Kingdom of Rajpipla or Rajpipla State was a princely state, with full internal jurisdiction, in India ruled by the Gohil Rajput dynasty for over 600 years from around 1340 till 1948.
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13 Facts About Rajpipla State
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The Gohil Rajput dynasty of Rajpipla survived the onslaught of the Sultans of Ahmedabad and the Mughals during the mediaeval period, and the Gaekwars of Baroda and the British in the modern period, to emerge as a well-administered State with contemporary infrastructure, policies and practices by the time it was merged with the Union of India on 10 June 1948.
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Rajpipla princely State was situated largely between two important rivers of western India—the Narmada and the Tapti, with the Satpura range in the south.
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Rajpipla State constructed a civil hospital, maternity hospital, five dispensaries and a veterinary hospital in the State.
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Rajpipla State added the 40-mile Jhagadia-Netrang section to Rajpipla State Railway established during his father's reign.
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Rajpipla State set up a 19-mile steam railroad and tramway connecting the towns along the river Narmada with villages in the interior, and a power house supplying electricity and water to Rajpipla town.
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Rajpipla State's town planning in 1927 was far-sighted, and builders were given permission to construct, conditional to leaving 3 to 4 feet space for future widening of roads.
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Rajpipla State equipped Rajpipla with a polo ground and gymkhana club.
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Rajpipla State gave a fillip in Rajpipla in the 1940s, to the movement for 'responsible government' which was taking shape in the Indian princely States alongside the freedom movement in British India.
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Title of Maharaja of Rajpipla State passed on to Maharaja Vijaysinhji's eldest son Rajendrasinhji, and after his demise in 1963 to Raghubir Singh.
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Rajpipla State had four daughters Yogeshwari, Maheshwari, Durgeshwari and Krishna.
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