Mudhol State was a princely state during the

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. The rulers were from the

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of the

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. It was one of the former states of the Southern Maratha Country and its capital was the city of

Mudhol Mudhol is a city previously known as "'Muduvolalu"' in the Bagalkot District, Bagalkote District in the northern part of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is about from the district headquarters of Bagalkot and from subdivision of Jamakh ...

in present-day Bagalkote District of

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. The last ruler was HH Shrimant Raja Bhairavsinhrao Malojirao Ghorpade II. Mudhol acceded to the

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on 8 March 1948, and is currently a part of

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. Covering an area of , Mudhol State enjoyed revenue estimated at £20,000 in 1901. According to the 1901 census, the population was 63,001, with the population of the town itself at 8,359 in that year.

History

The Mudhol

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(estate) was founded ca 1400. Ruled by the

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. In 1670, Mudhol estate became a state. It became a

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in 1819. The state flag, called 'Bavuta', was a triangular tricolour of horizontal bands, in order from the top: white, black and green. All colour bands came to the point in the fly. Mudhol State was one of the 9-

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states of

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, under the summit of Niranjan. Mudhol State's last king, HH Shrimant Raja Bhairavsinhrao Malojirao Ghorpade II, born 15 October 1929 and succeeded to the throne on 9 November 1937, was the 23rd Raja of Mudhol. He signed the accession to join the Indian Union on 8 March 1948.William Barton, ''The princes of India''. Delhi 1983 He died in 1984 in a car accident.

Royal Titles

Rajas

*1398 – 1408 Bhairav Singh Ghorpade (d. 1408) *1408 – 1424 Devraj Ghorpade *1424– 1454 Ugrasen Ghorpade (d. 1454) *1662 – 1700 Maloji Raje Ghorpade (d. 1700) *1700 – 1734 Sardar Akhayaji Raje Ghorpade (d. 1734) *1734 – 1737 Pirajirao Raje Ghorpade (d. 1737) *1737 – 1805 Malojirao III Raje Ghorpade (b. 1710 – d. 1805) *1805 – 1816 Narayanrao Raje Ghorpade (d. 1816) *1816 – 20 February 1818 Govindrao Raje Ghorpade (d. 1818) *20 Feb 1818 – Dec 1854 Vyankatrao I Raje Ghorpade (d. 1854) *Dec 1854 – 27 March 1862 Balwantrao Raje Ghorpade (b. 1841 – d. 1862) *27 Mar 1862 – 19 June 1900 Vyankatrao II Raje Ghorpade (b. 1861 – d. 1900) "Bala Sahib" *27 Mar 1862 – 1882 .... -Regent *19 Jun 1900 – 14 November 1939 Malojirao IV Raje Ghorpade (b. 1884 – d. 1937) "Nana Sahib" (from 1 Jan *1920, Sir Malojirao IV Raje Ghorpade) *19 Jun 1900 – 1904 Council of Regency *14 Nov 1937 – 15 August 1947 Bhairavsinhrao Raje Ghorpade (b. 1929 – d. 1984) *14 Nov 1937 – 10 July 1947 Parvatidevi Raje Sahib – Ghorpade (f) -Regent *20 Oct 2006–present Raje Vikramsinha Gourishankar Ghorpade (b. 1986 – d. 1 May 2018 by Evo12) "Bala Sahib" (Sweet Prince)

Mudhol Hound

Shrimant Rajesaheb Malojirao Ghorpade of Mudhol (1884–1937) of the Mudhol State is credited with reviving the Mudhol hound. He noticed local tribal people using these hounds for hunting. Using selective breeding, he was able to restore the royal Mudhol hound. On a visit to England in the early 1900s, the Maharaja of Mudhol State presented

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a pair of hounds, which popularized the Mudhol hound breed.

References

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History

Royal Titles

Rajas

Mudhol Hound

See also

References