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Raja Srimant Ramachandrarao Vitthala Rao Ghorpade CIE (29 March 1850 – 3 December 1892) was a member of the
Ghorpade Dynasty Ghorpade is a surname and family name found among Marathas, Marathi Brahmins in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka and may refer to members of the Ghorpade Dynasty. Ghorpade Dynasty The Ghorpade Dynasty, notable for its origins in the ...
who served as the
Maharaja Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...
of the princely state of Sandur from 1878 to 1892.


Early life

Ramachandra Vitthala Rao was born on 29 March 1850 in
Sanduru Sandūru (often written Sandur) is a town in Ballari district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative seat of Sanduru taluka Sandur was ruled by the Ghorpade royal family of the Marathas.The present scion of Sandur is Aja ...
to Venkata Rao, the Raja of Sandur, a princely state under the jurisdiction of the Bellary District of the Madras Presidency. Ramachandra Vitthala Rao was educated in private.


Reign

Ramachandra Vitthala Rao succeeded his brother
Shivashanmukha Rao {{Infobox royalty , name = Shivashanmukha Rao , title = Raja of Sandur , image = , image_size = 300x380px , caption = , succession = , reign = 1861 - 3 May 1878 , coronation = 1863 , predecesso ...
as Raja on 3 May 1878 when the latter died without any offspring. Ramachandra Vitthala Rao celebrated his official coronation on 5 February 1879. In 1882, Ramachandra Vitthala Rao leased 40,000 acres of forests in Sandur state to the Madras government. In September 1885, J. G. Firth a retired tahsildar in Bellary was appointed the Agent of the Madras government to Sandur state. He was subsequently appointed as the first diwan of Sandur. Ramachandra Vitthala Rao was made a
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878. The Order includes members of three classes: #Knight Grand Commander ( GCIE) #Knight Commander ( KCIE) #Companion ( CIE) Appoint ...
in July 1892.


Death

Ramachandra Vitthala Rao died on 3 December 1892 at Bellary where he had gone for treatment. Ramachandra Vitthala Rao was succeeded by his son Venkata Rao III. {{s-end 1850 births 1892 deaths Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire