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    Porbandar State was a princely state during the British Raj ruled by Jethwa dynasty. It was one of the few princely states with a coastline. The capital...
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    Porbandar is a city and the headquarters of Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It was...
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    Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India. Presently, Porbandar Lok...
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  • Porbandar is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Porbandar district. Since December 2022 MLA from...
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    Porbandar district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. The district covers an area of 2,316 km2. It had a population of 5.85...
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    Maharaja of Porbandar belonging to Jethwa dynasty, who ascended the throne of princely state of Porbandar on 10 December 1908 and ruled until his state was merged...
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    Gandhi (1822 — 16 November 1885) was a court official in Porbandar. He served as Diwan of Porbandar and Rajkot and was the father of Mahatma Gandhi. The Gandhi...
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  • Porbandar State Railway was a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge in the Porbandar State in Gujarat during the 19th century. The Porbandar State Railway...
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  • 1959), and the four Darbar Banks - Rajkot State Bank, Porbandar State Bank, Palitana Darbar Bank, and Vadia State Bank - were merged with it with effect...
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  • Porbandar railway station (station code: PBR) is a railway station in city of Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat. It belongs to the Bhavnagar Division...
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  • Jethi-dhwaja and worship Hanuman as their Iṣṭa-devatā. Jethwa dynasty of Porbandar, therefore, had image of Hanuman on the Merchant Navy Flag adapted in...
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    Porbandar Airport (IATA: PBD, ICAO: VAPR) is a public airport in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. Currently, civilian flights are not operational. Apart from...
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    Vikramatji Khimojiraj (category Maharajas of Porbandar)
    was the ruler of Princely State of Porbandar belonging to Jethwa Rajput dynasty. He was born at the Darbargadh, Porbandar in 1819 as Bhojirajji and was...
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    oldest living state leaders List of shortest-reigning monarchs Lists of state leaders Lists of state leaders by age Records of heads of state Elizabeth was...
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    together they are the main cultivators in the Porbandar District. Historically, the men served the Porbandar State as a feudal militia, led by Mer leaders....
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  • Nanji Kalidas Mehta (category People from Porbandar district)
    was born on 17 November 1887 in Gorana village, near Porbandar in the Princely State of Porbandar, British India. He was born in a Gujarati Hindu family...
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    Lunavada Morvi Muli Nawanagar Palanpur Porbandar State Poshina Radhanpur Rajkot Rajpara State (Halar) Rajpipla Ambliara State Sabarkantha Agency Sachin Sanjeli...
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    Gujarat Legislative Assembly (category State legislatures of India)
    meet at least twice in a year. Porbandar state assembly had same powers. Sayajirao Gaekwad III, ruler of Baroda State, had formed the Baroda legislative...
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  • they should defray the arrears of the soldiery. As Rana Sultanji of Porbandar State was connected by marriage with the deceased Singhji, his relatives...
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  • 1844–1905 Postal Flag of Norway Novgorod Republic 1385 Ottoman Tunisia Porbandar State [citation needed] Empire of Trebizond Tsardom of Russia Qing dynasty...
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    Kasturba Gandhi (category People from Porbandar)
    caste of Gujarati Hindu tradesmen and were based in the coastal town of Porbandar. In May 1883, 14-year-old Kasturba was married to 13-year-old Mohandas...
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    Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji (category Maharajas of Porbandar)
    December 1908) was the Maharaja of Porbandar belonging to Jethwa dynasty, who ascended the throne of princely state of Porbandar on 15 September 1900 and ruled...
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  • Merchant Navy flag of Porbandar State adopted by Jethwas, showing image of Hanuman, from whom the Jethwas claim their descent....
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    palace in Porbandar, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was built by Rana Natwarsinhji, who was the last Maharaja of the Princely State of Porbandar, in the...
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    Nawanagar State (until 1948) Civil Ensign of Porbandar State (until 1948) Civil Ensign of Sachin State (until 1948) Civil Ensign of Travancore State (until...
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  • Nanabhai Bhatt (category People from Porbandar)
    Yeshwant Bhatt, was born in a Nagar Brahmin family on 12 June 1915 in Porbandar, British India.[citation needed] He started his early career in films...
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    Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, which was called Navsari at that time (now in the state of Gujarat). Growing numbers of Indians joined them along the way. When...
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    were Bhavnagar State, Dhrangadhra State, Gondal State, Jafarabad State, Junagadh State, Morvi State, Nawanagar State, and Porbandar State. The agency covered...
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    museum at the birthplace of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in the city of Porbandar, Gujarat, India, memorializing him and his wife, Kasturba Gandhi. The...
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    in Sindh (present-day Pakistan)—use it as a hereditary title. Amarkot, a state in Sindh, has a Hindu Thakur Sodha Rajput ruler who uses the title. In the...
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