Ramdurg State

Ramdurg State
ರಾಮದುರ್ಗ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Princely State of British India
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History
 - Established 1742
 - Independence of India 1948
Area
 - 1901 438 km2 (169 sq mi)
Population
 - 1901 37,848 
Density 86.4 /km2  (223.8 /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.

Ramdurg State was one of the non-salute Maratha princely states during the British Raj. It was administered as part of the Deccan States Agency of the Bombay Presidency, founded in 1799.[1] It was one of the former states of the Southern Maratha Country and its capital was at Ramdurg (Kannada: ರಾಮದುರ್ಗ; Marathi: रामदुर्ग).

Ramdurg State measured 438 square kilometers in area. According to the 1901 census, the population was 37,848.[2]

History

The foundation of the state dates back to 1742 when Ramdurg State was separated from Nargund. During Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan's time, between 1785 and 1799, Ramdurg was occupied by the Kingdom of Mysore (Mahisur). In 1827 - 1829 Ramdurg State came under the British India administration.

Ramdurg acceded to the Dominion of India on 8 March 1948 and is currently a part of Karnataka state.

Rulers

The rulers of Ramdurg State were Hindu and belonged to the Konkanasth Brahmin dynasty. They used the title of Raja.[3]

Rajas

See also

References

  1. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908
  2. ↑ Ramdurg (Princely State)
  3. ↑ List of rulers of Ramdurg

Coordinates: 15°57′N 75°18′E / 15.95°N 75.3°E