Miraj Junior was one of two
Maratha
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princely state
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s during the
British Raj
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Miraj Senior
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' and Miraj Junior. The two states separated in 1820. It was under the southern division of the
Bombay Presidency
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, forming part of the southern
Mahratta Jagir
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s, and later the
Deccan States Agency
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Miraj Junior measured in area. According to the 1901 census, the population was 35,806. In 1901, the state enjoyed revenue estimated at £27,000, and paid £400 in tribute to the
British Raj
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[ The Raja resided in the town of Bhudgaon (population 3,591 in 1901).]
History
The State of Miraj, the predecessor state, was founded before 1750 and within its limits was the former capital of the State of Sangli before the British Raj.
Raja Govind Rao Patwardhan, 1st Ruler of Miraj, began as a cavalry
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commander. He distinguished himself in several expeditions against the Nizam
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of Hyderabad
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and Hyder Ali
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of Mysore
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, established the Maratha
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ascendancy in southern India and pushed the Maratha conquests to the frontier of Mysore.
In 1820, the state of Miraj was divided between a Senior and Junior branch.[ The territory of both branches was widely scattered among other native states and also British districts.][
Miraj Junior acceded to the ]Dominion of India
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on 8 March 1948 and is currently a part of Maharashtra
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state
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Rulers
The rulers belonged to the Patwardhan dynasty
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and used the title of Raja
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. They were of the same clan that ruled nearby Jamkhandi State
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Rajas
*Raja Madhavrao I Patwardhan, 1st Raja of Miraj Junior 1820/1845
*Raja Lakshmanrao I nna SahebPatwardhan, 2nd Raja of Miraj Junior 1845/1876, born 1807, died 1876.
*Raja Hariharrao II ada SahebPatwardhan, 3rd Raja of Miraj Junior 1876/1877, died 1877.
*Raja Lakshmanrao II nna SahebPatwardhan, 4th Raja of Miraj Junior 1877/1899, died 7 February 1899.
* Meherban Shrimant Raja Sir Madhavrao II Harihar Babasaheb Patwardhan, 5th Raja of Miraj Junior 1899/1950
The line is nominally continued:
*Meherban Shrimant Raja Chintamanrao II Madhavrao Balasaheb Patwardhan, 6th Raja of Miraj Junior 1950/1972
*Rajkumar Shrimant Vasant Raje Patwardhan
*Rajkumari Yamuna Vasant Patwardhan/Naykude
*Yuvaraj Shrimant Agastyanand Patwardhan
*Meherban Shrimant Raja Hariharrao III Madhavrao Babasaheb Patwardhan, Raja of Miraj Junior
*Meherban Shrimant Raja Parshuramrao Hariharrao Patwardhan
See also
* Maratha Empire
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* List of Maratha dynasties and states
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Historical Maratha dynasties with original clans spread globally
† - States annexed by the British East India Company
Maratha Princely States
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* Political integration of India
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References
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List of rulers of Miraj Junior
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Princely states of Maharashtra
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