Wankaner

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Wankaner is a historic town in Gujarat, India, known for its former princely-state status under the Jhala Rajput rulers and its notable royal palaces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former princely state
town
accessionToIndia 1948
architectureStyle European-influenced palace architecture
Indo-Saracenic NERFINISHED
climate semi-arid climate
connectedBy railway
road
country India
currentStateCapital Gandhinagar NERFINISHED
economicActivity ceramics and tiles industry
trade
formerPoliticalStatus princely state under British India
formerRulerTitle Maharana NERFINISHED
formerRulingClan Jhala NERFINISHED
formerRulingDynasty Jhala Rajputs NERFINISHED
governingBody Wankaner Municipality NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Ranjit Vilas Palace NERFINISHED
Wankaner Palace NERFINISHED
royal palaces
historicalAffiliation Bombay Presidency (British India) NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Kathiawar NERFINISHED
historicalReligionOfRulers Hinduism NERFINISHED
knownFor historic architecture
princely-state history
royal residences
locatedIn Gujarat
Morbi district NERFINISHED
locatedNear Rajkot NERFINISHED
locatedOn Machi River NERFINISHED
Saurashtra peninsula NERFINISHED
nearbyMajorCity Morbi NERFINISHED
Rajkot NERFINISHED
nearestAirport Rajkot Airport NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Gujarati
Hindi
partOf Saurashtra region NERFINISHED
princelyStateAgency Kathiawar Agency NERFINISHED
princelyStateClass salute state
railwayStation Wankaner Junction NERFINISHED
region Western India NERFINISHED
saluteGunCount 11-gun salute
state Gujarat
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transportHubFor Morbi district NERFINISHED
utcOffset +05:30

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