| Savanur State ಸವಣೂರ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ | |||||||||
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| Princely State ofBritish India | |||||||||
| 1680–1948 | |||||||||
 Savanur State in theImperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 189 km2 (73 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 18,446 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1680 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Karnataka,India | ||||||||
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Savanur State,[1]Nawab of Savanur was one of theprincely states inBritish India. The last ruler of the state acceded to theDominion of India on 8 March 1948, becoming part of theBombay State. Later in 1956, it transferred toMysore State in what is nowKarnataka.
Savanur is also famous forBaobab trees planted there in ancient period. It is locally calledDodda Hunise Mara.[2][3]
The ancestor of the founding dynasty had migrated to India near Delhi in the reign ofTimur. 2 centuries later, during the reign of Shah Jahan, Ragati Bahlol Khan migrated from Northern India to the Deccan, where he was granted a Jagir. His grandson, Abul Karim Khan, was prominent in the court politics of Bijapur. The descendant of this family founded the Savanur state.[4]
The nameSavanur is said to have come from the fact that it was established in the Hindu month of Shravan, and hence the name Savanur.[5] The state faced attacks fromHyder Ali in 1763 andTipu Sultan in 1786.[6] After the collapse of theMaratha Empire in 1818, following theThird Anglo-Maratha War, Savanur accepted protection fromBritish East India Company and became aBritish protectorate.[7]
The Nawabs of Savanur were tolerant of all religions and donated liberally to severalHindu temples and mutts.Betel leaves,jowar and cotton were the principal exports of the Savanur state. The Nawabs also had cordial relationship with theDvaita mutt associated with SriSatyabodhatirtha.[5]
One of the Palace of Nawabs namedMajid Castle (used by Abdul Majid II) is currently used as the Taluk Panchayath Office and the palace was used asTehsildar office and court.[8] The key person ofGokak agitation,Vinayaka Krishna Gokak hailed from Savanur.[9]
14°58′01″N75°21′00″E / 14.967°N 75.35°E /14.967; 75.35Savanur old state of India
