Maharaja of Bhavnagar

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The Maharaja of Bhavnagar was the hereditary ruler of the princely state of Bhavnagar in present-day Gujarat, India, from a royal dynasty that played a notable role in the region’s political integration into independent India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary royal title
monarch
ruler of princely state
appliesToJurisdiction Bhavnagar State NERFINISHED
coatOfArms emblem of Bhavnagar State NERFINISHED
country British India
currency Bhavnagar kori
dissolvedOrAbolished 1948
dynasty Gohil dynasty NERFINISHED
endTime 1948
ethnicGroup Rajput
followedBy titular royal family of Bhavnagar
follows Thakur of Bhavnagar NERFINISHED
governmentForm monarchy
hasCapital Bhavnagar NERFINISHED
hasCulturalInfluenceOn Bhavnagar region NERFINISHED
hasHereditaryTitle Maharaja of Bhavnagar State NERFINISHED
Thakur Sahib of Bhavnagar NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionOver Bhavnagar State NERFINISHED
territories in Kathiawar peninsula
hasPart Bhavnagar city NERFINISHED
hasRoleIn political integration of princely states into India
signing Instrument of Accession to India
hasTitle Maharaja NERFINISHED
Thakur Sahib NERFINISHED
headOfGovernment Dewan of Bhavnagar NERFINISHED
inception 19th century
languageUsed English
Gujarati
Hindi
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bhavnagar State NERFINISHED
Gujarat NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
nobleRank Maharaja NERFINISHED
partOf Kathiawar Agency NERFINISHED
Western India States Agency NERFINISHED
precededBy local chieftains of Gohil clan
religion Hinduism
residence Bhavnagar city NERFINISHED
Nilambag Palace NERFINISHED
royalHouse Gohil dynasty NERFINISHED
significantEvent accession to the Dominion of India
merger of Bhavnagar State into Saurashtra State
subordinateTo British Crown NERFINISHED
Governor-General of India NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes parts of present-day Bhavnagar district

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Saurashtra State firstRajpramukh Maharaja of Bhavnagar