Kolhapur State
Kolhapur State or Kolhapur Kingdom (1710–1949) was a Maratha princely State of India, under the Deccan Division of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. It was considered the most important of the Maratha principalities with the others being Baroda State, Gwalior State and Indore State. Its rulers, of the Bhonsle dynasty, were entitled to a 19-gun salute – thus Kolhapur was also known as a 19-gun state. The state flag was a swallow-tailed saffron pennant.
Kolhapur State | |||||||||
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| 1710–1949 | |||||||||
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State Emblem
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Kolhapur State Map, 1912 | |||||||||
| Capital | Kolhapur | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1710 | ||||||||
• Acceded to Dominion of India | 1947 | ||||||||
• Merged into Bombay State | 1949 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1901 | 8,332 km2 (3,217 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 910,011 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Maharashtra, India | ||||||||
Kolhapur State, together with its jagirs or feudatory vassal estates (including Ichalkaranji), covered an area of 3,165 square miles (8,200 km2). According to the 1901 census, the state population was 910,011, of which 54,373 resided in Kolhapur Town. In 1901, the state enjoyed an estimated revenue of £300,000.