| Yelandur Estate | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagir of Kingdom of Mysore and later British India | |||||||
| 1807–1956 | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 264 km2 (102 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 35271 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1807 | ||||||
• Abolition of the estate | 1956 | ||||||
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Estate of Yelandur or Yelandur Jagir was an estate in the erstwhile State of Mysore of Madras Presidency. At present it is located in the Chamarajanagara district in the Indian state of Karnataka..The town of Yelandur was the administrative headquarters. [1]
On 27 November 1807 Yelandur was given in jagir by the British East India company to Dewan Purnaiah in recognition of his services as Dewan of Mysore Kingdom at a special Durbar 1807. Shri Krishna Charya Purnaiya was the first Jagirdar of the estate. [2] The jagir consisted of 46 villages. [3]
The last holder of the estate, Raghavendra Rao Purnaiya, was awarded compensation by the State Government under the provisions of the Karnataka (Personal and Miscellaneous) Inams Abolition Act, 1954. [4]
The rulers of Yelandur estate were Deshastha Madhva Brahmins and were devout followers of Uttaradi Matha. [5] The rulers of Yelandur estate were
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In1807 yelandur was given as jagir by British government in recognition of services as dewan and regent during the minority of Raja
The jagir granted to Purniya in 1807 as a reward for his meritorious services to the state was the largest single grant during the period.This consisted of 46 villages
