Kolhapur state - Wikipedia Kolhapur state Kolhapur State Princely state of British India ← 1710 -- 1947 → Flag Coat of arms Kolhapur 1896 History Established 1710 Independence of India 1947 Area 1901 8,332 km ( 3,217 sq mi ) Population 1901 910,011 Density 109.2 / km ( 282.9 / sq mi ) Today part of Maharashtra, India This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. ( 1911 ). `` article name needed ''. Encyclopædia Britannica ( 11th ed. ). Cambridge University Press. Kolhapur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India Kolhapur State or Kolhapur Maratha Kingdom ( 1710 -- 1949 ) was a Maratha princely State of British India, under the Deccan Division of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. It was considered the most important of the Maratha principalities with the others being Baroda State, Gwalior State and Indore State. Its rulers, of the Bhonsle dynasty, were entitled to a 19 - gun salute -- thus Kolhapur was also known as a 19 - gun state. The state flag was a swallow - tailed orange pennant. Contents 1 History 2 Rulers of Kolhapur 2.1 Rajas 2.2 Maharajas 2.3 Family tree 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links History This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2010 ) Shahu of Kolhapur ( r. 1894 - 1922 ) The New Palace, Kolhapur Maharani Tarabai. Kolhapur State, together with its jagirs or feudatory vassal estates ( including Ichalkaranji ), covered an area of 3,165 square miles ( 8,200 km2 ). According to the 1901 census, the state population was 910,011, of which 54,373 resided in Kolhapur Town. In 1901, the state enjoyed an estimated revenue of £ 300,000. The Maharajas of Kolhapur have a common ancestry with the Bhonsle dynasties of Tanjore and Satara, claiming descent from the Maratha royal clan Bhonslà. The states of Satara and Kolhapur came into being in 1707, because of the succession dispute over the Maratha kingship. Shahuji, the heir apparent to the Maratha kingdom, captured by the Mughals at the age of nine, remained their prisoner at the death of his father Sambhaji, the elder son of Shivaji Maharaj the founder of the Maratha Empire in 1689. The Dowager Maharani Tarabai ( a widow of Rajaram Chhatrapati, younger son of Shivaji Maharaj ) proclaimed her son Shivaji II, as Chhatrapati Maharaj under her regency. The Mughals released Shahu under certain conditions in 1707, and he returned to claim his inheritance. He defeated the regent at the Battle of Khed and established himself at Satara, forcing her to retire with her son to Kolhapur. By 1710 two separate principalities had become an established fact. Shivaji II and Tarabai were soon deposed by the other widow of Rajaram, Rajasbai. She installed her own son, Sambhaji II as the new ruler of Kolhapur. Sambhaji II signed the Treaty of Warana in 1731 with his cousin Shahu to formalize the two separate seats of Bhonsle family. The British sent expeditions against Kolhapur in 1765 and 1792 ; Kolhapur entered into treaty relations with the British, after the collapse of the Maratha confederacy in 1812. In the early years of the 19th century the British invaded again, and appointed a political officer to temporarily manage the state. A Brahmin regent called Daji Krishna Pandit was installed by the British to govern the state in 1843 at a time when the natural heir to the throne was underage. He took direction from a political agent of the East India Company and among their actions were reforms to the tax of land. These reforms caused much resentment and, despite Kolhapur having refrained from involvement in the previous Anglo - Maratha Wars, a revolt against the British began in 1844. The rebellion began with soldiers locking themselves into hill - forts such as those as Panhala and Vishalgad, and then spread to Kolhapur itself. Both the regent and the political agent were captured by the militia forces led by Babaji Ahirekar. The last ruler of Kolhapur was HH Maharaja Chhatrapati Shahaji II. After Indian independence in 1947, Kolhapur acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947 and merged into Bombay State on 1 March 1949. In 1960 Bombay state was divided by languages into the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The boundaries of former Kolhapur state correspond very closely with those of modern - day Kolhapur district in Maharashtra state. Rulers of Kolhapur Rajas 1710 -- 2 Aug 1714 Shivaji II ( b. 1696 -- d. 1726 ) 2 Aug 1714 -- 18 Dec 1760 Sambhaji II ( b. 1698 -- d. 1760 ) 20 Dec 1760 -- 17 Feb 1773 Rani Jiji Bai ( f ) -- Regent ( b. 1716 -- d. 1773 ) 22 Sep 1762 -- 24 Apr 1813 Shivaji III ( b. 1756 -- d. 1813 ) 24 Apr 1813 -- 2 Jul 1821 Sambhaji III ( b. 1801 -- d. 1821 ) 2 Jul 1821 -- 3 Jan 1822 Shivaji IV ( b. 1816 -- d. 1822 ) 2 Jul 1821 -- 3 Jan 1822 Shahaji - Regent ( b. 1802 -- d. 1838 ) 3 Jan 1822 -- 29 Nov 1838 Shahaji 29 Nov 1838 -- 4 Aug 1866 Shivaji V ( b. 1830 -- d. 1866 ) 29 Nov 1838 -- 1845 Rani Sai Bai ( f ) - Regent ( d. 1861 ) 4 Aug 1866 -- 30 Nov 1870 Rajaram II Nagaji Rao ( b. 1850 -- d. 1870 ) 30 Nov 1870 -- 12 Oct 1871 Rani Tara Bai ( f ) -- Regent ( b. 1855 -- d. 1874 ) 12 Oct 1871 -- 25 Dec 1883 Shivaji VI Chhatrapati Narayana Rao ( b. 1863 -- d. 1883 ) 25 Dec 1883 -- 17 Mar 1884 Rani Anand Bai ( f ) -- Regent 17 Mar 1884 -- 1900 Shahu Chhatrapati Jashwant ( b. 1874 -- see below ) Maharajas 1900 -- 6 May 1922 Shahu Chhatrapati Jashwant ( see above ; d. 1922 ) 17 Mar 1884 -- 20 Mar 1885 Jaisinhrao Ghatge - Regent 6 May 1922 -- 26 Nov 1940 Rajaram III Chhatrapati ( b. 1897 -- d. 1940 ) 26 Nov 1940 -- 18 Nov 1942 Tara Bai ( f ) - Regent ( 1st time ) ( b. 1904 -- d... ) 18 Nov 1942 -- 28 Sep 1946 Shivaji VII Chhatrapati ( b. 1941 -- d. 1946 ) 22 Nov 1942 -- 31 Mar 1947 Tara Bai ( f ) - Regent ( 2nd time ) ( s.a. ) 31 Mar 1947 -- 15 Aug 1947 Shahaji II Chhatrapati ( b. 1910 -- d. 1983 ) Family tree Babaaji Bhonsle Malojirao ( 1552 -- 1606 / 20 / 22 ) Shahajirao ( c. 1594 -- 1664 ) SHIVAJI The king of the Maratha Kingdom ( c. 1630 -- 1680 ; Emperor : 1674 -- 1680 ) ' Sambhaji, King of the Maratha kingdom ( 1657 -- 1689 ; r. 1680 -- 1689 ) ' Rajaram, Kingof the Maratha Kingdom ( 1670 -- 1700 ; r. 1689 -- 1700 ) I. Shivaji II, Raja of Kolhapur ( 1696 -- 1726 ; Raja of Kolhapur : 1710 -- 1714 ) II. Sambhaji II, Raja of Kolhapur ( 1698 -- 1760 ; r. 1714 -- 1760 ) Sharifjirao Trimbukjirao Venkatjirao Mankojirao Shahajirao III. Shivaji III, Raja of Kolhapur ( 1756 -- 1813 ; r. 1762 -- 1813 ) IV. Sambhaji III, Raja of Kolhapur ( 1801 -- 1821 ; r. 1813 -- 1821 ) V. Shivaji IV, Raja of Kolhapur ( 1816 -- 1822 ; r. 1821 -- 1822 ) VI. Shahaji I, Raja of Kolhapur ( 1802 -- 1838 ; r. 1822 -- 1838 ) VII. Shivaji V, Raja of Kolhapur KCSI ( 1830 -- 1866 ; r. 1838 -- 1866 ) Shrimati Akhand Soubhagyavati Aubai Patankar m. ( 1845 ) Shrimant Sardar Ramchandrarao Patankar, Patil of Patan VIII. Rajaram II, Raja of Kolhapur ( 1850 -- 1870 ; r. 1866 -- 1870 ) Shrimati Akhand Soubhagyavati Balabai Maharaj Ghatge ( d. 1867 ), m. ( 1848 ) Meherban Shrimant Chiranjiva Rajashri Narayanrao Ghatge, Sarjerao, Chief of Kagal Junior ( c. 1833 -- 1881 ) HH Meherban Shrimant Rajamanya Rajashri Jaisinhrao Ghatge, Sarjerao, Vazarat, Ma - ab, Chief of Kagal Senior ( 1857 -- 1885 ) m. ( 2nd ; 1878 ) Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Radhabai Sahib Ghatge X. Shahu I, Maharaja of Kolhapur GCSI, GCIE, GCVO ( 1874 -- 1922 ; r. 1884 -- 1922 ; Raja of Kolhapur : 1884 ; Maharaja of Kolhapur : 1900 ) HH Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharani Radhabai Maharaj Puar, Maharani of Dewas Senior ( 1894 -- 1973 ) m. ( 1908 ) HH Tukojirao III, Maharaja of Dewas Senior KCSI ( 1888 -- 1937 ) XIII. Shahaji II, Maharaja of Dewas Senior, Maharaja of Kolhapur GCSI ( 1910 -- 1983 ; Maharaja of Dewas Senior : 1937 -- 1947 ; Maharaja of Kolhapur : 1947 -- 1949 ; titular ruler : 1949 -- 1971 ; family head : 1971 -- 1983 ) Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharajkumari Shaliniraje Sahib Maharaj Bhonsle ( b. 1929 ) m. ( 1945 ) Shrijut Raje Rajaramsinhrao Laxmanrao Bhonsle ( d. 1970 ) XIV. Shahu II, Maharaja of Kolhapur ( b. 1948 ; family head : 1983 -- present ) XI. Rajaram III, Maharaja of Kolhapur GCSI, GCIE ( 1897 -- 1940 ; r. 1922 -- 1940 ) Sambhajirao Ramchandrarao Narayanjirao Dinkarrao ( b. 1832 ) IX. Shivaji VI, Raja of Kolhapur KCSI ( 1863 - 1883 ; r. 1871 - 1883 ) Swarupjirao Mankojirao Yashwantrao ( 1832 -- 1884 ) Appa Sahib Shivajirao Shankarrao ( b. 1922 ) XII. Shivaji VII, Maharaja of Kolhapur ( 1941 -- 1946 ; r. 1941 -- 1946 ) See also Maratha Maratha Empire List of Maratha dynasties and states List of princely states of British India ( alphabetical ) Maharajas of Kolhapur Panhala Fort References Jump up ^ `` Kolhapur State ''. The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 15. Oxford at Clarendon Press. 1909. pp. 380 -- 87. Jump up ^ Gazetteer, p. 380 Jump up ^ Kolhapur Princely State ( 19 gun salute ) Jump up ^ Manohar Malgonkar, Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur, Pub. Popular Prakashan, 1971. Jump up ^ Gott, Richard ( 2011 ). Britain 's Empire : Resistance, Repression and Revolt. Verso Books. p. 343. ISBN 978 - 1 - 84467 - 738 - 2. Jump up ^ Princely States of India Jump up ^ Satara ( Bhonsle ) - family genealogy Jump up ^ Kolhapur ( Bhonsle ) - family genealogy Further reading Copland, Ian ( 1973 ). `` The Maharaja of Kolhapur and the Non-Brahmin Movement 1902 - 10 ''. Modern Asian Studies. 7 ( 2 ) : 209 -- 225. JSTOR 311776. ( Subscription required ( help ) ). 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Govt Medical College and CPR Hospital Rajaram College St. Xavier 's School Shivaji University Vidyapeeth Highschool Lok Sabha Constituencies Hatkanangle ‡ Kolhapur Vidhan Sabha Constituencies Hatkanangle ‡ Hatkanangale Ichalkaranji Shahuwadi Shirol Kolhapur Chandgad Kagal Karvir Kolhapur North Kolhapur South Radhanagari Taluka / Tehsil Gadhinglaj Taluka Shirol Taluka Stadiums Rajarshi Shahu Stadium Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Stadium Khasbag Wrestling Stadium ‡ This constituency also has portions in Sangli district See also Districts of Maharashtra 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 Coordinates : 16 ° 41 ′ N 74 ° 14 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 16.683 ° N 74.233 ° E ﻿ / 16.683 ; 74.233 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kolhapur_State&oldid=824985348 '' Categories : States and territories established in 1710 States and territories disestablished in 1947 Princely states of Maharashtra Kolhapur History of Maharashtra States and territories disestablished in 1949 Maratha Empire 1949 disestablishments in India 1710 establishments in Asia Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from May 2017 Use Indian English from May 2017 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with no article parameter Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Articles needing additional references from March 2010 All articles needing additional references Pages containing links to subscription - only content Coordinates not on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Français हिन्दी Italiano 日本 語 پنجابی Русский Українська اردو Edit links This page was last edited on 10 February 2018, at 20 : 09. 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Question: when was kolhapur state merged into bombay province
Answer: 1 March 1949