Rajkot historical city of India
Short brief history of Rajkot city of India
Rajkot is the fourth largest city of Gujrat state. It is situated on the banks of the Aji River in western India.
Masum Khan, a deputy Faujdar of Junagadh,s Nawab
conquered Rajkot in 1720 and renamed it Masumabad. He also built the
fortress in 1722, which was about 4 to 5 kilometers in perimeter and its
walls were 8 feet wide. Fortress was built to protect Rajkot from
attack of other rulers. There used to be a wide and deep moat all around
the fortress wall, which does not exist today because of ruins and
relics. There were Eight Gates to Masumabad, which were studded with
iron spikes on their outer side for defense purposes.
Masumabad was conquered by Thakore Sahib Ranmalji Mehramanji in 1732 and the name was restored to Raikot.
Thakore Ranmalji's son and successor, Lakhoji I, succeeded him in 1746.
He later abdicated in favour of his eldest son but resumed the throne
when the latter died unexpectedly in 1794. Displeased with his
grandfather's action, Ranmalji II deposed him and expelled him to
Nawanagar. Thereafter, the family reigned uneventfully, accepted British protection in 1818, and quietly developed their little state.
Rajkot was the capital of the then Saurashtra state from April 15, 1948 to October 31, 1956 before merging in bilingual Bombay State on November 1, 1956. Rajkot was merged into Gujarat State from bilingual Bombay state on May 1, 1960.
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