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Ramdurg State

Coordinates: 15°57′N 75°18′E / 15.95°N 75.3°E / 15.95; 75.3
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Ramdurg State
Princely State of British India
1799–1948
Flag of Ramdurg

Ramdurg State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1901
438 km2 (169 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
37,848
History 
• Established
1799
1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
India

Ramdurg State was one of the Maratha princely states ruled by the Bhave family during the British Raj. It was administered as part of the Deccan States Agency of the Bombay Presidency, founded in 1799.[1] It was one of the former states of the Southern Maratha Country and its capital was at Ramdurg.

Ramdurg State measured 438 square kilometers in area. According to the 1901 census, the population was 37,848.[2]

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Ramdurg Palace


Ramrao Venkatrao Bhave in 1911, Last Ruler of Bhave State

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908
  2. ^ "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 172. "Rāmdurg State"".

15°57′N 75°18′E / 15.95°N 75.3°E / 15.95; 75.3