List of Maratha dynasties and states
This is a list of Maratha dynasties and Maratha princely states.
Royal family of the erstwhile Kolhapur state in 2011
Historical Maratha dynasties with original clans
† - 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.
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 21-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:
- Akkalkot
- Aundh
- Jamkhandi
- Jath
- Kurundvad Junior
- Kurundwad Senior
- Miraj Junior
- Miraj Senior
- Nimsod
- Phaltan
- Surgana
- Ramdurg
- Sandur in Bellary District of Karnataka
Other states
- Mahur State
- Shringarpur State
- Bithur Sanad near Kanpur
- Kalinjar Sanad, Bundelkhand
- Kalpi Sanad near Kanpur
- Karwai Sanad, Bundelkhand
- Mathond Sanad, Bundelkhand
- Sagar Sanad near Jabalpur
- Satti Savadi near Belgavi
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
- 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.
External links and sources
- India Princely States K-Z, WorldStatesmen
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