Akkalkot State | |||||||||
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1848–1947 | |||||||||
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History | |||||||||
• Established | 1848 | ||||||||
• British seizuranity ended | August 15, 1947 | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
1901 | 1,290 km2 (500 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 82,047 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Maharashtra, Republic of India |
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Akalkot". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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