Sandur State

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Sandur State
Princely State
1713–1949
Sandur flag.svg
Madras map 1913.jpg
1913 map of the Madras Presidency
Area 
 1901
433 km2 (167 sq mi)
Population 
 1901
11,200 [1]
History 
 Established
1713
1949
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Empire
India Flag of India.svg
Today part of Karnataka, India

Sandur State was a princely state of India during the British Raj, part of the Madras States Agency. [2] Its capital was the town of Sanduru. [3]

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History

From 1731 until the accession to India, the Sandur state was ruled by Marathi Brahmin royals. [4] In 1776 – 1790 its territory was annexed to the Mysore Kingdom. Between 27 October 1817 and 1 July 1818 Sandur was annexed to the Peshwa's Dominions. In 1801, Bellary district was transferred to British India, and the Rajas of Sandur came under the political authority of the Madras Presidency. On 1 July 1818 Sandur formally became a British protectorate. [5]

The area of the state was 433 km2. (161 sq. mi.); its population in 1901 was 11,200. The military sanatorium of Ramandurg is located in a range of hills on the western border of the district. [1]

The Raja of Sandur acceded to the Union of India on 10 August 1947. The ruler commanded an estimated annual revenue of Rs.3,500/-. Sandur remained a separate territorial entity till 1 April 1949 when it was merged with the neighbouring Bellary district of Madras State (the previous directly ruled colonial Madras Province).

Sandur state was later incorporated into Bellary district, then part of the Madras Presidency. In 1953, Bellary District was transferred to Mysore State, which was later renamed Karnataka.

The instrument of accession to the Dominion of India was signed by Yeshwantrao Ghorpade on 10 August 1947, thereby merging Sandur State with the Madras Presidency in 1949. After formation of states on linguistic basis, Sandur was transferred to the Mysore State in 1956. Raja Yeshwantrao continued playing an influential and active role in public life, till his death in 1996. He was succeeded by is son, M. Y. Ghorpade as the titular Raja. M. Y. Ghorpade served as a state Minister for Finance, Rural Development & Panchayats, Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Member of Parliament the Indian Parliament (Lok Shabha).[ citation needed ]

Royal insignia

Arms

A fess, argent, thereon a "ghorpad" (monitor lizard) fesswise, proper; in the base, pink, a cannon, proper; in the chief, pink, a "Shiv Linga" vert, between two tower or. Helmet: with visor, all or. Crest: A "Chhatra" (parasol) on a wreath, all or. Supporters: Elephants with raised trunks, dexter, the rear left foot, and sinister, the front feet on the compartment, all proper. Motto: "Hindurao" in Marathi, azure on a pink riband. Compartment: Vines and creepers proper. Lambrequins: Argent and azure.

Royal standard

Rectangular 4x7, swallow-tailed, saffron in colour, with a white strip at the hoist. Near the hoist, in the centre - a golden sun in splendour of saffron rays having a "Ghoo" in centre with natural colouring, under a saffron "Chhatra" of having bistre spots.[ citation needed ]

Royal Titulature

RoleRoyal Title
The Ruling PrinceShrimant Maharaj Shri (personal name) (alias) (father's name) Ghorpade, Hindurao, Mamlukatmadar Senapati, Raja of Sandur
The Consort of the Ruling PrinceShrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Rani (personal name) Ghorpade, Rani Sahib of Sandur
The Heir ApparentYuvraj Shrimant Shri (personal name) (alias) (father's name) Ghorpade, Yuvraj Sahib of Sandur
The sons of the ruling princeRajkumar Shrimant (personal name) (alias) (father's name) Raje Sahib Ghorpade
The unmarried daughters of the ruling princeRajkumari Shrimant (personal name) Raje Sahib Ghorpade
The married daughters of the ruling princeShrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati (personal name) Raje (husband's family name)

[ citation needed ]

Rulers

Prince of Sandur with attendants. c. 1880 KITLV 101291 - Unknown - Prince of Sandur with retinue in India - Around 1880.tiff
Prince of Sandur with attendants. c. 1880

The male line has failed several times, necessitating adoptions from junior branches of the family. The right to adopt an heir and successor was confirmed by a British sanad of adoption in 1862.

Diwans

See also

References

  1. 1 2 S. S. Shashi (1996). Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. p. 59. ISBN   9788170418597. In 1801, Bellary district was transferred to British India, and the rajas of Sandur came under the political authority of the Madras Presidency. The area of the state was 433 sq.km. (161 sq.mi.) ; its population in 1901 was 11,200.
  2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sandur"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 142.
  3. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 42.
  4. Madras State Administration Report. 1902. p. 113. Raja Srimant Venkatrao Rao Sahib, Hindu Rao Ghorpade Mamlukat- General and madar, Senapati, Raja of Sandur, is a Mahratta Brahmin by caste and a Hindu by Political. religion. He was born in 1892 and attends a public school at Bellary.
  5. Aravind Ganachari (31 January 2020). Indians in the First World War: The Missing Links. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN   9789353289270.

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