Princely State of Porbandar

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The Princely State of Porbandar was a former maritime kingdom on the Kathiawar Peninsula in western India, historically ruled by local Rajput dynasties and later integrated into the modern Indian state of Gujarat.

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Label Occurrences
Princely State of Porbandar canonical 2
Nawanagar State 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former country subdivision
former monarchy
princely state
accessionToIndia 1947
allegiance British Crown
capital Porbandar
continent Asia
country British India
currency Porbandar kori
economy agriculture
maritime trade
salt production
governmentType monarchy
princely state under British suzerainty
hasBorderWith Gondal State
Junagadh State
Nawanagar State
hasCoastOn Arabian Sea
historicalEra British Raj
linked to: British India
historicalRegion Kathiawar
integratedInto Republic of India
linked to: Union of India
knownFor port of Porbandar
shipbuilding and seafaring
language Gujarati
Kutchi
locatedIn Kathiawar Peninsula
Western India
present-day Gujarat
mergedInto United State of Kathiawar
notableRuler Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji
Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji
Vikramatji Khimojiraj
partOf Bombay Presidency (indirectly)
linked to: Bombay Presidency

Kathiawar Agency
politicalStatus salute state
religion Hinduism
rulerTitle Maharaja Rana
linked to: Maharaja

Thakur Sahib
linked to: Thakur
rulingClass Rajputs
rulingDynasty Jadeja Rajput dynasty
linked to: Jadeja dynasty
saluteRank 13-gun salute
sovereigntyEnded mid-20th century
successorState Bombay State
Gujarat
Saurashtra State
todayPartOf Gujarat
Porbandar district
wasMaritimeState true

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Karamchand Gandhi employer Princely State of Porbandar
Jadeja Rajputs ruledState Nawanagar State
linked to: Princely State of Porbandar
Porbandar historicalRegion Princely State of Porbandar