Bhavnagar State

Bhavnagar State
Princely State of the British Raj
1723–1948
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bhavnagar State in Saurashtra
Capital	Bhavnagar
Area
• 1891	7,669 km2 (2,961 sq mi)
Population
• 1891	464,671
History
• Established	1723
• Indian independence	1948
Succeeded by Saurashtra State
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bhaunagar". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Bhavnagar State was a princely state with 13 Gun Salutes during the British Raj. It was part of Kathiawar Agency in Saurashtra.^[1] The hereditary Kotwals of the royal palace of Bhavnagar were Talpada Kolis of Radhavanaj village of Kheda district.^[2]

The State of Bhavnagar covered an area of 2,961 sq. miles and had a population of 618,429 in 1941.

Its ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.^[3]