Surgana State was a
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
of the
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay. The first mainl ...
during the era of the
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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* it is also called Crown rule in India,
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or Direct rule in India,
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. It was the only state belonging to the Nasik Agency. Its capital was
Surgana
Surgana is a census town and taluka in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
History
During the British Raj era, Surgana State was one of several princely state governed by the Pawar dynasty of kshatriya Kolis. It was the only st ...
in
Nashik District
Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, ...
of present-day
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
. It was ruled by
Kolis
The Koli is an Indian caste found in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir states in India. Koli is an agriculturist caste of Gujarat but in coastal areas the ...
of
Pawar
Pawar (also spelled as Pavar and Puar) is an Indian surname found among Koli, Maratha or Mahar castes in Maharashtra. Maratha Pawar claim descent from the Parmar clan of Rajput's. In the north region of Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, the ...
dynasty.
Surgana State's last ruler signed the
instrument of accession to join India in March 1948.
History
Surgana State was founded before the 1800s. Surgana State became a
British protectorate in 1818.
[Princely States of India]
/ref> The British made Bhikaji Rao as the new chief as he helped them against the Marathas. Bhikaji Rao was murdered in the riot caused by the mother of Malharrao and her brother-in-law, Pilaji. Pilaji was captured and executed by the British. The descendants of Malharrao were allowed the share in revenues of the state in 1846 and were granted an allowance grant in 1877. The chief of the state had powers to elect a Representative Member of the Chambers of Princes from 1921 to 1947. In March 1948, the last chief Dhairyashil Rao signed the Gujarat States Merger Agreement and ceded the state to India.
Later Dhairyashil Rao also served as the Member of the Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...
in 1952–1968 and 1972–1978.
The Princely State was bordered on the south by Peinth in Nasik, and in the west by the Bansda and Dharampur State
Dharampur State was a princely state in India during the time of the British Raj. Its last ruler acceded to the Union of India 10 June 1948.
Geography
Dharampur State had an area of 1,823 km2 and fell under the Surat Agency of the Bombay Presi ...
s.
Rulers
The rulers of the state bore the title ''deshmukh
Deshmukh (IAST:Dēśamukh), is a historical title conferred to the rulers of a . It is used as a surname in certain regions of India, specifically in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh whose family received it as a ...
''. Surgana State's rulers were said to belong to the Mahadev Kolis Mahadev may refer to:
*Shiva, a primary Hindu deity
**Parashiva, a form of Shiva
**Parameshwara (god), a form of Shiva
*Mahadev, Nepal
*Mahadev Peak, a mountain peak in Kashmir Valley
*Kailashnath Mahadev Statue in Nepal
* Para Brahman, a Hindu dei ...
.
Deshmukhs
*bf.1800 – 1818 .....
*1818 – 1819 Malhar Rao (d. 1819)
*1819 – 1820 Bhikaji Rao
*1820 – 1854 Jashwant Rao I Bhikaji Rao
*1854 – 1867 Muvar Rao
*1867 – 2 June 1898 Shankar Rao Ravi Rao (b. 1849 – d. ....)
*1898 – 22 June 1930 Pratap Rao Shankar Rao (b. 18 August 1880 – d. 1930)
*1930 – 1936 Jashwant Rao II Pratap Rao (b. 1902 – d. ....)
*April 1936 – 15 August 1947 Dhairyashil Rao Jashwant Rao (b. 1922 – 2003)[
]
See also
*List of Koli states and clans
The Koli is an Indian caste found in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir states in India. Koli is an agriculturist caste of Gujarat but in coastal areas they ...
*Political integration of India
After the Indian independence in 1947, the dominion of India was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule, and the other under the suzerainty of the British Crown, with control over their internal affairs remaining i ...
References
{{Princely states of the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency
Nashik district
Princely states of Maharashtra
Rajputs
Koli princely states