city in Gujarat and the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India. It was the capital of Saurashtra state before its merger with Bombay state in 1956 and is now a major industrial and cultural centre.
Rajkot is a Princely State of Jadeja Dynasty. Rajkot is in State of Saurashtra, India.
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. 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.
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1 day ago · Rajkot is a commercial and industrial centre in west-central Gujarat state, near the Kathiawar Peninsula. It was the capital of a former princely state and has a rich cultural heritage, textile industry, and educational institutions.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the origins, developments and challenges of Rajkot, a city in the Kathiawad region of Gujarat. Explore the cultural, political and social aspects of Rajkot and its role in the Saurashtra state and the first elections of India.
There are total 11 districts in Saurashtra region of Gujarat State. Among of them, Rajkot district constituted from the central region of Saurashtra. It is Located between 23°08′ North latitude and 70°20′ East longitude.
