Sandur (princely state)

Sandur State ಸಂಡೂರು ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Princely State
← 1713–1949 →
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1913 map of the Madras Presidency
History
•	Established	1713
•	Indian independence	1949
Area
•	1901	417 km2(161 sq mi)
Population
•	1901	11,200
	Density	26.9 /km2  (69.6 /sq mi)
Today part of		Karnataka, India
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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Sandur State (Kannada: ಸಂಡೂರು ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ) was a small princely state of India during the British Raj, part of the Madras States Agency. Its capital was the town of Sanduru.

The state was founded around 1713 by Sisodia Rajput Shrimant Sidalji Ghorpade (died 1715), a Maratha nobleman. In 1776 – 1790 its territory was annexed to the Mysore Kingdom. Between 27 October 1817 and 1 July 1818 Sandur was annexed to the Peshwa's Dominions. In 1801, Bellary district was transferred to British India, and the Rajas of Sandur came under the political authority of the Madras Presidency. On 1 July 1818 Sandur formally became a British protectorate.

The area of the state was 433 km². (161 sq. mi.); its population in 1901 was 11,200. The military sanatorium of Ramandurg is located in a range of hills on the western border of the district.

The Raja of Sandur acceded to the union of India on 10 August 1947. The ruler commanded an estimated annual revenue of Rs.3,500/-. Sandur remained a separate territorial entity till 1 April 1949 when it was merged with the neighbouring Bellary district of Madras State (the previous directly-ruled colonial Madras Province).

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