Jamkhandi State was one of the

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princely states of

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. It was founded in 1811 and its capital was at Jamakhandi. It was administered as part of the Deccan States Agency of the Bombay Presidency and was one of the former states of the Southern Maratha Country. The area that was under this princely state is part of present day

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History

Jamkhandi state was founded in 1811 by Shrimant Gopalrao Patwardhan. He was a descendant of Bramhibhoot Harbhat Buva Patwardhan of Kurandvad Senior State. The name of the state was derived from Jambukeshwar temple. The temple itself got the name because it was deep inside a Jambul blueberry (''Jambul'' in

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, ''Nerale Hannu'' in

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, ''Jamun'' in

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) forest. Today, a primary school functions from the temple precinct. The town of

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, which is in the neighboring Dharwar district, was a non-contiguous part of Jamkhandi State until it merged into the Indian Union on 19t February 1948.

Rulers

The rulers of the state bore the title 'Raja'. The Rajas of Jamkhandi belonged to the Patwardhan dynasty. The rulers of Jamkhandi were of the Chitpavan Brahmin caste, originally from the Kotawada in

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. Haribhat, who was the family priest of another Chitpavan Brahmin, the chief of Ichalkaranji. Three of Haribhat's sons served

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and distinguished themselves during various conquests. The Peshwa awarded them Jagirs of Jamkhandi, Miraj,

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and Kurundvad, to honor their bravery and courage. Parshuramrao alias Bhausaheb Patwardhan of Jamkhandi

Jamkhandi was one of the Maratha Princely States of

and was administered as part of the Bombay Presidency, later by the Deccan States Agency. Jamkhandi was founded by Gopalrao Ramchandrarao Patwardhan (1799–1840) in 1811. He was succeeded by Ramchandrarao Gopalrao Patwardhan (1833–1897), who was a very capable administrator, and moved his capital to Ramtirth, a hill near Jamkhandi, next to an old temple.

Rajas

Jamakhandi was the first princely state which shown willingness to join

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the accession was based on three conditions viz. Jamakhandi should be a district (it was made part of

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instead), construction of Bagalkote - Kudachi railway line (the project is expected to complete by 2025) and Barrage cum bridge across

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at Jambagi (wasn't completed as of 2014).

Famous people

* B. D. Jatti * Ramachandra Dattatrya Ranade

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