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Vibhaji Ajoji

Vibhaji Ajoji was the founder of Rajkot State in the Kathiawar peninsula of western India. A Jadeja Rajput and grandson of Jam Sataji of Nawanagar, he received the area as his share of the family lands and founded the town of Rajkot in 1620. His descendants ruled Rajkot as Thakore Sahibs, and the town later became the seat of the British agency for Kathiawar.

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Rajkot State

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