Phaltan State

Phaltan State
फलटण
Princely State of British India
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History
 - Established 1284
 - Independence of India 1948
Area
 - 1931 1,028 km2 (397 sq mi)
Population
 - 1931 58,761 
Density 57.2 /km2  (148 /sq mi)
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.

Phaltan State[1]was one of the non-salute Maratha princely states of British India. It was under the central division of the Bombay Presidency, under the states of the Kolhapur-Deccan Residency, Satara Agency and later the Deccan States Agency.

It had been one of the Satara Jagirs, which included Bhor, Aundh, Phaltan, Jath, Daphlapur and Akalkot. Its flag was a rectangular bicolor, orange over green.

Geography

The state measured 397 square miles (1,028 km²) in area. According to the 1901 census, the population showed a decrease of 31% in the decade at 45,739. The population of the town itself was 9,512 in that year.

History

The Hindu ruling family was descended from Naik Nimbaji Nimbalkar (1284–1291), a Maratha who received a grant from a Mughal emperor in the 14th century. The ruler had the title of Raja, or Naik Nimbalkar. The first wife, SaiBai, of 17th century emperor Shivaji was from Phaltan. Major HH Raja Bahadur Shrimant Malojirao Mudhojirao Nanasaheb Naik Nimbalkar IV was the last Ruler of Phaltan.

In 1901, the state enjoyed revenue estimated at £13,000- and paid a tribute to the British Raj of £640. Phaltan acceded to the Dominion of India on 8 March 1948 and is currently a part of Maharashtra state.[2]

List of Rulers

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References

  1. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 295.
  2. ↑ 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.

Coordinates: 17°59′40″N 78°41′20″E / 17.99444°N 78.68889°E