Aundh

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Aundh was a princely state in British India, in the Deccan States Agency division of the Bombay Presidency. It was one of the Satara Jagirs, and was founded in 1699. It was founded by Trabak Pant Pratinidhi who was warrior during the period of Sambhaji Raje and Rajaram Maharaj. He played very good role in re-capturing forts like Panhala,Satara, Bhupalgad from Moguls during period of 1700-1705. He was born in Deshastha Bhramin community.Its Hindu rulers used the title of "Pant Pratinidhi". Its area was 1298 square kilometers. The state flag was a rectangular orange banner. The state suffered severely from the plague of 1911. The last Ruler of Aundh was HH Meherban Shrimant Raja Bhavan Rao Shrinivas (Bala Sahib), Pant Pratinidhi Of Aundh. It joined the Union of India on March 8 1948.

The town of Aundh is situated 26 mi. S.E. of Satara. Pop. (in 1911) about 3500. It is now part of Satara district in Maharashtra state.

The town is known for its hill temple, called the Devi Yamai temple. The temple is very old but very attractive, and is the kuldaiwat of large number of Marathi families. The top of the temple is very beautiful and consists of various gods. The temple complex also contains the pleasant "Shri Bhavani Museum", with paintings drawn by various well-known Indian artists including Raja Ravi Varma and the famous "Mother and Child" stone structure by Henry Moore. the collection was owned by Shri Bhagwanrao Pantapratinidhi, the last ruler of Aundh.

Foundation of the state Aundh
1690[1] / 1699[2]
Princes (Rajas), with the title Pant Pratinidhi[1]
from	to	raja	born	died
1697	May 27, 1718	Parusharam Trimbak	1660	1718
1718	November 25, 1746	Shrinivasrao Parashuram		1746
1746	1754	Jagjivanrao Parashuram
1754	April 5, 1776	Shrinivasrao Gangadhar		1776
1776	August 30, 1777	Bhavanrao		1777
August 30, 1777	June 11, 1848	Parashuramrao Shrinivas	1777	1848
June 11, 1848	1901	Shrinivasrao Parashuram "Anna Sahib"	November 27, 1833	1901
1901	1905	Parashuramrao Shrinivas "Dada Sahib"	February 17, 1858	1905
November 3, 1905	November 4, 1909	Gopalkrishnarao Parashuram "Nana Sahib"
November 4, 1909	August 15, 1947	Bhavanrao Shrinivas "Bala Sahib"	October 24, 1868	April 13, 1951
Prime-minister[1]
from	to	raja	born	died
1944	1948	Parshuram Rao Pant	September 11, 1912	October 5, 1992

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

1. ^ ^{a b c} (English)Worldstatesmen.org Indiase prinsen A-J
2. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, eleventh edition (1910-1911)