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  2. Bhavnagar - Wikipedia

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    Bhavnagar port had trade links with Southeast Asia, Africa, Arabia and ports of Red Sea since the early 18th century. The old port Bhavnagar Harbar was built by the state of Bhavnagar, and hosted a light beacon since 1860. Bhavnagar port was later modernized in 1930 under the supervision of J. Johnston, then port officer of Bhavnagar state ...

  3. History of Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    The Marathi language, which evolved from Maharashtri Prakrit, has been the common language since the 9th century. The oldest stone inscriptions in the Marathi language date to around 975 CE, [1] and can be seen at the foot of the Lord Bahubali statue in the Jain temple at Shravanabelgola in modern-day Karnataka.

  4. Culture of Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in the state. Maharashtra is the third largest state of India in terms of land area and second largest in terms of population in India. . It has a long history of Marathi saints of Varakari religious movement, such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath and Tukaram which forms the one of bases of the culture of Maharashtra or Marathi culture.

  5. Bhavnagar State - Wikipedia

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    Bhavnagar Lancers Coat Of Arms Nilambagh Palace, Bhavnagar A Thakur of Bhavnagar in the 1870s Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Gohil. Bhavnagar State was a princely state with 13 Gun Salutes during the British Raj. It was part of Kathiawar Agency in Saurashtra. [1] The State of Bhavnagar covered an area of 2,961 sq. miles and had a population of ...

  6. Marhatta (region) - Wikipedia

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    Marhatta also known as Maharatta, or Marhat Des (which means Marhat country) [1] [2] was a historical region 116 km (72 miles, 18 Parganas) south of the Narmada River and north of the Karnãtak in which the Marathi language was spoken.

  7. Lothal - Wikipedia

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    Small channel widths (10–300 m or 33–984 ft) when compared to the lower reaches (1.2–1.6 km or 0.75–0.99 mi) suggest the presence of a strong tidal influence upon the city—tidal waters ingressed up to and beyond the city. Upstream elements of this river provided a suitable source of fresh water for the inhabitants. [14]

  8. Maratha Fort Systems - Wikipedia

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    Shivaji's use of guerrilla warfare (“Ganimi Kava” or गनिमी कावा in marathi) heavily relied on the effective use of these forts as operational bases. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Following Shivaji's reign, the forts continued to play a role during the expansion of the Maratha Empire under leaders like Sambhaji , Peshwas , and other regional ...

  9. Bhavnagar Port - Wikipedia

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    Bhavnagar has had trade links with Southeast Asia, Africa, Arabia and ports of Red Sea since the early 18th century. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The original port Bhavnagar Harbor located at 21°48′N 72°09′E  /  21.800°N 72.150°E  / 21.800; 72.150 built by the state of Bhavnagar was a very important part of the commerce