Princely State of Porbandar

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former country subdivision former monarchy princely state

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.

Aliases (1)

Nawanagar State ×1

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 →
historicalRegion	Kathiawar →
integratedInto	Republic 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) → Kathiawar Agency →
politicalStatus	salute state →
religion	Hinduism →
rulerTitle	Maharaja Rana → Thakur Sahib →
rulingClass	Rajputs →
rulingDynasty	Jadeja Rajput dynasty →
saluteRank	13-gun salute →
sovereigntyEnded	mid-20th century →
successorState	Bombay State → Gujarat → Saurashtra State →
todayPartOf	Gujarat NERFINISHED → Porbandar district →
wasMaritimeState	true →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Karamchand Gandhi →	employer
Jadeja Rajputs ("Nawanagar State") →	ruledState