Surgana State was a
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to ...
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 language, Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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. It was the only state belonging to the Nasik Agency. Its capital was
Surgana 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. It was ruled by
Kolis of
Pawar 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, wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 80, 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 legisl ...
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
Vansda, also known as Bansda, is a city and a municipality in the Navsari district in the Indian State of Gujarat, covering an area of 557 km2.
Vansda is connected with Waghai, Chikhli, Saputara, Nasik, Vapi, Dharampur, Shamlaji by State ...
and Dharampur States.
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 ...
''. Surgana State's rulers were said to belong to the Mahadev Kolis.
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
*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 ...
References
{{Princely states of the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency
Nashik district
Princely states of Maharashtra
Rajputs
Koli princely states