Ramdurg State

Last updated

Ramdurg State
Princely State of British India
1799–1948
Flag of the Princely State of Ramdurg.svg
Sangli-Jamkhandi map.jpg
Ramdurg State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
 1901
438 km2 (169 sq mi)
Population 
 1901
37,848
History 
 Established
1799
1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Blank.png Maratha Empire
India Flag of India.svg

Ramdurg State was one of the Maratha princely states ruled by the Bhave family during the British Raj. It was administered as part of the Deccan States Agency of the Bombay Presidency, founded in 1799. [1] It was one of the former states of the Southern Maratha Country and its capital was at Ramdurg.

Contents

Ramdurg State measured 438 square kilometers in area. According to the 1901 census, the population was 37,848. [2]




Ramdurg Palace Ramdurg Palace.jpg
Ramdurg Palace


Ramrao Venkatrao Bhave in 1911, Last Ruler of Bhave State Ramrao Venkatrao Bhave of Ramdurg.jpg
Ramrao Venkatrao Bhave in 1911, Last Ruler of Bhave State

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rajputana Agency</span> Former political office of the British Indian Empire

The Rajputana Agency was a political office of the British Indian Empire dealing with a collection of native states in Rajputana, under the political charge of an Agent reporting directly to the Governor-General of India and residing at Mount Abu in the Aravalli Range. The total area of the states falling within the Rajputana Agency was 127,541 square miles (330,330 km2), with eighteen states and two estates or chiefships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Princely state</span> Type of vassal state in India under the British Raj

A princely state was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to a subsidiary alliance and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the British crown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nagpur Province</span> Province of British India

Nagpur Province was a province of British India that covered parts of the present-day states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh. The city of Nagpur was the capital of the province.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deccan States Agency</span>

The Deccan States Agency, also known as the Deccan States Agency and Kolhapur Residency, was a political agency of India, managing the relations of the Government of India with a collection of princely states and jagirs in western India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bundelkhand Agency</span>

The Bundelkhand Agency was a political agency of the British Raj, managing the relations of the British government with the protected princely states of the Bundelkhand region.

Ramdurg is a town in Belagavi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The name of the town derives from Rama, as it is believed that Lord Ram, lived here during his exile. The town gives its name to Ramdurg taluka, a subdivision of Belgaum district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamkhandi State</span>

Jamkhandi State was one of the Maratha princely states of British India. It was founded in 1811 and its capital was at Jamakhandi. It was administered as part of the Deccan States Agency of the Bombay Presidency and was one of the former states of the Southern Maratha Country. The area that was under this princely state is part of present day Karnataka.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Savanur State</span>

Savanur State, Nawab of Savanur was one of the princely states in British India. The last ruler of the state acceded to the Dominion of India on 8 March 1948, becoming part of the Bombay State. Later in 1956, it transferred to Mysore State in what is now Karnataka.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gangpur State</span> Former Indian State

Gangpur State, also known as Gangpore State, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Until 1905 it was one of the Chhota Nagpur States under the Eastern States Agency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khandesh</span> Geography region in North Maharashtra, India

Khandesh is a geographic region in Maharashtra, India. It was made up of present Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts. It also said that Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh was also its part.

The Kannada flag, a bicolour of yellow and red, symbolises both Kannada and Karnataka,It's official flag of State of Karnataka and is recognized as a state flag by the Government of India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indore State</span> Historical princely state in India

Indore State, also known as Holkar State, was a kingdom in India. Its rulers belonged to the Maratha Holkar dynasty. After 1857, Indore became a 19-gun salute princely state under the British Raj.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bonai State</span>

Bonai State was a princely state during the British Raj in what is today India. It was one of the Chota Nagpur States and had its capital at Bonaigarh, located in the present-day Sundergarh district of Odisha. It had an area of 8,907 square kilometres (3,439 sq mi) and a population of 24,026 in 1892 with an average revenue of Rs.60,000 in 1901.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sonepur State</span> Former princely state of British India

Sonepur, also known as Sonpur State, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its ruler was entitled to a nine gun salute. Formerly it was placed under the Central India Agency, but in 1905 it was transferred to the Eastern States Agency. Its capital was Sonepur, the only significant town in the area. The former state's territory is in the present-day Subarnapur district, Odisha.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sawantwadi State</span> Princely state of India

Savantvadi State, also spelt Sawantwadi ruled by the Sawant Bhonsale dynasty was one of the non-salute Maratha princely states during the British Raj. It was the only state belonging to the Kolaba Agency under the Bombay Presidency, which became later part of the Deccan States Agency. Its capital was at Sawantwadi, in the present-day Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jhabua State</span> Princely state of India

Jhabua State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It had its capital in Jhabua town. Most of the territory of the princely state was inhabited by the Bhil people, who constituted a majority of the population. The revenue of the state in 1901 was Rs.1,10,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kanker State</span>

Kanker State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union in 1947.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daphlapur State</span>

Daphlapur State, also spelled Daflepur, was a Hindu petty princely state of British India. It was a former Maratha territory, one of the former Southern Maratha Jagirs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramdurg Assembly constituency</span> Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India

Ramdurg Assembly constituency is one of the 224 seats in Karnataka State Assembly in India. It is part of Belagavi Lok Sabha seat.

References

  1. Imperial Gazetteer of India , Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908
  2. "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 172. "Rāmdurg State"".

15°57′N75°18′E / 15.95°N 75.3°E / 15.95; 75.3