Akalkot (state)
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| Capital | Akkalkot | ||||
| Form of government | Princely State | ||||
| surface | 1290 km² | ||||
| population | 107,000 (1941) | ||||
| founding | 1708 | ||||
| resolution | March 8, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Bhonsle |
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Akalkot (also Akkalkot ) was a princely state of British India on the Deccan Plateau in what is now the state of Maharashtra . Its capital was the town of Akkalkot .
The marathon state Akalkot was founded in 1708 by Raja Fattehsinghrao Bhonsle I, who had been adopted by a grandson of Shivaji , and was a vassal state of Satara until 1848 , then a British protectorate until 1947 . Akalkot had an area of 1290 km² and 107,000 inhabitants in 1941.
After Great Britain had decided on July 18, 1947 to give India and Pakistan independence (see History of India ), Akalkot first became independent, and the Raja Vijayasinghrao Bhonsle (1923-52) founded the United Deccan States together with 15 other princes , which were incorporated into the State of Bombay on February 5, 1948 . On March 8, the Raja formally annexed India. On November 1, 1956, all principalities were abolished. On May 1, 1960, the new state of Maharashtra emerged from the southern part of Bombay.
literature
- Akalkot State. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 5: Abāzai to Arcot. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 178-179 .
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- Joseph E. Schwartzberg (Ed.): A historical atlas of South Asia (= Association for Asian Studies. Reference Series. 2). 2nd impression, with additional material. Oxford University Press, New York NY et al. 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6 .
