Kagal
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Kagal कागल |
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 Kagal
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| Coordinates: 16°35′N 74°19′E / 16.58°N 74.32°ECoordinates: 16°35′N 74°19′E / 16.58°N 74.32°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Kolhapur |
| Elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 23,775 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 416216 |
| Telephone code | 02325 |
Kagal is a town lying in Kolhapur district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
During the rule of the Marathas and British raj, the town was the seat of a noble Ghatge Maratha family who were among the most important in princely state of Kolhapur.
Sultan Mahmud Padshah, the Muslim ruler of Bijapur, rewarded in 1572 the Kagal dynasty founder Piraji Raje, an adventurous Rajput warrior from Udaipur (Mewar Kingdom in Rajputana) of the Rathod clan, known as Zunzar Rao (Valiant Fighter), with the title Sarjerao and the Kagal pargana, then consisting of 69 and a 1/2 villages, as a Jagir (vassal estate) within the princely state of Kolhapur (later a salute state). The name of his dynastic line came corrupted to Ghatge 'Jump ahead'. During incessant 19th century warfare and depredations, some of the villages were lost, reducing their number to 41, covering 298 km2, as guaranteed by article 3 of the Treaty entered into by the Maharaja of Kolhapur with the British Government in 1826.
Under the last chief of all Kagal, the estate was split into two jagirs, with the title of Sarjerao remaining with the Junior line, while the Senior line enjoy the title of “Sarjerao Vajarat-ma-ab”.
Kagal is a taluka in Kolhapur district. It is located at boundary of Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Chatrapati Shahu Sahakari Sakar Karkhana is located here. The Dudhganga river passes through Kagal. Kagal is located at 16°35′N 74°19′E / 16.58°N 74.32°E. It has an average elevation of 553 metres (1814 feet).
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