Sawantwadi State
| Savantvadi State सावंतवाडी रियासत |
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| Princely State of British India | ||||||
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| History | ||||||
| • | Established | 1627 | ||||
| • | Independence of India | 1948 | ||||
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| • | 1931 | 2,396 km2(925 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| • | 1931 | 250,589 | ||||
| Density | 104.6 /km2 (270.9 /sq mi) | |||||
| Today part of | Maharashtra, 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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Savantvadi State, also spelt Sawantwadi ruled by the Savant Bhonsale dynasty was one of the non-salute Maratha princely states during the British Raj. It was the only state belonging to the Kolaba Agency under the Bombay Presidency, which became later part of the Deccan States Agency. Its capital was at Sawantwadi, in the present-day Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.
Sawantvadi State measured 438 square kilometers in area. According to the 1931 census, the population was 250,589. The main language of the inhabitants of the state was Konkani.
Savantvadi state was founded in 1627, later becoming a vassal state of the Sultanate of Bijapur. It had some fortified hills, such as Manohar and Mansantosh. On 7 April 1765 Savantvadi State became a British protectorate.
Sawantwadi acceded to the Dominion of India on 15 August 1947, becoming part of Bombay State in 1948.
The rulers of Sawantvadi State were Hindu and belonged to the Bhonsale Savant clan. They used the title of Raja Bahadur from 1763 onwards, a hereditary title granted to the head of the family for his services against the Portuguese.
Coordinates: 16°00′N 73°45′E / 16.00°N 73.75°E
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