Rajkot was founded by Thakur Sahib Vibhaji Ajoji Jadeja of the Jadeja clan
and Raju Sandhi in 1612 AD, in the middle of Saurashtra. Rajkot was
named in honor of its co-founder, Raju Sandhi. And its history is divided
into five phases.
Phase 1-NAVAB RULE Masum khan conquered Rajkot in the year 1720
AD. He was a deputy Faujdar of Junagadh’s Nawab. Masum Khan
changed the name of Rajkot to Masumabad. The three storied clock
towers were built during this period.
Phase 2-JUDEJA’s RULE Masumabad was later conquered by the Jadeja
clan and its name was restored to Rajkot. It was then merged into Republic
of India during Pradumansinh Jadeja's reign.
Phase 3-BRITISH RULE British East India Company founded the
Saurashtra agency in Rajkot to moderate all princely states. The regional
headquarters and residency of this agency was at Kothi Compound. British
constructed many impressive colonial buildings and educational
institutions, such as Connaught Hall and The Rajkumar College
Phase 4-POST INDEPENDENCE Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, A.K.A.
Mahatma Gandhi, spent the early years of his life in Rajkot when his father
was a Diwan to the king of Rajkot. Gandhi fasted to ask to form a people's
council and liberation of people of Rajkot at Rashtriya Shala in 1939.
Phase 5-AFTER INDEPENDENCE After independence Rajkot became
capital of the State of Saurashtra, headed by U. N. Dhebar as Chief
Minister. Rajkot was merged into the newly-created Gujarat State when it
was separated from the bilingual Bombay State on May 1, 1960. And now
Rajkot is famous for being an important industrial centre for the state of
Gujarat. It is well known for its abundance of gold and silver, and for its
textile expertise.
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