Savantvadi (State)
| Savantvadi | |||||
| 1627-1948 | |||||
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| Capital | Sawantwadi | ||||
| Form of government | Princely state (9 shot salute) | ||||
| surface | 2409 km² | ||||
| population | 264,000 (1941) | ||||
| founding | 1627 | ||||
| resolution | March 8, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Bhonsle |
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Savantvadi (also Sawantvadi and Sawantwadi ; Marathi सावंतवाडी IAST Sāvantvāḍī ) was a princely state of British India on the heights of the Western Ghats north of Goa in today's state of Maharashtra . It was founded in 1627 by the Marathi leader Raja Khem Savant Bhonsle and was a British protectorate from 1819 to 1947 . In 1941 Savantvadi had an area of 2409 km² and 264,000 inhabitants. The capital was Sawantwadi .
After Great Britain decided on July 18, 1947 to give India and Pakistan independence (see History of India ), Savantvadi first became independent, and the last Raja, Shivram Savant Bhonsle, founded the United Deccan States along with 15 other princes , the on February 5, 1948 were incorporated into the State of Bombay . On March 8, the Raja formally annexed India. On November 1, 1956, all principalities were abolished. On May 1st, the southern part of Bombay became the new state of Maharashtra.
The caste group of the Thakar from Rajasthan belonged to the court and army of the Marathas of Savantvadi since the 17th century . They were also closely associated with the court in the field of culture. A ritual that took place annually in the palace's house temple and in other temples in the surrounding villages was the performance of the shadow play Chamadyache bahulya .
See also
literature
- Imperial Gazetteer of India, 2nd A., 26 vol., Oxford 1908–1931
- Malleson, GB: An historical sketch of the native states of India , London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984
- Schwartzberg, Joseph E., Ed .: A historical atlas of South Asia , 2nd A., New York / Oxford 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6