List of Maratha dynasties and states

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Royal family of the erstwhile Kolhapur state in 2011

This is a list of Maratha dynasties and Maratha princely states.

Historical Maratha dynasties with original clans[]

Maratha Clans around present day India Region(s) Controlled Present State
Bhonsle Satara State†
Kolhapur State
Nagpur State†
Sawantwadi State
Akkalkot State
Maharashtra
Bhonsle Thanjavur State† Tamil Nadu
Newalkar Jhansi State† Uttar Pradesh
Karkare Jalaun State† Uttar Pradesh
Gaekwad Baroda State Gujarat
Holkar Indore State Madhya Pradesh
Shinde Gwalior State Madhya Pradesh
Pawar Dewas Senior
Dewas Junior
Dhar State		 Madhya Pradesh
Bhave Ramdurg State Karnataka
Ghorpade Mudhol State
Sandur State		 Karnataka
Patwardhan Jamkhandi State Karnataka
Patwardhan Sangli State
Miraj Senior
Miraj Junior
Kurundvad Senior
Kurundvad Junior		 Maharashtra
Gandekar Bhor State Maharashtra
Nimbalkar Phaltan State Maharashtra
Chavan Jath State Maharashtra
Pant Pratinidhi(Kulkarni) Aundh State Maharashtra

† - States annexed by the British

Maratha Princely States[]

The Marathas ruled much of India in the period immediately preceding the consolidation of British rule in India. The Maratha states came to form the largest bloc of princely states in the British Raj, in terms of territory and population.[citation needed]

Ruins of the Raigad Fort which served as a capital of the Maratha Empire in the 17th century.

The Maratha Salute state and Head of State by precedence[]

  • Baroda, title Maharaja Gaikwad, Hereditary salute of 21-guns
  • Gwalior, title Maharaja Shinde, Hereditary salute of 21-guns
  • Indore (Holkar State), title Maharaja Holkar, Hereditary salutes of 19-guns
  • Kolhapur State, title Maharaja Bhonsle Chhatrapati, Hereditary salutes of 19-guns
  • Dewas State Senior, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 15-guns
  • Dewas State Junior, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 15-guns
  • Dhar State, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 15-guns
  • Sangli, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
  • Jawhar State, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
  • Bhor, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
  • Savantwadi (Sawantwadi), title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
  • Mudhol State, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns

Non-salute states[]

Non-salute Maratha states, alphabetically:

Other states

  • Mahur State
  • State
  • Shringarpur State
  • Bithur Sanad near Kanpur
  • Kalinjar Sanad, Bundelkhand
  • Kalpi Sanad near Kanpur
  • Karwai Sanad, Bundelkhand
  • Mathond Sanad, Bundelkhand
  • Sagar Sanad near Jabalpur

States Annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse[]

  • Nagpur State (1818–1853) – Annexed by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse in 1853.
  • Satara state – Abolished in 1848 by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse.[1]
  • Thanjavur – Annexed by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse.
  • Jhansi state – Annexed by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse; recaptured by Rani Lakshmi Bai (4 June 1857 – 4/5 April 1858).
  • Jalaun State - Annexed by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse in 1840.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ramusack, Barbara N. (2007). The Indian princes and their states (Digitally print. version. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0521039895. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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