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Kolhapur State
Origins
After the Maratha succession dispute that followed the release of Shahu in 1707, Tarabai, widow of Rajaram, set up a rival court for her son Shivaji II, settling at Kolhapur by around 1710. The Treaty of Warna in 1731 divided the Maratha kingdom between Satara and Kolhapur.
Rule and society
The Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur ruled the fertile Panchganga valley. Shahu, who reigned from 1894 to 1922, founded schools and hostels, reserved posts for non-Brahmin and backward castes in 1902, and supported the Satyashodhak movement. It was a nineteen-gun salute state.
Decline and legacy
Kolhapur merged into Bombay Province in 1949 and became part of Maharashtra in 1960. The royal family remains influential in the city.
Lineage
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- Ichalkaranji State was a vassal of Kolhapur State1710 CE – 1949 CE
- Vishalgad State was a vassal of Kolhapur State1710 CE – 1949 CE
- Bavda State was a vassal of Kolhapur State1710 CE – 1949 CE
- Kagal Senior was a vassal of Kolhapur State1710 CE – 1949 CE
- Kolhapur State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1812 CE – 1858 CE
- Kolhapur State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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