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Akkalkot State

Princely state in British India (1848–1947)

Akkalkot State
Summary

Princely state in British India (1848–1947)

FieldValue
conventional_long_nameAkkalkot State
common_nameAkkalkot
year_start1848
year_end1947
date_endAugust 15,
event_endBritish suzerainty ended
p1Maratha Empire
s1Dominion of India
flag_p1Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg
flag_s1Flag of India.svg
image_flagAkalkot flag.svg
image_mapKolhapur-Jath map.jpg
image_map_captionAkkalkot State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
stat_area11290
stat_year11901
stat_pop182,047
todayMaharashtra,
Republic of India

Republic of India

Specimen receipt stamps from Akalkot State

Akkalkot State during the British Raj, was a Maratha princely state ruled by the Bhonsle dynasty. The non-salute state came under the Deccan States Agency and was bordered by Hyderabad State and the Bombay Presidency.

The area of the state was 1290 km2; its population in 1901 was 82,047, while the population of Akkalkot town itself was 8,348 in that year. In 1911, the state enjoyed a revenue estimated at Rs.26,586/- and paid a tribute to the British Raj of Rs.1,000/-.

History

The ruling dynasty were descendants of Fattesing Bhosle, who was adopted by Chhattrapati Shahu, grandson of Chhattrapati Shivaji, around the year 1708. Upon his adoption, Ranoji assumed the name 'Fatehsinh Bhonsle' and received in appenage the town of Akkalkot and surrounding areas. These estates remained a fief within the state of Satara until 1848, when the rulers of Satara (Chhatrapati Shahu's designated successors) were deposed by the British. Akkalkot then became one of several vassals of Satara to be recognised as separate princely states by the British Raj. The political history of the state is remarkable in having been altogether free of major incident. However, given their stability and association (by adoption) with the dynasty of Chhattrapati Shivaji, the family came to be linked by marriage to nearly every major Maratha ruling family in India.

Upon the termination of British rule in India in 1947, Akkalkot state acceded unto the Dominion of India, and was later merged with Bombay Presidency. Nirmalaraje Bhosale, wife of Vijayasinhrao Bhosale and a princess of Baroda by birth, served as Minister for States in the government of Bombay.

Rulers

The ruling chiefs of Akkalkot were:

  1. 1707-1760 Fatehsinh I Raje Bhosle (born Ranoji Lokhande)
  2. 1760-1789 Shahaji I (Bala Sahib) Raje Bhosle (nephew and adopted son of Fatehsinh I)
  3. 1789-1822 Fatehsinh II (Appa Sahib) Raje Bhosle (son of predecessor)
  4. 1822-1823 Maloji I (Baba Sahib) Raje Bhosle (son of predecessor)
  5. 1823-1857 Shahaji II (Appa Sahib) Raje Bhosle (son of predecessor)
  6. 1857-1870 Maloji II (Buwa Sahib) Raje Bhosle (son of predecessor)
  7. 1870-1896 Shahaji III (Baba Sahib) Raje Bhosle (son of predecessor)
  8. 1896-1923 Cpt. Fatehsinhrao III Raje Bhosle (adopted by his predecessor, born a patrilineal descendant of Shahaji I)
  9. 1915-1952 Vijayasinhrao Fatehsinhrao III Raje Bhosle (elder son of Fatehsinhrao III)
  10. 1952-1965 Jayasinhrao Fatehsinhrao III Raje Bhosle (younger son of Fatehsinhrao III)
  11. : 1965 onwards: Regency of Sanyuktaraje Jaysinhrao Bhonsle, elder daughter of Jaysinhrao. She has adopted Malojiraje III Sanyuktaraje Bhosle, a patrilineal descendant of Shahaji I, as the legal heir to Akalkot state.
  12. Malojiraje III Sanyuktaraje Bhosle, adopted heir of his predecessor

References

fr:Akalkot

References

  1. [http://www.akkalkothistoryandarmourymuseum.in/history-of-akkalkot-state History of Akkalkot State] {{Webarchive. link. (26 June 2020 at: {{URL). akkalkothistoryandarmourymuseum.in
  2. Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984
  3. "History Of Akkalkot State".
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