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Ramdurg State was one of the
Maratha
The Marathi people (; Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-A ...
princely states ruled by the Bhave family during the British Raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent,
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* lasting from 1858 to 1947.
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* It is also called Crown rule ...
. It was administered as part of the Deccan States Agency
The Deccan States Agency, also known as the Deccan States Agency and Kolhapur Residency, was a political agency of India, managing the relations of the Government of India with a collection of princely states and jagirs (feudal 'vassal' estat ...
of the Bombay Presidency, founded in 1799. It was one of the former states of the Southern Maratha Country
The Belagavi border dispute or Belgaon border dispute is a dispute between the Indian states of Karnataka and Maharashtra over the administration of the city of Belgaum and surrounding areas. During the British Raj, the region was part of the ...
and its capital was at Ramdurg
Ramdurg or Ramadurga is a town in Belagavi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The name of the town derives from Rama (Lord Rama), as it is believed that Lord Ram, lived here during his exile. The town gives its name to Ramdurg taluka, a ...
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Ramdurg State measured 438 square kilometers in area. According to the 1901 census, the population was 37,848.
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See also
*List of Maratha dynasties and states
This is a list of Maratha dynasties and Maratha princely states in the Indian subcontinent.
Maratha States
The Maratha Salute state and Head of State by precedence
* Baroda, title Maharaja Gaikwad, Hereditary salute of 21-guns
* Gwalior, tit ...
* Political integration of India
Before it gained independence in 1947, India (also called the Indian Empire) was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule (British India), and the other consisting of princely states under the suzerainty of the Briti ...
References
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