Palitana was a princely state in British India until 1948. The capital was the city of Palitana. It ceased to exist when India became independent.
Palitana was a princely state in British India. It formed a part of the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. Area, 289 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 52,856, showing a decrease of 15% in the decade. Gross revenue, ã42,000; tribute jointly to the Gaekwar of Baroda and the Nawab of Junagadh, ã700. The capital of the state, Palitana, had a population of 12,800. Its ruler enjoyed a 9-guns salute.
The rulers bore the title of Thakur Sahib.