Aundh State was a
Maratha
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princely state in the
British Raj
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, in the
Deccan States Agency
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division of the
Bombay Presidency.
The Principality of Aundh covered an area of 1298 square kilometers with the population of 88,762 in 1941.
The capital of the state was
Aundh.
History
Aundh was a
Jagir granted by
Chhatrapati Sambhaji to
Parshuram Trimbak Pant Pratinidhi, who was a general, administrator and later
Pratinidhi of the
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Sh ...
during the reign of
Chhatrapati Sambhaji and
Chhatrapati Rajaram
Rajaram Bhosle I (Pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒaɾaːm – 3 March 1700) was the third ''Chhatrapati'' of Maratha Empire, who ruled from 1689 to his death in 1700. He was the second son of the Shivaji, the founder of the empire and younger half- ...
. He played a crucial role in re-capturing
Panhala Fort,
Ajinkyatara (at Satara), Bhupalgad forts from
Mughals
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during period of 1700–1705.
After the fall of Peshwa rule, the British East India company entered separate treaties in 1820 with all the Jagirdars who were nominally subordinate to the Raja of
Satara.
Aundh became a princely state when Satara state was abolished by the British under the
Doctrine of lapse
The doctrine of lapse was a policy of annexation initiated by the East India Company in the Indian subcontinent about the princely states, and applied until the year 1858, the year after Company rule was succeeded by the British Raj under the ...
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The last ruler of the Aundh was
Raja Shrimant Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi ("Bala Sahib"). The state joined the
Union of India on 8 March 1948.
Rulers
Aundh's
Hindu
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rulers used the title of "Pant Pratinidhi".
See also
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Pant Pratinidhi family
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Aundh Experiment
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Maratha Empire
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List of Maratha dynasties and states
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Historical Maratha dynasties with original clans spread globally
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Maratha Princely States
The Marathas ruled much of ...
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List of Indian princely states
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References
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Princely states of Maharashtra
States and territories established in 1699
Satara district
1699 establishments in Asia