| Conventional Long Name: | Palitana State |
| Common Name: | Palitana |
| Nation: | British India |
| Subdivision: | Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy (1731 - 1805) Princely State |
| Year Start: | 1194 |
| Year End: | 1948 |
| Event End: | Indian independence |
| S1: | India |
| Flag S1: | Flag of India.svg |
| Image Map Caption: | Location of Palitana in Saurashtra |
| Stat Area1: | 777 |
| Stat Year1: | 1921 |
| Stat Pop1: | 58000 |
Palitana was a princely state in British India until 1948. The capital was the city of Palitana. It ceased to exist when India became independent.
Palitana was a princely state in British India. It formed a part of the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency.[1] Area, 289 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 52,856, showing a decrease of 15% in the decade.[1] Gross revenue, £42,000; tribute jointly to the Gaekwar of Baroda and the Nawab of Junagadh, £700. The capital of the state, Palitana, had a population of 12,800.[1] Its ruler enjoyed a 9-guns salute.[2]