Ranjit Vilas was built in 1870 by the then Thakor Sahib of Rajkot, Bawajiraj Mehrmansinhji.
Before it shifted to the Ranjit Vilas, the royal residence was the Durbargadh Palace which thereafter continued to house offices of the Rajkot State and, after India’s independence, those of the government of Gujarat.
The palace is built in the Gothic style and has 100 rooms spread over six acres.
The palace garage contains a collection of vintage cars of the Rajkot State.
[8][9][10][11][12] In 2020, it was the venue of the coronation of the current Thakor Saheb of Rajkot, Mandhatasinh Jadeja who succeeded his father Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji.