Bhor State
Bhor State भोर संस्थान | |||||||||
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| 1697–1948 | |||||||||
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Independence of India | 1948 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1901 | 2,396 km2 (925 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 137,268 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Maharashtra, India | ||||||||
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bhor". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. | |||||||||
Bhor State was one of the 9-
Satara
Jagirs.
The state merged with the newly independent Indian union in 1948.
Situated among the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, the state covered an area of 2,396 square kilometres, and had a population of 137,268 in 1901.[1]
The town of
Ramanavami is celebrated with pomp and grandeur at Bhor Rajwada, the palace of the royal family.[2]
History
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The
Bajirao II instigated the troubles.[4]
Raghunathrao Shankarrao Gandekar was the last Raja of the state. During his reign, he implemented many reforms such as abolition of untouchability, freedom of association and introduction of representative government.[7] He signed the accession to the Indian Union on 8 March 1948 which ended the separate existence of Bhor state.[8]
Rulers
Bhor
Hindu
rulers used the titles of "Pant Sachiv" and "Raja".
Pant Sachivs
- 1697 – death 1707: Shankaraji Narayan Sacheev
- 1707 – death March 1737: Naro Shankaraji
- 1737 – death 1757: Chimnaji I
- 1757 – death 1787: Sadasiv Rao
- 1787 – death 1791: Raghunath Rao
- 1797 – death 1798: Shankr Rao I
- 1798 – death 1827: Pantsachiv Chimnaji Rao II
- 1827 – death 1837: Pantsachiv Raghunath Rao I Chimnaji Rao
- 1837 – death 12 February 1871: Pantsachiv Chimnaji Rao III Raghunath Rao
Rajas
- (12 February 1871 - 17 July 1922) - His Highness Raja Shrimant Shankarrao Chimnajirao Pandit Pant Sachiv
- (18 July 1922 -15 August 1947) Raja Shrimant Sir Raghunathrao Shankarrao Babasaheb Pandit Pantsachiv "Baba Sahib" ; (died 1951), last ruler[9]
Gallery
See also
- List of Maratha dynasties and states
- List of Brahmin dynasties and states
- Pant Sachiv family
- Political integration of India
References
- ^ Bhor Princely State (9 gun salute). members.iinet.net.au.
- ^ a b Ranade 1951, p. 182.
- ISBN 9788170995814. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- JSTOR 44138506.
- ^ a b McClenaghan 1996, p. 80.
- ISBN 978-81-7991-578-3.
- ISBN 978-81-208-0290-2.
- ^ WorldStatesmen – India – Princely States A–J
- ^ "Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
Sources
- McClenaghan, Tony (1996). Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Indian Princely States. Lancer Publishers. ISBN 9781897829196.
- Ranade, V.G. (1951). Life of His Highness Raja Shreemant Sir Raghunathrao S.: Alias Babasaheb Pandit Pant Sachiv, K.C.I.E., Raja of Bhor.
