Gohil

Palitana

Gohil state beneath the sacred Shatrunjaya hill and its Jain temples.

Ruler’s title
Thakor Saheb
Standing
9-gun salute state
Region
Saurashtra
Founded
Gohil house of the line of Shahji
After 1947
Merged into the United State of Saurashtra, 15 February 1948

The account

Beneath the Shatrunjaya hill and its hundreds of Jain temples — the state lived beside, and guarded, one of India’s greatest pilgrimages.

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Territorial Holdings

Palitana State Bhayati Estates

Hereditary cadet estates (Bhayat) and prominent settlement villages historically granted to or affiliated with this seat.

Gariadhar
Mandvi Chovisi
Rohishala
Samadhiyala