Saurashtra (state)
Saurashtra State, formally known as United States of Kathiawar and later United States of Saurashtra, was a State of India that existed between 1948 and 1956, on Saurashtra alias Kathiawar peninsula, with Rajkot as its capital,
| United States of Kathiawar (15 February 1948 – 1 November 1948) United States of Saurashtra (1948–1956) | |||||||||
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| Former State of India | |||||||||
| 1948–1956 | |||||||||
Saurashtra State in India, 1951 | |||||||||
| Capital | Rajkot | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Abolition of the Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency | 15 February 1948 | ||||||||
• Merger into Bombay State | 1 November 1956 | ||||||||
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