Rajkot State

Rajkot State
રાજકોટ રજવાડું^[1]
Rajkot State રાજકોટ રજવાડું
Princely State of British India
1620–1948
	Flag Coat of arms
	; Location of Rajkot State in Saurashtra
Capital	Rajkot
Area
• 1931	730 km2 (280 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	75,540
History
• Established	1620
• Accession to the Indian Union	1948
	Succeeded by
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.^[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.