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 Jamakhandi is a city in Bagalkot district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jamkhandi. It is located 90 km towards west from District headquarter. It is the first princely state to me ...

. It was administered as part of the Deccan States Agency of the

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and was one of the former states of the

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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

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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

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, was a non-contiguous part of Jamkhandi State until it merged into the

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on 19t February 1948.

Rulers

The rulers of the state bore the title 'Raja'. The Rajas of Jamkhandi belonged to the Patwardhan dynasty.Princely States of India
/ref> 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, Sangli and Kurundwad, to honor their bravery and courage. Jamkhandi was one of the Maratha Princely States of

and was administered as part of the

, 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

* 1811 – 18??

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* 18?? – 1840

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* 18 November 1840 – 1897

Ramchandra Rao Gopal Rao Ramchandra or Ramachandra may refer to: *Rama, the Ancient Indian king regarded as an incarnation of Vishnu *Ramachandra of Devagiri (r. c. 1271–1311), Indian king from the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty *C. Ramchandra (1918–1982), Bollywood music dir ...

''Appa Sahib Patwardhan'' * 1897 – 25 February 1924

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a.k.a. ''Bhav Sahib Patwardhan'' * 25 February 1924 – 15 August 1947

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a.k.a. ''Appa Sahib Patwardhan'' (b. 1906)

References

External links

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Jamkhandi State जमखंडी संस्थान
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