Bhor State | |||||||||
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| 1697–1948 | |||||||||
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 Map of Bhor State, 1930 | |||||||||
| Government | Jagir (until 1849) Princely state (from 1849) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1697 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1901 | 2,396 km2 (925 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 137,268 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Maharashtra,India | ||||||||
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bhor".Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. | |||||||||
Bhor State was one of the 9-gun saluteMarathaprincely states ofDeccan States Agency. It was the only state belonging to thePoona Agency under theBombay Presidency, which became later part of theDeccan States Agency. Along withAkkalkot State,Aundh State,Phaltan State andJath State, it was one of theSatara Jagirs.The state merged with the newly independent Indian union in 1948.
Situated among the eastern slopes of theWestern Ghats, the state covered an area of 2,396 square kilometres, and had a population of 137,268 in 1901.[1]
The town ofBhor, once the capital of the state, is located in the state ofMaharashtra, about 51 kilometres south ofPune, adjacent toBhatghar Dam. LordRama is the family deity of theGandekars, the former rulers of the state. The seal of the state had images ofSita,Rama andLakshmana. Every yearRamanavami is celebrated with pomp and grandeur atBhor Rajwada, the palace of the royal family.[2]
TheJagir (fiefdom), which was the forerunner of the state, was granted toShankaraji Narayan Gandekar for his services as thePant Sachiv, one of the eight hereditary Maratha ministers, byRajaram Chhatrapati in 1697.The jagir remained part of theMaratha Empire until the 1818 when Peshwa rule came to an end. The jagir then became part of the shortly livedSatara state with an agreement signed with theBritish East India Company in 1820.[3] In 1838–39, the state experienced uprising by theRamoshi against the British.It is believed that personalities associated with the deposedBajirao II instigated the troubles.[4]
Akalkot,Aundh, Bhor,Daphlapur,Jath, andPhaltan, which wereJagirs ofSatara State, became tributaries to the British when Satara state was abolished in 1849.[5]
Gandekar, the ruling family of Bhor belonged to aHindu caste ofDeshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community. They used the Maratha titlePant Sachiv until 1935 when the ruler was granted a 9 gun salute and the title of Raja by the British[6] The family deity of the rulers was LordRama. Every year the family celebrated the festival ofRamanavami with pomp and grandeur at theBhor Rajwada (palace).[2] The seal of the state also had images ofSita,Rama andLakshmana with two swords and a bell at the bottom.[citation needed] The state also controlled other historic forts such asRajgad,Rohida andSarasgad.[7]
Raghunathrao Shankarrao Gandekar was the last Raja of the state. During his reign, he implemented many reforms such as abolition of untouchability, freedom of association and introduction of representative government.[8] He signed theaccession to the Indian Union on 8 March 1948 which ended the separate existence of Bhor state.[9]
BhorHindu rulers used the titles of "Pant Sachiv" and "Raja".
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