Palitana was a state in modern India until 1948.

As a "Second Class" [[princely state]] it was founded in 1194. It was one of the major states in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], where there were many smaller states. Palitana covered 777 km² and had 58,000 inhabitants (in 1921) in 91 villages, generating a 744,416 Rs revenue. In 1940 it had a population of 76,432.

It used to be a native state of India in the Kathiawar agency of the [[Bombay presidency]]. Area, 289 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 52,856, showing a decrease of 15% in the decade. The chief was a [[Gohel]] Rajput, with the title of Thakur Sahib. Gross revenue, £42,000; tribute jointly to the [[Gaekwar of Baroda]] and the [[Nawab of Junagadh]], £700. The capital of the state is Palitana; pop. 12,800.
It was ruled by a [[Thakore sahib]] (also spelled ''Thakor Saheb''), enjoying a [[salute state|9-guns salute]], of the Hindu [[Gohil]] dynasty, which received a privy purse of 180,000 Rupees at the state's accession to independent India on 15 February 1948.

==Sources==
*''Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer'' p. 1417.

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