Porbandar State, Kathiawar Agency, British India

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Porbandar State in the Kathiawar Agency of British India was a princely coastal state in present-day Gujarat, best known as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf princely state
agency Kathiawar Agency
associatedWith Indian independence movement
capital Porbandar, Gujarat, India
surface form: Porbandar
coastType peninsular coastal state
country British India
dynasty Jadeja Rajputs
surface form: Jadeja Rajput
governmentType hereditary monarchy
historicalEra British India
surface form: British Raj
knownFor birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi
locatedIn Gujarat
surface form: Gujarat region
locatedInPresentDay India
surface form: Republic of India
locatedOn Arabian Sea
surface form: Arabian Sea coast
mergedInto United State of Kathiawar
surface form: Saurashtra State

United State of Kathiawar
notableCity Porbandar, Gujarat, India
surface form: Porbandar
notablePersonBornIn Mahatma Gandhi
partOf Bombay Presidency
surface form: Bombay Presidency (political control)

Kathiawar Agency
Kathiawar Peninsula
politicalStatus salute state
presentLocation Gujarat
surface form: Gujarat, India
protector Colonial Office
surface form: British Government of India
region Kathiawar Peninsula
surface form: Kathiawar
religionOfRulingHouse Hinduism
rulerTitle Maharaja
Rana
saluteRank 13-gun salute
successorState Gujarat
suzerain British Crown

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Mahatma Gandhi birthPlace Porbandar State, Kathiawar Agency, British India