Mudhol State

Mudhol State
ಮುಧೋಳ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Mudhol State ಮುಧೋಳ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Princely State of British India
1465–1948
	Flag
	; Mudhol State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital	Mudhol
Area
• 1931	508 km2 (196 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	936,218
History
• Established	1465
• Independence of India	1948
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Maratha Empire
India
Today part of	Karnataka, India
	Official language: Kannada

Last updated April 14, 2024

Mudhol State was a princely state during the British Raj. The rulers were from the Ghorpade Dynasty of the Marathas. It was one of the former states of the Southern Maratha Country and its capital was the city of Mudhol in present-day Bagalkote District of Karnataka State in India. The last ruler was HH Shrimant Raja Bhairavsinhrao Malojirao Ghorpade II. Mudhol acceded to the Dominion of India on 8 March 1948, and is currently a part of Karnataka state.

History

The Mudhol jagir (estate) was founded ca 1400. Ruled by the Maratha Ghorpade Dynasty. In 1670, Mudhol estate became a state. It became a British protectorate in 1819. The state flag, called 'Bavuta', was a triangular tricolour of horizontal bands, in order from the top: white, black and green. All colour bands came to the point in the fly. Mudhol State was one of the 9-gun salute states^[2] of British India, under the summit of Niranjan.

Mudhol State's last king, HH Shrimant Raja Bhairavsinhrao Malojirao Ghorpade II, born 15 October 1929 and succeeded to the throne on 9 November 1937, was the 23rd Raja of Mudhol. He signed the accession to join the Indian Union on 8 March 1948.^[3] He died in 1984 in a car accident.

Royal Titles

Role	Royal Title
The Ruling Prince	Raja Shrimant (personal name) Raje Ghorpade Bahadur, Raja of Mudhol, with the style of His Highness
The Consort of the Ruling Prince	Shrimant Sakal Soubhagyavati Rani (personal name) Raje Ghorpade, Rani of Mudhol, with the style of Her Highness
The Heir Apparent	Yuvraj Shrimant (personal name) Raje Sahib Ghorpade
The sons of the ruling prince	Rajkumar Shrimant (personal name) Raje Ghorpade
The unmarried daughters of the ruling prince	Rajkumari Shrimant (personal name) Raje Ghorpade
The married daughters of the ruling prince	Shrimant Sakal Soubhagyavati (personal name) Raje (husband's family name)
The other male descendant of the ruling prince (male line)	Shrimant (personal name) Raje Ghorpade

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Rajas

1662 – 1700 Maloji Raje Ghorpade (d. 1700)
1700 – 1734 Sardar Akhayaji Raje Ghorpade (d. 1734)
1734 – 1737 Pirajirao Raje Ghorpade (d. 1737)
1737 – 1805 Malojirao III Raje Ghorpade (b. 1710 – d. 1805)
1805 – 1816 Narayanrao Raje Ghorpade (d. 1816)
1816 – 20 February 1818 Govindrao Raje Ghorpade (d. 1818)
20 Feb 1818 – Dec 1854 Vyankatrao I Raje Ghorpade (d. 1854)
Dec 1854 – 27 March 1862 Balwantrao Raje Ghorpade (b. 1841 – d. 1862)
27 Mar 1862 – 19 June 1900 Vyankatrao II Raje Ghorpade (b. 1861 – d. 1900) "Bala Sahib"
27 Mar 1862 – 1882 .... -Regent
19 Jun 1900 – 14 November 1939 Malojirao IV Raje Ghorpade (b. 1884 – d. 1937) "Nana Sahib" (from 1 Jan *1920, Sir Malojirao IV Raje Ghorpade)
19 Jun 1900 – 1904 Council of Regency
14 Nov 1937 – 15 August 1947 Bhairavsinhrao Raje Ghorpade (b. 1929 – d. 1984)
14 Nov 1937 – 10 July 1947 Parvatidevi Raje Sahib – Ghorpade (f) -Regent
10 Dec 2022 –present HH Ranisaheb Menkaraje Maurya nee Ghorpade (f).

(b. 1970 – Current Ruler)

Mudhol Hound

Shrimant Rajesaheb Malojirao Ghorpade of Mudhol (1884–1937) of the Mudhol State is credited with reviving the Mudhol hound. He noticed local tribal people using these hounds for hunting. Using selective breeding, he was able to restore the royal Mudhol hound. On a visit to England in the early 1900s, the Maharaja of Mudhol State presented King George V a pair of hounds, which popularized the Mudhol hound breed.^[4]^[5]

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References

1 2 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mudhol" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 955.
↑ "MUDHOL". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
↑ William Barton, The princes of India. Delhi 1983
↑ Jadeja, Arjunsinh (27 January 2015). "Tracking the hounds of Mudhol". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
↑ Jadeja, Arjunsinh (23 July 2013). "Mudhol's royal chapter". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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[EB1911-1] 1 2 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mudhol" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 955.

[2] "MUDHOL". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2008.

[3] William Barton, The princes of India. Delhi 1983

[Arjunsinh-Hound-4] Jadeja, Arjunsinh (27 January 2015). "Tracking the hounds of Mudhol". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[Jadeja2-5] Jadeja, Arjunsinh (23 July 2013). "Mudhol's royal chapter". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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v t e Gun salute princely states (salute states) during the British Raj
21-gun salute	Baroda Gwalior Hyderabad Jammu and Kashmir Mysore
19-gun salute	Bhopal Indore Kalat Kolhapur Travancore Udaipur
17-gun salute	Bahawalpur Bharatpur Bikaner Bundi Cochin Cutch Jaipur Jodhpur Karauli Kota Patiala Pudukkottai Rewa Tonk
15-gun salute	Alwar Banswara Datia Dewas Sr Dewas Jr Dhar Dholpur Dungarpur Idar Jaisalmer Khairpur Kishangarh Orchha Pratapgarh Rampur Sikkim Sirohi
13-gun salute	Benares Bhavnagar Cooch Behar Dhrangadhra Jaora Jhalawar Jind Junagadh Kapurthala Nabha Nawanagar Palanpur Porbandar Rajpipla Ratlam Tripura
11-gun salute	Ajaigarh Alirajpur Baoni Barwani Bijawar Bilaspur Cambay Chamba Charkhari Chhatarpur Chitral Faridkot Tehri Garhwal Gondal Janjira/Jafrabad Jhabua Malerkotla Mandi Manipur Morvi Narsinghgarh Panna Radhanpur Rajgarh Sailana Samthar Sirmur Sitamau Suket Wankaner
9-gun salute	Balasinor Banganapalle Bansda Baraundha Baria Bhor Chhota Udaipur Danta Dharampur Dhrol Jawhar Kalahandi Khilchipur Limbdi Loharu Lunavada Maihar Mayurbhanj Mudhol Nagod Palitana Patna Rajkot Sachin Sangli Sant Sawantwadi Shahpura Sonepur Wadhwan Yawnghwe
List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) Salute state

v t e Princely states of the Deccan States Agency during the British Raj
Salute States	Bhor Kolhapur Sawantwadi Janjira Mudhol Sangli
Princely Non-salute States	Akalkot Aundh Daphlapur Jamkhandi Jath Kurundvad Junior Kurundvad Senior Miraj Junior Miraj Senior Phaltan Ramdurg Savanur
Jagirs (Saranjams)	Bavda Jagir Gajendragad Himmat Bahadur Ichalkaranji Kagal Junior Kagal Senior Kapshi Latur Sar Lashkar Torgal Jagir Vishalgad
List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) Kolhapur Agency Poona Agency Bijapur Agency Dharwar Agency Kolaba Agency Bombay Presidency