| Mudhol State ಮುಧೋಳ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ | |||||||||
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| Princely State ofBritish India | |||||||||
| 1398–1948 | |||||||||
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 Mudhol State in theImperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Capital | Mudhol | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1931 | 508 km2 (196 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1931 | 936,218 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1398 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Karnataka,India | ||||||||
| Official language:Kannada | |||||||||
Mudhol State was aprincely state during theBritish Raj. The rulers were from theGhorpade Dynasty of theMarathas. It was one of the former states of theSouthern Maratha Country and its capital was the city ofMudhol in present-dayBagalkote District ofKarnataka State inIndia. The last ruler was HH Shrimant Raja Bhairavsinhrao Malojirao Ghorpade II. Mudhol acceded to theDominion of India on 8 March 1948, and is currently a part ofKarnatakastate.
Covering an area of 508 km2 (196 sq mi), Mudhol State enjoyed revenue estimated at £20,000 in 1901.[1] According to the 1901 census, the population was 63,001, with the population of the town itself at 8,359 in that year.[1]
The Mudholjagir (estate) was founded ca 1400. Ruled by theMarathaGhorpade Dynasty. In 1670, Mudhol estate became a state. It became aBritish 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] ofBritish 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 theaccession to join theIndian Union on 8 March 1948.[3] He died in 1984 in a car accident.
| 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 |
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 presentedKing George V a pair of hounds, which popularized the Mudhol hound breed.[4][5]
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