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Rajkot: Overview

 once the capital of the princely state of Saurashtra and was founded by the Rajput Chief Kunwar Vibhuji in the 16th century. In the next two centuries it experienced many political ups and downs as it pased through the hands of numerous Rajputs' Chiefs and Mughal foundars. The British political agent Col. Walker brought an end to this political instability with the permanent settlement in 1808 and the Jadeja's ruled Rajkot until after independence when the state merged with the Union of Saurashtra.
Mahatma Gandhi spent the early years of his life here only. His father Karamchand Gandhi was Prime Minister of Dewan to the Raja of Saurashtra

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Population 1,335,397 (25) (2008 Currency Name: Indian Rupee Symbol: Rs Code: IN Languages Spoken Official: Hindi , English Essential: Gujarati

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Time Zones GMT 5 1/2 Country Dialing Code 91 Weights & Measures