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Gujarāt (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 23 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 23.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 072 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 72.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Gujarāt was part of the Gupta Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries. Its name refers to the Gurjaras, who controlled the region during the 8th-9th centuries. It became an independent sultanate in 1401. Large areas came under the influence of British East India Company in 1818. It became a province in British India after 1857. |
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| Gujarāt (preferred,C,V)
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| State of Gujarāt (C,V,English,U)
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| Gujarāt, State of (NA,V)
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| Gujarat (NA,V)
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| Gujerat (NA,V)
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| Gujrat (NA,V)
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| Guyarat (NA,V)
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| ગુજરાત (NA,V,Gujarati,U)
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| IN09 (NA,V,FIPS)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| state (preferred, C) |
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since 1960 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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Western India States .......... (state) |
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(World, Asia, India) [6006474] |
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