Kapshi

Kapshi Estate
काप्शी
Princely Estate (Jagir)
Mid 17th century–1956 →

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History
 - Established Mid 17th century
 - Independence of India 1956
Population
 - 1901 3,414 
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Kapshi Estate was a princely estate (Jagir) in India during the British Raj. It was under the Kolhapur-Dekkan Residency in the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency.[1]

The vassal state of Kapshi was located 62 km south of Kolhapur. It had a population of 3,414 in 1901.[2]

History

The father of the founder of the estate was Shrimant Senapati Malojirao Ghorpade who died in the battle of Sangmeshwar against the Mughals. His, a general of the Maratha army, was granted the title 'Senapati', a hereditary title of nobility used in the Maratha Empire, and became the first ruler of Kapshi in the second half of the 17th century.

Rulers

The rulers of Kapshi estate were Rajputs and belonged to the Ghorpade dynasty. They used the title of 'Senapati'[3]

Senapatis


See also

References

  1. ↑ Rajput Provinces of India - Kapshi
  2. ↑ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1909
  3. ↑ Royalty - Kapshi (Jagir)

Coordinates: 16°20′03″N 74°17′10″E / 16.33417°N 74.28611°E