Mudhol State

Mudhol State
ಮುಧೋಳ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Princely State of British India
1398–1948
Flag of Mudhol

Mudhol State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
CapitalMudhol
Area 
• 1931
508 km2 (196 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
936,218
History 
• Established
1398
1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
India
Today part ofKarnataka, India
Official language: Kannada

Mudhol State was a princely state during the British Raj. The rulers were from the Ghorpade Dynasty of the Marathas. It was one of the former states of the Southern Maratha Country and its capital was the city of Mudhol in present-day Bagalkote District of Karnataka State in India. The last ruler was HH Shrimant Raja Bhairavsinhrao Malojirao Ghorpade II. Mudhol acceded to the Dominion of India on 8 March 1948, and is currently a part of Karnataka state.

Covering an area of 508 km2 (196 sq mi), Mudhol State enjoyed revenue estimated at £20,000 in 1901.[1] According to the 1901 census, the population was 63,001, with the population of the town itself at 8,359 in that year.[1]

  1. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mudhol" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 955.

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