| Kapshi Estate | |||||||
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| Jagir | |||||||
| Mid-17th century–1956 | |||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 3414 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | Mid-17th century | ||||||
| 1956 | |||||||
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Kapshi Estate was a jagir in India during the British Raj. It was under the Kolhapur-Dekkan Residency in the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency.
The vassal state of Kapshi was located 62 kilometres (39 mi) south of Kolhapur. It had a population of 3,414 in 1901. [1]
The father of the founder of the estate was Shrimant Senapati Malojirao Ghorpade, who died in the battle of Sangmeshwar against the Mughals. A general of the Maratha army, he was granted the title 'Senapati', a hereditary title of nobility used in the Maratha Empire, and became the first ruler of Kapshi in the second half of the 17th century.
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